EP43: Plants, enchantment and wild words
Show Notes Embark on a captivating journey in this episode of the Eatweeds Podcast as host Robin Harford welcomes Zoe Gilbert, a talented fiction … Continue
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Show Notes Embark on a captivating journey in this episode of the Eatweeds Podcast as host Robin Harford welcomes Zoe Gilbert, a talented fiction … Continue
In this episode, I talk with herbalist Anne Stobart, who set up the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, about why we need to grow medicinal … Continue
A short audio essay on sustainable harvesting and ethical wildcrafting. Spoken by Robin Harford from Eatweeds. Show Notes Botanical Society Code of Conduct Sustainable … Continue
In this episode, I talk with natural plant dye artist, Flora Arbuthnott. We discuss her fascination with using wild plants to create beautiful art … Continue
Mark Duffell is one of Britain’s foremost botanists and ecologists. In this episode we talk about: The best way for beginners to learn plant … Continue
In this episode of the Eatweeds podcast I discuss with Nick Hayes author of the ‘Book of Trespass‘ discusses the many reasons why Right … Continue
At the end of last year I interviewed Emma Welton. A musician who lives locally to me. She discusses listening as a nature connection … Continue
Tom Hirons is a poet and storyteller. He lives with his partner on the edge of Dartmoor in the UK. In this interview we … Continue
A quick plant talk on silver wattle, Darwin’s barberry and catkins which I found a few hundred metres from my house. Show Notes Silver … Continue
In this episode I talk with Nicole Rose from Solidarity Apothecary. Nicole did a three and half year prison sentence aged 21 amidst a … Continue
Lucy O’Hagan takes us on a journey exploring ancestral ways and rewilding, foraging and nature connection. Why do it and how relevant is it … Continue
Fergus Drennan and Courtney Tyler discuss their pioneering work exploring the cutting-edge of food and medicine using the fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria). Fly … Continue
Mark Nesbitt is the Senior Research Leader for Economic Botany and curator of the Economic Botany Collection at Kew. In this interview we discuss the … Continue
John Rensten (author of The Edible City) discusses how to keep foraging in a city during the coronavirus lockdown. How to stay safe, keep … Continue
A discussion on foraging, stillness and mindfulness as a way to work with difficult feelings during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Even if you are a … Continue
Plant Talk is an occasional supplement to the regular Eatweeds podcast, being the first one I decided to just ‘get it out there’. The … Continue
I rarely get in front of a camera or speak on podcasts. Yet last month my friend Chris Holland managed to persuade me to … Continue
It’s round two with the Seed Sistas. Britain’s most irreverent herbalists. For the past few years, they have been making waves in the plant … Continue
Acorns are a massive, under-utilised and forgotten food source. Join Robin Harford (your host) and Marcie Mayer (Europe’s foremost acorn food producer), as they … Continue
Masanobu Fukuoka’s one-straw revolution inspired Krishna Mckenzie to start his own organic farm in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India. In this interview he talks about … Continue
How to create your own local wild tea ceremonies and celebrations for community building and wild wellbeing. In this interview, I talk with my … Continue
An interview with Miles Irving, author of the Forager Handbook and creator of The Wild Box, on why we must include humans in our … Continue
The edibility of plants has been discussed in old herbals and economic handbooks since the origins of written language. Inventories of wild edible plants … Continue
That person is Lukasz Luczaj, associate professor and head of the Department of Botany at the University of Rzeszow, Poland. I’d always wanted to … Continue
Food pioneers Martin Godfrey and Sara Melendro from Hilltown Organics are revolutionising how we farm. Incorporating wild edible plants into their polyculture farming systems, … Continue
Fermented foods are a delicious and rich source of nourishment. The fermentation process can transform the flavour of food from the plain and mundane … Continue
Notorious New York vegan forager Steve Brill was busted by the cops for picking a dandelion. In this interview along with his 12 year … Continue
I was delighted to finally get Becs Griffiths and Annwen Jones. Two members of the collective who organised the Radical Herbalism Gathering, to agree … Continue
In this episode I talk with two amazing herbalists about why we need to build ‘health resilience’ using herbal medicine, in an age of … Continue
Home > Plants > Himalayan balsam The transportation of seeds or whole plants is an offence under the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) … Continue
I’d like introduce you to one of the world’s foremost absinthe experts, and the first person who was able to authentically reproduce the premium … Continue
Many moons ago I met two awesome ‘herbalistas’ called Karen and Fiona at the first Radical Herbalism Gathering (RHG). RHG is definitely a weekend … Continue
Over the years I have bumped into master herbalist Nathaniel Hughes at various gatherings around the country. We never seemed to be able to … Continue
A walk in the woods fungi foraging with the wild and wonderful Craig Worrall from Edible Leeds. I recently visited Craig at his home … Continue
Crawling at 5mph it took me ages to drive up the dusty, pot-holed road that led into the depths of wildness where foraging grand master … Continue
In this interview Emma Kidd, author of First Steps To Seeing: A Path Towards Living Attentively discusses practical ways to deepen your relationship with … Continue
In Memory of Michael Cole. Michael had a short battle with cancer but in the end died peacefully with his family around him, at home … Continue
Frank Cook was a herbalist, teacher, botanical explorer, activist and pollinator who turned people on to the abundance nature provides and the ability to … Continue
In this interview Craig Holdrege director of The Nature Institute discusses how the methodology of Goethean Science can enhance our ability to observe and experience plants … Continue
An interview with Simon Mills, herbal practitioner and author of Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Dictionary of Modern … Continue
In Episode 2 of the Eatweeds Podcast Robin Harford interviews his Russian friend, plantwalker and herbalist Olya Maiboroda about how we can know plants … Continue
In this first episode of the Eatweeds Podcast wild food chef Paul Wedgwood from Edinburgh talks about making Garlic Mustard Dolmades (Alliaria petiolata). Research herbalist Monica … Continue