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# Notes from Greenhorn Grove

Matthew's garden notes, practical growing lessons, harvest ideas, and Garden-to-Table Companion updates.

Latest letter

## A garden tool worth keeping

The crevice weeder, a simple tool test, and an honest app update.

By Matthew GaugerAugust 31, 2026

[Read the latest ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/a-garden-tool-worth-keeping-9bee31be.md)

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By Matthew GaugerAugust 26, 2026

## Guy Math, and your frost date

The tool video went past 140,000 on YouTube, and how to tell if it is too late to plant.

[Read the letter ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/guy-math-and-your-frost-date-dfcc9fe2.md)

By Matthew GaugerAugust 18, 2026

## No such thing as a free egg

Why I bake the shells, lavender in a heat wave, and a fall bed while summer is still going.

[Read the letter ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/no-such-thing-as-a-free-egg-894c738d.md)

By Matthew GaugerAugust 4, 2026

## Which homesteader are you

Mom's grilled zucchini trick, the real Johnny Appleseed, and some news about school.

[Read the letter ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/which-homesteader-are-you-74200fb0.md)

By Matthew GaugerJuly 27, 2026

## The recipes worth keeping

Cast iron, an old recipe card, and a good question from a greenhorn.

[Read the letter ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/the-recipes-worth-keeping-84966984.md)

By Matthew GaugerJuly 18, 2026

## Mom's marinara, for the pantry

Plus cast iron stories from your grandmas and where to find the app.

[Read the letter ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/mom-s-marinara-for-the-pantry-ed6233ee.md)

By Matthew GaugerJuly 13, 2026

## Building it from scratch

A cheap way to start, the one step folks skip, and the note that saved my pump.

[Read the letter ](https://www.builtbyfoundry.io/greenhorngrove/newsletter/building-it-from-scratch-b9b2ce06.md)

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