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The Beet started as the Epic Gardening Podcast, but has grown into a one-stop shop for plant lovers. Five days a week, we explore topics ranging from beginner gardening tips to in-depth discussions with industry and science experts. Here, we’ll open up new gardening horizons, inspire you to greater heights, share new and exciting discoveries in agriculture, and fill your mind with freshly-harvested information you can apply to your own gardening journey!

The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers Kevin Espiritu

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The Beet started as the Epic Gardening Podcast, but has grown into a one-stop shop for plant lovers. Five days a week, we explore topics ranging from beginner gardening tips to in-depth discussions with industry and science experts. Here, we’ll open up new gardening horizons, inspire you to greater heights, share new and exciting discoveries in agriculture, and fill your mind with freshly-harvested information you can apply to your own gardening journey!

    Homegrown Eggs Are Best

    Homegrown Eggs Are Best

    It’s chicken season! As the founders of Coop, Jordan Barnes and AJ Forsythe are avid chicken farmers, and they have eggs coming out of their ears. Listen to them discuss the differences between homegrown, farm fresh eggs and mass-produced eggs. 
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    14 Ways Backyard Chicken Save Your Garden and the World

    Connect With Jordan Barnes:

    Jordan: Jordan is the co-founder and creative force behind Coop. She brings an unconventional wealth of expertise to the world of agtech, with Coop's mission to blend innovation with tradition, making high-tech farming both accessible and delightful. You can usually find her whipping up gourmet meals for her favorite hens, 4 Rhode Island Reds, with a spicy ranch water in hand.
    AJ Forsythe: AJ is the co-founder and original visionary behind coop, on a mission building the world's largest decentralized food production network. His journey from beekeeping to winemaking led to founding the world's largest on-demand repair and trade-in network, and earning a spot on Forbes 30 Under 30. His passion for chickens started accidentally when he rescued a chicken from a meat market in LA and brought it back to Cal Poly on the train. 
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    Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!

    He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.

    Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! 

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    • 12 min
    Encountering Challenges in the Garden

    Encountering Challenges in the Garden

    No matter where you are, gardening involves dealing with a host of problems specific to your locale. Meg deals with heat and humidity, which brings in pests and diseases. She and Jacques compare the difficulties they deal with, and how they handle them.
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    Connect With Meagan Lloyd:

    Meg Lloyd currently grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. She started gardening three years ago, and it has given her a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. And now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world! 
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    Shop the Store

    As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.

    Get Our Books

    Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!

    He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.

    Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! 

    Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.

    More Resources

    Looking for more information? Follow us:
    Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UruAEdaagf4JdtnMP-LrQ"...

    • 15 min
    Livestock: Growing With Garden Helpers

    Livestock: Growing With Garden Helpers

    Beekeeping and chicken keeping are Meg’s newest gardening passions. Beekeeping is a huge endeavor, and a whole science she has to learn. Chicken keeping is something she’s more familiar with. In this episode, hear her and Jacques discuss gardening with livestock. 
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    Chaos Gardening: How to Start Gardening

    Connect With Meagan Lloyd:

    Meg Lloyd currently grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. She started gardening three years ago, and it has given her a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. And now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world! 
    InstagramTikTokYouTubeBlog
    Shop the Store

    As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.

    Get Our Books

    Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!

    He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.

    Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! 

    Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.

    More Resources

    Looking for more information? Follow us:
    Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  a...

    • 11 min
    Growing and Preserving Flavorful Foods

    Growing and Preserving Flavorful Foods

    Meg is keen to grow her garden specifically for the delicious foods she can cook and preserve. Here, she and Jacques discuss their favorites for their tastiness as it stands, and for preservation purposes. They also cover the best ways to extend their enjoyment of the harvest. 

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    Chaos Gardening: How to Start Gardening

    Connect With Meagan Lloyd:

    Meg Lloyd currently grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. She started gardening three years ago, and it has given her a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. And now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world! Instagram
    TikTok
    YouTube
    Blog

    Shop the Store

    As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.

    Get Our Books

    Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!

    He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.

    Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! 

    Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.

    More Resources

    Looking for more information? Follow us:
    Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden...

    • 12 min
    Chaos Gardening, or Gardening Instinctively

    Chaos Gardening, or Gardening Instinctively

    One year, Meg was so busy she only had time to throw and sow some seeds in her garden. She didn’t have time to plan it out, nor was there an opportunity to be super meticulous about her garden. What resulted was some of the best harvests she’s had. This is what she calls Chaos Gardening. 

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    Chaos Gardening: How to Start Gardening

    Connect With Meagan Lloyd:

    Meg Lloyd currently grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. She started gardening three years ago, and it has given her a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. And now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world! Instagram
    TikTok
    YouTube
    Blog

    Shop the Store

    As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.

    Get Our Books

    Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!

    He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.

    Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! 

    Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.

    More Resources

    Looking for more information? Follow us:
    Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the...

    • 10 min
    Meg's Gardening Journey

    Meg's Gardening Journey

    Gardening has always been a dream for Meg Lloyd. As a pre-med student taking a botany class, she realized this is what she should have done with her life. Fast forward to today, and Meg has a thriving backyard garden on her quarter acre lot full of delicious produce. 

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    Chaos Gardening: How to Start Gardening

    Connect With Meagan Lloyd:

    Meg Lloyd currently grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. She started gardening three years ago, and it has given her a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. And now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world! Instagram
    TikTok
    YouTube
    Blog

    Shop the Store

    As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.

    Get Our Books

    Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!

    He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.

    Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! 

    Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.

    More Resources

    Looking for more information? Follow us:
    Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical...

    • 8 min

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