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Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP54: Wild AyurvedaIn this episode, herbalist and Ayurvedic practitioner Jo Webber joins Robin Harford to explore how Ayurveda — the world’s oldest system of natural health — can be rooted in the wild plants of Britain.Together, they unpack the Ayurvedic concepts of the five elements, the three doshas, and the six tastes — and how these ancient principles can guide your modern life, food choices, and foraging practice.Jo shares how local herbs like nettle, dandelion and wild garlic can be powerful food medicines, how foraging supports physical and emotional balance, and why bioindividuality is key to healing.Thi...2025-05-1248 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP53: Crafting Herbal TeasIn this episode of the Eatweeds Podcast, Robin Harford sits down with Vivien Rolfe, a herbalist and researcher with a fascinating background in both science and herbal medicine. Recorded outdoors in the serene gardens of Penny Brohn in Bristol, this conversation delves into the art and science of herbal teas, the power of plants, and the rich cultural history surrounding their use.SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODECuriosity ResearchFree Subscription: Robin Harford's Daily Plant PracticesBook: Self Sufficient Herbalism by Lucy JonesABOUT VIVIEN ROLFEViv is a keen herbal researcher, educator and tea...2024-11-2546 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP53: Crafting Herbal TeasIn this episode of the Eatweeds Podcast, Robin Harford sits down with Vivien Rolfe, a herbalist and researcher with a fascinating background in both science and herbal medicine. Recorded outdoors in the serene gardens of Penny Brohn in Bristol, this conversation delves into the art and science of herbal teas, the power of plants, and the rich cultural history surrounding their use.SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODECuriosity ResearchFree Subscription: Robin Harford's Daily Plant PracticesBook: Self Sufficient Herbalism by Lucy JonesABOUT VIVIEN ROLFEViv is a keen herbal researcher, educator and tea...2024-11-2546 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP52: Indigenous Plant Practices in IndiaIn this episode of the Eatweeds podcast, Robin Harford is joined by filmmaker Nirman Choudhury to explore the deep connection between India’s indigenous communities and their traditional ecological knowledge of plants.Nirman shares insights from his project "Shifting Narratives," which highlights how tribal and Dalit communities use visual storytelling to document their relationship with their environment. The conversation delves into how these communities sustainably harvest forest produce, use plants for food and medicine, and maintain spiritual practices tied to the land. Through stories of resilience, they discuss the importance of preserving indigenous pl...2024-10-0145 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP52: Indigenous Plant Practices in IndiaIn this episode of the Eatweeds podcast, Robin Harford is joined by filmmaker Nirman Choudhury to explore the deep connection between India’s indigenous communities and their traditional ecological knowledge of plants.Nirman shares insights from his project "Shifting Narratives," which highlights how tribal and Dalit communities use visual storytelling to document their relationship with their environment. The conversation delves into how these communities sustainably harvest forest produce, use plants for food and medicine, and maintain spiritual practices tied to the land. Through stories of resilience, they discuss the importance of preserving indigenous pl...2024-10-0145 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP51: Green Recovery - Beyond Sexual TraumaIn this powerful episode, host Robin Harford welcomes Hannah-May Batley, founder of Hedge School, to discuss her groundbreaking work in plant-based healing and community regeneration.Hannah-May shares her journey from a post-mining community in South Yorkshire to creating a unique curriculum that addresses trauma, particularly sexual violence against women, through reconnection with nature.She explains how foraging, wild food, and traditional plant knowledge can be powerful tools for recovery and resilience.Highlights IncludeThe origins of Hedge School and its impact on post-mining communitiesHow plant-based practices can aid in sexual violence recoveryThe...2024-07-0547 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP51: Green Recovery - Beyond Sexual TraumaIn this powerful episode, host Robin Harford welcomes Hannah-May Batley, founder of Hedge School, to discuss her groundbreaking work in plant-based healing and community regeneration.Hannah-May shares her journey from a post-mining community in South Yorkshire to creating a unique curriculum that addresses trauma, particularly sexual violence against women, through reconnection with nature.She explains how foraging, wild food, and traditional plant knowledge can be powerful tools for recovery and resilience.Highlights IncludeThe origins of Hedge School and its impact on post-mining communitiesHow plant-based practices can aid in sexual violence recoveryThe...2024-07-0547 min
