Gardening With Chickens with Lisa Steele The Beet

In this week’s episode of The Beet, Jacques chats with backyard chicken expert Lisa Steele about why chickens might just be the hardest-working members of the garden team. From weed patrol to soil-scratching benefits, they discuss how chickens can boost your growing space while earning their keep. Plus, Lisa shares practical tips for getting started with a backyard coop without getting in over your head. Connect with Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the O.G. of backyard chicken keeping, sharing expert flock advice since 2009. From her farm in Maine, she’s built a trusted resource with hundreds of practical articles on raising chickens, ducks, and geese, as well as gardening and DIY coop projects. She’s also the author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook, a Publishers Weekly starred pick and Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Cookbooks, Food & Wine. Find more from Lisa on her website: Find more from Lisa on Instagram: Support The Beet: → Shop: → Seeds: Learn More: → All Our Channels: → Blog: → Podcast: → Discord: → Instagram: → TikTok: → Pinterest: → Twitter: → Facebook: → Facebook Group: → Love our products? Become an Epic affiliate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Gardening With Chickens with Lisa Steele The Beet is an episode from Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips and Advice by Epic Gardening.

This episode is 56:43 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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