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April 28, 2017February 2, 2024Events

FREE Kids Gardening Festival at Marcum’s Nursery on Saturday, May 27! – REGISTRATION FULL

Update: we’ve had an overwhelming response and have reached our capacity for this event. Please stay tuned for future events if you missed out on this one. Thank you to everyone that’s signed up and shared this event! We’re looking forward to it and have a lot of great things planned Date/Time Saturday, May 27, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Location Marcum’s Nursery 2121 SW 119th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73170 The wonderful […]

April 27, 2017February 2, 2024Growing Food

Building a Living Wall to Shade Our Raised Beds from the Afternoon Sun

I built a “living wall” for the west side of my raised beds. I plan to grow beans, cucumbers, and other vining crops up the trellis to provide shade for everything in the bed during the afternoon heat. Click here to learn more about why we started using shade as an ally in the summer.

April 22, 2017February 2, 2024Our Story

This Little Girl Saved My Life

This was me in 2009 with my first daughter, Brooklyn. I lived on a fast food diet, never exercised, and dealt with numerous health issues as a result of my lifestyle. Her birth lit within me a fire within that still drives me today to live different. I felt like it wasn’t fair for me to commit to bringing a new life into the world if I’m not doing everything I can to take care […]

April 21, 2017February 2, 2024Growing Food, Presentations

OKSeed Container Gardening Presentation

This is a video of the presentation I gave at the OKSeed Meetup this week about container gardening on April 19th, 2017. OKseed (pronounced OKC’d) is a green initiative to turn concrete landscapes into community gardening spaces! We’re currently working on building a horticulture home-base in the StarSpace46 patio area. You don’t have to be a StarSpace46 member to join. Just bring your project ideas and a love of gardening! OKseed meets on the […]

April 13, 2017February 2, 2024Events

Please sign up if you plan to attend the FREE Earth Day kids festival on 4/22!

Date/time April 22, 2017, 1:00pm-3:00pm – Various stations will be set up with ongoing activities Location: K&K Nursery 17550 S Sooner Rd, Norman, OK 73071 Please SHARE with anyone that might be interested! The great people at K&K nursery have generously offered to allow us to host a gardening workshop for kids. We’re going to have all sorts of gardening/nature related activities for kids. They’ll get to plant their own sunflower to bring home, learn […]

April 11, 2017February 2, 2024Pest Management

Following up on our cabbage worm treatment

This is a follow up on our cabbage worm issues from last week. We tested BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) by only using it on some of our cabbage and broccoli plants. This video talks about what we learned.

How to Make Homemade Bread that Tastes Incredible!

When I first heard about people making bread, I thought they were crazy! Why go through so much work when you can simply buy a loaf at the grocery store?! Once you make a loaf for yourself, you will completely understand why I have made my own bread for the last couple years and will not buy from the store!

April 4, 2017February 2, 2024Events

FREE Kids Gardening Clinic

Update: Please sign up if you plan to attend! The great people at K&K nursery have generously offered to allow us to host a gardening workshop for kids. We’re going to have all sorts of gardening/nature related activities for kids. They’ll get to plant their own sunflower to bring home, learn how to dance like a bee, explore the world of ladybugs, and many other fun activities! Most activities will be good for ages 4-“too […]

April 4, 2017March 4, 2024Compost, Growing Food

Save $ by Making Your Own Raised Bed/Potting Soil Mix

One of the most common questions I’m asked is “how much money did it take to fill your beds? It must have cost a fortune!”. And they’re right, buying raised bed or potting soil mix from the store is very pricey! The Square Foot Gardening book introduced me to how to make my own and I’ve been doing that ever since. We have a blog post that details how we make our own soil. Check […]

April 2, 2017February 2, 2024Growing Food, Pest Management

Broccoli, Cabbage, and Handling Pests for Both

This video shows us planting broccoli and cabbage and talks about strategies we use to deal with cabbage worms. They wreaked havoc on our garden last spring and we’re being more proactive about preventing them this year. Here’s more information on how to use BT to prevent cabbage worm problems! We typically order it on Amazon in bulk and to save money.