The Revolutionary's Garden

Survival Crops

In this beast of an episode, we dig into the myth of survival crops, and how silly planning a garden to be the sole survivor of a nuclear apocalypse is. That said, we do

Sunflower

In today's episode we cover an underdog in the garden, and one that deserves a place of honor in any local food system, and that's the sunflower! This gorgeous flower pro

Asparagus

In today's episode we cover what is likely the most well known perrenial vegetable: Asparagus. We cover this history of this glorified fern, as well as its unparalleled n

Rosemary

As winter comes to an end, here is our last herb episode of the season on a particular favorite of mine. We go over selecting a Rosemary variety, including why it will be

Freezing (Food Preservation)

 In this update to our food preservation series, we cover the basic best practices for how to freeze food safely. While we take time to weigh some of the problems and vul

Parsnips

This underrated root vegetable is loaded with flavor, sugar, and is a robust addition to any garden.  In this episode we cover common varieties from the All American to

Basil

In this continuation of our series on herbs, we talk about the champion of italian cuisine, and how it can be even more versatile. From seed selection, to planting, to pr

Dehydration (Food Preservation)

In this episode we cover the basics for dehydrating fruit, veggies, and herbs! Covering the impossibly long history of dehydration, how it affects nutrition and more. We

Northern Spicebush

In this episode we explore the lack of north American spices in our food, why that is and how we can start to correct it. Then on to the good stuff, identify, planting, a

Pasteurization (Food Preservation)

The closest we have ever come to a current events episode. In this latest installment of our food preservation series, we cover the ins and outs of pasteurization. From i

2024 Farm Update

As we start off this new year loaded with all kinds of craziness, we wanted to share some of the big updates of the previous year of craziness! From finding ancient beech

Mint

In this full episode comeback, we will be talking about possibly the easiest to start with herb, mint! We dive into some of the basics for growing and cultivating this wi

Recent News Update

Given recent political news, We wanted to offer a quick update on the podcast! New content coming soon comrades! Love and solidarity 

Yogurt Mini

We're alive! We will have more episodes coming to the feed soon, but in the meantime enjoy this yogurt mini epsiode! While we have previously released an epsiode on d

Garden 102 Alternative Planting

Welcome to the sequel to our garden 101 basics series! in this follow up guide, we will cover some of the slightly more involved garden tools, like building of hedges, us

Dandelion

With Spring in full swing, we will finally be covering one of our all time favorite foragable plants, the dandelion! We cover the rich history of this plant as both food,

Jam

To wrap up this seasons series on food preservation, we are going to finish with the gateway drug to canning. Jam! From jam, to jelly, to fruit butter, even to fruit leat

Turnip

As we transition from winter to spring, we're shifting gears from talking about winter storage crops to fast growing spring crops. And Turnips, miraculously enough, are b

Eggs

We've gotten a ton of requests in the past few months to do an episode on chickens, especially for eggs. We actually plan on doing an special series on livestock in the c

Apples

Today we will be tackling our first ever fruit tree on the show, and what better fruit tree to start with than the ubiquitous apple tree. We've expressed our doubts about