If a tree fallsEp. 4: Robin Harford - Ethnobotanist - Part 2Join Harriet and ethnobotanical food researcher Robin Harford in Part 2 as they continue their walk through the Exeter countryside. They explore the importance of brain nourishment, finding passions and purposes in life, the somatic knowledge of foraging, dopamine release and ancestral hand me downs, this week on If a Tree Falls. The episode was hosted and produced by Harriet Mansell. The assistant producer and chief editor was Teän Stewart-Murray. The assistant editor was Alex Troman. Theme music by Circle Music by Aleksey Chistilin (Lexin_Music) on Pixa...2024-03-0553 minIf a tree fallsEp. 3: Robin Harford - Ethnobotanist - Part 1This week, Harriet is joined by fellow plant forager and ethnobotanical food researcher Robin Harford. Since establishing his renowned wild foraging food school in 2008, Robin has published several best-selling foraging books and released his successful wild food podcast, Eatweeds. Their walk takes them through the Exeter countryside as they discuss the importance of learning from Indigenous knowledge, monocultures, hybridisation, sustainability and fully wild diets. The episode was hosted and produced by Harriet Mansell. The assistant producer and chief editor was Teän Stewart-Murray. The assistant editor was Alex Troman. Theme music by...2024-02-2743 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP50: The Sound of TreesWelcome to Episode 50 of the Eatweeds podcast, where host Robin Harford takes us on an auditory journey into the world of sound art and ecoacoustics with guest Jez riley French.In this episode, titled 'The Sound of Trees', we dive into the fascinating world of listening to plants and the hidden layers of sound that surround us.Jez, a leading British sound artist, shares the behind-the-scenes details of his latest exhibition in the Forest of Dean, revealing the actual internal sounds of plants and trees through his self-built microphones.2024-01-2946 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP50: The Sound of TreesWelcome to Episode 50 of the Eatweeds podcast, where host Robin Harford takes us on an auditory journey into the world of sound art and ecoacoustics with guest Jez riley French.In this episode, titled 'The Sound of Trees', we dive into the fascinating world of listening to plants and the hidden layers of sound that surround us.Jez, a leading British sound artist, shares the behind-the-scenes details of his latest exhibition in the Forest of Dean, revealing the actual internal sounds of plants and trees through his self-built microphones.2024-01-2946 min
The Outdoors Group PodcastEat Weeds: talking foraging with Robin HarfordIt was such an absolute delight to go for a stroll by the canal in Exeter with Robin Harford in this episode! Robin, the man behind the well known Eat Weeds website, joined me to discuss foraging, Ethnobotany, plants as medicine and food and so much more! We discussed why the stories behind plants are so important and need to be told, how those listening can dip their fingers into finding food in the wild where they live and even dabbled in a little bit of politics! It was such an interesting and thought provoking conversation to have and we...2024-01-261h 02
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP49: So You Want To Be A HerbalistIn this episode, #49 of the Eatweeds podcast, I sit down with Helen Kearney at the Betonica herb school on a lazy Summer day in the Devon countryside.We dive into the added value herbalists bring to the strained National Health Service (NHS) and discuss Helen's path from being inspired by her grandmother to becoming a medical herbalist and educator.We tackle the evolution of medicine since World War II, highlighting the crucial role of self-care and the struggle for herbal medicine's legal recognition.Helen shares the comprehensive training that goes into becoming a...2023-11-0755 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP49: So You Want To Be A HerbalistIn this episode, #49 of the Eatweeds podcast, I sit down with Helen Kearney at the Betonica herb school on a lazy Summer day in the Devon countryside.We dive into the added value herbalists bring to the strained National Health Service (NHS) and discuss Helen's path from being inspired by her grandmother to becoming a medical herbalist and educator.We tackle the evolution of medicine since World War II, highlighting the crucial role of self-care and the struggle for herbal medicine's legal recognition.Helen shares the comprehensive training that goes into becoming a...2023-11-0755 min
