Follow this 20 page month to month guide to learn what seeds to plant, when to sow and recommendations of garden tasks for each time of year. Concise and easy to read. Designed for enthusiastic beginners!
This pearl of wisdom has been fine tuned over 30 years of growing my own food in SW Oregon (Zone 7-8 ). You too can learn the art of homegrown food throughout the year.
Choose between the hardcopy booklet or instant digital download:
Hardcopy printed booklet comes with a color cover page and black and white pages inside. The hardcopy booklet is unbound in a folder to make it easy to pull out the pages of the current month to post on your fridge or anywhere you like.
The Digital Download format has both a color version and a black and white version for you to print out or use electronically on a tablet or computer.
Bonus items included: Planting Calendar, Winter Garden Guide from Down to Earth and the Seed Viability Chart
Do you have a new property? Have an idea of what you would like to create with your property, but do not have the clear vision or experience to move forward with confidence?
Ready to invest in your dreams? I can share with you my insights on how to retrofit your site to become the ecological homestead you envision and realistic steps to get there.
Want to be more self reliant? I can help you make a plan to produce enough food to feed yourself for most of the year or just get started with a small garden area.
Are you a home buyer who needs help selecting the right property? As a resident of the Rogue Valley for 30 years, I offer an intimate knowledge of the area. I understand the climate, the community and the resources here. Take me with you during your property showing.
During an on-site consultation I will visit your property. I also offer (Virtual Consulations). We will walk and talk about your vision for moving forward. I will listen observe and make suggestions based on who you are and what is appropriate for your site. I offer you my tool kit of practical permaculture, a lifetime of gardening and my wisdom gathered from decades of working intimately with the land.
My intention is to help you become more connected to the land and give you information to become confident with your future projects.
I offer 2 choices:
1) Consultations based on an hourly rate
2) Site Assessment Package which includes the 2 hour consultation plus a questionnaire and copies of a base map of your property. This comprehensive package has the greatest value.
What is the difference between a Site Consultation and Property Assessment Package?
The Site Consultation is straight up – based on an hourly rate
During an on-site consultation I will visit your property. We will walk and talk about your vision for moving forward. I will listen observe and make suggestions based on who you are and what is appropriate for your site. I offer you my tool kit of practical permaculture, a lifetime of gardening and my wisdom gathered from decades of working intimately with the land.
It is my intention to help you become more connected to the land and give you information to become confident with your future projects.
Property Assessment Package Includes More:
Base map
Questionaire
2 hr On-site Consultation
Scroll down to see more info below.
Additional charge for distant locations.
Additional time during our consultation -$45 an hour. Calculated in 30 min increments.
Do you have a new property? Have an idea of what you would like to create with your property, but do not have the clear vision or experience to move forward with confidence?
Ready to invest in your dreams? I can share with you my insights on how to retrofit your site to become the ecological homestead you envision and realistic steps to get there.
Want to be more self reliant? I can help you make a plan to produce enough food to feed yourself for most of the year or just get started with a small garden area.
Are you a home buyer who needs help selecting the right property? As a resident of the Rogue Valley for 30 years, I offer an intimate knowledge of the area. I understand the climate, the community and the resources here. Take me with you during your property showing.
During an on-site consultation I will visit your property. I also offer (virtual consultations )We will walk and talk about your vision for moving forward. I will listen observe and make suggestions based on who you are and what is appropriate for your site. I offer you my tool kit of practical permaculture, a lifetime of gardening and my wisdom gathered from decades of working intimately with the land.
It is my intention to help you become more connected to the land and give you information to become confident with your future projects.
I offer 2 choices:
1) Consultations based on an hourly rate
2) Site Assessment Package which includes the 2 hour consultation plus a questionnaire and copies of a base map of your property. This comprehensive package has the greatest value. Scroll down to see more info below.
Additional charge for distant locations
Additional time during our consultation -$45 an hour. Calculated in 30 min increments.
