It’s time! It may not feel like it, depending on where you are in the world, but for Josh and Carolyn, it’s time to start making preparations for their early spring gardens. And of course, they’re here to share their thoughts on that with you ... In this episode of Pantry Chat, Josh and Carolyn get ready to bring the homestead around to spring, focusing specifically on getting early spring gardens growing in the ground!In this Episode:The whole side of beef incoming to their freezerGrinding pig fat down to 50 quarts of lardHow to extend your seasons and increase your harvestGetting seed started and working it into a new systemWhy the basement is not great for germinating seedsGetting hundreds of starts going in the kitchenWhy you want the most intensive projects as close to you as possibleThe long-term survival food benefits of freeze dryingTheir brand new cheese cave (cheese and dairy classes coming in September!)How to culture and use raw milk in butter makingThe challenge of growing zones and the last frost dateWhen to start thinking about planting out in the gardenA number of ways you can speed up the soil warming processThe standard varieties that are suited to early spring gardensThe most overlooked and easiest growing methodResources: When to Start Your Seeds IndoorsHarvest Right Freeze DryersAnatomy of Raw MilkHow to Make Homemade Butter (3 Ways)Clyde’s Garden PlannersHow to Use a Vegetable PlannerEliot Coleman5 Steps to Great Garden Soil