Grow a Cottage-Style Kitchen Garden
There’s magic in growing your own food—from the first seeds pressed into soil to the last jar of tomatoes sealed for winter. This is your cozy guide to building a cottage-style kitchen garden: practical, seasonal, and full of charm. Whether you're just starting out or expanding your plot, you'll find everything you need to grow from seed to table right here.
Below you’ll find my most-loved resources for starting and tending to a cottage-style kitchen garden, from foraging in the wild to planning next year’s beds.
Start Your Garden
Start Here: Build Your Garden from the Ground Up
New to gardening? These posts will help you design a kitchen garden based on your space, time, and what you love to eat.
Vegetable Gardening
Growing Vegetables for a Seasonal Kitchen
From tomatoes to turnips, here are my most-loved guides to planting, caring for, and harvesting homegrown produce.
Flower Gardening
Blooms for the Table and the Bees
Whether you’re growing a cutting garden, adding flowers to vegetable beds, or planting edible petals, these posts will show you how.
Foraging
Wild Plants & Simple Magic
These foraging guides walk you gently through the seasons, showing you what’s edible, how to harvest safely, and ways to preserve the wild bounty.
Seed Starting
Starting Seeds Indoors: The Cozy Spring Ritual
Start the garden season early with this cozy step-by-step video tutorial for growing strong, healthy seedlings!
Livestock & Wildlife
Chickens, Pigs, Bees, & Friendly Wild Visitors
From backyard poultry to garden pollinators, here’s how I incorporate animals into our homestead rhythm.
In the Garden With Me
Watch: My Cozy Fantasy Kitchen
Join me in the garden for quiet mornings, planting days, and harvest rituals. These videos bring the garden to life, season by season.
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