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Setting Up an Indoor Growing Station for Seeds
Setting Up an Indoor Growing Station for Seeds

Create an indoor seed-growing station to beat Zone 4 winters, ensuring a strong start for your plants before spring arrives.

Growing Medicinal Herbs From Seed
Growing Medicinal Herbs From Seed

Learn how to grow healing herbs like anise hyssop, lavender, and St. John’s wort from seed. Discover seed-starting tips, container gardening, and companion planting strategies.

How to Identify Patterns in Winter for Better Gardening
How to Identify Patterns in Winter for Better Gardening

Winter offers a unique chance to observe our forest garden, providing valuable insights for future growth and sustainability. We ofter tips for observing your own backyard.

Nature Worksheets

Introducing our Tiny Forest Farm Camp Series of Nature Worksheets! We’re beginning the spring season with Dandelion. The guide includes over 20 pages of activities built for camp learners in elementary K-2.

Hi, I’m Heather!

I’m a tiny forest farmer, designer, storyteller and herbalist. I’m passionate about forest gardening on small plots, nature activities for kids and tiny steps to make our world a little greener.