About

Your Host

KarinHey, I’m Karin! I started gardening in a small corner of my suburban backyard, then moved to a 5-acre lot outside city limits and expanded the garden to half an acre. What started as a way to provide for my family turned into a love for digging in the dirt and providing for others. So together with my husband, Arcenio, we expanded that garden to a 40-acre market farm. I've spent 17 years researching and learning and building our small farm through lots of trial and error, successes and failures, even going to school to get my degree in horticulture. Along the way I discovered that there is so much power in food! So now I want to pass all the knowledge I've gained through my education and my gardening and farming experiences on to you. I firmly believe that self-reliance is empowering and that everyone should know how to grow something, anything, of their own.

Just Grow Something is a result of that belief and the desire to teach others what I've learned. Through the podcast, garden consulting, classes, and speaking engagements, I am determined to help as many people as possible learn to grow their own food, even if it's just a pot on their windowsill.

The Podcast

The Just Grow Something podcast is all about helping you become a better gardener. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or have never grown a thing in your life, this show aims to give you the knowledge you need to get the biggest and best harvest you can. Guidance for specific plants, insects, weeds, soil health, amendments and more are all discussed here. Along the way, we talk about the food and agriculture issues that affect all of us and dig into topics that many gardeners and eaters may not be aware of.

Garden Consulting

I open up garden consulting appointments in both the spring and fall each year. Check this page to see the schedule of fees for this year and to contact me to get on the list. Spaces are limited due to my farming schedule, so be sure to sign up quickly or risk being placed on the waiting list for the next season.

Gardening Courses

Looking to learn more about gardening? I am beginning to create online and in-person courses to help other gardeners get the most from their space. Check here for the current list of courses and subscribe to the newsletter (at the bottom of this page) to stay up to date on what's coming.

Speaking Engagements

If you are an organization looking for a presenter for your conference or event, I'm happy to do it! From organic gardening to gardening with kids, composting to companion planting, I have a wide variety of topics I love to teach and share. My farming schedule precludes me from taking on too many events during the busy season, so I generally book for late fall through mid-spring. Contact me with your event specifics and I'll be sure to review and get back to you with a list of topics I generally speak on and rates.

I can't wait to work with you, in one way or another, to make your garden dreams a reality. Keep on cultivating that dream garden and we'll talk soon.

Your Friend in the Garden,