Christy Wilhelmi empowers people to grow their own food, to be more self-reliant, and to reduce pollution and waste, one garden at a time.
Christy is founder of Gardenerd, the ultimate resource for garden nerds, where she publishes newsletters, her popular blog, and top-ranked podcasts. She also specializes in small-space, organic vegetable garden design and consulting. She holds regular organic gardening classes in California, and offers tips on her YouTube channel worldwide. Between 70-80 percent of her family’s produce comes from her garden of less than 300 square feet. She is author of Gardening for Geeks (Fox Chapel Publishing), 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success: A Decade of Tricks, Tools, Recipes, and Resources from Gardenerd.com (Amazon Digital), Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden (Cool Springs Press) and Garden Variety: A Novel (William Morrow).
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Appearances
You can hire Christy to speak about gardening at your next event, conference, or garden party. Use the Contact Christy form to get started. Upcoming appearances include:
- Free Garden Planning Master Class – choose from 3 dates: Sept 24, 25 or Oct. 2, 2024. Bring your burning fall gardening questions and learn how to get more from your garden space in this 1-hour free master class on Zoom. You’ll also learn about our online course that helps your plan your garden on paper from start to finish, Plan Your Abundant Edible Garden. Grab a space here!
- Grow Fruit in Small Spaces Class – October 26, 2024 – 11 a.m. at Fig Earth Supply, Los Angeles, CA. Yes, you can have fruit growing in your small garden! Bring your questions and get ready to learn something new. Registration required. Copies of Christy’s books will be available for sale.
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Contact
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