Gardening in the suburbs
Raised beds, mobile beds and pots in an ordinary backyard. Grow real food in the space you've got.
Gardening in the suburbs for the sandwich generation
Grow a little. Store a little. Be ready-ish.
I'm Dee. I work full-time, garden part-time, and prep on the side. With parents in the golden years and adult kids at home, I've learnt you don't need a farm or a fortune to feed your family better and be ready for the unexpected. Just a plan and the space you already have.
What you'll find here
Low-effort setups for busy households
Everything is budget-friendly and designed to work around a job, a family and a brain that forgets why it walked into the room.
Indoor grow shelves
Leafy greens all year under simple lights, from seed to salad bowl.
Pantry prepping
Build a buffer a little at a time, rotate it, and never pay panic prices again.
Everyday readiness
Grab bags, power-outage kits and hazard-season checklists, without the doom (mostly).
"No, you don't need a bunker. You need a cupboard and a list."Dee
Free printable
Start with three days
Three days of food and water is the simplest place to start. My free checklist walks you through it: what to stock, how much water, a no-cook meal plan and an easy way to keep it all in date.
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