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Grow Your Own Food

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From one pot to a season of food: what gardening does for your health, crops that fit your space, a pot of lettuce, a frost-date calendar, compost from waste, watering that grows deeper roots, herbs and tomatoes, garden safety, the harvest math and next season's plan.

2h 42m5 constellations
AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

01Grow food in the space you have, even pots

02Sow and harvest cut-and-come-again salad through the season

03Make compost and water the way that grows strong roots

04Garden safely, count the value and plan next season

Every lesson of Grow Your Own Food

15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.

Level 1Why GrowFree · 3 lessons
  1. What gardening does for youKnow what the research on gardening and health found, and its limits.11 min
  2. Grow in the space you haveMatch crops to your space, from a windowsill to a community garden plot.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: your growing planDecide what to grow first, and where.10 min
Level 2Sow and PlantMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Sow a pot of lettuceSow leaf lettuce in a pot, pick it young, and keep it coming.12 min
  2. What to grow, and whenPlan cool-season and warm-season crops around your last frost date.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: first sowingSow, label and follow up so the first crop actually makes it.10 min
Level 3Soil, Compost and WaterMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Make your own compostTurn kitchen and garden waste into compost with the right mix.11 min
  2. Water less often, but properlyWater in a way that grows deeper roots and wastes less.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: the dry weekKeep crops alive through a hot, dry spell.10 min
Level 4Herbs, Tomatoes and SafetyMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Herbs and tomatoesGrow the two crops that pay back fastest in taste, and often in money.11 min
  2. Garden safety: soil, cuts and leadGarden without the rare but real risks.10 min
  3. Checkpoint: the midsummer checkReview your crops, safety and watering in midsummer.10 min
Level 5Harvest and Keep GoingMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Is it worth it? The harvest mathCompare what you spend with what you'd otherwise buy.11 min
  2. Plan next seasonUse this year's results to grow better next year.11 min
  3. Capstone: your growing planPut space, crops, calendar, care and safety on one page.12 min
FREE

Level 1 is open.

Membership opens every other level of this path.

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AFTER THE CORE

Keep going where this path leads.

Cook Real FoodTurn the harvest into meals · 2h 47m
Sun Safe for LifeLong days outside · 2h 56m