Author: Dale Spoonemore

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I’ll Be Speaking at the OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show at State Fair Park on March 23rd, 24th, and 25th!

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at the 2018 OKC Home + Outdoor Living show from Friday, March 23rd – Sunday, March 25th! Learn all about how we converted our backyard from an urban lawn into food farm to feed our family of 6. I’ll cover all of the steps we went through, the biggest mistakes we made, and the advice I’d give to anyone else starting out today. Click here for a

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March Update – Customized Planting Dates for Your GPS Location in Our From Seed to Spoon Garden Planning Growing Guides Mobile App!

This update adds many new and exciting features! Most notably, we will now use your location to provide you with customized dates for indoor seed starting and earliest outdoor planting based on data from your nearest weather station! We’ve also added a filter menu on the vegetables list that lets you filter down to specific seasons. Check out the rest of our new features and a video of the update in action below.

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Cooking with Herbs! – Free Workshops (OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show @ State Fair Park)

We will be at the OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show at State Fair Park with FREE culinary herb workshops throughout the day on March 23rd-25th, 2018!

Learn how to grow and cook with Mediterranean herbs (oregano, sage, rosemary, thyme, basil) with Seed to Spoon & Prairie Wind Nursery! Class participants will learn how to start their very own herb plant and take it home FREE of charge. Participants will also learn how to use our FREE Seed to Spoon mobile app to grow their own food!

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The Best Valentine’s Day Present for a Gardener!

It took me a couple of tries, but I finally found the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day! Click on the video below to see what I got Carrie! Dale SpoonemoreDale Spoonemore is the visionary co-founder of “From Seed to Spoon,” a groundbreaking platform that has revolutionized the way individuals approach gardening. His journey from a novice gardener to a leading advocate for sustainable living and mental wellness through gardening is a source of inspiration to

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Growing a GIANT Cabbage! Brooklyn’s School Project: Part 1

Brooklyn came home with a cabbage plant for a contest they’re having at school to see who can grow the largest giant cabbage. This video shows how she’s planning to win! Link to larger Smart Pot shown in video – http://amzn.to/2C2S3kR Link to smaller Smart Pot shown in video – http://amzn.to/2ENkxlh Dale SpoonemoreDale Spoonemore is the visionary co-founder of “From Seed to Spoon,” a groundbreaking platform that has revolutionized the way individuals approach gardening. His

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February Update – Lots of Improvements, Plus 20 New Plants & Pests in Our From Seed to Spoon Garden Planning Growing Guides Mobile App!

This update adds the new “Getting Started” tab that walks you through setting up a new garden. We’ve also added over 20 foods and pests to the app as well as numerous enhancements throughout, many of which were made based on your feedback! Click on the blog post to read about all of the changes made in this update.

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2018 OKC Home & Garden Show: What I Learned From Talking to People About Growing Food

We had a lot of fun at the OKC Home & Garden show last weekend! We went there to help spread the word about the app, to get kids interested in gardening, and to help inspire people to start growing food. I had A LOT of conversations about growing food and began to notice a common theme among the topics. I have this huge list of features I want to add to our mobile app but I’ve struggled to decide what to work on first. Last weekend clarified the biggest challenges facing new gardeners and helped me focus my attention on the most important problems. Here’s what I learned from talking to people for 30 hours straight this weekend about growing food and the challenges they face.

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2018 Horticulture Industries Show: How We Turned Our Urban Lawn Into Food & the Free Mobile App We Created To Help You Grow Food Too!

I had the great honor of presenting at the 2018 Horticulture Industries Show organized by Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas on Friday, January 5th. I met a lot of great people, learned a great deal, and had a fantastic time. Thank you to the organizers of the event for allowing me to speak! You can watch the video below to see my presentation where I talk about what led us to start

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Why and How I Learned to Code to Build Our Mobile App (recorded presentation)

I had the privilege of speaking with the OKC-Sharp developer meetup group in Oklahoma City this week and talking about why and how I learned to code in order to build our mobile app. I talk about how I learned to code and share tips for others that want to learn. This talk is geared towards software developers but there should be lessons I talk about that apply to all areas of learning.

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I’m Talking About Indoor Seed Starting on 01/26/18 at the Oklahoma Organic Gardening Association

I’ll be talking about why and how to start vegetable seeds indoors on January 26th at the Oklahoma Organic Gardening Association. I’ll also bring examples of DIY seed starting stations that can be built without breaking the bank! Here’s a link to a video that details how we built our 1000+ seed starting station for less than $100! Check out the link below for more info about the event and OOGA! Indoor Seed Starting –

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Author: Dale Spoonemore