About
At the 20 Minute Garden, we explore the powerful idea that we can have a lovely, productive, organic kitchen garden by investing just 20 minutes per day– less time than a sit-com!
Our plan was borne of necessity mixed with optimism: In the fall of 2006, we had a new barn built in our back yard to replace the beloved but tottering antique carriage barn. The new structure is fantastic beyond our wildest dreams — but the havoc that construction wreaked upon our garden was beyond our nightmares.
We launched the 20 Minute Garden website in the spring of 2007 to document our efforts to reclaim our yard. Slowly but surely, our garden has become better than before, and we’ve learned a lot along the way.
The most significant lesson has been that the 20 Minute Garden is a reality. There’s always something to do or think about — year round — but if we keep putting in our 20 minutes, we have the garden we want to show for it. Read, watch and comment as we share what we’ve learned.
