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Welcome to the Food Grower Podcast. The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don’t forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

Chris (Fanfield Farm) & Jack (Jacks Patch)


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    Food Grower Christmas Party 2022 - Live Episode from The Food Grower Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 68:32


    In this episode the last of season 2... We bring you the recording of The Food Grower Academy Christmas Party 2022... Where Chris and Jack sum up the season, have a live Q&A with members, plus put the all important Quick Fire Questions to some of the Academy Members.Thank you to everyone who listens and gets something out of the Food Grower Podcast it wouldn't exist without you! If you celebrate it then have a very Merry Christmas, and if you don't I hope you can enjoy a bit of a break with loved ones over the next few days / week. Season 3 will be out in January... we hope you will join us for an amazing line up of guests! See ya then!Cheers,Jack and Chris--This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield and Jack from Jacks Patch we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Mr Plant Geek - Where Growing Started, Being A Hortpreneur and How Growing Plants Led to TV Presenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 47:38


    In this episode Andy chats with Michael Perry from the brilliant Instagram account Mr Plant Geek.They talk about getting started growing, finding and sharing the joy in plants, being a Hortpreneur and How Growing Led to TV Presenting.--This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.Michaels New Book - https://mrplantgeekshop.com/products/hortus-curious-by-michael-perry-signed-edition-with-goodybag Michaels Podcast - https://theplantbasedpodcast.net/ ---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    5 Things To Consider When Starting A Growing Business - These 5 Things Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 17:10


    This a new episode of the podcast that will come out each week on a Friday with "These 5 Things!"... 5 helpful hints, tips or lists to help you on your food growing journey. And in this episode it's 5 Things To Consider When Starting A Growing Business.--This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell on a Tuesday, and a "These 5 Things" Mini Episode on a Friday.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Rob's Allotment - Getting Started Growing, Breaking Down the Barriers and Growing Food You Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 48:43


    In this episode Andy chats with Rob from the brilliant Instagram account Rob's Allotment.They talk about growing on an allotment, getting started and breaking down the barriers or fancy language in growing and why you should give everything a go... and so much more.--This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    5 Herbs You Can Grow Through Winter - These 5 Things Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 12:45


    This a new episode of the podcast that will come out each week on a Friday with "These 5 Things!"... 5 helpful hints, tips or lists to help you on your food growing journey. And in this episode it's 5 Herbs You Can Grow Through Winter!--This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell on a Tuesday, and a "These 5 Things" Mini Episode on a Friday.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Farmers Markets - What They Are Like, How to Approach Them, How To Sell and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 48:44


    Andy and Chris jump on to talk about their love of farmers markets and discuss whether they are a viable part of a food growing business model, they talk about their experiences, how to do well at them, and much more---This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    5 Permaculture Tips - These 5 Things Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 27:04


    This a new episode of the podcast that will come out each week on a Friday with "These 5 Things!"... 5 helpful hints, tips or lists to help you on your food growing journey. And in this episode it's 5 Permaculture Tips from Jack after he just got back from teaching at a wonderful permaculture retreat in Italy.--This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell on a Tuesday, and a "These 5 Things" Mini Episode on a Friday.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Home Grown With The Haydons - Allotment Growing, Self Sufficiency, Giving Everything A Go and much more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 38:47


    In this episode Andy chats with Steph from the brilliant Instagram account Home Grown With The Haydons.They talk about growing on an allotment, becoming self sufficient, about the fact that no plot looks as perfect as instagram, why you should give everything a go... and so much more.--This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    5 Growing Mistakes We Made This Year - These 5 Things Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 12:40


    This a new episode of the podcast that will come out each week on a Friday with "These 5 Things!"... 5 helpful hints, tips or lists to help you on your food growing journey. And in this episode it's 5 Mistakes we made with Growing Food this year and more importantly what we learned from that.--This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell on a Tuesday, and a "These 5 Things" Mini Episode on a Friday.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Cost of Living Crisis - Save £££ Growing Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 45:23


    This time Chris and Andy jump on to record an important podcast... the cost of living crisis is effecting us all and so we jump on to talk about that.. but with a positive food growing spin we show how growing just 5 crops can feed your family and save you big £££.---This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    5 Things To Do In The Autumn Herb Garden Now - These 5 Things Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 12:39


    This a new episode of the podcast that will come out each week on a Friday with "These 5 Things!"... 5 helpful hints, tips or lists to help you on your food growing journey. And in this episode it's 5 Autumn Jobs You Can Do In The Herb Garden Right Now.--This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell on a Tuesday, and a "These 5 Things" Mini Episode on a Friday.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Marriage Counselling for Food Growers - Andy Talks to His Actual Wife Kate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 39:20


    This time Andy takes the mic to talk to his actual wife Kate about what it is like to be married to someone who runs a food growing business. This is a little more of a personal episode that talks about being in a relationship with someone who is consumed by their work seasonally, how to survive that, how to help each other and much more.This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell.This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!!Show Notes:If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.---And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat.Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    5 Autumn Jobs To Do Right Now! - These 5 Things Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 10:49


