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EP 438: Mistakes I Made Using Woodchips in the Garden (And How I FIXED Them)

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

Cookingfromscratch, Oldfashionedliving, Selfsufficiency, Home & Garden, Gardening, Heirloomseeds, Homesteading, Growyourownfood, Education, Survival, Pioneeringtoday, Leisure, How To

4.9931 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Join me with Back to Eden master Paul Gautschi as we discuss basic methods for using woodchips in the garden. He walks me through some of the common mistakes I made and how to fix them. I’m happy to report that just a couple of months after implementing these strategies, I’ve already seen massive improvements in my garden. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/438.

Be sure to grab your copy of Homestead Living Magazine to see Paul's cover story in October's issue: https://homesteadliving.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,

0:06.4

I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make

0:16.2

sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is

0:28.2

packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.

0:40.0

Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,

0:47.8

but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

0:56.9

We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.

1:02.1

So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by

1:06.2

that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash

1:18.2

summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better. Hey pioneers. Welcome to episode number 438. Today's episode is one that I was

1:39.3

probably the most excited for, almost most excited for to do and it really really has changed the way we have

1:50.0

implemented and are doing things in our garden and our orchards moving forward.

1:57.4

So today's podcast episode you may have caught it on YouTube if you follow me on YouTube, but if not you are in for a treat and I hope that you enjoy

2:05.9

this episode as much as I did and learn as much as I did from it and this is an interview where I had the honor of going out to Paul Gauchy's

2:17.5

farm. If you've heard of the Back to Eden documentary or perhaps watched it, then you'll know who I am talking about and I got to go out and get a

2:26.1

hands-on lesson from Paul and what an amazing story he has what just an amazing person his farm and meeting his

2:37.1

wife Carol like was truly one of those things where you you look back on in your I don't career doesn't even feel like the

2:46.1

right right thing to say but when you look back at the things that you've gotten to do

2:51.9

in life and it is definitely a highlight and something that's going to have a big impact

2:58.1

Hope not only on our farm and garden and orchards but as well as those who listen to it and impacts on theirs as well.

3:07.8

And I will be doing a full update on all of the changes as we go through a full season of doing it. So stay tuned for

3:15.3

that but I will tell you this now that I've learned from my mistakes and we have

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