The Earnest Gardener Inc.

06/17/2026

Perfect ending to a busy day! Sound on for the thunder!

06/15/2026

I've spent some time trying to find the right term for what we're doing here and honestly, I don't think one exists.

It's part permaculture. Part regenerative agriculture. Part homesteading. Part food forestry. Part localism. Part community resilience. Part self-reliance. Part old-fashioned common sense.

But none of those terms quite capture it.

The goal isn't to "live off-grid."

The goal isn't to become completely self-sufficient.

The goal is to build enough abundance that you always have options.

We grow food when possible instead of buying it.
We trade when possible instead of purchasing.
We learn skills instead of outsourcing everything.
We build community instead of isolation.
We improve land instead of extracting from it.
We share knowledge instead of gatekeeping it.

Every fruit tree planted is future food.
Every berry bush is future abundance.
Every skill learned is one less thing you're dependent on someone else to do.
Every relationship built with a neighbour, farmer, tradesperson, or gardener makes the whole community stronger.

What has surprised me most is the community that has appeared along the way.
Not always the people I expected.
Sometimes it's the neighbour who shows up with a trailer. The retired farmer with advice. The person who trades plants for maple syrup. The stranger who becomes a friend over a conversation about fruit trees. The customer who comes for a tomato plant and leaves with a new idea.

Maybe the closest term I've found is "Abundant Independence."

Not because we don't need each other.

Quite the opposite.

Because real independence isn't isolation—it's having enough food, skills, resources, and community around you that you have choices.

That's what we're trying to build here.

One tree, one garden bed, one skill, one neighbour, and one season at a time.

Jen's Perennials
The O'Brien Family Farm
Browns Pastures and Produce
Gardeners Branch
Sunrise Temple Embodhiment
Ali's Bakery
The Park Pack
Sima's Roots & Fruits
Perch Farms
Megan Baker

06/13/2026

Such a great event! Check it out! Some of my favorite local businesses all available in the same spot today!

Tracy Petley will have lilacs, daffodils, comfrey, wild violets, raspberry canes, day lilies some fresh rhubarb for eating and whatever else she can dig up in the morning.

06/13/2026

🌧️ Yes, we're open today from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, rain and all!

Need tomatoes, peppers, annual flowers, hanging baskets, fruit trees, nut trees, berry bushes, strawberries, or free wood chips? We've got you covered.

Don't feel like wandering around in the rain? No problem! Call or text me at 506-232-5925 and I'll happily bring your plants right out to your vehicle.

📍 The Earnest Gardener
2496 Route 490, Indian Mountain
Just 10 minutes past Costco on McLaughlin Road.

The plants need the rain, and honestly, so do we. See you soon! 🌱🍅🌶️🍓🌳

06/09/2026

Herbs, herbs and more herbs...

06/09/2026

06/09/2026