    This a new episode of the podcast that will come out each week on a Friday with "These 5 Things!"... 5 helpful hints, tips or lists to help you on your food growing journey. And in this episode it's 5 Autumn Jobs To Do Right Now! -- This is the twice weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell on a Tuesday, and a "These 5 Things" Mini Episode on a Friday. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk/ (https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk) You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. --- And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Diary of a Lady Gardener - Starting a Flower Farm, Growing Food, RHS Flower Show and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 52:40


    Jack and Andy are back and so are guests!! This time we have an incredibly inspiring guest... Shannon from Diary of a Lady Gardener on Social Media and host of her own brilliant podcast. This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: If you want to make your food growing easier and take it to the next level... Check out The Food Grower Academy at https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk (https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk) You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. Shannon's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/diaryofaladygardener/ (https://www.instagram.com/diaryofaladygardener/) Diaries of a Lady Gardener Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/diaries-of-a-lady-gardener/id1567759782?fbclid=IwAR228AEcBQEDFUYLGmOSRWCLBBxMMLIwQX-PvX-HlCtGTFy47tvCgF9r9eA (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/diaries-of-a-lady-gardener/id1567759782?fbclid=IwAR228AEcBQEDFUYLGmOSRWCLBBxMMLIwQX-PvX-HlCtGTFy47tvCgF9r9eA) --- And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Wildlife Ponds - Why You Need One In Your Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 31:17


    Jack and Andy are back whilst Chris is off and in this episode they talk all things Wildlife Ponds... Why you need one, the benefits and how to do it! *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Food Grower Academy Is Here - Why, How and What

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 28:05


    This podcast is a little bit different. We are super excited to launch the Food Grower Academy which we have been working on for aaaages. Andy and Chris chat about how it came about, what it is and who it's for in this special and passionate episode. Head over to: https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk/ (https://academy.foodgrower.co.uk/) to find out more and join us. --- This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Let's Talk About Drought - How it's affected us and what we can do

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 41:50


    Jack and Andy are back whilst Chris is off and in this episode they talk all about the dreaded drought we have been having. How it has affected them both and what we can do about it! *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Social Media for Home Growers, Allotment Growers or Horticultural & Farming Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 54:12


    Jack and Andy are back whilst Chris is off and in this episode they talk all things Social Media bouncing ideas off eachother as they talk about how they can improve social following for any growing account. *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Danni – @Plot.81 – Talking Allotment Growing, Foraging & Making Growing Cool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 49:33


    Danni, known as @plot.81 on instagram has really made her allotment a growing space that she enjoys being in. With a skate ramp, bird feeding and an outdoor bath all among the growing of abundant food and beautiful other plants. Her knowledge of foraging is also incredible, and so we were super excited to have Danni on the podcast. *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Danni from @plot.81 on the podcast. We talked about so much in the episode related allotment growing, feeding robins from your hand, being part of nature, mushrooms, using your allotment space in different ways, skateboarding, and so much more. Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Danni be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm, Jack from Jacks Patch and Andy from Urban Herbs.. we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Danni's Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/plot.81/ (https://www.instagram.com/plot.81/) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Mid-Season Update and Apologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 52:01


    *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode Jack and Andy jumps on to talk all things this Season so far, and with our apologies for the delay in getting podcasts to you. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 67:11


    No special blurb this week, this one is simple and we believe it is important... Three growers talking about mental health... because it should be talked about more! If you struggle with anything in this podcast then please reach out to someone: one of us, a friend or family member, or one of the amazing organisations that are out there to help. If you need urgent help then you can get it online from many places including the brilliant charity Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/ (https://www.mind.org.uk/) ---------- This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) ***

    Season So Far, Herb Chat & Running Food / Horticulture Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 62:14


    *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode Chris and Andy jumps on to talk all things this Season so far, to geek out about herbs, and to talk about the running of a food / horticulture business at the moment. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Amy – Nell's Urban Greens: Microgreens Special – how to grow, kit to use, how it all began, how to run a microgreen business.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 54:11


    Amy from Nell's Urban Greens wanted to grow their own food, started with microgreens and got addicted.... Now she runs a UK business selling microgreens plus a fantastic membership on growing micros. *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Amy from Nell's Urban Greens. We talked about so much in the episode all related to microgreen growing and business. Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Amy be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: farmmicrogreens.co.uk - https://farmmicrogreens.co.uk/ (https://farmmicrogreens.co.uk/) Facebook Group - Farm microgreens UK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/farmmicrogreensuk (https://www.facebook.com/groups/farmmicrogreensuk) Instagram - Nell's Urban Herbs - https://www.instagram.com/nellsurbangreens/ (https://www.instagram.com/nellsurbangreens/) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website athttps://www.foodgrower.co.uk ( https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram accounthttps://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy ( https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Elizabeth Couse – Liberation Permaculture, Growing in the Tropics, The Importance of People and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 44:48