HerbcastForaging for Health: How to Reconnect with Nature & Eat Sustainably with Robin Harford“That coming together, gathering foods and gathering medicines is deeply healing and satisfying and an enjoyable way to experience life. And it’s simple and it’s free.”Robin Harford established his wild food foraging school in 2008, and his foraging courses are listed at the top of BBC Countryfile’s ‘Best foraging courses in the UK’. He is the creator of eatweeds.co.uk. Michelin chef Richard Corrigen recommended the site for inclusion in The Times' Top 50 Websites For Food and Drink. Robin refers to himself as an ethnobotanical researcher who is interested in the relationship be...2023-10-1647 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP48: The Car Free Forager - An Interview With Andy HamiltonIn this episode of the Eatweeds podcast, Robin Harford invites the seasoned forager, Andy Hamilton, for a deep and meaningful conversation about the evolving world of foraging, wild food, and wildcrafting.They take listeners on a journey, reflecting on their first meeting years ago and exploring the transformation of the foraging community's online presence over the years.Connect With Andy HamiltonFacebookAndy's websiteAndy's Youtube channelBack MatterFollow me (Robin Harford), for the latest updates and insights around foraging and wild food on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.And if...2023-09-2932 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP48: The Car Free Forager - An Interview With Andy HamiltonIn this episode of the Eatweeds podcast, Robin Harford invites the seasoned forager, Andy Hamilton, for a deep and meaningful conversation about the evolving world of foraging, wild food, and wildcrafting.They take listeners on a journey, reflecting on their first meeting years ago and exploring the transformation of the foraging community's online presence over the years.Connect With Andy HamiltonFacebookAndy's websiteAndy's Youtube channelBack MatterFollow me (Robin Harford), for the latest updates and insights around foraging and wild food on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.And if...2023-09-2932 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP47: Foraging, Sustainability and Culinary Exploration with Matthew PenningtonIn this episode of Eatweeds, host Robin Harford interviews Matthew Pennington, co-owner of The Ethicurean restaurant. Matthew discusses the restaurant's philosophy of using 80-90% of its ingredients from its own Victorian walled garden and orchard, as well as from local suppliers. He also talks about the importance of foraging for wild food, and how it can help to connect us to the natural world.Other topics covered in the episode include:The challenges of running a sustainable restaurantThe importance of using seasonal ingredientsThe art of fermentationThe future of foodThis episode is a...2023-09-0738 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP47: Foraging, Sustainability and Culinary Exploration with Matthew PenningtonIn this episode of Eatweeds, host Robin Harford interviews Matthew Pennington, co-owner of The Ethicurean restaurant. Matthew discusses the restaurant's philosophy of using 80-90% of its ingredients from its own Victorian walled garden and orchard, as well as from local suppliers. He also talks about the importance of foraging for wild food, and how it can help to connect us to the natural world.Other topics covered in the episode include:The challenges of running a sustainable restaurantThe importance of using seasonal ingredientsThe art of fermentationThe future of foodThis episode is a...2023-09-0738 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP46: Foraging In ItalyThis week on the Eatweeds podcast, we travel to the remote, idyllic region of Abruzzo, Italy, a haven for foragers, to meet our special guest, Marta Udalowa. Originally hailing from Poland, Marta has turned her passion for wild foods into a lifestyle, immersed in the bounty of nature.Join host Robin Harford as he engages in a fascinating conversation with Marta, a master pickler, about life in the Italian countryside, the art of foraging, and the delightful practice of pickling and preserving. This episode shines a spotlight on how Marta bridges the gap between the wild and...2023-07-1234 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP46: Foraging In ItalyThis week on the Eatweeds podcast, we travel to the remote, idyllic region of Abruzzo, Italy, a haven for foragers, to meet our special guest, Marta Udalowa. Originally hailing from Poland, Marta has turned her passion for wild foods into a lifestyle, immersed in the bounty of nature.Join host Robin Harford as he engages in a fascinating conversation with Marta, a master pickler, about life in the Italian countryside, the art of foraging, and the delightful practice of pickling and preserving. This episode shines a spotlight on how Marta bridges the gap between the wild and...2023-07-1234 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP45: Hawthorn Harmony - A Tale of Foraging, Wildcrafting, and ConnectionJoin us for a breath of fresh air with episode 45 of 'Eatweeds,' a podcast dedicated to celebrating the joy and richness of wild food. Our host, Robin Harford, transports us away from the bustle of daily life, inviting us to pause, reflect, and savor the exquisite moments of being at one with