Hi, I’m Elle Reed
The green-fingered veggie gardener behind The Potager Project. I’m not your typical gardener – I’m here to show you how to start a vegetable garden and that anyone can grow their own food, no matter their age, experience, or space.
Whether you’re a suburban mum with a small backyard or a young professional with just a balcony or windowsill to work with, this blog is for you!
Learning to Grow Vegetables Indoors in an Apartment
I grew up gardening alongside my dad, learning the joys of growing our own food from a young age. When I was older I moved to London and lived the corporate lifestyle, living in a small apartment with only a tiny balcony. Despite these limitations of time and space, I decided to try growing vegetables indoors in my apartment.
With a Smart Garden, a Bokashi Bin and a few container gardens on my balcony, I was soon harvesting fresh food in the middle of London!
Transitioning to Urban Vegetable Gardening
When I moved back home and became a mum, I entered a new stage of life – the suburban gardener.
Determined to still grow my own food for my family, I embraced the challenge of my small backyard. I decided to grow a potager garden (yes, this is where the idea for The Potager Project started), and I loved that my kids could grow up learning about plants and cultivating their own food.
If nothing else, I hope that you take from my story that no matter the size of your space, we can all start somewhere when it comes to growing our own fresh food.
Why Learn How to Start a Vegetable Garden?
Between concerns over pesticides, food scarcity, and unreliable food supply, now more than ever, it’s important to learn the skill of growing our own food. The key is simply to start somewhere!
This is my dream for all of my readers! Whether it’s a few herb pots, a potager, or a full garden plot, I sincerely believe that we can all start somewhere in growing our own edibles and in doing so, provide healthier food for ourselves and those we love.
What You’ll Find on The Potager Project
If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I knew how to grow my own vegetables,” you’re in the right place. Whether you believe you kill every plant you touch plants, or just unsure where to begin, I’m here to help!
We’ll keep things simple, steer clear of confusing jargon, and show that anyone can grow their own food, no matter their age or budget. And if you have any questions at any point of your journey, we have an incredible community of beginner vegetable gardeners ready to help on our vegetable gardening forum.
My promise to you is to provide straightforward, practical advice and share real-life success stories to inspire and motivate you. Gardening doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive – we can all start somewhere and grow healthier food for ourselves and our loved ones.
Will you join me? Let’s start this edible food journey together!