    A cafe in Costa Rica, where everything sold is grown in the local area… right on the beach… it sounds idyllic right?! Well that's what our guest this week has started. Elizabeth Couse is a farmer and environmentalist, now cafe restaurant owner. This was an awesome episode where we hit on so so many interesting and important topics from inclusivity and people, diversity, permaculture, colonialism, capitalism and so much more…. You don't want to miss this one! *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Elizabeth Couse all the way from Costa Rica on the podcast. Please excuse the background noise in this episode, Elizabeth was recording from the cafe in it's beautiful surroundings. We talked about so much in the episode from inclusivity and people, diversity, permaculture, colonialism, capitalism and so much more. Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Patrick be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Biriba Restaurant - https://www.happycow.net/reviews/biriba-puerto-viejo-de-talamanca-272842 (https://www.happycow.net/reviews/biriba-puerto-viejo-de-talamanca-272842)  Elizabeth Insta - https://www.instagram.com/elizabethcouse_/ (https://www.instagram.com/elizabethcouse_/)  Liberation Permaculture - https://www.instagram.com/liberationpermaculture/ (https://www.instagram.com/liberationpermaculture/)  TedX Event - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tedxpermaqueer-cultural-responses-to-climate-change-tickets-198084966467# (https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tedxpermaqueer-cultural-responses-to-climate-change-tickets-198084966467#)  EcoWarriorRetreats - https://www.instagram.com/ecowarriorretreats/ (https://www.instagram.com/ecowarriorretreats/)  Finca Tierra - https://fincatierra.com (https://fincatierra.com)  Lean Penniman Book Mentioned - https://www.farmingwhileblack.org/ (https://www.farmingwhileblack.org/)  For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website athttps://www.foodgrower.co.uk ( https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram accounthttps://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy ( https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Elki (@elkiwild) – The Amazing World Of Cactus Growing (In the UK!!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 83:53


    Did you know you can eat Cactus? Jack and Chris had no idea before they met Elki.... in this episode of the podcast our guest blows our mind with how Cacti can grow in the UK, can be edible, helped people get more gold onto ships, can filter our water better than our systems now, and so so so so sooooo much more. This episode genuinely blew our minds! You can't miss it! *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** This is the weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world.Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Elki Guillen, known as ElkiWild on Instagram. We talk about the world of cacti / cactus, connections with ancestors and nature, diversity in farming, music and spirituality in growing, and biodynamic practices. Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Patrick be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: https://www.instagram.com/elkiwild/ (https://www.instagram.com/elkiwild/) Diversity in Farming - What is Culturally Appropriate Veg - Talk that Elki spoke on at Oxford Real Farming Conference 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkk5-_Zh0wEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkk5-_Zh0wE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkk5-_Zh0wEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkk5-_Zh0wE) The Cactus man of London Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYWlrQ03zpk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYWlrQ03zpk) Elki's Favourite Cactus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica) More Info on Cactus Mucilage Study on Filtrating Water - https://www.geochemie.uni-bremen.de/pdf/pichler/WS%202012%20Mucilage.pdf (https://www.geochemie.uni-bremen.de/pdf/pichler/WS%202012%20Mucilage.pdf)   For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    The Frenchie Gardener – Balcony Growing, Growing in Small Spaces, Growing in Pots and Microgreens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 67:38


    *** Support the podcast and get exclusive access to videos of the episodes, as well as early access to the podcast and much more. Head to: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) *** The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Patrick AKA The Frenchie Gardener to talk all things Patio Growing, Growing in Pots, Indoor growing, French food, Permaculture, and so much more. Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Patrick be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: https://thefrenchiegardener.com/ (https://thefrenchiegardener.com/) Growing Your Own Food Balcony Ebook: https://thefrenchiegardener.com/products/e-book-urban-gardening?pr_prod_strat=collection_fallback&pr_rec_pid=6598139642005&pr_ref_pid=7303997292693&pr_seq=uniform (https://thefrenchiegardener.com/products/e-book-urban-gardening?pr_prod_strat=collection_fallback&pr_rec_pid=6598139642005&pr_ref_pid=7303997292693&pr_seq=uniform) Pre-Order Patricks Book: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Patrick-Vernuccio/dp/3965841890/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=der+frenchie+g%C3%A4rtner&qid=1637423387&sr=8-2 (https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Patrick-Vernuccio/dp/3965841890/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=der+frenchie+g%C3%A4rtner&qid=1637423387&sr=8-2) Bokashi Composting Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HIhb6A6sVo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HIhb6A6sVo) Geoff Lawton Patterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaxI_-0IOA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaxI_-0IOA) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) .. And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds. You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Andrew – Urban Herbs – Part 2: More Great Stories, Abundant Herbs and Inspiration for growing businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 55:35


    We hope you enjoyed Part 1 of our chat with Andrew from Urban Herbs. Here is part 2, prepare for more great stories and tangents... and to be inspired! The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Andrew from Urban Herbs to chat to and talk about all things Herb growing and being Herb Geeks... We talk about: Different and strange varieties of herbs Many tangents and inspiring stories How completely re-starting your garden can be super fun How ordering herbs has bonded a Husband and Wife with health issues How herbs, food and growing connects people The way that smells and tastes bring people together Tips for growing herbs How thriving herbs show us what to eat Pivoting small businesses and going all in How work can really fulfill you So so so much more Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Andrew be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: https://urban-herbs.co.uk/ (https://urban-herbs.co.uk/)  https://www.instagram.com/urban_herbs_/ (https://www.instagram.com/urban_herbs_/)  For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk)  And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Fun and different herbs mentioned: Blackcurrant sage Hot and Spicy Oregano BBQ Rosemary Vietnamese Coriander Pineapple Sage Cola Plant Lime Mint Mushroom Plant And more..

