According to Brent Preston of The New Farm, a gardener grows food and a farmers grows and sells food. This week's guest expert is Rene Rawhouser blurs the line. He is an avid gardener, who feeds 15 people on his 2,500 square feet of land. Like commercial growers he needs to think about crop schedules, extending his crop season, and rapidly changing consumer preferences. Unlike farmers, he doesn't get paid. Instead he is rewarded by knowing he is providing quality vegetables for his children and grandchildren. In part one, he shares why he gardeners, how he got started, and when he reached his capacity limits.
