Planning Your 2023 Garden: A Year’s Worth of Food | Ann Accetta-Scott of A Farm Girl in the Making

Ann has been homesteading for nearly a decade now, and she places a particular emphasis on growing as much of her family’s food as possible. In fact, she estimates that they produce around 80% of their own food on their Tennessee homestead.
In our conversation, we discuss what it looks like to plan and grow a year’s worth of food for your family. We talk about adapting to your climate, evaluating your family’s unique needs, optimizing the harvest, and more. Grab your garden planner and pen, and join us for this episode!

In this episode, we cover:
Considerations for gardening in various climates
The surprising benefit of gardening in clay soil
Choosing what to grow based on your climate
Arranging your garden spatially
How to factor crop yield and pantry inventory
Optimizing your harvest through succession planting and preserving
The importance of documenting the details of your garden
Why planning ahead makes all the difference in your garden
Tailoring your garden to your unique family
How less might actually be more in the garden

ABOUT ANN
Ann Accetta-Scott is the author of The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest and the face behind the brand, A Farm Girl in the Making. Her farm, Acorn Creek Farmstead located in middle Tennessee, is a teaching farm that offers hands-on workshops for those who seek to achieve a more sustainable life. The farm also provides the local community the opportunity to purchase pasture-raised meat, eggs, and real milk.

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Acorn Creek Farmstead: https://acorncreekfarmstead.com/
A Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest by Ann Accetta-Scott: https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/farm...
The Homestead Journal Planner by Homesteaders of America: https://homesteadersofamerica.com/pro...
Clyde's Garden Planner: https://www.clydesvegetableplantingch...

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