    Andrew (Urban Herbs) – Wonderful Herb Varieties, How Food Connects People and Brilliant Tangents – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 47:47


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Andrew from Urban Herbs to chat to and talk about all things Herb growing and being Herb Geeks... We talk about: The story of Urban Herbs Doing what you love and sticking with it Different and strange varieties of herbs Many tangents and inspiring stories How completely re-starting your garden can be super fun How ordering herbs has bonded a Husband and Wife with health issues How herbs, food and growing connects people The way that smells and tastes bring people together Tips for growing herbs How thriving herbs show us what to eat Pivoting small businesses and going all in How work can really fulfill you So so so much more Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Andrew be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: https://urban-herbs.co.uk/ (https://urban-herbs.co.uk/)  https://www.instagram.com/urban_herbs_/ (https://www.instagram.com/urban_herbs_/)  For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk)  And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Fun and different herbs mentioned: Blackcurrant sage Hot and Spicy Oregano BBQ Rosemary Vietnamese Coriander Pineapple Sage Cola Plant Lime Mint Mushroom Plant And more..

    How To Grow Your Christmas Dinner – Christmas Special 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 57:22


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. This is a special Christmas episode where we talk about our Christmas dinners and traditions, plus bring in some of our grower friends to give you top tips on growing the veg you might find on your roastie dinner. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! —– Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This episode is sponsored by: Natural Grower – For 15% off their full range of products head to https://naturalgrower.co.uk/ (https://naturalgrower.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER15 at checkout. Direct Plants Ltd – And their incredible polytunnels – For 10% off everything, head to https://directplants.co.uk/ (https://directplants.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER at checkout.

    Elliot – Urban Farm It – Urban Farming, The Importance of Mushrooms, Regenerative Systems & Aquaponics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 79:10


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Elliot from Urban Farm It to chat to and talk about all things Urban Farming, Mushroom Growing & Aquaponics... We cover A LOT in this episode, it was an awesome conversation, here's what we talk about: Urban Farm It - Ambitions, Goals and The Business Elliot's background and how he got here The importance of education, and truly educational products Product development at Urban Farm It Regenerative not Sustainability Learning from growing techniques across the world where backs are against the wall How landscape is changing - you don't have to sacrifice profit to do good - an important mindset change How important mushrooms are to the world How to grow mushrooms using kits The world couldn't survive without Mycelium Mushrooms are starting to engrain in popular general culture How to grow Shiitake Mushrooms Don't resist as small businesses, be flexible for success  Mushroom Gardening - Huge benefits, no downsides… No brainer?! Wine cap mushrooms in spaces around the farm (Under rhubarb, in straw) Oyster mushrooms in pathways with hardwood chip You can't overlay the same judgements over everyone “If you're not the one to save the world be the one that tries” Closing the loop, recycling and teaching how to recycle Why isn't this stuff being taught to children here in schools? Mushrooms in market gardening Aquaponics and how it could change the world Copying what nature does How important a great team is and how to manage morale in a team Working with people thats business values align with yours  Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will our guest be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: https://urban-farm-it.com/ (https://urban-farm-it.com/)  https://www.instagram.com/urban.farm.it/ (https://www.instagram.com/urban.farm.it/)  https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCnoil_DdVr5W8lFH3v0N0IA (https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCnoil_DdVr5W8lFH3v0N0IA) - Urban Farm It Youtube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKWSuZuuzYA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKWSuZuuzYA) - How to grow Oyster Mushrooms - Urban Farm It For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk)  And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! —– Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This episode is sponsored by: Natural Grower – For 15% off their full range of products head to...

    Mini Bonus Episode – Team Coffee or Team Beer? – Season 1 Showdown & Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 12:48


    The results are in..... It's Round 1 #teamcoffee or #teambeer.... Forget Hamilton vs Verstappen.... Forget Joshua vs Wilder.... Forget England vs Germany.... These rivalries have nothing on the podcast question that is... "Do you prefer a morning coffee or an afternoon beer on the farm / allotment?" The results from season 1 are finally in, and so we bring you a bonus mini episode of all our guests from the season giving their all important answer. Including our very own Chris and Jack. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This podcast is sponsored by: Natural Grower – For 15% off their full range of products head to https://naturalgrower.co.uk/ (https://naturalgrower.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER15 at checkout. Direct Plants Ltd – And their incredible polytunnels – For 10% off everything, head to https://directplants.co.uk/ and use code FOODGROWER at checkout.

    Mini Bonus Episode – Our Season 1 Guests Growing Hacks – Highlights from Season 1 of The Food Grower Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 9:19


    This is a mini bonus episode as we move towards the exciting launch of Season 2 of the podcast coming out on Thursday 16th December!! In this episode we bring you the highlights of season 1's quick fire question: “What's Your Favourite Growing Hack”. A brilliant response from everyone so we have brought all the answers together in one place, starting right back at the beginning with our very own Chris' answer, unfortunately Jack wasn't asked this one back at the beginning when we were still figuring out the questions. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This podcast is sponsored by: Natural Grower – For 15% off their full range of products head to https://naturalgrower.co.uk/ (https://naturalgrower.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER15 at checkout. Direct Plants Ltd – And their incredible polytunnels – For 10% off everything, head to https://directplants.co.uk/ (https://directplants.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER at checkout.

