The Food Grower Podcast

Food Grower Christmas Party 2022 - Live Episode from The Food Grower Academy Dec 22, 2022

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

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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.

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Mr Plant Geek – Where Growing Started, Being A Hortpreneur and How Growing Plants Led to TV Presenting Nov 22, 2022

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.

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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/

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5 Things To Consider When Starting A Growing Business - These 5 Things Episode Nov 18, 2022

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.

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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.

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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 Nov 15, 2022

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.

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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.

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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 Nov 11, 2022

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!

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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.

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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 Nov 08, 2022

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

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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.

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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 Nov 04, 2022

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.

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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.

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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 Nov 01, 2022

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.

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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.

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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 Oct 28, 2022

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.

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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.

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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 Oct 25, 2022

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 £££.

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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.

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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 Oct 21, 2022

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.

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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.

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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 Oct 18, 2022

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.

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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 Oct 14, 2022

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!

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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.

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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!

Diary of a Lady Gardener - Starting a Flower Farm, Growing Food, RHS Flower Show and more Oct 06, 2022

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

You can listen to this podcast completely free, anywhere you normally get your podcasts from.

Shannon's Instagram - 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

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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 Sep 07, 2022

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 ***

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 .. 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!

Food Grower Academy Is Here - Why, How and What Aug 31, 2022

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/ to find out more and join us.

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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 .. 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!

Let's Talk About Drought - How it's affected us and what we can do Aug 24, 2022

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 ***

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 .. 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!

Social Media for Home Growers, Allotment Growers or Horticultural & Farming Businesses Jul 21, 2022

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 ***

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 .. 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.

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Danni – @Plot.81 – Talking Allotment Growing, Foraging & Making Growing Cool Jul 07, 2022

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.

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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/

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!

Mid-Season Update and Apologies Jun 30, 2022

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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 .. 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.

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Mental Health Apr 28, 2022

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/

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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 .. 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.

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Season So Far, Herb Chat & Running Food / Horticulture Businesses Apr 22, 2022

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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 .. 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.

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Amy – Nell’s Urban Greens: Microgreens Special – how to grow, kit to use, how it all began, how to run a microgreen business. Mar 10, 2022

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.

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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/

Facebook Group - Farm microgreens UK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/farmmicrogreensuk

Instagram - Nell's Urban Herbs - 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 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!

Elizabeth Couse – Liberation Permaculture, Growing in the Tropics, The Importance of People and More Mar 03, 2022

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!

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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

Elizabeth Insta - https://www.instagram.com/elizabethcouse_/

Liberation Permaculture - https://www.instagram.com/liberationpermaculture/

TedX Event - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tedxpermaqueer-cultural-responses-to-climate-change-tickets-198084966467#

EcoWarriorRetreats - https://www.instagram.com/ecowarriorretreats/

Finca Tierra - https://fincatierra.com

Lean Penniman Book Mentioned - 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 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!

Elki (@elkiwild) – The Amazing World Of Cactus Growing (In the UK!!) Jan 27, 2022

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!

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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/

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

The Cactus man of London Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYWlrQ03zpk

Elki's Favourite Cactus - 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

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.

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The Frenchie Gardener – Balcony Growing, Growing in Small Spaces, Growing in Pots and Microgreens Jan 20, 2022

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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/

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

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

Bokashi Composting Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HIhb6A6sVo

Geoff Lawton Patterns: 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 .. 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!

Andrew – Urban Herbs – Part 2: More Great Stories, Abundant Herbs and Inspiration for growing businesses Jan 13, 2022

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://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

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!

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 Jan 06, 2022

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://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

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!

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 Dec 23, 2021

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

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!

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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/ 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.

Elliot – Urban Farm It – Urban Farming, The Importance of Mushrooms, Regenerative Systems & Aquaponics Dec 16, 2021

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://www.instagram.com/urban.farm.it/

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCnoil_DdVr5W8lFH3v0N0IA - Urban Farm It Youtube Channel

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

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!

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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/ 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 – Team Coffee or Team Beer? – Season 1 Showdown & Results Dec 13, 2021

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

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!

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/ 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 Dec 08, 2021

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

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!

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/ 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 Favourite Tools – Highlights from Season 1 of The Food Grower Podcast Dec 06, 2021

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

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!

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/ 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.

Your Questions Answered: Growing Season 2021, Automation on farms, Growing in Shade, Allotment Tips and more Nov 03, 2021

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

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!

Jean-Martin Fortier – Farming is f*#cking cool, Market Gardening, Training Future Growers and more Oct 20, 2021

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.

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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 ???

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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

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Show Notes:

JM's New Weekly Vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejLMyCw2hY&list=PLiM0T_Y7peh-4nj7JKv6ICZNpt5rNfnAx

Growers and Co - https://growers.co/

Growers Magazine - https://growers.co/pages/magazine

JM's Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Market-Gardener-Successful-Handbook-Small-scale/dp/0865717656

Les Jardins de la Grelinette - https://lagrelinette.com/

La Ferme de Quatre Temps (FQT Farm) - https://www.fermequatretemps.com/

The Market Gardeners Masterclass - https://themarketgardener.com/courses/

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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!

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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/ 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.

BONUS – Big Announcement & Reflection on the season Oct 19, 2021

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 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: 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 Sep 22, 2021

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.

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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 ???

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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

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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/

Earthlight Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/earthlightherbs/

Earthlight Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/earthlightherbs/

Secret of Water Documentary - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952638/

Shamirs Instagram - 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.

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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 Part 2 (Compost Club) – Compost, Soil Health, Learning and Lewes FC – Part 2 Sep 15, 2021

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 Sep 08, 2021

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

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!

Anjee – (Founder of #mymonthontheplot) – Perennial Edibles, Allotment Growing, Growing with Children and #mymonthontheplot Sep 02, 2021

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/

Mymonthontheplot account - 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

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!

Your Growing Questions – Chris and Jack Answer Your Questions: Winter Growing, Pricing Produce, Finding Customers, and Love for Growing Aug 25, 2021

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 Aug 20, 2021

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

Agretti - 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

The Foragers Calendar Book - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-foragers-calendar/john-wright/9781781256220

Festival Mitch is speaking at - https://aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk/

Mushroom Growing Kits Mentioned - https://marvellous-mushrooms.co.uk/

Mitch's Insta - https://www.instagram.com/mitch_grows/

Mitch's Facebook - 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

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!

Danny (Lawsons Market Garden) – Permaculture Market Gardening, Building from scratch, Willow Coppicing & Working with Nature Aug 04, 2021

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. Jul 28, 2021

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 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:

Community Supported Agriculture Website (CSA Website) – http://communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/

CSA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/csanetwork_uk/

Teign Greens - https://www.teigngreens.co.uk/

Teign Greens Instagram - 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

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!

Hannah (@GingerGrows1) – Allotment Life, Growing in North East Weather and The Growing Community on Instagram Jul 21, 2021

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 Jul 14, 2021

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/

Soul Farm Instagram - http://instagram.com/soul.farm

Soul Farm Facebook - 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

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!

Summer Solidarity Special – Chris & Jack talk about the season so far Jul 07, 2021

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

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!

Alex (The Essex Allotment) – Going from supermarket worker to grower, and from allotment to farm. Jun 16, 2021

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 Jun 08, 2021

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 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:

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

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!

Jacks Patch – Permaculture Principles, Inspiration to start & The 2021 Growing Season May 29, 2021

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 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!

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