Hoe in hand, I gave my inner child a birthday gift: a sunflower circle, seeded with beans and herbs, where bees might buzz and dreams take root. This post follows a playful planting session that brought Peruvian corn, a Three Sisters patch, and a childhood fantasy to life.

Paige and husband have spent four years growing food on leased land—experimenting, adapting, and even the occasional smuggling. This post walks through how our garden’s evolved, what still fills our quarter-acre plot, and the plants that teach us patience (hello, asparagus).

Spring on the farm isn’t just blooming flowers—it’s cats going missing, ducks eloping, and chicks falling asleep face-first in their food. Each day, between the drama and the quiet, I learn a little more about what it means to be alive alongside them.

A love letter to mischief, memory, and the earliest days of garden bounty. This post is a glimpse into the gamble of planting at altitude, the early magic of our kitchen garden terraces, and the perennials and wild volunteers that make this space feel co-created and alive.

As we start building our homestead from scratch, we’re still living and working on the leased farm that taught us how to grow, steward land, and build a shared vision. This season, we’re juggling both—planting beds, wrangling ducks, collecting eggs, and learning from the space that got us here.

You know that little voice that’s already scheming for the season ahead, eager to discover what we can do better next year, whatever better looks like. So, what does ‘better’ look like? The question is a natural place to start as we enter garden planning time. Here are four tips for planning your garden according to your vision and values, with some of my personal favorites and focus areas this year.