• Tried gardening before but those pesky squirrels / rabbit / gophers / deer ate your lettuce before you could harvest them.  
  Sometimes the right kind of fencing can make all the difference.
• Nurtured your fruit tree but find it fails to produce fruit every year. 
  Some trees take longer than others to produce fruit.  Some trees, need the right amount of nutrition. 
• Inherited a shade garden but feel like nothing useful or edible can grow in that space.  
  Many of our perennial edibles are shade-tolerant. It’s just a matter of knowing your plant types.
• Wanted to grow your own food for a while now, but don’t know where to begin.
  We’ve got you covered!

• Could grow your own produce at home (no matter the size of your yard)

• Knew which plants were perfect for your climate, soil, and sunlight needs
• Had a garden that produced enough to feed your family all year long

Well, now you can!

GIY is a 12-month membership to ensure that your organic gardening efforts are

simplified
strategic &
successful!

You’ll learn how to:

design your garden space
create a list of plants that are perfect for your location, and
have access to the resources and tools to grow an abundant garden.

Join fellow gardeners and grow at least
$700 worth of produce in 10×10 square feet*!

(*We and some of our members have proven that this number is a low estimate of what you can grow!)

Small-Space Veggie Garden

Indoor Garden

Dave, Nicky and their six children!

• Our garden
  journey began when our first two kids were diagnosed with “failure to
  thrive” due to multiple food allergies. Because of these health issues
  we felt called to grow organic at home and now supply 25% of their
  fruits and veggies from our tiny & shady townhouse backyard.
• The more we grew, the better we felt physically, spiritually, and emotionally. 
• The more
  we grew, the more people asked us what our secret was.  So we started
  teaching (and continue to teach) at our local Title 1 schools.   
• Grow-It-Yourself
  / GIY is the fruit of  many years of researching, testing, and
  implementation combined with the experience of visiting some of our
  clients in different parts of the US.  We wanted to offer something that
  we wished we had when we were just starting to grow:

Mentorship
Community
Stewardship
& above all,
a HUGE HARVEST!

• Frustrated about not being able to find local & organic produce in the market?
• Mad about the fact that “approximately 13 to 20 million agricultural US acres were treated with 18.7 million pounds of glyphosate annually.” (Data from the EPA)
• Intimidated about growing your own food?
• Disappointed that each year the pests get to your veggies before you do?
• Wanting to grow more food than ever before?

Then join a program that makes organic gardening and all its complexities,
simple and strategic for you!

In
this step-by-step permaculture gardening course you will master the
very basic but essential skills of seed starting, transplanting, and
harvesting.  Here are the (9) nine short modules included in the
program: 

Every
month you will meet with an experienced and accredited permaculture
gardener.  The benefits of having someone experienced look over your
design and process are:

• You can troubleshoot any problems (think unexpected pests or plant disease) that arise from your unique growing situation.
• You get the encouragement from someone who has been there before and still managed to grow a harvest!
• You get accountability from a real, live, human person, to keep you on track with the garden goals so you never get stuck!

These calls are the heart of GIY because
behind every garden is a person and often a family with their own
specific needs.  A garden mentor is someone who is accredited in
permaculture gardening, can see the big picture, and encourage you
towards your next garden goals and keep you committed!

GIY includes group coaching calls and
monthly 1:1 mentoring for 12 months!

For
the 12 months that you are in our program, enjoy the benefit of being
part of a private non-Facebook community where you can:

• Get clear, directed solutions to any garden problems in a safe, non-judgmental online space
• Learn from fellow gardeners who have done the program for many years and continue to garden with challenges and many successes
• Ask your specific questions about dealing with rabbits, poor soil, container gardening and so much more!
• Easily find the answers to frequently asked questions using an intuitive search function in the forums.
• Get inspired by progress pictures the community posts of their gardens.
• Share your progress and celebrate your wins with fellow gardeners across the globe!

Don’t know where to begin? Or know exactly what you want to grow, but not quite sure whether your plant combinations grow well together?

