For those curious if The Garden is a cult, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better resource than Tyler Milligan. A doomsday prepper from Colorado, Tyler is the first prospective member introduced in Discovery Channel's The Garden: Commune or Cult, a six-episode limited series exploring the off-grid community. In 2021, The Garden became embroiled in controversy when a member named Tree began posting TikTok videos from the group's 22-acre plot in Tennessee; in one video, Tree recalled members killing and eating a feral cat, prompting many social media users to brand the group a cult. The outrage led The Garden to close ranks, but now, with founder Patrick Martion initiating a new community land project in La Plata, Missouri, it has once again opened its doors to the public in hopes of recruiting new members.