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The Healthy Garden

by Randy Ritchie

The Healthy Garden Podcast, with Randy Ritchie.Where soil is important and growing a healthier world is job #1! As an industry insider, Randy takes us on a journey across the landscape of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast topics range from the truth about organics, to how to make compost tea, how GMO’s get into your soil, how to fix your clay soil, organic rose care, growing healthy nutrient dense food, and why he hasn’t sprayed a pesticide or an herbicide in over 25 years. Health is Wealth! It’s time to take our Gardens back from the Big Chemical companies that control the world of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast will help you take your sacred spaces back with history, insight, wit, humor and great music.

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  1. #74 Un-Know Your Farmer

    Most of Americans have no idea where their food is coming from, how it's grown, or what exactly the farmers are using. Even the small farmers. Even the "Regenerative" farmers. In this episode, we will tell you why you should Un-Know Your Farmer and what you should do instead.

  2. #73 The Organic State of the Union

    In his Organic State of the Union address, Randy discusses what the most important aspects are of "organics" to be aware of. He lists two examples of companies who are not REAL organic, but who claim to be doing safe organic practices. He talks about how do we know if a company is using real...

  3. #72 Emergency Garden Broadcast

    This is an update on the STATE of the Garden and Food Industry and tells in detail WHAT TO STAY AWAY FROM. Never before has it been more important to listen and make the change than NOW. This IS an Emergency. #growrealorganic #rfkjr #poisonfood Go to Randy and Norma's new website...

  4. #71 Organic is in Trouble

    After 2 weeks on the road, Randy Ritchie tells you what is happening in the "Organic" industry today. This is Norma's favorite podcast so far, with details that you should know about!

  5. #70 Lack of Choice in the Gardening World - QuickCast

    See what you can do to get more real organic products into your garden with this QuickCast!

  6. #69 Scary Cereal Ingredients - QuickCast

    This is the first QuickCast ever on The Healthy Garden. These are 3-5 minute blasts on important information for our health and our gardens. Happy and Healthy Gardening Everyone! A Hundred Years of Deception

  7. #68 Why are We Eating Poison Food from Our Favorite Supermarket and Restaurants?

    Is the food at your supermarket safe to eat? How do we know and what can we do to make sure we are eating healthy, real organic and Non-GMO food? Why are pesticides on food allowed today? Do you know the causes of autoimmune deficiency that are occurring today? How many of the dirty dozen is your...

  8. #67 Happening New Year 2024

    Are you ready for the changes that 2024 might bring to your garden? What is changing on The Healthy Garden Podcast and in the world today? Join Randy and Norma on the first interview on The Healthy Garden Podcast! For information on what to watch out for in gardening products, pick up a copy of A...

  9. #66 Food Security At Home

    What is Food Security? Are you Food Secure? Is Your Garden Food Secure? Hear what you need to know and more, this week!

  10. #65 Animal Manure Compost vs. Plant-Based Compost Part II

    Discussion on Steer Manure, Cow Manure, Chicken Manure, Poultry Litter and more, the details of non-organic seed in organic food production and what Randy recommends you choose for your healthy garden!

  11. #64 Animal Manure Compost vs. Plant-Based Compost Part I

    Are you confused on which compost is best for your healthy garden and body? Today on Episode #64, we are going to dissect the myths and truths about Animal Manure Compost and Plant-Based Compost. Learn about these two types of inputs for composting here and now.

  12. #63 The Heirloom Seed Expo Revisited

    The events from the National Heirloom Exposition from a real organic booth in the center of it all. This beautiful event had its ups and downs and then its ups again. Listen here to the highlights of this 10th annual expo!

  13. #62 Super Conscious Gardening

    Randy takes us on a historic walk down memory lane and shows us what to be aware of and what to ignore to be more conscious in the garden.

  14. #61 Inequity in Gardening

    ***UPDATED VERSION*** How do we treat the inequities in gardening? What does The Great Famine have to do with your garden today? What are some real organic substitutes for fungicides and fungal issues? This and much more, join us!