Check out the resource design templates & workbooks to
springboard your garden planning!  In GIY, you get access to a regularly
updated archive of:

• Raised bed garden plans to ensure you have a diverse array of plants to confuse the pests with!
• Seasonal checklists to help you make sure that you are caring for your tools, the soil, and preparing for unexpected weather.
• A Seed & Plant Shopping Guide so that you know where to source non-GMO, organic, and heirloom seeds and plants
• A Plant Calculator, a proprietary tool to help you calculate the number of plants you need to grow to feed your specific family.
• Your Garden Installation Day Checklist so that you can prepare all the materials and plants you need weeks before you break ground
• A printable “Planting Calendar” that helps you plot what days you will be starting your seeds, transplanting them outdoors, and harvesting your crops.

  

and so much more!

We’ve
seen our most successful gardeners become more motivated and excited to
grow when they know that there are rewards at stake.

Because of this, we’ve included GIY
challenges and contests throughout the year.  We try to celebrate even
your small wins by rewarding you with:

• Seeds
• Berry plants of your choice
• Figs
• Goumi berry and elderberry cuttings for you to root and grow
• Handmade dibbers made from reclaimed wood
• Artisan & US-made garden spades
• Handcrafted pollinator habitats

What
do you get when you combine garden know-how and technology?  An app
that takes the guesswork out of figuring out what to plant and when.

This software includes a planting calendar
and a garden designer that will remind you when it’s time to start,
transplant, or harvest your crops.  How cool is that?

We are garden geeks!  Research and
development is in our blood.  We’re always finding new ways to innovate
and make gardening easier for everyone.

As a GIY Member you get exclusive access to
the latest version of this app before its release to the public in the
spring of 2023.

YOU GET:

A step-by-step, 9-module garden course,
 Access to an accredited garden mentor,
The support and inspiration of an exclusive online garden community,
Invaluable planning worksheets,
Rewards for your the work you put into your garden, mailed to you,
And a garden design app to simplify planning even more.

More importantly, you learn to grow food abundantly, season after season!

Some gardeners spend this much on one trip to their local garden center.

But they won’t get the ongoing, 12-month support that you’ll be getting from a GIY membership.

They won’t know what to do when the pests come and decimate your kale.

They won’t know why their plants died and what they could have done to keep them alive.

You’ve tried it alone.

Perhaps hopelessly trying to YouTube your way to garden success.

It’s time for a more intentional approach.

It’s time to:

Through GIY Amy is learning to identify the crop varieties that do well in her Pacific Northwest climate, like swiss chard!

IF YOU:

• Have space to grow in (even a tiny space)
• Have a yearning to grow your own food and do it abundantly
• Want to grow organically and in harmony with nature
• Are in need of a garden mentor who has been in your shoes and can save you from newbie gardener pitfalls?
• Teach your children where their food comes from?
• Heal the planet and your body
• Want the assurance of knowing you can grow food no matter where you live, even if the groceries shut down
• Want the most local and nutrient-dense food that money can’t buy

THEN GIY IS FOR YOU!

Nicole
is a Suzuki violin teacher and a homeschooling mom who has very little
time to grow.  She considers the garden her ‘happy place.”

Listen
in on how Lisa’s journey started with her son’s allergies and how
growing her own food gives allows her to feed her kids the best kind of
food money can’t buy.

Sandy grows in the toughest climate there is: the deserts of Arizona.  She manages to grow 300 lbs. a year since joining GIY.

Emily is an authority on the connection between nutrition and PCOS.  She passes on her food-growing skills to her kids.

“Nicky’s
garden design for my backyard is not only beautiful but maximizes space
& uses permaculture principles that lead me to grow more veggies
than I thought possible in my tiny space!“

Nicole F., Virginia

“The first module of the GIY course alone was a game-changer for me!“

Tracy P., Georgia

“I want to let you both know how much I enjoyed gardening and GIY this summer! Thank you!!!”

Amanda, California

“Nicky
and Dave are kind and caring and compassionate people that have helped
me through successes and failures in my garden, and I have far better
results than I have ever had before!

The true principles that are taught apply to any gardener, and
the community provides support and accountability all through the
journey.
This is one of the best investments I have ever made in a program.“

Sandy S., Arizona