An audio journey through the wonderful wild world of plants. Episodes cover modern and ancient ways wild plants have been used in human culture as food, medicine and other uses.
Latest Episodes
EP22: Foraging The Future, Sustainability & Vital Connection
An interview with Miles Irving, author of the Forager Handbook and creator of The Wildbox, on why we must include humans in our conservation models in order to look af...
EP21: From 19th Century Famine Potherb to 21st Century Hipster Food
Lukasz Luczaj presents Kew’s 19th Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecture.
EP20: Discovering New Wild Edible Plants With Łukasz Łuczaj
A poisonous plant in one culture can be a food plant in another. In this rare interview, one of Europe’s leading ethnobotanists, Łukasz Łuczaj shares his passion for w...
EP19: The Future of Farming is Foraging
Hilltown Organics are revolutionising how we farm. Incorporating wild edible plants into their polyculture farming systems, they grow high-nutrient food plants that ar...
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 in to delicious f...