Hi Reader,
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Last weekend, a group of amazing gardeners gathered at Bethany Farm for our Build A Guild Workshop—and I have to say, it was something special.
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We designed guilds, planted together, shared meals straight from the farm, and had the kind of conversations that make you see gardening in a whole new way. 🌿
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Even if you couldn’t make it, I wanted to bring you inside the experience and invite you to take the next step in your own garden journey.
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📸 A Peek Inside the Workshop

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🌱 The Guilds We Built: Attendees put their pens to paper and created thriving, self-sustaining plant communities—carefully pairing fruit trees, nitrogen fixers, ground covers, and pollinators. The results? Stunning!

🍽 A Farm-to-Table Feast: After the first session, we gathered for a beautiful meal. Some of the ingredients were grown right here on the farm. There’s nothing like eating fresh, local food while talking about the gardens that nourish us!
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We made our kimchi from this Napa Cabbage (it worked even if it was already bolting).

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🐔 Our Feathered Farm Helpers: The chickens, of course, provided the eggs we used, and continue to be part of the experience—scratching, composting, and reminding us how animals fit into the permaculture system.

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🚶‍♂️ Garden Tour: Dave led us on a garden tour, observing how different plants work together, spotting opportunities for improvement, and brainstorming new ways to grow more food with less effort.

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💬 The Conversations That Stood Out: One attendee said, “There are so many takeaways from this!”.​
​Yes, we learned about permaculture guilds, but we also learned:

• What planting on contour to capture water passively looks like on a slope
• We learned about composting by putting our lunch containers straight into the compost bin so they can be food for our Eisenia fetida red wriggler worms
• We learned from each other about caring for apples organically.​
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🌱 You Can Still Take the Next Step!

Not being at the workshop doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the knowledge, tools, and support you need to grow abundantly.
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That’s why we created the Grow-It-Yourself (GIY) Program—a step-by-step roadmap to help you design, plant, and maintain a thriving garden.🌿 ​
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Inside GIY, you’ll get 1-on-1 support PLUS:
​✔ A full Core Course to guide you through garden planning & success
✔ Monthly Q&As and Garden Goal Sessions to keep you on track
✔ Exclusive PDFs, planting calendars, and templates to make planning easy
✔ A private community to get support and share your progress
✔ Full access to SAGE, our smart garden planner that tells you exactly when & where to plant

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🌿 What’s Your Next Gardening Goal?

I’d love to hear—what’s one thing you’re committing to in your garden this month?​
🌱 Starting a new planting area?
​🌳 Adding more perennials & companion plants?
​🍂 Improving your soil health?
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Hit reply and let us know! We’d love to follow up and help you stay on track.
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Grow abundantly,​
🌱Nicky & Dave