EP30: The edible city – urban foraging during lockdown
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
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EP29: Calm ease
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
EP28: Introducing plant talk
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
EP27: Be your own authority – a forager’s perspective
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
EP26: Herbalism with attitude
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
EP25: Edible acorns – the forgotten food
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
EP24: Nutritional cultural identity
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
EP23: Wild tea ceremonies & celebrations
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
EP22: Foraging the future, sustainability & vital connection
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
EP21: From 19th century famine potherb to 21st century hipster food
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
EP20: Discovering new wild edible plants
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
EP19: The future of farming is foraging
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
EP18: The wild art of fermentation
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
EP17: Busted by the cops for picking a dandelion
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
EP16: Herbalists without borders choose love over fear
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