nature.In this special episode, Robin trades his traditional role as host to become our storyteller, bringing to life his personal essay on the pure, simple beauty of gathering Hawthorn flowers for syrup.Key topics covered include:- The art...2023-05-1902 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP45: Hawthorn Harmony - A Tale of Foraging, Wildcrafting, and ConnectionJoin us for a breath of fresh air with episode 45 of 'Eatweeds,' a podcast dedicated to celebrating the joy and richness of wild food. Our host, Robin Harford, transports us away from the bustle of daily life, inviting us to pause, reflect, and savor the exquisite moments of being at one with nature.In this special episode, Robin trades his traditional role as host to become our storyteller, bringing to life his personal essay on the pure, simple beauty of gathering Hawthorn flowers for syrup.Key topics covered include:- The art...2023-05-1902 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP44: A Year on Wild FoodMy guest for this episode of the Eatweeds podcast is the remarkable Mo' Wilde. An author and experienced foraging teacher, Mo' has done something few could even contemplate: she lived for a full year completely sustained by wild food. Her fascinating journey and profound insights will have you rethinking your daily meals and your connection to the world around you.Key topics for this episode include:The incredible diversity of the microbiome and its importance for gut health.The essential practice of foraging and how it connects us to our ancestors.The astounding variety and nutritional...2023-05-0959 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP44: A Year on Wild FoodMy guest for this episode of the Eatweeds podcast is the remarkable Mo' Wilde. An author and experienced foraging teacher, Mo' has done something few could even contemplate: she lived for a full year completely sustained by wild food. Her fascinating journey and profound insights will have you rethinking your daily meals and your connection to the world around you.Key topics for this episode include:The incredible diversity of the microbiome and its importance for gut health.The essential practice of foraging and how it connects us to our ancestors.The astounding variety and nutritional...2023-05-0959 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP43: Plants, Enchantment and Wild WordsIn Episode 43, "Plants, Enchantment and Wild Words," Robin and Zoe delve into the enthralling world of plant lore and explore how enchantment and folklore have shaped our connection with the natural world. Zoe shares her unique insights into the role of plants in mythology and how anthropomorphism and gender have influenced our understanding and stories of the plant world.This episode also uncovers the magic of wordsmithing and the art of storytelling, revealing how the power of language can evoke a sense of wonderment and help us foster a closer bond with nature. Robin and Zoe...2022-11-041h 06Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP43: Plants, Enchantment and Wild WordsIn Episode 43, "Plants, Enchantment and Wild Words," Robin and Zoe delve into the enthralling world of plant lore and explore how enchantment and folklore have shaped our connection with the natural world. Zoe shares her unique insights into the role of plants in mythology and how anthropomorphism and gender have influenced our understanding and stories of the plant world.This episode also uncovers the magic of wordsmithing and the art of storytelling, revealing how the power of language can evoke a sense of wonderment and help us foster a closer bond with nature. Robin and Zoe...2022-11-041h 06Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP41: It’s Not Just For You HumanA short audio essay on sustainable harvesting and ethical wildcrafting. Spoken by Robin Harford from Eatweeds. Receive more audio essays, articles and wild food recipes by email. Sign up at https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/subscribeRelated articlesArchive of shows of the Eatweeds PodcastBotanical Society Code of ConductSustainable foraging guidelinesForaging safety guidelinesCareful with that plant ID app2022-05-0902 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP41: It’s Not Just For You HumanA short audio essay on sustainable harvesting and ethical wildcrafting. Spoken by Robin Harford from Eatweeds. Receive more audio essays, articles and wild food recipes by email. Sign up at https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/subscribeRelated articlesArchive of shows of the Eatweeds PodcastBotanical Society Code of ConductSustainable foraging guidelinesForaging safety guidelinesCareful with that plant ID app2022-05-0902 min
