I Grew a Food Garden From Scratch: 9 Lessons From Year One

One year ago, this was a patch of woods and some empty raised beds. This fall, it's a garden that fed my family, brought joy to our daycare, and taught me SO much. Here are the 9 biggest lessons from my first year growing food in Zone 7b, from timing and patience to bugs, herbs, and why more is not always more. I'm on the path to becoming a subsistence and regenerative farmer, and this is only the beginning. CHAPTERS 0:00 A few good rains away from abundance 1:35 Where it started 1:48 1. Joy 2:29 2. Timing 4:48 3. Gratitude 6:03 4. Bugs! 8:24 5. Patience 9:30 6. Community 10:29 7. More is not always more 12:05 8. Grow more herbs 13:45 9. Grow what you'll eat 17:36 What's next What did YOUR garden teach you this year? Tell me in the comments! Next up: everything that grew in my garden this year (full tour). FIND ME Subscribe for weekly garden videos: Subscribe:    / @brownbelle   Instagram:   / brownbelle   TikTok:   / brownbelle   Facebook:   / brownbelleblog   Website: https://brownbelle.com #gardening #zone7b #firstyeargarden