Garden Culture Magazine

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WE ARE MORE THAN A WEBSITE, BIGGER THAN A BLOG.Garden Culture is our print magazine. Published bi-monthly by 325 Media, Inc., and distributed in eight countries on three continents. The only magazine in the world dedicated to the art of growing food. We focus on growing in a challenging location, urban gardening, progressive growing techniques, and today’s social issues. Grow your own – no matter where you live. Truly local. Beyond fresh.

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From Cannabis to Gourmet Mushrooms: Steven Gallo on Container Farms & Lion’s Mane Steaks 18.02.2026 23:35

Host Haley Nagasaki (Garden Culture Magazine) talks with industry OG Steven Gallo—inventor of CubeCaps (2007) and now mushroom grower—about scaling gourmet fungi in Farm Anywhere container farms and launching the Lion’s Mane Steak Company. IN THIS EPISODE• Why containers: hyperlocal, year-round production with tight environmental control • CubeCaps origin story: reducing water & fertilizer use...

From Social Work to 50 Acres: Genevieve Newton’s Outdoor Cannabis Playbook | Professional POV 12.11.2025 49:35

Haley Nagasaki sits down with cultivator Genevieve Newton for a grounded, on-the-field look at scaling outdoor cannabis with quality and culture. From smudging on Indigenous Peoples Day to fixing tractors and riding out heat, wind, and rain, Genevieve shares how she’s building a resilient, team-first program at Mera Cannabis’ Countryside Farm in southern Ontario. What you’ll learn:• Outdoor at sca...

Beginner Mushroom Foraging w/ Whitney Johnson (Go Forth and Forage) | Garden Culture Magazine 27.10.2025 42:41

Author and Appalachia-based forager Whitney Johnson (Go Forth and Forage) joins Garden Culture Magazine to make mushroom hunting FUN, safe, and totally non-intimidating. We cover beginner FAQs, easy IDs like turkey tail, why knowing your TREES matters, how to journal finds, ethical harvesting, and Whitney’s favorite wild eats—from chanterelle cream sauce to hedgehog “winter chanterelles”… and even...

Mean Gene from Mendocino on 25+ Years of Cannabis Breeding & Seed Stewardship | Professional POV 02.10.2025 45:23

Join Haley Nagasaki for an in-depth conversation with Jackson “Mean Gene” from Mendocino County—a pioneering cannabis breeder who’s been shaping seed culture since the late ’90s. In this episode of Professional POV by Garden Culture Magazine, Mean Gene pulls back the curtain on: • 🌱 Mendocino’s early medical gardens: From hidden “gorilla” grows to the rise of medical cannabis in the ’90s • 🧬 See...

IPM with Alex Gauthier 09.07.2025 26:32

Alexandre Gauthier, VP of R&D at Quebec LP Origine Nature, is an award-winning cannabis cultivator and world-renowned cannabis expert from Montreal. Here's his take on indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) applications for Garden Culture Magazine's latest series, Professional POV.Hosted by Haley Nagasaki, Strategist at Garden Culture Magazine. 00:00 – Introduction 01:02 – Systems in...

Regenerative Flower Breeding with Reggie Weedman 09.07.2025 34:02

Reggie Weedman is a Humboldt flower breeder committed to preserving genetic diversity with regenerative farming. Hear he became an award-winning cultivar and why full-spectrum effects matter. Hosted by Haley Nagasaki, Strategist at Garden Culture Magazine. 00:00 – Introduction 03:49 – Origin story 07:46 – The process of phenohunting 10:03 – Legacy roots to mainstream recognition 11:11 – Overcoming...