The Mushroom Hour PodcastEp. 83: Eat Weeds - Wild Plant Contemplations, Healing with Foraging & Perspectives in Ethnobotany (feat. Robin Harford) Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of wild food expert and author Robin Harford. Robin is a plant-based forager, ethnobotanical researcher and wild food educator. He has published numerous foraging guidebooks and established his own wild food foraging school in 2008. His foraging courses were recently voted #1 in the UK by BBC Countryfile. Robin is the creator of Eatweeds which is listed in The Times Top 50 websites for food and drink. He has travelled extensively documenting and recording the traditional and local uses of wild food plants in indigenous cultures. His work has taken him to A...2021-06-041h 20
Love This Food ThingWalk on the Wild Side and Recovery with Robin HarfordRobin Harford is a plant based forager, ethnobotanical researcher and wild food educator. As a child Robin sought sanctuary in the woods and moorlands of Devon and later in alcohol and drugs. But, the wild plants of yore were never far from his mind.So, when life as he knew it fell apart he settled to study the plants of his youth and included many from all over the world. In forests, jungles and cities, he learnt to pause, sense and nibble.Find out how Robin’s recovery practice helps him get into “the sub...2021-04-2355 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP34: Prison PlantsNicole Rose runs Solidarity Apothecary which materially supports revolutionary struggles and communities with plant medicines to strengthen collective autonomy, self-defence and resilience to climate change, capitalism and state violence. Show notes at eatweeds.co.uk/podcast2021-02-1841 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP34: Prison PlantsNicole Rose runs Solidarity Apothecary which materially supports revolutionary struggles and communities with plant medicines to strengthen collective autonomy, self-defence and resilience to climate change, capitalism and state violence. Show notes at eatweeds.co.uk/podcast2021-02-1841 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP33: Foraging, Rewilding and Nature ConnectionLucy O'Hagan takes us on a journey exploring ancestral ways and rewilding, foraging and nature connection. Why do it and how relevant is it in a hyper connected digital world. Show notes at eatweeds.co.uk2020-11-1240 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP33: Foraging, Rewilding and Nature ConnectionLucy O'Hagan takes us on a journey exploring ancestral ways and rewilding, foraging and nature connection. Why do it and how relevant is it in a hyper connected digital world. Show notes at eatweeds.co.uk2020-11-1240 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP32: The Fantastical Delights of Fly Agaric As Food and MedicineFergus Drennan and Courtney Tyler discuss their pioneering work exploring the cutting-edge of food and medicine using the fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria). Show notes at eatweeds.co.uk2020-10-1639 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP32: The Fantastical Delights of Fly Agaric As Food and MedicineFergus Drennan and Courtney Tyler discuss their pioneering work exploring the cutting-edge of food and medicine using the fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria). Show notes at eatweeds.co.uk2020-10-1639 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP31: The Importance of Ethnobotany - An Interview with Mark NesbittEthnobotany is the study of the interrelationship between people and plants, historically and cross-culturally, particularly the role of plants in human culture and practices, how humans have used and modified plants, and how they represent them in their systems of knowledge.2020-08-2128 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP31: The Importance of Ethnobotany - An Interview with Mark NesbittEthnobotany is the study of the interrelationship between people and plants, historically and cross-culturally, particularly the role of plants in human culture and practices, how humans have used and modified plants, and how they represent them in their systems of knowledge.2020-08-2128 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP30: Edible City - Urban Foraging During LockdownJohn Rensten (author of Edible City) discusses how to keep foraging in a city during the coronavirus lockdown. How to stay safe, keep your distance and why foraging is vitally important for mental and physical wellbeing.2020-04-131h 03Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP30: Edible City - Urban Foraging During LockdownJohn Rensten (author of Edible City) discusses how to keep foraging in a city during the coronavirus lockdown. How to stay safe, keep your distance and why foraging is vitally important for mental and physical wellbeing.2020-04-131h 03
WorldWild Podcast38 | Starting with One Plant with Robin HarfordLearning is empowering, that much we know. So how do we go about teaching whilst lessening the grip of authority and control - thereby empowering the individual to be their own authority, to embrace their own experience and to develop a relationship with a wild plant as commonplace as a dandelion. We are talking with Robin Harford, the man behind EatWeeds and author many foraging guide books, about what we can do right now to be more at home in nature and to embrace the sensory experience...
