Suburban Dog Gardens

09/04/2026

Watermelon is another one of those “you mean to tell me it’s THIS much better than store bought?” type fruits.

Fruits & veg lose quite a bit of water content when they’re being transported. Multiple that by the 1,500 miles, on average, it has to travel to reach your grocery store. The result? Lackluster produce.

All that to say - all produce is good produce, and eat what you have access to. But the best produce? A strawberry watermelon that you pick and eat while it’s still sun warmed. 😉🍉

09/03/2026

I've found myself at the weird intersection between entrepreneurship, being just a gal who loves gardening, and someone passionate about wildcrafting and education.

You'd think those spaces would overlap. They do. But kinda.

Anyhow - I found a really, really cool local resource in the local gardening (but also kinda) wildcrafting space.

Check it out:
https://stlnativeswap.com/

Trade native plants — seeds, starts, and divisions — with growers near you in the St. Louis area. Free, neighbor to neighbor, and Missouri-native only.

08/29/2026

It’s paw paw season! 🤩 We’re lucky to have access to a local park that was FILLED with paw paws, and we snagged some early ones today.

08/28/2026

Does your husband take the baby & go forage for you? No? Mine does. 😉

We live in such an ecologically diverse neighborhood, and it is SO COOL to me that we can forage medicinal plants, food, and other goodies within a five minute walk of our house. Oh, & that we’re smack dab in the middle of the suburbs, & still have access to these things.

It also gives me a chance to whip out my reference books & do a bit of reading. 🙌

08/25/2026

Some of my favorite defenses against colds, flus, and the winter blues are herbal remedies! I love fire c***r because it is SO easy to make, doesn’t require any special instructions, and can be shelf stable up to 6 months as long as it’s stored properly.

What’s in your fire c***r? 👀

08/11/2026

To be fair I’ve been promised a lot of big rain storms that DID NOT HAPPEN. 🤦‍♀️

08/10/2026

One of the most sacred parts of my gardening season is the inevitable end. Every year, it sparks in me such a deep well of gratitude for the life that my plants have given me. It’s not sad to me either, because every piece of material I pull from the garden still has purpose, living or not. It will feed my soil, it will nourish next year’s plants, and on and on we’ll go. ♻️ Kinda like life, eh?

08/10/2026

Oh baby, she’s back in the bread game. 😈

Limited runs of sourdough launching at the farm stand next weekend.

Bonus: let me know what flavors you want to see. Jalapeño cheddar? Espresso chocolate chip? The possibilities are endless.

08/10/2026

EEEYIKES!

Anyway, while you’re here I have jalapeños and tomatoes for sale RIGHT NOW. Come ‘n get ‘em.

A week after jalapeño peppers were linked to a large, multistate outbreak of salmonella, Taylor Fresh Farms is recalling multiple salsas, dips, gaucamole and more sold at retailers across 26 states.

08/09/2026

I 2x’d a recipe of cookies and… made a big mistake?Or not. We’ll find out.

Double chocolate chunk cookies.
6 cookies. $8 a box.

📍Farm stand on Mill Brooke Dr.
⏰ 9am to 5pm