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
Feb 16, 2020
Feb 16, 2020
23 min
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?
Jan 28, 2020
Jan 28, 2020
23 min
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?
Jan 13, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
19 min
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?
Dec 30, 2019
Dec 30, 2019
21 min
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?
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019
23 min
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?
Dec 8, 2019
Dec 8, 2019
19 min
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?
Dec 1, 2019
Dec 1, 2019
23 min
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.
Nov 24, 2019
Nov 24, 2019
21 min
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.
Nov 18, 2019
Nov 18, 2019
26 min
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.
Nov 11, 2019
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.