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
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
What is the connection between healthy soil and a healthy gut? Do plants and humans need the same minerals? How do you create healthy living soil?
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
What have garden clubs and horticultural societies done for the world? Why do garden clubs and horticultural societies need our help? How can you benefit from joining one or many?
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
How many gardens were growing their own food during World War II? How do you begin to visualize your ultimate garden? Do you know how to change the channel from conventional or faux organic to true organic?
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Who were the four people that started Organic Farming? What was the book that focused on soil productivity over a period of 4,000 years? What does Intentional Gardening mean to you?
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Do you trust organic labeling? Are the animal by-products in your gardening products organic? What are the red flags to look for when you're shopping for food or garden products?
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Do you ever wonder what is the difference between all those bags of potting soil at the nursery? Do you know where the compost comes from that's in your favorite potting soil? What are true organic ingredients to look for in a healthy potting soil?
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Can you list the top 10 things you should never use in a true organic garden? What's in your soil? Are you putting toxins in your garden from conventional Ag waste? All this and more in this episode.
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
What are you grateful for? Who made you want to be a gardener? Who were the people in your life who taught you how to garden? Do you know the secrets to gratitude? Meet the 8 people that inspired Randy Ritchie on his garden path.
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Do you know where the first Nursery in America was started? Did you know that independent garden centers and nurseries are closing all around the country? Are your gardening values being taken away from you? What are the steps you can take to make sure that the companies and products that you value stick around? That and more in this episode of The Healthy Garden podcast.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
How do you weed your organic garden? What did our ancestors used to do? Do you know what the glyphosate patent was registered as? Unlock the mystery of weeding and more in this episode.