Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
On the road to VABF (with microgreens + kids in tow)
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Hey Reader 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: Winter can be quiet, but it isn’t empty. This is the season where nourishment and planning overlap, and gatherings like this remind us why growing food with care and integrity matters so much. As we travel, teach and learn this week, I also wanted to gently put something on your calendar. 🗓️ Garden Planning Your Year Ahead
No registration yet, just a save-the-date. More details soon. For now, just know we’re grateful to be growing alongside this community and cheering you on from our little corner of Virginia. Grow abundantly and keep warm, PS: Winter food still counts as real gardening. Those little trays of microgreens on our counter are feeding more than just our bodies right now. |
Dave & Nicky Schauder
Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
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
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