Forest Gardening is a fantastic way to cultivate a healthy, hands-off organic garden. Here, I'll show you the first step in the "How to grow a vegetable garden" query with this video: How to fix your soil. We can take all kinds of helpful cues from the forest on how to best manage our own gardens, big or small. From garden design and plant spacing to using wood chips, weeds, and composted material to build up your soil, if you pay attention, everything you need to know about your garden is all available in the forest. Learn to make your own compost tea, fertilizer, and soil amendments using free things readily available. A take on the Back To Eden gardening method (for more on this check out the Back to Eden Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rPPUmStKQ4 and Paul Gautschi), this method uses wood mulch and all kinds of mycelium, microbial and helpful fungal growth to create vibrant, healthy soil and a self-watering, no-weed garden! We re-create the conditions on the forest floor by using wood chip mulch. As wood chips break down the add to and condition the soil, we top dress with composted animal manure and green waste, fertilize with home brewed compost tea, and grow delicious organic vegetables. What used to be bare dirt, our organic vegetable garden is full of rich soil mulched heavily with free wood chips from local arborists. ------------------------ I'm Anne of All Trades. In Seattle, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. This channel is aimed at sharing my passion for working with my hands, being a good steward of the earth, and preserving antiquated skills and traditions. Help Support this project and others! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/anneofalltrades Merchandise - https://www.bonfire.com/store/anne-of-all-trades-store Other places you can find me: My website - https://www.anneofalltrades.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anneofalltrades Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/anneofalltrades My goal is to learn and share techniques and skills that are in danger of going extinct. Whether it's carving spoons, making my own hand tools, or growing heirloom tomatoes, the farm and workshop definitely keep me busy and support on Patreon helps me to keep producing quality content to share on YouTube, Instagram, and my website. You can also support me through your purchases. Some of these links are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I might earn a little extra if you click and there's a sale. Silicone Ring https://groovelife.com/pages/affiliates-anne Get my hoodie: http://amzn.to/2EyYqOk My safety glasses: http://amzn.to/2EzLA2r My shoes: http://amzn.to/2CUkFxA