Ellen Ecker Ogden

Ellen Ecker Ogden is a food and garden writer, kitchen garden designer and the author of four books, including her newest , The Complete Kitchen Garden, featuring 15 theme gardens and 100 recipes for the vegetable gardener who seeks creative ideas and organic techniques for growing their own food.

As the co-founder of The Cook’s Garden  catalog, America’s premier source for culinary seeds, Ellen Ecker Ogden is dedicated to growing  ornamental edibles and is a featured speaker at national flower shows, botanic gardens and garden events throughout the U.S. She has been a guest on  the PBS show, Victory Garden, and HGTV as the “baroness of basil”.  She designs private gardens and holds workshops on kitchen garden designs and techniques throughout the U.S.

Her articles and kitchen gardens have appeared in The New York Times, Boston Sunday Globe, Eating Well Magazine, Vermont Life, Vermont Magazine, Vermont Sunday Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Organic Gardening, Martha Stewart Living, and Horticulture. Ellen is a member of Les Dames D’ Escoffier and Garden Writers of America.

Read more about Ellen Ecker Ogden:

Country Garden Magazine: Spring Greens Artistry

Kitchen garden expert Ellen Ogden celebrates the new growing season with salad greens that are a feast for the eye as well as the palate. Read on >>>

Eating Well Magazine: Homegrown Salads

Now’s the time to liven up your salad bowl with beautiful garden greens – from spicy mustard to mild mache – that thrive in the cool weather of spring. Read on >>>

Vermont Magazine: Grow A Kitchen Garden

A kitchen garden may be a fancy name for a vegetable garden, yet the concept is as old as the first hunter-gatherers who decided to sit back and watch seeds grow. Read on >>>

Ellen’s professional affiliations include:

Les Dames D’Escoffier
Northeast Organic Farmers Association
Slow Food, USA
Vermont Fresh Network
Garden Writers Association
Chefs Collaborative
Vermont Cheese Council
American Cheese Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen is a supporting member of: Chefs Collaborative, Garden Writers, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Seed Savers, Vermont Fresh Network, Slow Food USA, and Les Dames D’ Escoffier