Podcast appearances and mentions of alice bettany

Join me in this episode of the veg grower podcast where I have taken a trip to Seedy Sunday an annual seed swopping event in Brighton. I also share the latest on the plots. This weeks tasks include the following Adding more manure at the allotmentSowing a few more seedsTidying my shed and much more. Seedy Sunday. Seedy Sunday in Brighton and Hove is the UK's biggest and longest-running community seed swap event. The event takes place on the first Sunday in February in Brighton and Hove. At the heart of Seedy Sunday is the huge seed swap table where seeds are donated and swapped. I have attended for a number of years but this year I decided to record some podcast from the event. In this weeks podcast you can hear me chat to various stall holders and volunteers as I learn more about different aspects of gardening. Resources To learn more about the event check out the seedy Sunday website.If you would like to find out more about Alice Bettany a medicinal plant grower then check out her website.To find out more about Rhonda and vital seeds an independent seed company from Devon then check out there website.I also mention a plot planning website that I am currently using called veg plotter. That can be found at the following link If you attended seedy Sunday or any other seed swopping events near you then leave a comment or email me here.

This month Charlotte goes birch tree tapping with Alice Bettany and chums, we hear all things butterfly and moth with Neil Hulme and we head down to the Earth Day beach clean held by Pier 2 Pier.

the 2018 Oxford Real Farming Conference last month featured a panel on growing and selling herbs in the UK. It addressed a real need for suppliers of good quality Uk-grown herbs. In this Short, Abby Rosie spoke to Alice Bettany from the Sacred Seeds Herbal project, who was a participant in the panel. She runs a herb box-scheme based on a CSA model which is currently the only herbal box scheme in the UK. Alice talks to us about her work and her mission to bring back herbal medicine to the people. This short begins with a beautiful description of her own garden, topped to the brim with Medicinal herbs. Other panellists from the ORFC2018 panel on herbs can be heard in episode 31 of Farmerama. Image from Alice's instrgram @sacred_seeds

Charlotte Petts takes a look back at the year that was on Growing Wild and revisits a few of the folk who've featured this year. Including natural navigator Tristan Gooley, herbalist Alice Bettany, wild swimmer and photographer Vivienne Rickman-Poole and many more.

In this episode I talk to Alice Bettany about Catnip (Nepeta cataria) a herb which is often associated with children as it is so gentle. But gentle doesn't mean it isn't effective! We're so used to hitting things with a sledge hammer now a days we've lost respect for the gentle things in life. We also talked about she sheds and the comfort of a big bosom.. as you do.  Links: Alice's herb boxes Alice's herbal retreat Alice's instagram Alice's Facebook Listen to Herbs course

This month we visit herbalist Alice Bettany and have a swig on some concoctions we create whilst touring her herb site. We hear from Jane Perrone about her new podcast; On the Ledge and we have a chat to Charlotte Harris about her upcoming garden for RHS Chelsea flower show.