This podcast offers a wealth of ideas and resources for those new to gardening with natives. It is particularly good for people in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve learned so much!

For those new to Permaculture, regenerative, agriculture, and other important new ideas, this podcast provides a gentle, easily understood introduction.However, more advanced listeners will find much of interest.

I am doing the People’s EcoChallenge and one of the daily actions was to listen to a “food podcast”. I looked up “food & nature” podcasts and this one came up. The way he delivers information to those who have never grown food before (like myself) is easy to understand and very encouraging. I also love he describes the what and how and why, which makes everything come full circle. Love this podcast, wish I had come across it sooner & I hope he makes more episodes soon!

I stumbled upon his blog (worth the read as well) and it was through that that I found his podcast. I love everything that this podcast is about. The information in this podcast is relevant to all growing zones (I’m in zone 9B) and is super informative. This podcast gets me exited to continue and improve my own food forest. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with the rest of us!

I’m so glad I stumbled onto this podcast! I recently moved to a 2-acre property in the PNW and have been trying to learn how to make it more beautiful and ecologically functional, and since I’ve found Darron’s podcast I’ve been binge-listening / learning so many helpful things. It’s obvious that Darron cares deeply about creating abundance for people, plants and wildlife (Growing With Nature’s main mission, according to their website) and he does a great job of making the things he’s observed and learned approachable and interesting. He doesn’t shy away from talking about mistakes he’s made while rehabilitating his own property (i.e. with trying to establish too many hedgerow plants at once and failing to prep the soil properly for a section of his property, which led to a lot of die-off), which is especially helpful. I honestly feel like I have a mentor in my pocket and am grateful for all of the time that it must take to condense his experience into useful, to-the-point tips.

I love this podcast. He gets to the point right away and you leave with some solid information. Even though I’m an east coast gardener and he’s on the west coast , I always learn something that I can use.

Daron always has useful ecological information to teach so that anyone can grow their own food, create wildlife habitat, or just garden more sustainably. Very down to earth and accessible. Excellent job.

Many thanks to you Daron for all that you do to help more people become informed about nature and our own health, wellbeing and influencing humans to have a better relationship with nature. If more people put effort into restoring nature, healthy foods and spent more time outside we would be able to improve our health and ensure a future for fish, wildlife and humans for generations to come! Thanks again for your help and influence!! Sincerely, Jeff Davis Director of Conservation Policy Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife

Growing with Nature has gotten me back into centering natives and perennials in my yard and garden after a fifteen year hiatus. Thank you for the blog, tip sheets, videos and podcasts. I’m learning so much and the yard and garden is more alive and vibrant than ever.

I’ve only listened to a few episodes but I’ve learned a ton. This is a great resource for anyone working on a sustainable native garden

I am so excited to learn more about edible perennials!! Daron’s valuable information and experience is just what we need to get started down this path. We also want to do all we can to work with Nature. Can’t wait to hear more!

It’s all too often in ecology that information is presented in a grandiose or technical fashion. Daron makes this podcast accessible and inclusive. Kudos. Looking forward to more.

I am in Alabamaian that was raised in a rural setting ironically disconnected from the land. I’m new to all things home and garden. This is the first resource that I’ve encountered that is digestible and sensible without being overwhelming. Darren feels like a supportive, educated older brother that just wants to see you succeed. In the second episode he talks about perennial vegetables. One discouraging problem that I’ve experienced is that there is little information on sourcing perennial vegetables. I was very surprised that he discussed this during the episode. this podcast is great already.

Tons of edible information in bite size episodes. I didn’t realize how many native plants were out there to eat! Keep it up Daron!

I have been on Daron’s mailing list for a long time and as an avid podcast listener I was excited to learn he started a podcast. I am halfway through the first episode, and have already learned so much valuable information. I am going to get some checkermallow for my food forest. It sounds like such a cool plant, and I am excited to be able to contribute to food for native pollinators.

Daron’s approach to growing your own food and managing your property (whether an acreage or backyard) is not only helpful to anyone wanting to live a more home-grown life, but also provides critical information for anyone who wants to help our climate, support native wildlife, and reduce your carbon footprint. I absolutely love that he provides information on how I can both use my property to provide for my own needs AND also support native plants and animals at the same time. What Daron has to offer is super practical for any gardener and so timely in a climate that is increasingly posing dangers to wildlife and humans alike. I hope that his message will have a far-reach and help contribute to systemic changes in the way we all relate to our food and the the environment around us.