May 10

May 10 E133: Breaking Down the Costs & Savings Behind Growing Your Own Food From the Garden with Professional Home Economist, Getty Stewart

Episode 133: Listen here!

Maggie and Dave enjoy an early morning recording session for today’s intro, catching up over coffee. They chat about this feeling of “rushing” to get into the garden but encourage Grow Guiders to slow down! It’s still early to plant your entire garden.

Dave talks about the nation-wide trend of garden centres being affected by supply chain delays for having plants in store. Maggie shares some tips on her process for hardening off seedlings before putting them into her greenhouse.

Dave’s Fav Thing: The noises of Spring frogs!

Maggie’s Fav Thing: Compostable Jiffy Pots

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This week’s guest:

Home Economist, Getty Stewart

About Getty Stewart:

Getty is a Manitoba-based freelance, professional home economist with a mission to teach people easy, practical and accessible ways to be more economic in their everyday lives. Her popular blog focuses on seasonal foods and affordable recipes as well as growing food.

This episode covers:

What a professional home economist does and a bit about Getty’s background
Getty’s community garden space at the South Osborne Community Gardens where Maggie & Dave recorded a 2018 episode of The Grow Guide covering Permaculture & Local Food Systems
Where to start with the garden when looking at it through a lens of saving money
What garden crops offer the best ROI from an economic perspective
How to maximize value in a small space garden
Getty’s preserving plans and resources
Shopping seasonally to save money at the grocery store
Getty’s monthly seasonal food calendars

This episode is sponsored by:

Cool Springs Press, a leading publisher in step-by-step, do-it-yourself books for both DIY gardening and home improvement. Chances are you already own a book published by Cool Springs Press in your home library, especially as a gardener. They’ve published hundreds of incredible gardening books, including a few by some of our past guests, like the book we’re highlighting today, Weed Free Gardening by Tasha Greer.

Dirt n’ Grow Evolve Organic Fertilizers is a Manitoba-based manufacturer and wholesaler of high-quality organic fertilizer. Dit n’ Grow is offering Grow Guide listeners free shipping on orders over $75 within Canada.