Cultivating Culture: Rooted in Resilience.

09/01/2026

Time to get started on your fall gardens! Here are just a few of the vegetables you can plant in September in Louisiana:
Broccoli (plants):
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Beans, snap, bush (direct-seed):
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Beets (direct-seed):
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Brussels sprouts (plants):
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Cabbage (plants):
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Carrots (direct-seed):
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Collards (direct-seed):
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Greens, mustard & turnip (direct-seed):
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Kale (direct-seed or plants):
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Swiss Chard (plants):
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Turnips for roots (direct-seed):
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The Louisiana Vegetable Growing Guide showcases even more veggies to plant. View it: https://tinyurl.com/VegetablePlantingGuide

08/27/2026

FOOD RECALLS. AND IT’S NOT JUST ONE FOOD.

When you hear, “Jalapeños have been recalled,” you might think:

“I don’t buy whole jalapeños, so I’m good.”

But think about all the foods that can contain jalapeños:

Jalapeños
Salsa
Pico de gallo
Guacamole
Dips
Salad dressings
Sandwiches
Burritos
Soups
Prepared meals

One ingredient can touch MANY different foods.

The same thing happens throughout our food system.

Recent recalls and food-safety alerts have involved foods and ingredients like:

Jalapeños
Alfalfa sprouts
Iceberg lettuce
Frozen blueberries
Eggs
Bread
Fruit products
Vegetable products
Salad dressings
Salsas
Guacamole
Dips
Soups
Sandwiches
Chicken products
Beef products
Bacon
Pastrami
Corned beef
Cheese
Infant formula

And when one of those ingredients is used to make something else?

THAT FOOD CAN BE AFFECTED TOO.

The pepper isn’t just a pepper once it enters our food system.

It’s in the salsa.
It’s in the dip.
It’s in the dressing.
It’s in the sandwich.
It’s in the prepared meal.

THIS is why Cultivating Culture is here.

No, growing our own food doesn’t mean we’ll never buy groceries again.

It means we believe our communities deserve more knowledge, more skills and more ways to participate in feeding ourselves.

Grow the peppers.

Grow the tomatoes.

Grow the lettuce.

Grow the herbs.

Grow what you can.

And learn how to turn what you grow into the foods your family already eats.

Come get seeds.

Come learn.

Come grow food.

Come GREAUX with us.

Because the more we know about our food and how to produce it, the more power we put back into our own hands.

And when we come together, WE EAT TOGETHER.

This is why Cultivating Culture is here.

Putting food sovereignty into your hands.

08/27/2026

We see so many comments saying “In a minute we will have to grow our own food”, absolutely. We should have already done this. Free seeds are given at the St Tammany Parish Library via our donated Free Seed Box as well as at our location in Olde Town Slidell. There is no dangers in growing your own. If you need workshops or help, contact us to make an appointment or inbox us. 🍑🍓🍒🥑🍌🍎🌱

More Than 54,000 Pounds Of Jasmine Rice Have Been Recalled—What To Know

08/23/2026

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It’s all fun and games until you plant mint. 🫪

08/19/2026

🌱 LET’S MAKE WORM CASTING TEA!

We’re brewing up some GOOD stuff today at Cultivating Culture. Worm casting tea is one of my favorite ways to take what the worms already gave us and turn it into a liquid boost for the garden.

We’re using worm castings from our own vermicompost, water, a little unsulfured blackstrap molasses, and plenty of aeration to keep everything moving. 🫧

Worm castings are packed with nutrients and beneficial microorganisms that help support healthy soil, strong roots, and happy plants.

And this right here is why I love teaching people how to GREAUX. You don’t always have to run to the store and buy another bottle. Sometimes what your garden needs can come straight from what you already have.

From food scraps ➡️ worms ➡️ castings ➡️ plant food ➡️ MORE FOOD.

That’s a whole cycle. ♻️🌱

Follow along because we’re about to put this tea to WORK!

08/19/2026

🌱 LET’S MAKE WORM CASTING TEA!

We’re brewing up some GOOD stuff today at Cultivating Culture. Worm casting tea is one of my favorite ways to take what the worms already gave us and turn it into a liquid boost for the garden.

We’re using worm castings from our own vermicompost, water, a little unsulfured blackstrap molasses, and plenty of aeration to keep everything moving. 🫧

Worm castings are packed with nutrients and beneficial microorganisms that help support healthy soil, strong roots, and happy plants.

And this right here is why I love teaching people how to GREAUX. You don’t always have to run to the store and buy another bottle. Sometimes what your garden needs can come straight from what you already have.

From food scraps ➡️ worms ➡️ castings ➡️ plant food ➡️ MORE FOOD.

That’s a whole cycle. ♻️🌱

Follow along because we’re about to put this tea to WORK!

08/14/2026

🌱 Did you know Cultivating Culture has a Soil & Terrarium Bar? 🪴

Whether your houseplant is looking a little sad, you’re getting ready for your fall garden, or you just feel like getting your hands in some dirt and making something pretty we’ve got you!

At our Soil & Terrarium Bar, you can:

🪴 Get the right soil mix for your plants
🌿 Figure out what’s going wrong with your plants
🌱 Start seeds (and yes, we’ve got plenty to choose from)
🥕 Get your fall garden planned and prepped
🪱 Learn how to build healthier soil
🌵 Make your own terrarium
💚 Sit down with a Master Gardener for real, one-on-one help

Bring your questions, your ideas, or just yourself. We’ll help you sort it out and get your hands in the soil.

Book a Soil & Terrarium Bar appointment with Cultivating Culture.
📞 📱 985.690.0444

We’ve got the soil.
We’ve got the seeds.
We’ve got the know how.

You bring the vision. Let’s GREAUX. 🌱

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08/14/2026

I love this creator real bad! As y'all know Cultivating Culture is about gardening for food but we absolutely love house plants so you see a lot of that info too! Houseplants are good for the body and mind as well! Touching soil is touching soil! So get into it! Krystal is a PRO! I've gotten so much better at growing my house babies watching her content! 🪴

08/11/2026

Would love to see the plant that this monster bell pepper came off of!

08/10/2026