Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
How to Transplant w/o the Stress
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Hey Reader! Have you ever moved a seedling and watched it wilt the next day? Here at Bethany Farm, Dave and I have been moving a few annuals like garlic and potatoes, mostly perennials and hardwood cuttings these past weeks. Every time we do, I’m reminded that transition, whether in gardens or in life, always needs tenderness. Here’s what helps our plants settle in fast: 🌱 Keep the roots intact. Handle them gently and move them with a scoop of the old soil still attached. Fall is the best season to transplant perennials and hardwood cuttings. The soil is still warm, but the air is cool, perfect for new roots to grow strong before winter. Want to see exactly how we do it?
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Dave & Nicky Schauder
Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
Hey ReaderJust a quick note from Bethany Farm as we pack up the car. This week, we’re heading to VABF, the Virginia Association for Biological Farming Conference, and it feels like one of those full-circle moments. We’re bringing:🌱 Microgreens to share👩🌾 Lessons for kids (real, hands-in-the-soil learning)🍽️ And yes, we’re getting fed, which honestly feels like a small miracle in January Winter can be quiet, but it isn’t empty. This is the season where nourishment and planning overlap, and...
Merry Christmas, Reader!We hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones and that you have been blessed with gifts from the garden. Once again, we are so grateful for what this season brings as we continue to reflect on 2025. Enjoy our Christmas Carol for this year, "Munting Sanggol / Small Child!" May the Christ child remind you of the wonder and goodness of life! With love, Nicky & Dave and family
God created it all — the sun, moon, and stars, the seas, all they contain, the dry land too, and all of humanity — so that we might enter into the amazing and awe-inspiring life of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. — Fr. James Dominic Brent, The Father’s House Thanksgiving for the Home Harvest This season, as many of us gather in homes, may we take a moment to reflect on what makes home special. Just like our gardens, our homes are imperfect. Yet the things we love about them — a shared meal,...