I've had my rhubarb plant for close to 20 years. I've moved it five different times, different beds, different corners of the farm and every single time, it comes back. That kind of resilience earns a place in any garden, and honestly, it's earned a spot on this blog too. If you've never grown rhubarb before, it's one of those plants that asks very little and gives a lot in return. And if you've never cooked with it, paired with strawberries especially, you're missing out on something...

Right now, our strawberries are doing what they do every June, turning deep red, heavy, and impossibly big. It happens quietly. You walk past the rows one morning and suddenly everything is ready. That's strawberry season for you. We grow strawberries here at Garden Gate Farms alongside our lavender, herbs and animals and it took a few seasons before we really understood what they needed. They're not a complicated crop, but they do have preferences, and once you understand those, the payoff...

If your mind won't quiet down at night and anxiety has become your unwanted bedtime companion, you're dealing with something a lot of people don't talk about enough. We grow lavender for a living, and we'll tell you straight, it's not a cure. But the research behind it is more interesting than people often expect. SLEEP Lying awake, restless, mind running, lavender has been studied specifically for this. Lavender has a long history as a natural sleep remedy, and it's one of the few where...