There’s so much joy in growing your own herb garden!
Fresh herbs all summer, preserved ones for winter, and endless possibilities for homemade tea blends, infused oils, tinctures, and syrups. Growing and creating with herbs is rewarding, season after season.
But getting started in the garden? It’s tricky — maybe you’re feeling a bit unsure or had a few gardening attempts that didn’t go as planned.
There’s a lot to think about: soil, water, sunlight, where to plant, existing trees or gardens, kids, pets... Every yard has its quirks!
Where do you even start? What’s best to grow for your specific spot, and when should you be picking your herbs?
Now imagine...
Being guided by a farmer, herbalist, and landscape architect, walking you through the whole process, step-by-step.
DESIGN • BUILD • GROW • HARVEST • PRESERVE
We’ve distilled decades of experience to give you the skills to create your dream herb garden.
With a holistic, permaculture-inspired approach, we’ll guide you from setting garden goals to designing your layout, sourcing seeds, planting, harvesting, and making sure your herbs are put to good use—not just the compost bin!
Along the way, you’ll get expert mentorship, chances to ask questions, and support from a community of fellow gardeners.
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Video Lessons: Delivered in 5 seasonal modules, these videos guide you from design to harvest with hands-on demonstrations from our own garden. Rewatch anytime!
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Downloadable Resources: Written guides, charts, and action-ready downloads to help you bring the lessons to life in your own garden.
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Customizable Spreadsheets: Plan like a pro with our ready-to-fill templates for crop selection, seed-starting, spacing, and harvesting.
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Live Q&A Sessions: Join us for five monthly 60-minute live Q&As to ask questions and dive deeper into herb gardening. Miss a session? No worries—they’re all recorded!
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Private Facebook Community: Get support, share your garden pics, meet other gardeners, and stay inspired in our private community.
So what’s inside the course?
We’ve created 5 online modules to guide you from concept to storing your harvests. Each module will be released as the season progresses - from early April through July.
Module 1: Goals Articulation & Concept Development
We’ll start by clarifying your gardening goals, helping you select plants that best suit your unique lifestyle. Then, we’ll guide you through preparing a site plan and beginning your master plant list.
Module 2: Site Analysis & Planting Design
Soil, sun, wind, water—these are key elements to consider in your site plan. We’ll teach you how to analyze your space and incorporate these factors. Then it’s on to the fun of designing your planting plan! Explore the pros and cons of different garden bed styles to find what’s best for your site. We’ll finish up by creating your planting schedule and walking you through seed sourcing and starting.
Module 3: Garden Bed Construction, Soil & Planting
Get hands-on guidance for building your garden beds and enriching your soil for robust, healthy plants. We’ll cover planting and watering techniques to help your seeds and seedlings thrive.
Module 4: Garden Maintenance & Drying Techniques
With your garden growing, it’s time to focus on maintenance and any troubleshooting along the way. We’ll introduce herb harvesting methods to prepare you for when your plants are ready.
Module 5: Harvesting, Processing & Storage
Learn the ins and outs of harvesting, drying, and processing your herbs to preserve their flavor, medicinal qualities, and freshness. Finally, we’ll teach you how to store your harvest, so you can enjoy your herbs all winter long.
Hi! We're Phil & Kate...
We run a herbal tea & tincture business, where we grow the ingredients ourselves at our farm in Ontario, Canada.
For the last 10 years, we have jumped head-first into the wonderful world of herbs - which neither of us grew up learning about.
There’s been a lot of trial & error over the years, and now we’re excited to share our wisdom to help you love growing and playing with herbs too!
We happen to love teaching, too.
Phil Collins
Phil is a licensed Landscape Architect and horticulturalist who has been designing thriving edible ecosystems from small urban backyards to large commercial spaces. He is also a seasoned educator, and has taught in Kindergarten through high school classrooms and facilitated student-led design of numerous gardens & outdoor spaces. He manages the day-to-day operation at Foggy River Farm, and can be found serving up tea at the weekend farmers market. There’s no shortage of dad-jokes in all facets of his work.
Kate Collins
Kate left her 9-5 and city life behind in 2013 to start Foggy River Farm—without a clue about gardening! But a love for herbal medicine blossomed, sparked by her own health journey. Since then, she’s spent countless hours learning everything from growing and harvesting herbs to making home remedies. Now, with two kids and a thriving farm, she’s all about sharing the joy of herbs and making natural wellness easy and accessible.
Phil Collins
Phil is a licensed Landscape Architect and horticulturalist who has been designing thriving edible ecosystems from small urban backyards to large commercial spaces. He is also a seasoned educator, and has taught in Kindergarten through high school classrooms and facilitated student-led design of numerous gardens & outdoor spaces. He manages the day-to-day operation at Foggy River Farm, and can be found serving up tea at the weekend farmers market. There’s no shortage of dad-jokes in all facets of his work.
Kate Collins
Kate left her 9-5 and city life behind in 2013 to start Foggy River Farm—without a clue about gardening! But a love for herbal medicine blossomed, sparked by her own health journey. Since then, she’s spent countless hours learning everything from growing and harvesting herbs to making home remedies. Now, with two kids and a thriving farm, she’s all about sharing the joy of herbs and making natural wellness easy and accessible.
Phil Collins
Phil is a licensed Landscape Architect and horticulturalist who has been designing thriving edible ecosystems from small urban backyards to large commercial spaces. He is also a seasoned educator, and has taught in Kindergarten through high school classrooms and facilitated student-led design of numerous gardens & outdoor spaces. He manages the day-to-day operation at Foggy River Farm, and can be found serving up tea at the weekend farmers market. There’s no shortage of dad-jokes in all facets of his work.
Kate Collins
Kate left her 9-5 and city life behind in 2013 to start Foggy River Farm—without a clue about gardening! But a love for herbal medicine blossomed, sparked by her own health journey. Since then, she’s spent countless hours learning everything from growing and harvesting herbs to making home remedies. Now, with two kids and a thriving farm, she’s all about sharing the joy of herbs and making natural wellness easy and accessible.
QUESTIONS
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What happens once I enroll?
As soon as you enroll, you’ll be sent a welcome email with your username and password to our course platform and our community group.
The course will begin in March 2025, at which point your materials will become available, with a new module released each month. -
What climate is this course suitable for?
We are located north of Toronto in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada putting us in Zone 5b. While our own expertise is with crop that grow in this region, the principles we teach in this course are widely applicable to other regions. All participants will be researching the herbs that suit their climate.
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I've never gardened before. Is that OK?
We've made this course for anyone who wants to get started with growing herbs, regardless of how much or how little you might already know.
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How do the live Q&A calls work?
The Q&A calls will be on weekday evenings at 8pm EST, about once per month from April through August. We will notify you when each call is coming up. All students are able to submit questions ahead of the calls, or ask live during a call. All students get access to our archive of previous class call recordings.
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Is the course self-paced?
We'll give you access to new lessons and resources as the course progresses, but you can take longer, if you like. You have unlimited access to all your course materials, so you can work through it as many times as you would like.
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How long are the modules?
Each module contains 20-40 minutes in video tutorial.
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My yard is really small. Is this course for me?
Yes! This course discusses container gardening. There are many herbs that can be grown in a container or with creative small space designs.
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