465-Gardening with Chickens, Revisited

Joe Lamp'l· Host0:00

Hi, everybody. I'm Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind Joe Gardener, and welcome to The Joe Gardener Show. Today's guest is someone many of you already know, and if you've ever considered raising chickens alongside your garden, there's a good chance she helped you shape how you think about it. I'm talking about Lisa Steele, author of the best-selling book Gardening With Chickens, which, for many gardeners, became the go-to guide for integrating chickens into a productive, sustainable garden. But today's conversation is a little different because now, 10 years later, Lisa is back with a fully updated anniversary edition of that original book. And what makes this especially interesting is not just what's been added, but what's changed. After a decade of hands-on experience, a move to a completely different climate, and an even deeper dive into raising poultry as part of a garden ecosystem, Lisa brings a fresh perspective on what really works and what she's doing differently. So today, we're revisiting this topic with the benefit of 10 more years of real-world experience and unpacking what that means for gardeners today. So let's get started, and as we do, thanks to our sponsors for today's episode, Soil Cubed and Territorial Seed. You probably know by now, having access to high-quality compost is my not-so-secret weapon for the success of everything I grow in my garden, and that's why I'm so proud to be partnering with Soil Cubed. If you live in their delivery zones within Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,