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Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP29: Calm EaseA discussion on foraging, stillness and mindfulness as a way to work with difficult feelings during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.2020-03-2011 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP29: Calm EaseA discussion on foraging, stillness and mindfulness as a way to work with difficult feelings during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.2020-03-2011 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP28: Introducing Plant TalkIntroducing Plant Talk, a new supplement to the regular Eatweeds podcast show that encourages and prompts you to deepen your relationship with plants.2020-03-0404 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP28: Introducing Plant TalkIntroducing Plant Talk, a new supplement to the regular Eatweeds podcast show that encourages and prompts you to deepen your relationship with plants.2020-03-0404 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP27: Be Your Own Authority - A Forager's PerspectiveChris Holland (Talks With Tellers) interviews wild food author and forager Robin Harford. They discuss the importance of restoring vital connection to the ecosystem. Teaching plants through the power of story. Empowering self and community through sensory-based nature connection practices and more.2019-12-1335 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP27: Be Your Own Authority - A Forager's PerspectiveChris Holland (Talks With Tellers) interviews wild food author and forager Robin Harford. They discuss the importance of restoring vital connection to the ecosystem. Teaching plants through the power of story. Empowering self and community through sensory-based nature connection practices and more.2019-12-1335 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP26: Herbalism With AttitudeIt’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 community.Overthrowing the colonialism that has turned herbalism from something we all used to do, into a profession where you’d think you need a PhD just to touch a plant!Colourful, fun and full of vim (No, not the cleaning product), they discuss:why plant medicine is for the people.how they got threatened with jail time for selling a herbal balm.why ed...2019-12-0350 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP26: Herbalism With AttitudeIt’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 community.Overthrowing the colonialism that has turned herbalism from something we all used to do, into a profession where you’d think you need a PhD just to touch a plant!Colourful, fun and full of vim (No, not the cleaning product), they discuss:why plant medicine is for the people.how they got threatened with jail time for selling a herbal balm.why ed...2019-12-0350 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP25: Edible Acorns - The Forgotten FoodAcorns 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 explore the edible uses of acorns as a food and in cooking. How to properly process acorns to remove tannins. Long term food storage. Acorns nutritional content, as well as establishing community acorn festivals around the country, plus much more.2019-09-1756 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP25: Edible Acorns - The Forgotten FoodAcorns 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 explore the edible uses of acorns as a food and in cooking. How to properly process acorns to remove tannins. Long term food storage. Acorns nutritional content, as well as establishing community acorn festivals around the country, plus much more.2019-09-1756 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP24: Nutritional Cultural IdentityMasanobu 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 the importance of nutritional cultural identity, wild food volunteer plants, soil fertility, and collective wellbeing.2019-08-1240 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP24: Nutritional Cultural IdentityMasanobu 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 the importance of nutritional cultural identity, wild food volunteer plants, soil fertility, and collective wellbeing.2019-08-1240 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP23: Wild Tea Ceremonies & CelebrationsHow to create your own local wild tea ceremonies and celebrations for community building and wild wellbeing.2019-06-1721 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP23: Wild Tea Ceremonies & CelebrationsHow to create your own local wild tea ceremonies and celebrations for community building and wild wellbeing.2019-06-1721 min
Harford County Public LibraryThe Harford Edge - May 10, 2019Co-hosts Robert Mumby and Jennifer Button, of the Harford County Public Library, interview Robin Tomechko, CEO and Heather Lynch, Resource Development Manager from the Harford Family House.2019-05-101h 02
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP22: Foraging The Future, Sustainability & Vital ConnectionAn 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 after wild spaces. Why foraging is sustainable. How foraging can help feed an ever growing population, and how we can restore our vital connection to Land.2018-11-1249 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP22: Foraging The Future, Sustainability & Vital ConnectionAn 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 after wild spaces. Why foraging is sustainable. How foraging can help feed an ever growing population, and how we can restore our vital connection to Land.2018-11-1249 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP21: From 19th Century Famine Potherb to 21st Century Hipster FoodLukasz Luczaj presents Kew’s 19th Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecture.2018-11-051h 02Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP21: From 19th Century Famine Potherb to 21st Century Hipster FoodLukasz Luczaj presents Kew’s 19th Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecture.2018-11-051h 02
