
The Healthy Garden Podcast, with Randy Ritchie. Where soil is important and growing a healthier world is job #1! As an industry insider, Randy takes us on a journey across the landscape of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast topics range from the truth about organics, to how to make compost tea, how GMO’s get into your soil, how to fix your clay soil, organic rose care, growing healthy nutrient dense food, and why he hasn’t sprayed a pesticide or an herbicide in over 25 years. Health is Wealth! It’s time to take our Gardens back from the Big Chemical companies that control the world of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast will help you take your sacred spaces back with history, insight, wit, humor and great music.
Episodes

Monday Jun 26, 2023
#54 Tomato Secrets
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
What size was the original wild tomato? Why were tomatoes a prime produce for canning? What are some of the best tomato secrets that experts aren't talking about? This and much more, as always, on this week's episode.

Monday Jun 19, 2023
#53 Plants, Water and Water Pollution
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Is water a food? What is the chemical process of water in the garden in an understandable way? What are some choices for healthy drinking water?

Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
#52 Gardening, A Tale of Two Cities
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
What does Rocky and Bullwinkle have to do with gardening? Who do the two cities represent in the gardening world today? What can we start doing today at our local nursery to be healthier and help the planet?

Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
#51 The Compost Dump
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Are you a victim of the dump? Who built the first dump and what is the history of garbage? What's in your city's green waste compost?

Tuesday May 30, 2023
#50 There’s Scary Stuff in the Garden
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
What to be conscious of when watching tv commercials? How can you identify scary stuff in the garden? What is the scariest thing in the garden today?

Tuesday May 23, 2023
#49 Roses, Rose Care and Organic Roses
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Do roses need epson salts? What influence did the french have on rose species? What is the most important protocol for growing roses?

Monday May 15, 2023
#48 We’re Back!
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Where have we been and what happened to me last year? How do you use nettle tea for good health? What's the best way to weed an organic garden? We're Back stronger than ever!

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
#47 Toxic Baby Food & How to Fix Your Soil
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Do you know the Steps to Growing Healthy Soil? What is True Organic vs. Faux Organic? How is the Toxic Baby Food Scandal linked to Soil?

Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
#46 Gardening with Rainwater
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Are you harvesting rainwater? What other countries are doing it? Do you know the 4 myths about collecting rainwater? See how you can harvest rainwater today.

Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
#45 The 5 Keys to True Organic Gardening
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Do you care more about your plants than your soil? What type of fertilizer have they been using on the east coast for hundreds of years? Have you used any biological inoculants in your garden?