Welcome to Willowbottom
Gardening for food, wildlife, and a more connected way of living
For more than a decade, we’ve been growing, observing, experimenting, and finding better ways to work with the garden and the life around it.
Here you’ll find practical gardening advice, plants and wildlife, recipes, preserving, foraging, and the things we’ve learned from putting it all into practice in our own garden.
The Garden Is Where It All Begins
Most of what we do here starts in the garden.
We grow food, try different plants and growing methods, work on the soil, and figure out how to deal with the inevitable garden problems without reaching for harsh chemicals.
We also pay attention to what’s happening around us. The birds, bees, butterflies, insects, and other wildlife are part of the garden too, and the choices we make can give them more places to feed, shelter, and raise their young.
When the Garden Gives You More Than You Can Eat
Eventually, every gardener reaches that point in the season when the garden is producing faster than you can keep up with.
That’s when preserving comes in.
Preserving the Harvest is our guide to making that abundance last, with practical ways to freeze, can, ferment, pickle, dehydrate, and store what you grow, along with recipes and resources to help you know where to start.
From the Garden to the Kitchen
Ready To Start Your Garden?
Thinking about starting a garden but not sure where to begin? Or looking for a better way to plan and manage what you’re already growing? Wherever you are in the process, this is your space to learn, stay organized, and enjoy the experience of growing your own food.
Growing your own food starts with knowing where to begin. Our free guide gets you started, and it connects you to a whole library of resources to grow your knowledge right alongside your garden.
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