    Mini Bonus Episode – Our Season 1 Guests Favourite Tools – Highlights from Season 1 of The Food Grower Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 12:08


    This is a mini bonus episode as we move towards the exciting launch of Season 2 of the podcast coming out on Thursday 16th December!! In this episode we bring you the highlights of season 1's first quick fire question: "What's Your Favourite Tool". A brilliant response from everyone so we have brought all the answers together in one place, starting right back at the beginning with our very own Jack and Chris' answers. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This podcast is sponsored by: Natural Grower – For 15% off their full range of products head to https://naturalgrower.co.uk/ (https://naturalgrower.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER15 at checkout. Direct Plants Ltd – And their incredible polytunnels – For 10% off everything, head to https://directplants.co.uk/ (https://directplants.co.uk/ )and use code FOODGROWER at checkout.

    Your Questions Answered: Growing Season 2021, Automation on farms, Growing in Shade, Allotment Tips and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 75:32


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are doing things a bit differently with Chris and Jack answering your questions on growing. We reached out via our Instagram account for questions and have a great list for you, here's what we cover: @petesurname Is there a place for technology in the market garden? Sensors, automation, alerts @atjosieshome I have a slug somewhere in my greenhouse - how can I draw him out? @tamburlaine.art Budget allotmenting from scratch. free/cheap environment freidnly stuff to get started? @littlesouthseagarden  Is it possible to grow decent food in a small north face garden & v little experience  @vics_sussex_garden  What do you find more successful -direct sow/seed cells? Cells for me me but I wonder if I'm doing it wrong  @_t_smart  What's your top 3 tips for starting a commercial market garden  @tamburlaine.art Your opinions on the food shortages please, how bad do you think its going to get? @lunicornsgarden  What mushrooms and what time of year to grow outdoors in the U.K.  @loldeantimber  If you could only grow one crop, what crop would it be  @tamburlaine.art Best foods to pickle / jar for christmas presents? @tamburlaine.art If you moved to another country to farm, which country would you pick and why? @tamburlaine.art Should I cover my allotment in a thick layer of leaves to suppress weeds over winter? @tamburlaine.art Plant beans and peas now or next year? And much much more… This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (instagram), and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Jean-Martin Fortier – Farming is f*#cking cool, Market Gardening, Training Future Growers and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 58:57 Transcription Available


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we have the incredible Jean-Martin Fortier talking to us from across the globe in Quebec. JM has inspired both Chris and Jack's farms, as well as countless others in their growing journeys so we are super excited to bring you this episode which is packed full of info and inspiration. ---- In the episode we chat about: How it all started for JM, how he got into growing Les Jardins de la Grelinette - JM's market garden generating a huge income Ferme de Quatre Temps - JM's training farm How Paris used to feed itself and travelling to learn Regenerative Farming No-dig / No-till and why it's not the most important focus Why processes and procedures are so important How to manage staff in a rewarding way The management secret Growers clothing and why it's important JM's new video blog (It's awesome, link below) The gameplan Rose, Thorns and Buds Growers Magazing (Link below) So much more... Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will JM Fortier be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? --- This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Support the podcast and get the UNEDITED VIDEO VERSION of this interview here: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) --- Show Notes: JM's New Weekly Vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejLMyCw2hY&list=PLiM0T_Y7peh-4nj7JKv6ICZNpt5rNfnAx (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejLMyCw2hY&list=PLiM0T_Y7peh-4nj7JKv6ICZNpt5rNfnAx) Growers and Co - https://growers.co/ (https://growers.co/) Growers Magazine - https://growers.co/pages/magazine (https://growers.co/pages/magazine) JM's Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Market-Gardener-Successful-Handbook-Small-scale/dp/0865717656 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Market-Gardener-Successful-Handbook-Small-scale/dp/0865717656) Les Jardins de la Grelinette - https://lagrelinette.com/ (https://lagrelinette.com/) La Ferme de Quatre Temps (FQT Farm) - https://www.fermequatretemps.com/ (https://www.fermequatretemps.com/) The Market Gardeners Masterclass - https://themarketgardener.com/courses/ (https://themarketgardener.com/courses/) --- For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast! ----- Thank you to our amazing sponsors! This episode is sponsored by: Natural Grower - For 15% off their full range of products head to https://naturalgrower.co.uk/ (https://naturalgrower.co.uk/) and use code FOODGROWER15 at checkout....

