The Northern Grower

Erin
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The Northern Grower

The Northern Gardener is a podcast host by Erin Colborn, an avid gardener, homesteader and professional educator. Her focus is on gardening in northern climates, things like season extension, hardy crops and greenhouse technologies etc. Living in zone 3, Northern Canada gives her ample opportunity to experiment with the ideas and suggestions discussed in this podcast. Erin also enjoys discussing slow living, sustainable living, plant lore and magic of plants as well as homesteading topics. She also is a founding member of a vegetable seed company based in Northern Canada. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the show, we hope you liked what you heard!

  1. 04/25/2023

    Choosing to Homestead for Joy

    There seems to be so much division and fear out there and one day after a day spent in too much sun, I processed my thoughts about why I choose to homestead and garden. I choose to find joy in homesteading and purpose in a positive mindset. In this episode I share my rambling thoughts about why we need the good and the joyful in our homesteading lives. *No intro with this ep as I'm playing around with finding a new one-again!https://linktr.ee/thenortherngrower

    24 min

  2. 04/15/2023

    Starting a Garden on a budget, money saving tips and tricks

    If you are trying to save money when it comes to gardening or starting your garden with a limited budget I share some money saving ideas and tips in this episode. These are some of the little ways we have managed to save money when it comes to growing our garden over the years. So if you are interested in how to start a garden on a budget then you can find some ideas and inspiration here! I also share that many of the money saving tips involve community work and the importance of commun...

    29 min

  3. 03/19/2023

    Introduction to Moon Gardening or Lunar Phase Gardening

    With the rise and resurgence of gardening, growing and folk traditions I explore the ancient practice of moon gardening. In this episode I provide an introduction to lunar phase gardening as well as some old folklore practices on bringing the power of the moon into your gardening habits and practices.The Northern Grower | Instagram | LinktreeIntro Credits: Wanderlust by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 Interna...

    17 min

  4. 02/26/2023

    Apothecary Gardening

    In this episode Erin shares about one of her favorite subjects-apothecary gardening. Apothecary gardening and growing home and herbal remedies is going through a revival, in part thanks to a combination of the modern homesteading and self sufficiency movements, the back to the land revival and resurgence of traditional skills and modern witch movement. Erin takes a look at the history of the apothecary garden and shares a few favorites to grow for those planning a kitchen or herb garden of th...

    27 min

  5. 02/18/2023

    Cold Climate Growing: What Seeds I'm Starting in January and February

    As a cold climate grower, growing in zones 3-4 I have to start some of my seeds early. One method is to start sowing seeds indoors, ready for transplant later. In this episode I share what seeds to start in January and February if you are a cold climate grower. Links: The Northern Grower | Instagram | Linktree Wanderlust by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecom...

    23 min

  6. 09/28/2022

    Fall/Mabon/Autumn Traditions and Practices

    In this episode I briefly move away from gardening to discuss practices and traditions that we observe here on the homestead to recognize the harvest season. From a Mabon altar to harvest feasts and activities this lifestyle episode can hopefully give you some ideas to start some fall traditions in your household. The next episode will focus on pumpkin uses and saving pumpkin seeds!email the show at thenortherngrowerpodcast@gmail.comThe Northern Grower | Instagram | Linktree (blog, seeds, ins...

    24 min

  7. 09/23/2022

    Modern Homesteading: The Value of Learning Traditional Skills

    Whether you are trying to practice homesteading, slow living, find more sustainability in your life or simply feeling overwhelmed with all the gardening and preserving of food. This episode can hopefully serve as a motivator and reminder that what you are doing is important. I discuss why it is valuable and important to continue or begin to learn homestead skills. I share my story and some listeners also contributed with their reasons why they are homesteading or choosing to learn traditional...

    39 min

  8. 09/13/2022

    Beginners Guide to Growing Garlic

    **Apologies, please note the sound quality is not great with this episode, turns out my microphone was acting up, sound quality should resume as normal with all other episodes*With garlic planting season underway, this episode covers the basics of growing, harvesting and storing garlic with a focus on cold climates. Links Mentioned: Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen (goodreads.com) Interesting Garlic/Allium Book: Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and The Science by Eric Block (goodreads...

    30 min
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The Northern Gardener is a podcast host by Erin Colborn, an avid gardener, homesteader and professional educator. Her focus is on gardening in northern climates, things like season extension, hardy crops and greenhouse technologies etc. Living in zone 3, Northern Canada gives her ample opportunity to experiment with the ideas and suggestions discussed in this podcast. Erin also enjoys discussing slow living, sustainable living, plant lore and magic of plants as well as homesteading topics. She also is a founding member of a vegetable seed company based in Northern Canada. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the show, we hope you liked what you heard!

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  • Creator
    Erin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 The Northern Grower
  • Show Website
    The Northern Grower

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