  15. #60 How do WE Change the World of Gardening

    Today, on this Healthy Garden Podcast episode, we're going to talk about some of the things in the world of gardening that we should really look at changing- why these things need to be addressed and how, as gardeners, we can stop the madness and address the problems that are holding healthy...

  16. #59 Is Your Organic Garden a Waste Site?

    Many of us don't know that even "Organic" products contain toxins. Find out some of them here on this week's Healthy Garden Podcast! UPDATE: Randy Ritchie's newest gardening book, A Hundred Years of Deception - Why Gardening Must Change, is finally out on Amazon! Get your copy today to rid…

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  17. #58 What’s the Stress Level of Your Garden?

    How do we deal with stress and plant stress? What are the ways to reduce stress in the garden? What is key to optimal microbial health in your garden? This and Randy sings Elvis! Don't miss it!

  18. #57 UnFertilizing Your Veggie Garden

    The MOST IMPORTANT Healthy Garden Podcast Ever! Are you following the wrong advice? Do you know where the fertilizers in your garden came from, the story behind them and why you need to stop using them? How do you UnFertilize your garden? Find out Now! Plus, find out all about Randy's new book...

  19. #56 BAD Soil

    Is the stuff you've been buying and adding to your garden good for you and your garden? Is what is recommended at the nursery good for your garden? Are Master Gardeners and Influencers telling you the truth about soil? What can you do to save yourself and your garden from BAD Soil? All this and...

  20. #55 The Acid Loving Plant Mystery

    The Acid Loving Plant Mystery What are some of the many types of acid loving plants? What do some ingredients sold for acid loving plants do to the soil? What is in the process in nature that creates acidic soil? How do you create acidic soil at home? How do you grow successful acid loving plants?

  21. #54 Tomato Secrets

    What size was the original wild tomato? Why were tomatoes a prime produce for canning? What are some of the best tomato secrets that experts aren't talking about? This and much more, as always, on this week's episode.

  22. #53 Plants, Water and Water Pollution

    Is water a food? What is the chemical process of water in the garden in an understandable way? What are some choices for healthy drinking water?

  23. #52 Gardening, A Tale of Two Cities

    What does Rocky and Bullwinkle have to do with gardening? Who do the two cities represent in the gardening world today? What can we start doing today at our local nursery to be healthier and help the planet?

  24. #51 The Compost Dump

    Are you a victim of the dump? Who built the first dump and what is the history of garbage? What's in your city's green waste compost?

  25. #50 There’s Scary Stuff in the Garden

    What to be conscious of when watching tv commercials? How can you identify scary stuff in the garden? What is the scariest thing in the garden today?

  26. #49 Roses, Rose Care and Organic Roses

    Do roses need epson salts? What influence did the french have on rose species? What is the most important protocol for growing roses?

  27. #48 We’re Back!

    Where have we been and what happened to me last year? How do you use nettle tea for good health? What's the best way to weed an organic garden? We're Back stronger than ever!

  28. #47 Toxic Baby Food & How to Fix Your Soil

    Do you know the Steps to Growing Healthy Soil? What is True Organic vs. Faux Organic? How is the Toxic Baby Food Scandal linked to Soil?

  29. #46 Gardening with Rainwater

    Are you harvesting rainwater? What other countries are doing it? Do you know the 4 myths about collecting rainwater? See how you can harvest rainwater today.

  30. #45 The 5 Keys to True Organic Gardening

    Do you care more about your plants than your soil? What type of fertilizer have they been using on the east coast for hundreds of years? Have you used any biological inoculants in your garden?

  31. #44 Grow Your Soil this Fall

    What is the best thing that you can do in your garden this fall to promote a healthy spring garden? Do you know what a microbial inoculant is and what they do in your garden? Where can you get the best seeds for a great cover crop?

  32. #43 Gardening is FUN

    What were some of the different types of fun that people had throughout history? When did gardening become a fun leisure activity? What can you do to put FUN back into your gardening?

  33. #42 Short Days and Long Nights in the Garden

    Who was Rudolf Steiner? What do shorter days and longer nights mean for your garden? Do you know what to do for your fruit trees this fall?

