Plan a Food Garden That Actually Fits Your Life
Not sure what to grow, where to grow it, or how much you can realistically keep up with? A bigger garden isn't always a better garden.
Get my free printable Right-Sized Food Garden Workbook and start making decisions based on the food you actually want to eat, the growing space you have, and the time you can realistically spend caring for your garden.
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WHAT'S INSIDE
Build a Food Garden Around What Matters to You
Inside the printable workbook, I'll help you:
- Get clear on why you want to grow your own food and what matters most to you.
- Make a list of the foods you actually eat and value growing yourself, instead of trying to grow everything.
- Narrow your list down to three priority foods, while leaving room for things you'd like to try.
- Look at your available growing space, including sunlight, access to water, convenience, and different ways you could grow.
- Sketch out possible growing areas and think about which locations would be easiest to maintain.
- Take an honest look at how much time you have for gardening, especially during your busiest weeks.
- Identify the gardening tasks that are hardest to keep up with and ways you could make them easier.
- Think through how you want to use your harvests, whether that's fresh meals, preserving, sharing, or something else.
- Put everything together into a simple plan with your top growing priorities and one practical step you can take this week.
Why I Made This
After more than 20 years of growing my own food, one of the biggest lessons I've learned is that more isn't always better.
It's easy to get caught up in growing more varieties, adding another garden bed, or trying to produce as much food as possible. But just because you have room to grow something doesn't necessarily mean you should.
I've learned that having a productive garden isn't just about how much food you can grow. It's also about growing the foods that matter to you, making good use of the space you have, and being able to keep up with everything without gardening taking over your life.
And what works for one gardener might make absolutely no sense for another. Some people want to grow enough to preserve food for the winter. Others want fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and herbs for everyday meals. Some have acres of land, while others are growing in a few containers on a patio.
There's no single right way to grow your own food.
I made this workbook to help you think through what you actually want from your garden before deciding how big it should be, what you should grow, or which growing methods make the most sense for you.
Start With a Garden That Fits Your Life
You don't have to grow everything you eat or fill every available space to make growing your own food worthwhile.
Use the workbook to identify the foods you most want to harvest, explore where you could realistically grow them, and think through what you can comfortably maintain.
By the end, you'll have your top growing priorities, possible growing locations, a clearer picture of your available time, and a practical first step together in one printable workbook.
A right-sized garden starts with you.
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