What starts in the garden doesn’t always stay there.

You might begin with one tomato plant or a packet of lettuce seeds, but growing your own food has a way of changing how you think and how you live. Gardening teaches you to plan ahead, solve problems, use what you have, preserve the harvest, and become more resourceful one skill at a time.

In this episode I’m sharing how my own gardening journey led from growing tomatoes to preserving food, foraging wild plants, stocking the pantry, and learning to rely a little more on what I can grow and do for myself - and it might do the same for  you!

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Companion Article/Transcript: https://www.oakhillhomestead.com/2026/09/growing-a-garden-changes-you.html

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