Spring Guide for your Garden-to-Table Lifestyle
Keep growing through the spring with confidence.
The Spring Gardening and Cooking Guide is your complete resource for growing fresh, flavorful greens and herbs during the cooler months. Designed for gardeners of all levels, this guide walks you through planting cold-tolerant leafy greens, lettuces, and herbs that thrive in spring conditions and support a vibrant Garden-to-Table lifestyle.
Inside, you’ll learn how to keep your garden productive as temperatures drop and how to turn your spring harvest into nourishing, seasonal meals. Whether you’re growing in containers, small spaces, or garden beds, this guide helps you stay connected to fresh food all spring long.
What’s Inside the Spring Gardening and Cooking Guide
We've partnered with Barbie Aknin of Community Cuisine to bring you expert tips on seasonal cooking. Barbie’s insight ensures you can take what you grow (or buy at the Farmers Marketing) and turn it into simple, wholesome meals that are perfect for this time of year.
- Gardening Tips for Cooler Weather
Learn which crops thrive in cooler temperatures and how to extend your growing season well into the spring. The Spring Gardening and Cooking Guide offers practical tips on soil preparation, planting schedules, and frost protection, ensuring you enjoy fresh greens, herbs, and root vegetables throughout the season. - Seasonal Cooking Inspiration
With Barbie Aknin’s seasonal cooking tips, you’ll discover simple yet delicious recipes that make the most of your spring harvest. The Spring Gardening and Cooking Guide features a variety of recipes perfect for family meals and special occasions. - Sustainable Gardening Practices
Find out how to practice sustainable gardening this season using the Spring Gardening and Cooking Guide. From composting tips to water conservation, we’ll show you how to create a garden that’s both eco-friendly and productive.
Created by Expert Gardening & Cooking Pros
About Planted Places
Christy Ross, founder of Planted Places, started a company focused on making it easy for people to garden organically no matter the space or time. Planted Places is the maker of the innovative Planted Wall, an outdoor vertical gardening system for sustainably growing food. The wall is designed to be EASY to grow nutrient-dense greens & herbs — no matter your space or location. It is self-watering, self-fertilizing and on wheels so you can move it to the sun. It also features a recirculating irrigation system to conserve water.
We also offer garden grow kits for each season and a Garden Shop where you can purchase all your organic growing needs. Our seedling shop allows you to custom select the season's best of certified organic seedlings. We grow from organic seed only and nurture the seedlings until they are at prime transplant size. This eliminates 6-8 weeks of waiting for the seeds to sprout and grow!
Put your seedlings and soil purchases on auto-delivery and we will ship your season's seedling based on your shipment preference.
About Community Cuisine
Barbie Aknin is a seasoned food professional with over 35 years of experience, Barbie brings a deep knowledge of food, creativity, and passion for cooking to the table. ”I believe that cooking is a teachable skill that enhances our meals and our health. It connects us to people and the natural rhythm of the seasons.” Barbie’s objective is to pass this on. She-
- Teaches the art, traditional techniques, and the value of cooking
- Shares practical techniques with those just learning and artful skills to the “foodie”
- Shares culinary traditions from both the past and the present, drawing from the rich cultures of our community
- She connects the dots in our local food system by introducing farmers, artisans, foragers, and chefs to my community
Community Cuisine offers:
- Public and private cooking classes in person and online
- Special events and classes with guest teachers and speakers
- Private and public retreats
- International food-centered travel experiences including:Provence France, where we stay at Simca Beck’s former home next door to Julia Child’s former home homeAgricultural southern SwedenNew locations in 2024