    BONUS – Big Announcement & Reflection on the season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 21:46


    A slightly different bonus episode for you of the Food Grower Podcast... Chris and Jack jumped on Instagram Live this week to announce the HUUUUGE guest they have coming on the podcast this Wednesday. You are not going to want to miss this announcement!! Also they reflected on the season, talked about how they are feeling at the end of the year, covered refocussing the farms and what will be doing through winter, and much more.... Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast to get the BIG EPISODE coming out tomorrow, and if you want an unedited video version of the big interview then head over to https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy ) If you want to make sure you are there for future Instagram Live announcements make sure you follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (instagram.com/foodgroweracademy)

    Tiff, Sammy & Beth from Earthlight Herbs – Medicinal Herbs, Why we shouldn't hide from being a bit “hippy” and the science behind herbal remedies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 62:51


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. --- In this episode have an amazing chat with not 1, not 2, but 3 amazing guests: Tiff, Sammy and Beth from Earthlight Herbs Cooperative. Earthlight Herbs Co-operative is a medicinal herb farm, apothecary, plant nursery and community healing centre located on the edge of the Somerset Levels. Founded by three friends - Tiffany, Sammy and Beth - Earthlight is working towards a vision of the future where every person is empowered with the basic knowledge and skills needed to naturally maintain their health. In the episode we chat about: How it all started The backgrounds of our guests before growing herbs Herbal CSA model Building and running an Apothecary Infusing plants with love-light, sound and multidimensional healing energy Not wanting to hide and speaking out about esoteric ways of growing and healing. Witch Burn How the economy has driven us to annual foods and western medicine Packaging nursery plants and business On-site events for Earthlight and how that success felt Favourite herbs this year Tips on starting growing herbs and how / what to grow Water, The Moon and our bodies And much much more… Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will our guests be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? --- This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Support the podcast and get exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) --- Show Notes: If you'd like to volunteer or to find out more information about the project check out their website or follow them on Instagram or Facebook Earthlight Herbs Website - https://earthlight.uk/ (https://earthlight.uk/) Earthlight Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/earthlightherbs/ (https://www.facebook.com/earthlightherbs/) Earthlight Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/earthlightherbs/ (https://www.instagram.com/earthlightherbs/) Secret of Water Documentary - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952638/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952638/) Shamirs Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gridactivations/ (https://www.instagram.com/gridactivations/) Favourite Herbs List: Calendula, Chamomile, Milky Oats, Ashwaganda, Tulsi Herbs to sow in Autumn: Mugworth, Angelica, Take cuttings of other herbs now to propogate Easy herbs to grow from seeds through the year: Hyssop, Catnip, Chamomile, Calendula. --- For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Michael Part 2 (Compost Club) – Compost, Soil Health, Learning and Lewes FC – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 58:33


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode have an amazing chat with Michael Kennard from Compost Club. He runs a fantastic company in East Sussex that collects your household food waste, and returns it to you as amazing biology filled compost! This chat was so awesome and filled with so much great information that we talked for over 2 hours!!!! We have therefore split the chat into two episodes, the first half is out now, and the rest out next week. In this episode we cover: A recap on part 1 Dr Elaine Ingrams Course Crazy soil learning and knowledge All things soil health and how it forms the basis of life Other learning resources Lewes FC Michaels Market Garden and Allotment Growing Mushrooms and Mycelium Inhabit Documentary And much much more... And The all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Michael be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Support the podcast and get exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy Show Notes: https://www.instagram.com/compost.club/ https://www.instagram.com/compost.michael/ https://www.compostclub.online/ Jora Compost Tumbler - https://www.joracomposters.com/ Maze Compost Tumbler - https://www.greatgreensystems.com/shop/245-litre-tumbler Ridan Compost Tumbler - https://www.ridan.co.uk/ Johnson Su Bioreactor Method - https://regenerationinternational.org/bioreactor/ For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Michael (Compost Club) – All things compost, soil health and why it is so important – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 59:55


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode have an amazing chat with Michael Kennard from Compost Club. He runs a fantastic company in East Sussex that collects your household food waste, and returns it to you as amazing biology filled compost! This chat was so awesome and filled with so much great information that we talked for over 2 hours!!!! We have therefore split the chat into two episodes, the first half is out now, and the rest out next week. In this episode we cover: What is Compost Club Why did Michael start it Food waste Soil Biology How to make compost Hot composting Tumblers and turning compost How to avoid smelly compost / Anaerobic compost How to avoid rats in your compost The relationship between great compost and great plants And the relationship then between great plants and healthier food Microbiological Soil Relationship Mycelium and funghi And much much more... You will have to wait until next week for the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Michael be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Support the podcast and get exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.patreon.com/foodgroweracademy) Show Notes: https://www.instagram.com/compost.club/ (https://www.instagram.com/compost.club/) https://www.instagram.com/compost.michael/ (https://www.instagram.com/compost.michael/) https://www.compostclub.online/ (https://www.compostclub.online/ ) Jora Compost Tumbler - https://www.joracomposters.com/ (https://www.joracomposters.com/) Maze Compost Tumbler - https://www.greatgreensystems.com/shop/245-litre-tumbler (https://www.greatgreensystems.com/shop/245-litre-tumbler) Ridan Compost Tumbler - https://www.ridan.co.uk/ (https://www.ridan.co.uk/ ) Johnson Su Bioreactor Method - https://regenerationinternational.org/bioreactor/ (https://regenerationinternational.org/bioreactor/ ) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Anjee – (Founder of #mymonthontheplot) – Perennial Edibles, Allotment Growing, Growing with Children and #mymonthontheplot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 56:09


