My apartment does not get enough light.
Map the window, define one growing zone, and decide whether supplemental light earns the space.
Start with LLH-001Start here
Begin with the constraint, not the shopping cart.
Sill to Supper follows one loop: grow a useful herb in the space you have, keep it going when life interrupts, and use the harvest without filling the kitchen with single-purpose tools.
Choose your current problem
What is stopping you today?
I need to leave my herbs for about a week.
Measure actual water use and rehearse a contained system before the trip.
Start with AWH-001I have more fresh herbs than I can use.
Choose air-drying or controlled dehydration based on humidity, airflow, and batch size.
Start with HTP-001The complete loop
Three systems, one small home.
You do not need to complete every path. Use the next guide only when the previous system creates a real need.
- 01Open grow →
Make light usable
Turn an imperfect window or one compact shelf into a measured, maintainable setup.
- 02Open water →
Leave without leaks
Compare renter-friendly systems, size the reservoir, and test the full setup before leaving.
- 03Open harvest →
Use every harvest
Choose between air-drying and a compact dehydrator, then store only fully dried herbs.
What to expect
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