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I’m so close to wrapping up http://www.freegardencourse.com (Free Garden Course.com) and I know you are going to love the new one that will take place in a real google classroom! When it’s ready, we’ll have a new 2019 Garden Goals challenge and full color workbook I think you will love! Go ahead and listen to last year’s challenge. There’s a https://www.facebook.com/groups/266466864104630/ (facebook group) you can join and even access the google classroom with access code 75yju4. Do you want to save time in your garden? Do you want to grow a garden full of healthy vegetables but feel you don’t have time? Do you struggle to get all the weeds pulled and watering done in the heat of summer when your friends are all headed to the lake? Are you tired of paying the high cost of organic vegetables in the store but struggle to grow your own? Well, our 2018 Garden Goals Challenge will help you find success in your garden journey! http://www.freegardencourse.com (Free Garden Course.com) So, if you follow me you probably know that I created a http://www.freegardencourse.com (Free Garden Course) also known as http://www.freegardencourse.com (Free Organic Garden Course )over Christmas break! Days 1-8 2018GardenGoalsChallenge For the first 8 days of 2018 I’m going to walk you through the steps of planning your garden goals so you are growing awesome nutrient dense vegetables with the least amount of work and time. Now I’m not gonna fool you and say it’s all gonna be easy but I will say it will be worth it.  Day One is all about brainstorming!  You can  https://mikesgreengarden.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/2018calendarjanuary.pdf (download the first 30 days here )  while you’re waiting for it to come in the mail.  The first page is a great place to make a list of all your garden dreams! Don’t leave anything out! Do you want a pond with a water fountain in the middle? An orchard full of fruit trees? Deep beds full of healthy nutritious broccoli, tomatoes and fresh lettuce?  Imagine anything is possible. The first page is a great place to make a list of all your garden dreams! Don’t leave anything out! Do you want a pond with a water fountain in the middle? An orchard full of fruit trees? Deep beds full of healthy nutritious broccoli, tomatoes and fresh lettuce?  An earth friendly landscape your puppy can run around on without a worry? A root cellar to store your produce come winter? A green house to help extend your season? A place to market your extra produce? A fence to keep the deer out? A chicken tractor? Growing sweet potatoes? Ordering some heirloom seeds? Pollinator plants to attract bees and butterflies? Beehives full of honey? Today I want you to start your list of gardening dreams! Day Two Make a Plan Let’s take your list and start to define a strategy. The first step is to organize and prioritize your goals. I like to start with the calendar and put my goals into chronological order. A general guess for now is fine. We’ll get to the details down the line. Which ones can you start now? Which ones do you need to wait until the ground thaws? Which ones do you need supplies for? Which ones do you have to accomplish this year? A secret I have learned about successful gardening is that you should start with your harvest date? When do you want to be done? If you’re working on a landscape when do you want to be able to enjoy it? If you are planting vegetables when would you be harvesting? Do you have a list of seeds you want plant?   Day Three – S.M.A.R.T. GOALS To listen to the podcast go to organicgardenerpodcast.com The acronym S.M.A.R.T stands for Strategic Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound For each of your goals you are going to need to create a SMART strategy. Today we are just going to start with your most important goal you want to complete in... Support this podcast