Sheryl Campbell, Edible Flower Educator | MOTHER EARTH NEWS

By Sheryl Campbell and Bouquet Banquet
Updated on October 24, 2020
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Sheryl Campbell, Edible Flower Educator

Occupation: Heirloom gardener and seed saver, edible flower educator and owner of Bouquet Banquet, shepherdess, freelance writer, and homemaker

Residence: The Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Background: Sheryl and her husband, Rob, are city kids gone country. When they bought their 5-acre bit of heaven in 2007, they had a dream of “doing something” with the land. Not sure exactly what that something should be, they began to experiment and try out different ideas. Sheryl started by tackling the woefully neglected vegetable garden, and spent much of the first year reading everything in the library regarding raising vegetables. A gift subscription to Grit and, later, Heirloom Gardener got her off to a good start with heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables and flowers. Chickens and guinea fowl came next, followed by fruit trees and vines husbanded by Rob, and then by Katahdin sheep to fulfill Sheryl’s wintertime dream. Jersey cows, Kune Kune pigs, and goats have all been discussed and sidelined, at least for the moment. A very true adage of the rural life is “you never know what tomorrow will bring”.

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