Small-Scale Edible Gardening for
Naturally Beautiful Living
More Canadians are living in condos, apartments, and flats. Our desire to grow food is evergreen, but is it possible in these small spaces? Yes.
At Cottage Corners, we offer a masterclass in small-scale edible gardening. Developed and taught by a Canadian vegetable gardening specialist. Experience the quiet luxury of homegrown.
Mastering Small-Scale Edible Gardening
A masterclass for aspiring vegetable gardeners who are in search of simple, yet comprehensive instruction of the highest quality.
Experience the quiet luxury of homegrown.
Inside the masterclass
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Upon logging in, you’ll find the course homepage. Here, you can track your progress through the course via the progress bar. Click “Continue Course” to jump ahead to your next lesson. Or scroll to review completed lessons.
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For those who prefer lecture-style learning, click play on the SoundCloud links to hear Bridgette read each lesson.
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12 chapters span the entire calendar year, each containing several lessons on the subject of the chapter.
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Your registration confirmation email comes with a download link for over 20 beautifully designed printable worksheets that support the course material.
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Inside the lessons, the content is embellished with photographs of Bridgette’s Cottage Corners. See what’s possible with your own eyes.
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When you complete the course, claim your graduation kit to receive a special gift box in the mail. It includes your personalized graduation certificate and an exclusive sweatshirt available only to our graduates.
Meet your instructor
Hi, I’m Bridgette,
I’ve been excited about growing food for as long as I can remember. From a humble vegetable patch in my parent’s yard, I took my passion for edible gardening to Dalhousie University, where I received a degree in Environment, Sustainability, and Society with a focus on organic agriculture.
In 2018, I moved to Southern Ontario where I began working as a vegetable gardening specialist and the organic program supervisor for a major Canadian garden seed distributor.
Throughout my career, I have witnessed rising interest in small-scale edible gardening. We may not have the space or time to cultivate the sprawling gardens of the past. Yet the natural human desire to grow beautiful, healthy food to feed our families and loved ones remains.
Balconies, windowsills, and rooftops are now the kitchen gardens of our generation. I began to see a need for resources that catered specifically to these new gardeners— so I created one. An environmentally responsible resource for aspiring vegetable gardeners who are in search of simple, yet comprehensive instruction of the highest quality. And now it’s here.
In it, you will learn everything you need to know about growing food. But for me, edible gardening is about more than just the food.
Stepping into our place in the ecosystem, as stewards of this beautiful earth, can bring a profound sense of purpose and belonging. I hope you find all this and more in your Cottage Corner. 💚
Student Testimonials
What you get:
Lifetime Access
Your enrollment includes all future updates and improvements to the course and related materials.
Graduation Gift Box
Receive a special gift box in the mail, including an exclusive sweatshirt available only to our graduates.
Garden Planner & Worksheets
Our proprietary garden planner and supplementary worksheets. Updated with new dates each year.
A Holistic Approach
Learn all you need to know to cultivate a thriving edible garden in an environmentally responsible way.
Professional Instruction
Email questions or photos to Bridgette for feedback from a professional edible gardening specialist.
Read or Listen
Perfect for those who prefer the pace of written or spoken instruction. No short-form video content here.
Clarity
Bypass trial-and-error. Understand your garden from day 1 and enjoy abundant harvests in your first year.
Resilience
Edible gardening enriches our lives. Through joy and loss, abundance and scarcity, long into old age.
Luxury
Nothing compares to a sun-warmed tomato from the garden. These are salt-of-the-earth luxuries.
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“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.”
— Claude Monet