Month: April 2026

illustrated image of Brynne Briarwood sitting on a small town porch with flowers in the background.

A Conversation with Brynne Briarwood

If you’ve been around this blog for a while, you know I occasionally step away from the garden and the … More

image of water rippling around a smooth stone. text: What homesteading has taught me about patience.

What Homesteading Taught Me About Patience

I am not, by nature, a patient person. I want to say that upfront, because most writing about patience — … More

Three tomato seed packets with all the text folded out of sight. In front of each packet is a shallow dish with seeds spread in it.

What’s Actually in Your Seed Packet: Heirloom, Hybrid, and GMO Seeds Explained

Stand in front of a seed display long enough and the labels start to blur together. Heirloom. Open-pollinated. Hybrid. Non-GMO. … More

The Good Neighbors: A Beginner’s Guide to Companion Planting

Gardens, it turns out, have a social life. The way we tend to picture a vegetable garden: tidy rows, one … More

Cold Frames, Hot Beds & Milk Jugs: Season Extension for Gardeners Who Refuse to Quit

If you garden in northern Vermont — or anywhere else that gets serious winter — you already know the particular … More

The Ground Beneath Everything: A Gardener’s Year in Soil

Every experienced gardener will tell you the same thing, eventually. You ask them about their tomatoes and they talk about … More