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The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is hosted by Bevin Cohen and brought to you by Small House Farm. Support the show at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
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Why are moths always cast as the villain? What’s the difference between a moth and a butterfly? We’ll find out today in this special bonus episode! Let’s sit down for a chat with botanist and photographer Jim McCormac to talk about his new book Gardening for Moths. Jim and his co-author Chelsea Gottfried have written a book unlike any other available on the market!
Gardening for Moths is the first book to show midwestern gardeners and naturalists why they should attract specific moth species to their properties and how to do it. The book’s stunning color photographs and intriguing facts reveal the fascinating world of these insects, inspiring readers to incorporate moth-loving native plants into their landscapes.
You can order your copy of this incredible new book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Gardening-Moths-Regional-Jim-McCormac/dp/082142520X
Follow Jim’s blog to learn more about his work and check out some beautiful photography at: http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/
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Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Today we’re hanging out with Erica Kempter and Mike Levine, co-owners of Nature & Nurture Seeds, a Michigan based seed company. We talk about why planting regional seed matters and some of their favorite varieties from this year’s catalog, then we play the Garden Dating Game! Let’s see how well Erica and Mike know each other… in the garden. 😉
Erica has been farming and gardening for nearly 30 years and Mike has been obsessed with edible plants for his entire adult life. Together, in 2013, they founded Nature & Nurture Seeds, which just happens to be one of my favorite seed companies! You can learn more about the company and browse their excellent selection of seeds at www.natureandnurtureseeds.com
Nature & Nurture Seeds was featured in my Top Ten Favorite Seed Companies list that we posted on Patreon earlier this year. You can find the full list at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
In this episode I also talk about our new Seeds & Weeds Facebook group. This a fun forum for all of us to share our plant adventures with each other.. find the group and join the conversation at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/619193340058728/
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Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
We’re back with another round of Ask an Herbalist and this time we’re sitting down with herbalist and educator Demetria Clark. You sent in some really interesting questions and Demetria and I had a very fun and informative conversation!
Demetria Clark is an internationally known herbalist, aromatherapist and midwife. She has studied and apprenticed with renowned herbal practitioners, including Rosemary Gladstar, Jane Smolnik and Susun Weed. She is the founder of the Heart of Herbs online school and Birth Arts International.
Some of the questions we covered in today’s interview include:
If you’d like to submit questions to “Ask an Herbalist” you can contact us via our website www.seedsandweedspodcast.com or email Bevin directly at smallhousefarm@gmail.com
Learn more about Demetria’s work at www.heartofherbs.com and www.birtharts.com
Join Heart of Herbs School using our special affiliate link!
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If you’d like to explore the world of herbs in more depth, check out Bevin’s award-winning book, The Artisan Herbalist at www.theartisanherbalist.com
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You can support our podcast by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Seed steward Melissa DeSa tells us about her tomato breeding program and Bevin rambles on about one of his favorite wild herbs.
Melissa DeSa is a seed saver, artist and founder of the Florida nonprofit, Working Food. Today Melissa answers 5 questions and talks to use about some of her recent garden challenges and successes. She also tells about her latest tomato breeding project!
You can learn more about Melissa’s work at www.workingfood.org and follow along on Instagram at @workingfoognv
In the second half of the show, Bevin shares his love for one of his favorite wild herbs: plantain. This versatile plant is useful in the kitchen as well as in the apothecary. Tune in to learn more about how to utilize the healing powers of the common and abundant herbal ally.
Bevin also writes about plantain in his award-winning book, The Artisan Herbalist.
If you’d like to get a copy, you can find it here: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/books/
Use coupon code: seedshipfree to get get free shipping on your purchase!
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You can support our podcast by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Foodscape gardener Brie Arthur shares her love affair with grains and Annie Toro Lopez plays Chili Pepper Trivia!
Brie Arthur is an author, horticulturist, educator and host of the very popular Youtube channel Brie the Plant Lady. Today Brie is joining us for 5 Questions. We’ll have a chance to learn about why Brie loves growing grains as well as some recent challenges that she’s faced in the garden. She’ll also talk about her colleague Preston Montague and the important work that he is doing to promote native landscapes.
You can learn more about Brie’s work at https://www.briegrows.com/ and follow her Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@BrieThePlantLady
Learn more about Preston Montague at https://www.prestonmontague.com/
In the second half of the show, Bevin plays Chili Pepper Trivia with Annie Toro Lopez. Annie is an author, seed saver and owner of High Prairie Press. She recently published Huerfano’s Happy Heart: Favorite Green Chili Recipes and More. Annie tells us why preserving these special recipes is so important and which qualities determine the perfect green chili. Then we test her knowledge with a round of Chili Pepper Trivia!
Learn more about Annie’s work and get your copy of Huerfano’s Happy Heart at https://highprairiepress.org/.
Its also available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Huerfanos-Happy-Heart-Favorite-Recipes/dp/B0BMYBXS85
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You can support our podcast by joining our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Community gardener Sonya Harris tells us how we can get our hands on her special seeds and Bevin shares his Top 5 Peppers!
