
The Northern Grower
The Northern Gardener is a podcast host by Erin Colborn, an avid gardener, homesteader and professional educator. Her focus is on gardening in northern climates, things like season extension, hardy crops and greenhouse technologies etc. Living in zone 3, Northern Canada gives her ample opportunity to experiment with the ideas and suggestions discussed in this podcast. Erin also enjoys discussing slow living, sustainable living, plant lore and magic of plants as well as homesteading topics. She also is a founding member of a vegetable seed company based in Northern Canada. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the show, we hope you liked what you heard!
Podcasting since 2021 • 55 episodes
The Northern Grower
Latest Episodes
Choosing to Homestead for Joy
There seems to be so much division and fear out there and one day after a day spent in too much sun, I processed my thoughts about why I choose to homestead and garden. I choose to find joy in homesteading and purpose in a positive mindset. In ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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24:25

Starting a Garden on a budget, money saving tips and tricks
If you are trying to save money when it comes to gardening or starting your garden with a limited budget I share some money saving ideas and tips in this episode. These are some of the little ways we have managed to save money when it comes to ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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29:16

Introduction to Moon Gardening or Lunar Phase Gardening
With the rise and resurgence of gardening, growing and folk traditions I explore the ancient practice of moon gardening. In this episode I provide an introduction to lunar phase gardening as well as some old folklore practices on bringing the p...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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16:39

Apothecary Gardening
In this episode Erin shares about one of her favorite subjects-apothecary gardening. Apothecary gardening and growing home and herbal remedies is going through a revival, in part thanks to a combination of the modern homesteading and self suffi...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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26:33

Cold Climate Growing: What Seeds I'm Starting in January and February
As a cold climate grower, growing in zones 3-4 I have to start some of my seeds early. One method is to start sowing seeds indoors, ready for transplant later. In this episode I share what seeds to start in January and February if you are a col...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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22:41
