Enter to WIN a Scholarship!

As you know, I’m always on the lookout for the best possible tools and resources to help you get ...

Sep 16, 2019

NEW Greenhouse Workshop!

Hello High Performance Gardeners! Exciting News! Registration for the The High Performance Green...

Sep 09, 2019

Bug Repellent 300x More Effective Than DEET

Hello High Performance Gardeners!  We have begun to do the preliminary building details on the s...

Aug 16, 2019

Pumpkins over our heads!?!

Hello High Performance Gardeners!   The building project for the new onsite classroom continues...

Aug 02, 2019

Pest Problem Solution!

Hello High Performance Gardeners! We are excitedly waiting for the roof materials to arrive so w...

Jul 26, 2019

Exciting NEW Development!

We are busy at the farm with more than just harvesting and tending to the gardens. This week we s...

Jul 19, 2019

Eat out of your Garden even when it is snowing!

Hello High Performance Gardeners! The weather is finally warming up and we are getting into our ...

Jun 28, 2019

Are you a Locavore?

Hello High Performance Gardeners! The 14th reason to become food independent is to keep us eatin...

Jun 19, 2019

The season is ripe for?

Hello High Performance Gardeners! The summer is creeping close and the season is ripe for green ...

Jun 14, 2019

A Special Announcement and Invitation!

Hello High Performance Gardeners! Many of you have been watching The High Performance Garden Sho...

Jun 10, 2019

What are the 7 Habits of a Successful Gardener?

Hello High Performance Gardeners! School vacation is right around the corner! As you know, growi...

May 24, 2019

Easy Vertical Growing Solution!

It is mid May and the warmer weather is making the plants flourish! Keep in mind that for a plant...

May 17, 2019

Fresh Leafy Greens in just 5 minutes!

The 7th reason to become food independent is that you can teach others! If you give a child a car...

May 05, 2019

What’s the buzz about?

I just can’t get enough of the Spring chirping and buzzing!  The excitement for the growing seaso...

Apr 26, 2019

Will my seedlings freeze?

The growing seedlings are proof that the gardening season is well on its way, how very exciting! ...

Apr 17, 2019

How to Have your Garden and Eat it too!

Hello High Performance Gardeners! The weather is warm then cold, then it snows with sunshine, so...

Apr 03, 2019

What is green, crunchy and ripening right now?

Hello Everyone! We are so excited to see the first cucumber of the year!  We have been attentive...

Mar 27, 2019

HPG Show Starts!!

Hello High Performance Gardeners!   I am so excited to start the 4th season of the  High Perfo...

Mar 22, 2019

Free Greenhouse Workshop!

Tomato Challenge The red Robin tomatoes have moved up to their final pot size.  They can crop al...

Mar 12, 2019

Tomato Challenge Waiting , waiting , waiting!  We are waiting for the first tomatoes to turn red...

Mar 09, 2019

Hello Everyone! We had a busy week at the farm.  One of our ewes, Jan gave birth to 2 healthy bi...

Feb 28, 2019

BIG Harvest from a Tiny Garden - High Performance Garden Show 2016 Recap

After 33 weeks of the High Performance Garden Show, I have been amazed at what is possible in suc...

Nov 17, 2016

The Wealth My Garden Has Grown for Me – Garden Gift 20

One of the gifts my garden has given me is wealth. Having the chance to eat super nutrient dense ...

Oct 18, 2016

Friendship is Just One of the Many Gifts From the Garden! – Garden Gift 19

One of the many gifts the garden has given me is friendship. When you share delicious produce fro...

Oct 11, 2016

The Power an Organic Garden Can Have on Climate Change – Garden Gift 18

The eighteenth gift the garden has given me is power. There is a deep satisfaction you enjoy when...

Oct 04, 2016

Sharing the Garden's Bounty - Garden Gift 17

Sharing the garden’s bounty is one of the greatest lessons my garden has taught me. In my gardens...

Sep 28, 2016

Satisfaction in a Productive Backyard Garden – Garden Gift 16

The 16th gift my garden gives me is satisfaction. In each season of the garden that I give the ga...

Sep 20, 2016

Contribution in the Organic Garden – Garden Gift 15

The garden has taught me the gift of contribution. It is so rewarding to be able to contribute to...

Sep 13, 2016

The Abundance My Garden Gives Me – Garden Gift 14

My garden has so much abundance to offer me. After 29 years of questions, failures, and successes...

Sep 06, 2016

Learning Wisdom in the Organic Garden – Garden Gift 13

The garden has taught me wisdom in ways that no other teacher ever could hope to. The garden teac...

Aug 30, 2016

Peace in the Weed Free Organic Garden - Garden Gift 12

The 12th gift my garden gives me is peace.  My garden is weed free, just the right size, it produ...

Aug 23, 2016

Experiencing Gratitude in the Garden - Garden Gift 11

A gift that the garden gives is gratitude. In the garden, there are many experiences that teach y...

Aug 16, 2016

Teaching Kids Grace in the Garden – Garden Gift 10

The garden is one of the best places to learn about grace. There is no room for impatience in a g...

Aug 09, 2016

True Gardening - Garden Gift 9

One of the many gifts my garden gives me is that it is true. When I am in my garden there is no c...

Aug 02, 2016

Life in the Garden - Garden Gift 8

The garden is abounding with life. My garden and I together create the perfect nutrient-rich envi...

Jul 26, 2016

Feeling Pride in the Garden – Garden Gift 7

The 7th gift my garden gives me is pride.  Even after 30 years, I am still in awe of what the gar...

Jul 19, 2016

Tolerance in the Garden - Garden Gift 6

The 6th gift my garden has given me is tolerance. Those days when you find out that the wrong see...

Jul 14, 2016

5 Scholarship Winners!

The 5 scholarship winners have been chosen! Now before you read the list and continue on your way...

Jul 06, 2016

The Fifth Gift My Garden Gave Me

The 5th gift my garden has given me is beauty. Every single day the garden radiates beauty. Some ...

Jul 05, 2016

Adventure in the Garden - Garden Gift 04

The fourth gift my garden has given me is adventure. After decades of growing a High Performance ...

Jun 28, 2016

The Third Gift My Garden Gave Me - Commitment

The 3rd gift my garden has given me is commitment. In the Garden Gift Challenge, I am rediscoveri...

Jun 23, 2016

The Second Gift My Garden Gave Me

  After 29 years of growing in a garden, I have been given so many gifts from the garden. Not ...

Jun 14, 2016

The First Gift My Garden Gave Me

The first gift my garden gave me was challenge. That first time I gardened in a traditional row...

Jun 06, 2016