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP20: Discovering New Wild Edible Plants With Łukasz ŁuczajA 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 wild food plants. Prolific in his research, Łukasz reveals some surprising facts about what is considered ‘food’.2018-10-2624 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP20: Discovering New Wild Edible Plants With Łukasz ŁuczajA 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 wild food plants. Prolific in his research, Łukasz reveals some surprising facts about what is considered ‘food’.2018-10-2624 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP19: The Future of Farming is ForagingHilltown Organics are revolutionising how we farm. Incorporating wild edible plants into their polyculture farming systems, they grow high-nutrient food plants that are sold at farmer’s markets. According to soil scientists, their revolutionary farming practices have produced some of the richest soil found anywhere in the UK.2018-10-0541 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP19: The Future of Farming is ForagingHilltown Organics are revolutionising how we farm. Incorporating wild edible plants into their polyculture farming systems, they grow high-nutrient food plants that are sold at farmer’s markets. According to soil scientists, their revolutionary farming practices have produced some of the richest soil found anywhere in the UK.2018-10-0541 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP18: The Wild Art of FermentationFermented 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 flavours enlivened by colonies of beneficial bacteria and enhanced micronutrients. In this episode I talk with former plant biochemist Viola Sampson turned "fermentation passionista" on the benefits of wild fermented foods. 2018-05-3144 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP18: The Wild Art of FermentationFermented 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 flavours enlivened by colonies of beneficial bacteria and enhanced micronutrients. In this episode I talk with former plant biochemist Viola Sampson turned "fermentation passionista" on the benefits of wild fermented foods. 2018-05-3144 min
Harford County Public LibraryThe Harford Edge - May 11, 2018Co-hosts Bob Mumby and Leslie Greenly Smith, Administrator - Marketing and Communications of The Harford County Public Library interview Robin Tomechko and Heather Lynch from Harford Family House.2018-05-141h 05
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP17: New York's Notorious Vegan ForagerNotorious 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 foraging antics around New York. While revealing how to craft delicious vegan cuisine from their foraged finds. Including some truly unique ways to use wild edible plants.2018-02-2635 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP17: New York's Notorious Vegan ForagerNotorious 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 foraging antics around New York. While revealing how to craft delicious vegan cuisine from their foraged finds. Including some truly unique ways to use wild edible plants.2018-02-2635 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEW16: Herbalists Without BordersAn interview with Becs Griffiths and Annwen Jones from Herbalists Without Borders (Bristol) - talking about social justice, radical herbalism and providing free healthcare to people fleeing conflict, persecution, and intolerable living conditions.2017-11-0941 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEW16: Herbalists Without BordersAn interview with Becs Griffiths and Annwen Jones from Herbalists Without Borders (Bristol) - talking about social justice, radical herbalism and providing free healthcare to people fleeing conflict, persecution, and intolerable living conditions.2017-11-0941 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP15: The Handmade ApothecaryIn 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 crisis. When is the best time to self-medicate, and when should you visit the doctor? Why modern medicine isn’t always evil, and what our grandparents could have taught us about how plants, herbs and other foods can empower us.2017-10-2424 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP15: The Handmade ApothecaryIn 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 crisis. When is the best time to self-medicate, and when should you visit the doctor? Why modern medicine isn’t always evil, and what our grandparents could have taught us about how plants, herbs and other foods can empower us.2017-10-2424 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP14: Why The Balsam Bashers Might Be Wrong: A New Way Of Looking At Invasive PlantsIn 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 their role in our environment. The hot topic? Whether balsam bashing holds up from a scientific standpoint.Key Topics Discussed:Foraging: How understanding invasive species can enhance our wild food adventures.Wild Food: Why invasive plants might just be an unexpected culinary delight.Invasive Species: Are these plants truly detrimental, or are they environmental saviors in disguise?Wildcrafting: How the world of wildcrafting is influenced by the...2017-07-1143 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP14: Why The Balsam Bashers Might Be Wrong: A New Way Of Looking At Invasive PlantsIn 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 their role in our environment. The hot topic? Whether balsam bashing holds up from a scientific standpoint.Key Topics Discussed:Foraging: How understanding invasive species can enhance our wild food adventures.Wild Food: Why invasive plants might just be an unexpected culinary delight.Invasive Species: Are these plants truly detrimental, or are they environmental saviors in disguise?Wildcrafting: How the world of wildcrafting is influenced by the...2017-07-1143 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast SpiritT.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 much maligned liquor.2017-07-0541 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast SpiritT.