Tending Seeds: Adventures in Gardening, Homesteading, and Herbalism

Follow along on our journey of living off-grid on our 42 acre homestead in western Colorado as well as running a regenerative herb farm and creating seasonal herbal products to meet the needs of our community. Other topics discussed will include planning and goal setting for your best life, the importance of community building, and tons of DIY projects for the farmstead.Help keep the show going by checking out our online farm store at NordicFoxFarm.com. We appreciate your support so, so much!

Tending Seeds: Adventures in Gardening, Homesteading, and Herbalism is a leisure podcast hosted by Sara Neil, with 70 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 82. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sara Neil hosts Tending Seeds: Adventures in Gardening, Homesteading, and Herbalism, a leisure show with 70 episodes published.

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  Episode #69

  Growing Seedlings and Running Plant Sales w Marla Alexander

  Apr 15, 202656 minS1

  <p>Hey friends! I'm super excited to have my friend and fellow herbalist, Marla Alexander, on the show today! In addition to running an herbal seed library, Marla has been growing plant starts for bigger and bigger plant sales every year for quite a while now. She currently organizes a large Denver-based plant sale every spring and coordinates growing lists for three different growers that provide the plants for that sale.</p> <p>Today we'll dive into Marla's tips and tricks and she'll share TONS of knowledge and advice for how to make sure your plant sale is successful. This...

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  Episode #68

  Latine Herbalism with Josie Castaneda

  Mar 21, 202651 minS1

  <p>Hey friends! Spring is in full swing and we're making lots of headway on some big projects, like our greenhouse build!</p> <p>Today I'm excited to bring you an interview with Ioselleve "Josie" Castaneda, a modern-day curandera or practitioner of Mexican Folk Herbalism. She is the author of Latine Herbalism: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Curanderismo, Healing Plants, and Folk Traditions of the Americas.</p> <p>~*~*~*~*~*~</p> <p >Connect with Josie at Curandera Remedies or on Instagram</p> <p >Get a signed copy of Latine Herbalism.</p> <p >Also mentioned in the episode: Episode 61 – Italian Folk Healing with Ji...

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  Episode #67

  2026 Homestead and Herb Farm Goals

  Feb 13, 202636 minS1

  <p>Hey friends! As promised, we're kicking off our 2026 episodes by diving into our goals for both our homestead and our herb farm! We got really focused when writing up our goals for the year and cut the size of our goal list to about a third of what it's been in prior years. In 2026 we are really honing in only on the projects that will truly move our off-grid homestead and farm forward in big ways. Mike and I are super excited about what we have planned for this coming year, and if we truly knock the majority of...

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  Episode #66

  2025 Wrapped

  Dec 30, 202526 minS1

  <p>Hey friends! We hope your holidays were great and that you're getting as excited for 2026 as we are. Before we close out this chapter, I wanted to share a wrap-up episode of all the cool challenges and projects that we took on in 2025! It was a super eventful year that saw a TON of growth for us, both on our homestead and for our farm business. I can't wait for next year! Stay tuned in January to hear about our plans and goals to make 2026 even more amazing

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  Episode #65

  Market Vending Tips with Sara and Mike

  Jun 4, 20251h 8mS1

  <p>Today Mike and I are talking about some of the big things we've learned over the last few years of vending at various farmers markets, festivals, craft fairs, and other events. We hope you'll find a lot of useful info here that you can use to level up your own market experience!!</p> <p>Some of the areas we dive into include:</p> <p>-things to think about when choosing markets (and when to leave a market behind)</p> <p>-tips and tricks for making your booth stand out to customers</p> <p>-reducing friction for your customers (aka...

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