About Doug
When Covid became a thing and lockdowns a certainty, our family of four escaped the city to our family’s farm northwest of Calgary. A year into living at the farm, we decided to build a garden. Stephanie and her Italian heritage have had her as a lifelong gardener. She has always dreamed of having a huge vegetable garden to feed our family. We scoured the Internet and read through every forum, blog post, and website to find the best way to create a mini market garden in our yard. Many of the things we read suggested spraying the existing vegetation with Roundup to kill all the plant matter and then using a rototiller to make the garden beds. To us, this was never an option. We wanted this garden to be a healthy source of food for our family and friends. The thought of eating our carrots with a side of Roundup was not all that appetizing, much less, we didn’t own a rototiller. We also are a busy family and wanted to find an "easy" way. We decided to give it a try and build our garden utilizing a no-till, layered method that is heavily reliant on compost. Much to our surprise, we ended up growing close to 2000 pounds of vegetables. We grew a no-till garden in a much shorter growing season, producing far more yield per square foot, with much less work, compared to our traditionally rototilled struggle of a garden in the city. The exercise of planting our huge garden gave us an idea. It is easy to get a huge bag of dirt delivered in the city these days, but not possible to get a garden delivered. Much less a garden that focuses on soil health. Even less possible is the idea of planting a garden without the use of tools, equipment, or knowledge. The barriers to entry for someone with no prior experience of growing their own food can be daunting. We wanted to share our gardening method with everyone. As so, Doug was born. Since planting our garden, we have found that we are happier, healthier, and more grateful for the gifts that Mother Nature provides us. We want to share these feelings with you. Let’s Get Growing Together! Stephanie, Lee, and The Boys
