Growing with Nature - Cultivating abundance for People, Plants & Wildlife

How to Manage Wet Areas on Your Property

In this episode, we’re going to look at strategies for managing wet areas on your property in a way that heals the living world and cultivates abundance for people, plants, and wildlife. Often people try to drain wet areas and get the water off their property. But this causes all sorts of problems and often […]

3 Ways You Can Cultivate Abundance This Fall

In this episode, we’re going to dive into 3 ways you can cultivate abundance this fall. While the vegetable garden is slowing down and the days are getting shorter fall is a great time to take steps to ensure your land will be filled with abundance next spring.

3 Reasons Why You Should Mulch Your Soil

In this episode, we’re going to talk about mulch—specifically 3 reasons why you should mulch your soil. Without mulch soil life will suffer, your plants won’t thrive, and the land will be less abundant. You should mulch your soil if you want to heal the living world. Let’s dive into 3 reasons why you should […]

Critter homes support wildlife and help you cultivate abundance

How to Get Started with Critter Homes and Why You Should

In this episode, we’re going to look at how to get started with critter homes and why you should. Wildlife needs a place to call home and take shelter. If you don’t have space for wildlife, they won’t stick around. Critter homes are a great option to support wildlife and are simple to create. Plus, […]

Keep your fall leaves to support wildlife and build healthy soil

Why You Need to Keep Your Fall Leaves and What to do with Them

When the leaves start to fall from the trees what do you do with them? If you’re like most people you rake them up and get rid of them. But you should keep your fall leaves. From supporting wildlife to building soil, keeping your fall leaves will help you heal the living world. Let’s dive […]

Even in extreme droughts like the 2021 drought you can still cultivate abundance

3 Lessons Learned from a Hot Dry Summer – The 2021 Drought

In this episode, we’re going to explore 3 lessons learned from the impacts of the 2021 drought here in the Pacific Northwest. Due to climate change, this drought has been bad but future years are likely to have even worse heatwaves and droughts as the world warms. But there are lessons you can take from […]

Native lupines will help you cultivate abundance

Native Lupines Fix Nitrogen and Support Wildlife – Let’s Grow Them

In this episode, we’re going to look at the native lupines of western Washington and why you should grow them. And with over 200 species of lupines found in North and South America and Northern Africa and the Mediterranean, there could easily be native lupines where you live too. Let’s dive into native lupines. Continue […]

Why You Should Grow Miner’s Lettuce

In this episode, we’re going to look at why you should grow miner’s lettuce. This fantastic native vegetable loves growing in the shade and it tastes great. Let’s look at this great plant and why you should grow it.

Why Your Garden Needs Logs and Rock Piles

In this episode, we’re going to look at why your garden needs logs and rock piles. From supporting beneficial predators to creating micro-climates. Adding logs and rock piles to your garden can help your plants thrive. Let’s dive into how.

Let’s Design a Fruit Tree Guild

In this episode, we’re going to dive into how to design a fruit tree guild. Fruit tree guilds are a topic that often gets over-complicated with people worrying about specific plants. Instead, you can focus on functions that a fruit tree needs which makes it much easier to design a fruit tree guild. Let’s dive […]

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