$9.95Original price was: $9.95.$6.95Current price is: $6.95.
My Beginners guide to raising worms. 8 pages of tips for having a successful vermicompost experience.
This is a digital download for you to print at home. No physical product will be sent.
After your purchase is confirmed you will receive an email with a link to download digital pdf files. It could take a few minutes to show up in your inbox. Please check your spam folder if the email does not come to your inbox.
This digital download comes as 2 zip files:
Zip #1- A full color version for you to use digitally or to print at home if you like.
Zip #2 – A color cover page and black and white pages for a more economical print format.
For my Fellow Grateful gardeners, Heart Warriors or anyone who is grateful for life. I am so glad you made it. Celebrate your Gratitude or Healing with a special T- Shirt.
We offer FREE shipping on all our t shirts. Feel free to ask any questions before purchasing. Our shop does not offer exchanges or refunds. Thank you for supporting my work.
This Gildan 5000 runs true to size. it is a classic loose fit T shirt style. Please view the size chart in the listing images. The unisex heavy cotton tee is the basic staple of any wardrobe. No side seams mean there are no itchy interruptions under the arms. The shoulders have tape for improved durability. .: 100% cotton, Medium fabric (5.3 oz/yd²)
We do offer this Grateful for Every Beat design in the tighter Euro fit. Here is the link https://bit.ly/GratefulBeatTeeEurofit
We Offer FREE SHIPPING for all our apparel. Thank you for supporting my work. Feel free to ask any questions before purchasing. Our shop does not offer exchanges or refunds. This Gildan 5000 runs true to size. it is a classic loose fit T shirt style. Please view the size chart in the listing images….
For my Fellow Grateful gardeners, Heart Warriors or anyone who is grateful for life. I am so glad you made it. Celebrate your Gratitude or Healing and with a special T- Shirt. Our tshirts come with FREE shipping in the US. The Gildan 64000 unisex soft style t shirt is a TIGHTER EURO FIT That…
Our live red wiggler compost worms are grown at our worm farm in Williams, OR. We use a variety of sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices breeding red wigglers, including feeding the worms a steady diet of organic scraps and homemade bedding. We are happy to share our worm family with you!
* Live Delivery Guarantee: We guarantee live delivery of your red wiggler compost worms
Why Buy Red Wigglers?
Can quickly consume and process large amounts of organic material. By many estimates composting worms consume ~ 1/2 their weight in just a few days. So 1-2 pounds of red wiggler worms can consume several pounds of organic waste per week!
Are easy to take care of and usually require less than 20 minutes per week of care (for feeding and light watering/misting).
Survive and thrive in wider temperature, moisture, and soil pH ranges than other worms. Compost worms thrive in bed temperatures between 65-85 degrees Fahrenheit and can survive in much colder or warmer temperatures if they live in the ground or soil.
Can consume many types of organic waste, and they are able to process the waste into rich vermicompost (aka worm castings) that is a proven soil amendment in producing higher yield and drought-resistant plants and vegetables in home gardens and commercial enterprises.
What’s in Your Order of Composting Worms?
Your order will include live red wiggler compost worms in dry peat moss, carefully packed in a reusable sack. Your order includes:
Mostly mature adult compost worms
Instructions for unpacking and caring for your live worms.
When Will Your Red Wrigglers Order Ship?
We ship are orders on Mondays and Tuesdays to ensure the worms arrive before the weekend. Most orders ship within 1-2 business days via USPS Priority or UPS. You will receive an order confirmation after completing your order and a tracking number once the package is shipped.
**We’re sorry that worms can not yet be shipped to the states of Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico.
What to do When your Red Wrigglers Arrive
Like other living creatures, red wrigglers worms are perishable and will not survive in certain conditions, so as soon as they arrive they should be brought inside.
The box with live compost worms should be opened and the sack containing the worms should be opened as well. This helps increase air flow to the live worms and also cool them. NOTE: The worms may seem lethargic at first. This is because they have been confined to a small space and in transit for several days. We do not recommend refrigerating the worms.
