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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...

EP17: New York's Notorious Vegan Forager

Notorious New York vegan forager Steve Brill was busted by the cops for picking a dandelion. In this interview the father and daughter double-act discuss their foragin...

EW16: Herbalists Without Borders

An interview with Becs Griffiths and Annwen Jones from Herbalists Without Borders (Bristol) - talking about social justice, radical herbalism and providing free health...

EP15: The Handmade Apothecary

In this episode I talk with two amazing herbalists about why we need to build ‘health resilience’ using herbal medicine, in an age of NHS cuts and a national health cr...

EP14: Why The Balsam Bashers Might Be Wrong: A New Way Of Looking At Invasive Plants

In this engaging episode of the Eatweeds podcast, Robin Harford sits down with Pete Yeo from Future Flora to delve deep into the debate surrounding invasive plants and...

EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit

T.A. Breaux, one of the world leading experts on the distillation of absinthe, reveals its forgotten history, sings its praises and dispels the common myths of this mu...

EP12: Passion Potions: Herbalism and the Radical Heart Revolution

The Seed Sistas (radical herbalists extraordinaire) discuss passion potions, wild herbalism, wellbeing, resilience, anarchy, connection, community and activism.

EP11: Nathaniel Hughes On Intuitive Herbalism

Nathaniel Hughes discusses intuitive herbalism. How to develop deep relationship with the healing plants that live around us. How to know plants beyond the intellect, ...

EP10: The Wild & Wonderful World of Fungi

A walk in the woods fungi foraging with the wild and wonderful Craig Worrall from Edible Leeds.   I recently visited Craig at his home in Leeds, and he kindly took me ...

EP09: Foraging With Europe’s Grand Master

A very special interview with foraging grand-master Francois Couplan. In this podcast Francois talks about his early influencers, animism, human and non-human relation...

EP08: Emma Kidd on First Steps to Seeing

Practical ways to deepen your relationship with plants, by enhancing your ability to 'see' plants more fully, in a way that no mainstream botany class can ever teach you.

EP07: Miles Irving on Foraging & Sustainability

Miles Irving from Forager Ltd, talks about commercial foraging and sustainability, and why the old conservation paradigm is now obsolete.

EP06: How To Make Nettle Leaf Protein

Michael Cole the creator of Leafu a commercially available leaf protein product, discusses why it is so beneficial to humans and the planet.

EP05: Remembering Frank Cook

On the anniversary of Frank Cook's passing, friends remember him and how his work continues through the organisation Plants & Healers International. Includes interview...

EP04: Plant Observation & Goethean Science

An interview with Craig Holdrege from the Nature Institute on "Plant Observation & Goethean Science". How to truly know a plant beyond the traditional classification &...

EP03: Revisioning Herbal Medicine For The People

An interview with Simon Mills, herbal practitioner and author of Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Dictionary of Modern Herb...

EP02: Beyond Botany & Other Ways Of Knowing Plants

Beyond Botany: How to discover the edible and medicinal uses of plants without books, herbalists or teachers.

EP01: Wild Dolmades, Is Comfrey Safe To Eat, Self Care Using Plants

In this episode wild food chef Paul Wedgwood from Edinburgh talks about using Jack-by-the-Hedge (Alliaria petiolata) leaves as a dolmades wrap. Research herbalist Moni...

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