Sonya Harris is a gardener, seed saver, founder of the Bullock Garden Project in Glassboro, NJ and all-around groovy lady! We have an opportunity to chat with Sonya about her favorite tomatoes, a fun gardening surprise and some of the interesting seeds she’s growing this year. We also learn about her collaboration with Ujamaa Seeds, a new seed company focused on diversity and inclusion. Ujamaa is a Swahili word that means 'extended family'.
You can learn more about Sonya’s work at www.bullockgardenproject.org and connect with Sonya online at @NJGardenTeacher across all socials.
You can find Ujamaa Seeds at https://ujamaaseeds.com/
In the second half of the show, Bevin shares his Top 5 Peppers for the garden. If you’d like to grow the best peppers, you can find seeds for all of these special varieties at www.smallhousefarm.com
To see footage from our journey to Avery Island, Louisiana, where we had the chance to explore the unique history of the Tabasco pepper, you can find the video here. https://youtu.be/EJQM_U2v5Zs
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You can support our podcast by joining our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Andrew Bunting, VP of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society talks about this year’s garden trends and the Philadelphia Flower Show then we play a quick round of This or That!
Every year the PA Horticultural Society makes their predictions about what might start trending in our gardens and Andrew joins us to talk about their 2023 predictions. From battery-powered garden tools to exotic houseplants, we cover the most exciting new trends in the gardening world!
Andrew also tells us all about the Philadelphia Flower Show, the oldest garden show of its kind and then we wrap up the show with a round of This or That. Woodchips or Leaves? Magnolias or Camellias? What will Andrew choose? You’ll find out in this special bonus episode!
Learn more about PHS and the Philadelphia Flower Show at www.PHSonline.org
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Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Herbalist Mel Mutterspaugh answers your questions and I share my Top Five favorite herbs for the tea garden!
Mel is a clinical herbalist, host of The Herbalist’s Path podcast and founder of Apothecary Mommas, an online herbal mentorship just for moms.
You can learn more about Mel’s work at www.theherbalistspath.com
Before we sit down with Mel, I share my Top 5 herbs for the tea garden. I narrowed my list down to cultivated herbs that can be grow by anybody, anywhere.
After the interview, I end the show with a recipe for Golden Milk from my book The Artisan Herbalist. Golden Milk is a traditional Indian beverage that has been enjoyed since antiquity. You can also find the recipe (and a discount code for The Artisan Herbalist) on our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
If you have any questions that you’d like to ‘Ask an Herbalist’ on a future episode, let us know! You can submit your questions through our website www.seedsandweedspodcast.com, or if you’re tuning in via Youtube, drop your questions down on the comments!
Remember, you can always support our podcast by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
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Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Jon Jackson has to choose between pork or beef and Enoch Graham answers your gardening questions!
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Today Jon Jackson joins us for a game of This or That, where I offer him two choices and he has to decide between this.. or that. Jon is a veteran, farmer, BBQ master and founder of Comfort Farms, a nonprofit organization that grows heirloom vegetables and raises various livestock with the goal of helping veterans heal after their service.
What does Jon prefer to BBQ.. pork or beef? Does he choose community gardens or farmers markets? We'll find out today!
Learn more about Jon’s work: https://www.stagvetsinc.org/
But first, Youtuber Enoch Graham will answer all of your gardening questions, in a segment I like to call "Ask the Gardener."
After being recognized by his neighbors for his organic gardening style, Enoch started the very popular YouTube channel “the Urban Gardener” to share his gardening adventures through his many videos, in the garden and on the road visiting other gardeners.
Check out Enoch’s work: www.letsgetgrowing.live
Join his "Let's Get Growing!" gardening group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theurbangardener
We wrap the episode with my review of the new book Urban Foraging by Lisa Rose.
Purchase a copy of Urban Foraging here:
https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Foraging-Find-Gather-Plants/dp/1643260839/
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Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
Joseph Lofthouse tells us why promiscuous tomatoes are his favorite tomatoes!
Today we’re hanging out with Joseph Lofthouse to ask him 5 questions. Joseph is a seed saver and yoga teacher from Paradise, Utah. He’s also the author of the book Landrace Gardening. Joseph tells us about his promiscuous tomato project and lets us know just how easy it is to breed wonderfully delicious fruits and vegetables no matter where we live!
In exciting news, my new books from Timber Press are now available for preorder! It was an honor to be invited to work on this project and I’m so excited to share Grow Great Vegetables with all of you! You can find more info and preorder your copy today at www.BevinCohen.com
We wrap the episode with my top 5 favorite seed catalogs! Seed catalog season is here and there’s nothing more exciting to do in the winter than browse through seed catalogs dreaming of gardens to come... which catalog is #1? You’ll find out in today’s episode! I also compiled a list of my top 10 seed companies, whether they print a catalog or not. That list can be found on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
Learn more about Joseph’s work: http://lofthouse.com/
Connect with us!
You can support our podcast by joining our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm
Support for the Seeds & Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company which invites you to the National Heirloom Expo in Mansfield Missouri September 27 and 28. The Expo has been called the World’s Fair of Pure Food, with music, food, fun, garden experts from around the world and the wildest flowers, fruits, and vegetables you’ve ever seen. Learn more at Rareseeds.com
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