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FROM GARDEN TO PLATE

There's nothing quite like the joy of gathering fresh ingredients from your garden to create delicious meals! We've curated a fantastic collection of mouthwatering recipes from diverse cuisines to inspire your cooking. With our monthly growing guides and vegetable growing tips, you'll have the tools to elevate your kitchen and enjoy a healthier lifestyle!

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RECIPES &
CUISINE IDEAS

Experience the incredible flavor of quality fresh ingredients straight from your garden! Our collection of delicious recipes and meal ideas will ignite your passion for cooking and leave you craving more, time and time again! Get ready to elevate your culinary adventures!

RECIPES & CUISINE

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MONTHLY
GROWING GUIDES

Get ready to watch your garden thrive with our monthly growing guides. Each month, we’re here to inspire you with tips and tricks to ensure your garden flourishes like never before!

MONTHLY GUIDES

VEGETABLE
GROWING GUIDES

Explore our amazing vegetable growing guides! Each guide is bursting with essential information on how to grow your veggies, soil and irrigation, tackling pests and diseases, harvesting and preserving, as well as growing tips. Discover the health benefits of eating from your garden plus so much more! Let’s dig in and grow together!

VEGGIE GUIDES

OUR FAVORITE KITCHEN GADGETS!

We believe that having the perfect kitchen gadget is absolutely essential! Over the years, we've expanded our collection of kitchen appliances, and they have truly transformed our cooking experience, making life so much easier and more enjoyable!

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Old Oak Homestead: The Growing Library

Complete Growing Guides Collection

Looking for more information on what to do each month and how to grow certain vegetables, flowers and herbs? All our Growing Guides can be found here in one place.

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The Soil Food Web

Real soil is a living system. There is an incredible diversity of organisms that make up this living system. Having healthy soil is foundational to growing healthy, disease and pest free gardens.

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Composting And The Unsung Hero: Oxygen

Transforming kitchen scraps and garden waste into nutrient-rich compost is undeniably one of the best things we can do. However the process relies on an unsung hero: oxygen.

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