From Backyard to Resilience with Marjory Wildcraft
In this episode of Sustainability Forward, we sit down with Marjory Wildcraft—founder of The Grow Network and a global leader in modern self-sufficient living. Featured by National Geographic as an expert in off-grid lifestyles, Marjory has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to grow their own food and natural medicine.
We dive into how regenerative gardening can transform not just your backyard, but your entire relationship with sustainability. Marjory shares practical tips on growing food, preparing for climate-related disruptions, and embracing resilience through community. We also explore the role of home-grown medicine, how to start with little or no land, and why self-sufficiency is more urgent than ever.
Whether you're a climate-conscious urban dweller, a homestead dreamer, or just trying to reconnect with what you eat—this episode is full of insights you can act on.
Topics covered:
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Regenerative gardening for beginners
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Food security and climate adaptation
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Growing your own medicine
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Modern homesteading and preparedness
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Building resilient communities
Keywords: self-sufficient living, grow your own food, homesteading, regenerative gardening, food security, climate resilience, Marjory Wildcraft, The Grow Network, sustainability, survival skills, backyard gardening
Founder, The Grow Network
Marjory Wildcraft is the female leader of the survival and preparedness movement. In 2009 she founded.The Grow Network, which is a community of people focused on modern self-sufficient living. She has been featured by National Geographic as an expert in off-grid living, she hosted the Mother Earth News Online Homesteading Summit, and she is listed in Who’s Who in America for having inspired hundreds of thousands of backyard gardens. Marjory was the focus of an article that won Reuter’s Food Sustainability Media Award, and she recently authored The Grow System: The Essential Guide to Modern Self-Sufficient Living—From Growing Food to Making Medicine. She is best known for her DVD series Grow Your Own Groceries, which has over a million copies in use by homesteaders, foodies, preppers, universities, and missionary organizations around the world.