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are honoured to chat to Anjee from Plot26a on instagram and founder of the popular monthly participation hashtag #mymonthontheplot. In this episode we talk about: Allotments and how to get one (Top tips!) Varieties and different growing options The season and what has struggled (Obv Blight!!) Including children in growing and how that has developed for Anjee's 4 children Perennial Edibles and their resilience Different Perennial Edible plants to add to your growing Chickens and how awesome they are Chicken manure and using them in your growing How being genuine builds an instagram following The hashtag movement that is #mymonthontheplot and how it started And much much more... Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Anjee be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Anjee's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/plot26a/ (https://www.instagram.com/plot26a/) Mymonthontheplot account - https://www.instagram.com/mymonthontheplot/ (https://www.instagram.com/mymonthontheplot/) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Your Growing Questions – Chris and Jack Answer Your Questions: Winter Growing, Pricing Produce, Finding Customers, and Love for Growing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 72:31


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are doing things a bit differently with Chris and Jack answering your questions on growing. We reached out via our Instagram account for questions and have a great list for you, here's what we cover: Growing for Autumn and Winter Preserving toms and peppers Living OffGrid Pricing Produce Where to get seeds Easiest and hardest veg to grow Moving fruit trees Growing Peppers First memory of loving growing How to grow broccoli Involving children in Grow Your Own Polytunnels Microgreens and Mushrooms Finding clients and customers Bloody Blight And much much more... This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Mitch (@Mitch_Grows) – From Chef to Grower, No Dig Principles, Weird Varieties and Self Sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 54:50


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Mitch to chat to and talk about all things MitchGrows and his Kitchen Garden. We talk about: Mitch and his Kitchen Garden Being a chef and moving to growing food The influences being a chef have had Growing different varieties and trying them all Has being a chef made you grow food differently Wanting to be self sustainable What can be grown in a small space Charles Dowding, Home acres and No-Dig Climates and growing other stuff Foraging Mushrooms And much much more... Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Mitch be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: World Climate Map - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone#/media/File:World_Hardiness_Zones.png (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone#/media/File:World_Hardiness_Zones.png) Agretti - https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_1602_agretti_roscano_seeds (https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_1602_agretti_roscano_seeds ) Using Copper Tools Article - https://www.permaculture.co.uk/reviews/preventing-slug-damage-copper-gardening-tools (https://www.permaculture.co.uk/reviews/preventing-slug-damage-copper-gardening-tools ) The Foragers Calendar Book - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-foragers-calendar/john-wright/9781781256220 (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-foragers-calendar/john-wright/9781781256220 ) Festival Mitch is speaking at - https://aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk/ (https://aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk/) Mushroom Growing Kits Mentioned - https://marvellous-mushrooms.co.uk/ (https://marvellous-mushrooms.co.uk/ ) Mitch's Insta - https://www.instagram.com/mitch_grows/ (https://www.instagram.com/mitch_grows/) Mitch's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mitch.grows/ (https://www.facebook.com/mitch.grows/) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Danny (Lawsons Market Garden) – Permaculture Market Gardening, Building from scratch, Willow Coppicing & Working with Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 53:41


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have a good friend of ours on Danny from Lawsons Market Garden. We talk about: How it all began and skills from retail that led to market gardening What permaculture is and how it has shaped Lawsons Market Garden How working with nature has benefits both personally and commercially Perennial crops and establishing a working veg box scheme Building with recycled materials What permaculture means to Danny How to walk the line between permaculture and producing enough veg each week Willow Coppicing and the powers of the willow tree Chicken Composting Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Danny be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: https://lawsonsmarketgarden.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lawsonsmarketgarden/ https://www.facebook.com/lawsonsmarketgarden/ Miraculous Abundance Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Miraculous-Abundance-Quarter-French-Farmers/dp/1603586423 Willow Inspiration - Rene Antonelli - Green Back Yard (Peterborough) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Tim Dickens (Community Supported Agriculture & Teign Greens) – What is the CSA, the benefits of a sharing model to growers, community and society.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 53:15


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we are delighted to have Tim on from the CSA Network (Community Supported Agriculture Network) we talk about: What is Community Supported Agriculture How CSA benefits the farmer / grower How CSA benefits communities and society The future for small scale growing How the pandemic and covid have effected the way we sell food Other types of CSA's that aren't ust veg boxes How the model is so sustainable for the future Tim is also a grower himself and is half of the team that runs Teign Greens, we talk to him about: How it got started What's important to them Being organic and moving to approved biodiverse How the Pandemic effected them Being a CSA themselves Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course…. Will Tim be #teambeer or #teamcoffee ??? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from https://fanfield.farm (Fanfield Farm) and Jack from https://jackspatch.co.uk/ (Jacks Patch) and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Community Supported Agriculture Website (CSA Website) – http://communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/ (http://communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/) CSA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/csanetwork_uk/ (https://www.instagram.com/csanetwork_uk/) Teign Greens - https://www.teigngreens.co.uk/ (https://www.teigngreens.co.uk/) Teign Greens Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/teigngreens/ (https://www.instagram.com/teigngreens/) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Hannah (@GingerGrows1) – Allotment Life, Growing in North East Weather and The Growing Community on Instagram

