Gardening for Wellness & Joy: White Strawberries
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Welcome to White Strawberries, where gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living nourish body, mind, and planet. I’m Sam—a gardener, mum, educator, and self-confessed "lazy gardener" who loves working efficiently for maximum, delicious returns.
Each week, we explore practical ways to grow nutrient-dense food, foster resilience, and cultivate vibrant flowers for pure joy. From building food forests, living mulches, and fruit guilds to mastering plant propagation, composting, and soil health—we take the guess work out of the garden.
We dive into real-world growing: growing mushrooms, raising backyard poultry and livestock safely, fermenting, seed soaking, and managing garden extremes like storms and summer heat. Because when you design with nature and build biodiversity, everything thrives.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced grower, join me each week to simplify your garden and maximize your yield!
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In this episode of White Strawberries, I dig into the unsung heroes of the vegetable garden: perennials!
You’ll learn about my three favourite edible roots — yacón, Jerusalem artichokes, and oca (NZ yams) — and the leafy perennials I would grow even if I only had 1m2 of garden bed: Sorrel, perpetual spinach, Welsh onions, and chives.
These plants are weedy in the best way, nutrient-dense, and perfect for gardeners who want to reduce the time and effort they spend in their garden, so they can do other things (probably more gardening! ;) )...
🌱 In this episode:
- Why yacón, oca, and Jerusalem artichokes are great for your belly and your garden
- How to plant, harvest, and eat these unusual root crops
- The leafy greens that survive — and even thrive — through cold seasons with minimal effort.
- Why we don't see these perennials in super market chains.
🧺 Giveaway!
Want to try growing yacón, oca, or Jerusalem artichokes yourself?
I'm giving some away!
If you're in Aotearoa, check out @whitestrawberriespodcast on Instagram or Facebook for giveaway details.
🏵️🌿💗 What do you think?
Let me know what perennial you’re excited to grow!
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Run until the 18th of August 2026
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Free Fig Cuttings It costs me $27 to send you three different types, postage, packaging and stripe. But given they're $2 each at the supermarket... I 100% think 3 fig trees are worth it. It's either that, or the prunings are getting composted. I DO. NOT. need more figs 😂 (Say that 100x over Sam)
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