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We’re beyond excited to share the very first episode of our new video podcast, in which Katie and Dan talk about all kinds of good reasons to grow your own food, and chat about a few other gardening-related things, too.

The gardenstead team hit the floor running at the return of AmericanHort’s (usually) annual event, and we have lots to share — from some nifty sustainable products to the state of the green-collar industry to women in STEM and more.

How did you get into gardening? For Emily, it all started with a cactus named Tim and a hoya cutting from her dad. Now, she has a splendid urban vegetable garden (plus cactus and hoya, of course).

When you were a kid, did your parents say, “Go outside and play!”, while sort of (gently) pushing you out the door? That’s what we’re doing in our latest videos — but in our case, the parent (Katie) is going out with them!

We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve reached a major milestone — 500,000 community members! In our latest podcast episode, we take some time to celebrate our community and chat about the amazing group of gardeners who’ve gotten us here.

Visit the backyard garden of Toronto-based psychiatrist Dr. Nate Charach with us. Learn about his permaculture food forest, and get his views about reconnecting to the earth to find balance in life.

In this episode of our podcast, Katie has a broad-ranging conversation with Dr. Nate Charach, a Toronto-based psychiatrist who shares how being out in nature can help us all.

Aaron Deacon is back on the pod, this time to answer our community’s questions about outdoor gardening. Aaron and Katie cover a range of topics, from how to fix a poorly draining garden to no-till gardening and lots more.

In this episode of our podcast, Katie speaks with Jazmin Albarran, Executive Director of Seed Your Future, about their second annual Green Career Week. In other words — how to work with plants! For your career! Yes.