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 43:19


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we talk to Hannah who runs an amazing allotment in Newcastle. She has an inspirational instagram account with a wonderful following over at instagram.com/gingergrows1 - In this weeks episode we talk about: How Hannah got her allotment and the luck of the draw The challenges faced on her allotment journey Pivotting a 50 year old plot to no-dig The community of growers The knowledge of people at allotments Growing on every windowsill Growing to make you happy Different varieties and seed swapping Wonderful woodchip Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course.... Will Hannah prefer a beer or a coffee on the allotment?! This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Hannah's Instagram - instagram.com/gingergrows1 For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Laurence (Soul Farm) – From marketing to market gardener, solidarity veg boxes, and the power of farmers markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 49:09


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we talk to Laurence from Soul Farm in Cornwall. We discuss how he went from art director / graphic designer in the marketing world (for big fizzy drinks companies) to a full time market gardener. This is a brilliant episode where we cover: Solidarity Veg Boxes - A veg box scheme with sliding scale payments that helps less fortunate still have access to great food. The skills that the marketer can take to a market garden How covid made Soul Farm pivot from restaurants to veg boxes The power of farmers markets How Laurence co-started a new farmers market and it's success No-dig, Charles Dowding, JM Fortier and the power of training Plus the all important quick-fire questions of course.... Will Laurence prefer a beer or a coffee on the farm? This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Soul Farm - https://www.soulfarm.co.uk/ (https://www.soulfarm.co.uk/) Soul Farm Instagram - http://instagram.com/soul.farm (http://instagram.com/soul.farm ) Soul Farm Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soulfarmcornwall/ (https://www.facebook.com/soulfarmcornwall/) For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Summer Solidarity Special – Chris & Jack talk about the season so far

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 42:56


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode Chris and Jack pair up to talk about the problems this season has brought in solidarity. An episode for those growing already and having problems that they shouldn't have to feel alone with. We talk about the cold spring, heavy rains, leatherjackets, slugs, season extension, netting and so much more! This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk ) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Alex (The Essex Allotment) – Going from supermarket worker to grower, and from allotment to farm.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 64:55


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. In this episode we talk to Alex from The Essex Allotment farm which started out as an allotment and now is a market garden aiming to do 100 veg boxes a week. This is a fantastic episode where we talk with Alex about where he began and how he moved from the corporate world in retail, through to working outside and what he does now. We explore his model, how he doesn't do any door to door delivery, plus speak about the models and people that inspire him and shape what he does. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing. We are your hosts Chris from Fanfield Farm and Jack from Jacks Patch and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: The Essex Allotment - https://www.theessexallotment.com/ Alex's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq2op-KfbM77IWOWsJlHnPw For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Chris Huskins (Fanfield Farm) – How we got land, Soil Principles and Using Animals in Permaculture Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 46:03


    The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. Normally this podcast is hosted by Chris and Jack but in this second ever episode Jack puts Chris in the hot seat to tell his story. We talk how Fanfield Farm came to be, the process of Urban Farming before hand, how they got on the land and live there, and how the farm has gone from a field to a farm that provides 60 veg boxes a week. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.  We are your hosts Chris from https://www.instagram.com/fanfieldfarm (Fanfield Farm) and Jack from https://www.instagram.com/jacks_patch/ (Jacks Patch) and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! Show Notes: Ecological Land Cooperative - https://ecologicalland.coop/ Niels Corfield - https://nielscorfield.com/ Geoff Lawton - Discover Permaculture - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_r1ELEvAuN0peKUxI0Umw Curtis Stone - Urban Farmer - https://theurbanfarmer.co/ JM Fortier - The Market Gardener - https://www.themarketgardener.com/book For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk%20/ (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk ) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

    Jacks Patch – Permaculture Principles, Inspiration to start & The 2021 Growing Season

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 60:32


    This is the first episode in a brand new podcast called The Food Grower Podcast: The weekly podcast that talks all things food growing with those doing amazing things from across the UK and the world. Every week we deliver you a podcast that interviews a fantastic food grower that is doing things differently, inspirationally or that has an awesome story to tell. Normally this podcast is hosted by Chris and Jack but in this first episode Chris puts Jack in the hot seat to tell his story. We talk how Jack got experience in Australia and Croatia, Why he chose No-Dig, The Important Permaculture Principles on his farm, Small Scale Farming and the all important questions in our Quick Fire Round. This is a podcast that will hopefully inspire and inform you whatever experience you have… from aspiring grower, to casual allotmenteer, right through to fully fledged market gardener. We will be talking everything from no-dig to permaculture, mushrooms to marketing.  We are your hosts Chris from https://www.instagram.com/fanfieldfarm (Fanfield Farm) and Jack from https://www.instagram.com/jacks_patch/ (Jacks Patch) and we will be bringing you an inspirational interview, some tips and tricks from our own farms as well as the fun feature of quick fire questions that we ask every guest…. Obviously including whether they prefer an evening farm beer or morning farm coffee!! For all things Food Grower podcast; including upcoming blog posts, additional content, guest opportunities and food grower merch, head over to our website at https://www.foodgrower.co.uk  (https://www.foodgrower.co.uk ) And please do pass on to anyone in your life who grows food either for fun or funds… You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from. And for more Food Grower Content head to our instagram account https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy (https://www.instagram.com/foodgroweracademy) to interact with us and get updates each week on episodes, additional content, or just to have a chat. Don't forget to hit the follow button on instagram, and the subscribe button on your podcast app. We hope you enjoy the podcast!

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