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 much maligned liquor.2017-07-0541 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP12: Passion Potions: Herbalism and the Radical Heart RevolutionThe Seed Sistas (radical herbalists extraordinaire) discuss passion potions, wild herbalism, wellbeing, resilience, anarchy, connection, community and activism.2017-05-1052 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP12: Passion Potions: Herbalism and the Radical Heart RevolutionThe Seed Sistas (radical herbalists extraordinaire) discuss passion potions, wild herbalism, wellbeing, resilience, anarchy, connection, community and activism.2017-05-1052 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP11: Nathaniel Hughes On Intuitive HerbalismNathaniel Hughes discusses intuitive herbalism. How to develop deep relationship with the healing plants that live around us. How to know plants beyond the intellect, and meeting plants as friends. Lay-herbalism; the controversy of regulation, and certification. Do you actually need them in order to practice herbalism in your community?2016-11-2945 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP11: Nathaniel Hughes On Intuitive HerbalismNathaniel Hughes discusses intuitive herbalism. How to develop deep relationship with the healing plants that live around us. How to know plants beyond the intellect, and meeting plants as friends. Lay-herbalism; the controversy of regulation, and certification. Do you actually need them in order to practice herbalism in your community?2016-11-2945 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP10: The Wild & Wonderful World of FungiA 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 out to one of his favourite fungi patches to talk all things fungi. In this walk in the wilds we discovered Penny Bun, The Miller, Amethyst Deceiver and Hedgehog Fungi.2016-09-1340 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP10: The Wild & Wonderful World of FungiA 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 out to one of his favourite fungi patches to talk all things fungi. In this walk in the wilds we discovered Penny Bun, The Miller, Amethyst Deceiver and Hedgehog Fungi.2016-09-1340 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP09: Foraging With Europe’s Grand MasterA very special interview with foraging grand-master Francois Couplan. In this podcast Francois talks about his early influencers, animism, human and non-human relationships, plus the new wave of using wild edible plants in gastronomy.2016-08-2533 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP09: Foraging With Europe’s Grand MasterA very special interview with foraging grand-master Francois Couplan. In this podcast Francois talks about his early influencers, animism, human and non-human relationships, plus the new wave of using wild edible plants in gastronomy.2016-08-2533 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP08: Emma Kidd on First Steps to SeeingPractical 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.2016-04-1838 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP08: Emma Kidd on First Steps to SeeingPractical 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.2016-04-1838 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP07: Miles Irving on Foraging & SustainabilityMiles Irving from Forager Ltd, talks about commercial foraging and sustainability, and why the old conservation paradigm is now obsolete.2015-12-1849 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP07: Miles Irving on Foraging & SustainabilityMiles Irving from Forager Ltd, talks about commercial foraging and sustainability, and why the old conservation paradigm is now obsolete.2015-12-1849 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP06: How To Make Nettle Leaf ProteinMichael Cole the creator of Leafu a commercially available leaf protein product, discusses why it is so beneficial to humans and the planet.2015-09-0832 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP06: How To Make Nettle Leaf ProteinMichael Cole the creator of Leafu a commercially available leaf protein product, discusses why it is so beneficial to humans and the planet.2015-09-0832 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP05: Remembering Frank CookOn the anniversary of Frank Cook's passing, friends remember him and how his work continues through the organisation Plants & Healers International. Includes interviews with Sandor Katz, Mary Morgaine & Marc Williams.2015-08-1946 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP05: Remembering Frank CookOn the anniversary of Frank Cook's passing, friends remember him and how his work continues through the organisation Plants & Healers International. Includes interviews with Sandor Katz, Mary Morgaine & Marc Williams.2015-08-1946 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP04: Plant Observation & Goethean ScienceAn interview with Craig Holdrege from the Nature Institute on "Plant Observation & Goethean Science". How to truly know a plant beyond the traditional classification & pattern methods of plant identification.2015-06-1013 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP04: Plant Observation & Goethean ScienceAn interview with Craig Holdrege from the Nature Institute on "Plant Observation & Goethean Science". How to truly know a plant beyond the traditional classification & pattern methods of plant identification.2015-06-1013 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP03: Revisioning Herbal Medicine For The PeopleAn interview with Simon Mills, herbal practitioner and author of Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. In this interview Simon's talks about : Why plants are not pills. Taking back control our health from experts, and much more.2015-04-2813 minEatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP03: Revisioning Herbal Medicine For The PeopleAn interview with Simon Mills, herbal practitioner and author of Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. In this interview Simon's talks about : Why plants are not pills. Taking back control our health from experts, and much more.2015-04-2813 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP02: Beyond Botany & Other Ways Of Knowing PlantsBeyond Botany: How to discover the edible and medicinal uses of plants without books, herbalists or teachers.2015-02-1113 min
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love PlantsEP01: Wild Dolmades, Is Comfrey Safe To Eat, Self Care Using PlantsIn 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 Monica Wilde takes us through the latest research on whether comfrey is safe to eat, is it? And finally Alex Laird from Living Medicine talks about the importance of using common plants found around you and in your kitchen for self care health care and to support your own path to wellbeing.2014-05-1730 min