Press
June 10, 2025
Cannabis in the Garden
A Conversation with Michel Navedo and Penny Barthel
Homegrowers International Podcast
Last Friday on our 4:20 Live, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with
Penny Barthel, author of “The Cannabis Gardener” and founder of the cannabis education company, “Wondering About Weed.” Penny’s bridging the gap between mainstream horticulture and home cannabis growing, drawing on her lifelong passion for gardening to help others understand how to grow this beautiful, beneficial plant at home.
November 29, 2024
A Green Take on Black Friday: DIY Cannabis Gifts
Just Say Know with Maria
NBC’s Radio & TV KCAA
1050 AM/106.5 FM
November 29, 2024
September 26, 2024
I grew my first outdoor pot plants in L.A. It’s harvest time. How what?
By Adam Tschorn, Senior Features Writer
Podcast Ep. 24
What I know so Far
In this episode I invited Penny Barthel, author of ‘The Cannabis Gardener,’ to discuss her journey from traditional gardening to becoming a prominent figure in the cannabis education field. Penny shares insights about her evolving perceptions of cannabis, driven by personal experiences and scientific curiosity.
May 26, 2024
LA Times
Motivated by a desire to demystify and destigmatize growing hemp and cannabis at home (and funded in part by a USDA grant), Emily Gogol (head gardener of Oregon-based Grow It From Home) and Penny Barthel (author of “The Cannabis Gardener” and Bay Area co-founder of the educational website Wondering About Weed) have been helping aspiring ganja greenthumbs across the Southland get their grow on since earlier this year.
Penny Barthel & Haley Nagasaki
A Beginners Guide to Growing Cannabis with Penny Barthel
Penny Barthel, author of The Cannabis Gardener, shares her cultivation practice.
Vol. 8, No. 3
Grow Magazine
My first feature article for Grow Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 3. In this article I explore some of the joys and challenges of growing cannabis in the garden.
Johanna Silver
Growing Weed in the Garden
Penny is a featured cannabis gardener in this charming book by Johanna Silver. Growing Weed in the Garden: a No-Fuss, Seed to Stash Guide to Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation (Abrams, 2020)
Kaisha-Dylan McMillan
Q/A in MJ Lifestyle
Q/A with Home Cultivation Queen Penny Barthel by Kaisha-Dyan McMillan in MJ Lifestyle IV, Summer 2020
Sunset Magazine
Living Laboratory
Sunset magazine article featuring Penny Barthel • Living Laboratory by Johanna Silver, Sunset Magazine, May 2017
Kitchen Toke V5 N1
Kitchen Horticulturist
Penny was featured in KitchenToke, Volume 5, Number 1. Penny’s cannabis kitchen pursuits and learn how to make delicious, low dose Vanilla Bean Gummy Bears.
The Humboldt Seed Company presents:
The Grow Your Own Show
Review of The Cannabis Gardener in Personal Plants
Cannabis Gardener: A Review
Personal Plants offered this kind review of The Cannabis Gardener, and wonderful interview of me.
Podcast
Potcasts #175: Backyard Cannabis Gardening
Take a listen to my recent interview with Johanna Nuding, on her Casually Baked: The Potcast podcast #175. We get into the weeds about cannabis gardening.