  34. #41 Fall is the Season of Change

    What is the threshing of a harvest? During what period did villagers start the gardening protocol called "Scaring the Birds"? Do you know what gardeners and farmers call the first frost under 28 degrees?

  35. #40 Grow Your Immunity in the Garden

    What are the 6 best things you can plant in your garden to boost your immune system? Do you know what natural remedies they used successfully in the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic?

  36. #39 Compost Tea Made Easy

    How do plants get fed in the rain forest? What are the top 3 reasons you should be using Compost Tea in your true organic garden? How often should you use Compost Tea in your garden? Why Compost Tea?

  37. #38 Feed that FOOD

    What do you feed your plants? What does the history of fertilizer tell us about today's best methods? What microbial diversity is helping to feed our food?

  38. #37 The Deadly Nightshade Dilemma

    What does William Shakespeare have to do with your tomatoes? Are nightshades really deadly? What are Alkaloids and Glycoalkaloids and how do they affect your garden?

  39. #36 Raise Your Raised Bed Game Part 2

    Why isn't there any good top soil to buy at nurseries and soil yards? Do you know the 12 steps to raised bed gardening?

  40. #35 Raise Your Raised Bed Game Part 1

    Where did raised bed gardening come from? Why don't we ever use "Top Soil" in our raised bed mixes? What's the most important thing to any raised bed garden?

  41. #34 Gardening in the HEAT

    Are you ready for the Dog Days of summer? What does that even mean? How will you take care of the most important part of your garden? How much warmer can soil temps be than the air temps?

  42. #33 Recession Gardening

    Are you ready for a Great Recession? Do you have a long-term plan for how you're going to feed your family when the food shortages really hit? Who is going to feed you Seattle, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Minneapolis, Portland, Austin, Chicago, Sacramento, Atlanta, New York, Louisville, Cleveland,...

  43. #32 Faux Organic Is Death

    Do you know what Faux Organic is? Have you been duped by the snake oil manufacturers who peddle Faux Organic? We need to change the way we consume. Are you a part of the problem or part of the solution?

  44. #31 Water in the Organic Garden

    Is your irrigation killing your plants? What is more important than your plants? How do you water your food gardens correctly? What's the best way to water an organic garden?

  45. #30 Practical Pest Management

    What are the 11 steps to practical pest management? Are you ready to win the war in your garden this spring and summer? Find out if Randy ever got "that dirty rat" that took his prize strawberry.

  46. #29 The Orwellian Garden

    What is the Orwellian Garden? Is it possible our food system is shutting down? How far are we from all becoming Winston Smith?

  47. #28 Kill Your Garden

    Is your garden dead or alive? What are the usual suspects that kill a garden? What happens after we kill our garden?

  48. #27 The NEW Victory Garden

    What happens if the modern food chain breaks down? Why is the Old Victory Garden not enough anymore? What do you need to know about growing a NEW Victory Garden? How could it save you and your family during the global pandemic? All this and way more...

  49. #26 How to Grow Healthy Food at Home

    Why are we growing food, and if we're growing food, why aren't we growing healthy food? Food that's true organic, Non-GMO, and without the herbicides that come from conventional Ag and green waste. This and more as always!

  50. #25 Gardening to Save the World

    Randy's back! Thank God! How are you handling the pandemic? Do you have a plan if the food shortages become real? What crop in the Andes helped save Europe? All this and more as usual.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Healthy Garden Podcast, with Randy Ritchie.Where soil is important and growing a healthier world is job #1! As an industry insider, Randy takes us on a journey across the landscape of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast topics range from the truth about organics, to how to make compost tea, how GMO’s get into your soil, how to fix your clay soil, organic rose care, growing healthy nutrient dense food, and why he hasn’t sprayed a pesticide or an herbicide in over 25 years. Health is Wealth! It’s time to take our Gardens back from the Big Chemical companies that control the world of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast will help you take your sacred spaces back with history, insight, wit, humor and great music.

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