As soon as possible (within a few hours at a minimum) the red wrigglers should be placed in the bin or pile where they will reside. Since the worms are shipped in their original bedding the entire bag of bedding and worms can be placed in the bin with moist bedding or compost pile.
Garden Support, Planting Advice, Troubleshooting, Landscape Ideas and Permaculture Wisdom… Offered Anywhere via Facetime or Skype.
Walk me around your garden with your phone and show me in real time the areas you need help with.
We can go over any project planning, plant issues, problem garden areas, or whatever garden situations need attention. Schedule your 30 min or 60 min call
Don’t grow it alone! I offer garden coaching for people who already have had a consultation and want to get to work on your projects.
My garden coaching sessions are 3 hours of side by side gardening together.
I’ll bring my tools, my self and my full attention for you.
Additional charges may apply to distant locations.
What Does a Garden Coach Do?
You’ve heard of people using a Career Coach, Fitness Coach or a Personal Chef, Right? Having a garden coach is like having a personal private tutor in your garden.
As your Garden Coach, I am there to cheer you on to expand your garden skills, get things done, feel more confident on your own and help you to enjoy your garden time more.
Let’s get growing!
We work together on whatever you want to work on. Our garden experience can be both productive and educational. I have made many mistakes in the past. Thankfully I have also learned many lessons. Perhaps I can share with you some of the lessons without the mistakes.
FAQ:
I am overwhelmed. Where do I start?
How do I deal with all the weeds?
Why are these plants not doing well?
Can you teach me to prune and cut back my plants?
How do I take care of my compost?
I Need help with my watering system
When and how do I fertilize?
We’ll work together on whatever you want. Our garden experience can be both productive and educational.
This Heartbeat shirt is perfect for gardeners, deadheads, heart warriors, heart disease survivors, people recovering from the hospital or anyone who is grateful to be alive. Celebrate your Gratitude, healing and recovery with a special T- Shirt that supports me and my work. This design was created specifically for my fellow Heart Warriors who might also love the Grateful Dead, but the designs and clientele are growing beyond the original vision.
SIZING! PLEASE READ: The Gildan 64000 unisex soft style t shirt is a TIGHTER EURO FIT That means it’s slightly more fitted than the usual boxy cut of some other t-shirts. Take a look at the sizes – YOU MAY FIND YOU WANT TO SIZE UP unless you like to wear your shirts fitted, but it’s available in 2XL so you should be able to order your size.
Please see the size charts in the photos of each listing
Gildan 64000 specs: Tear-away label
Made Without side seams using tubular knit makes the garment more attractive
Ribbed knit with seam makes the collar highly elastic and helps retain its shape
Twill Shoulder tape covers the shoulder seams to stabilize the back of the garment and prevent stretching
Made from 100% ringspun cotton fibers that make very durable and smooth fabric that is perfect for printing
Light fabric (4.5 oz/yd²)
For people who like a Looser classic fit, this design also comes in the unisex Gildan 5000 with sizing that runs true to type.
Here is the link – https://www.etsy.com/MyHeartOfGoldDesigns/listing/1127822564/grateful-dead-t-shirt-grateful-for-every?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1665205999058
This design also comes as a mug – https://www.etsy.com/MyHeartOfGoldDesigns/listing/1114116592/grateful-dead-mug-grateful-for-every?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1665206072847
Other designs at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyHeartOfGoldDesigns
The Gildan 64000 specs:
Tear-away label
Made Without side seams using tubular knit makes the garment more attractive
Ribbed knit with seam makes the collar highly elastic and helps retain its shape
Twill Shoulder tape covers the shoulder seams to stabilize the back of the garment and prevent stretching
Made from 100% ringspun cotton fibers that make very durable and smooth fabric that is perfect for printing
Light fabric (4.5 oz/yd²)
FAQ: