S4 Ep9: September: It’s time to embrace the dark! – with Nick Dunn
As the nights draw in, Chris sits down with Nick Dunn, professor of urban design at Lancaster University. Nick is also the founding director of the Dark Design Lab, exploring the impacts of nocturnal ...
1 Sep 20241h 3min
S4 Ep8: August - The pesticide problem with Nick Mole, PAN UK
Fiona chats with Nick Mole, Policy Officer from the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK who shares why pesticides should be banned from use in our urban spaces, and how communities can be affected by pe...
1 Aug 202456min
S4 Ep7: July - Ditch the plastic this Plastic Free July with Sally Nex
What do bed sheets, hessian and bacteria have in common? They might help us reduce the amount of plastic we use in our veg plots! Award-winning author, gardener, peat- and plastic-free advocate Sall...
1 Juli 20241h 5min
S4 Ep6: June - How to be water wise with Jo Osbourn and Sally Morgan
We’ve got a double bill this month to help you save more water in your garden over the summer. We’re joined by Jo Osborn from the charity Waterwise – who tells us that in England alone, we face a pot...
3 Juni 20241h 2min
S4 Ep5: May - A trip down memory lane to Barnsdale with Nick Hamilton
In this month’s Organic Gardening Podcast, Chris Collins chats to Nick Hamilton – son of organic gardening pioneer Geoff Hamilton – and finds out more about his gardening journey and life at his belov...
1 Maj 20241h
S4 Ep4: April - How to grow pulses with Josiah Meldrum
Chris Collins chats to Josiah Meldrum, co-founder and owner of Hodemedods, about growing beans and pulses in the UK climate. Josiah explains how Hodemedods works with British farmers to supply pulses...
1 Apr 20241h 2min
S4 Ep3: March - The ultimate guide to composting with David Garrett
To celebrate Food Waste Action Week (18-24 March), Chris Collins and David Garrett join Fiona to bust the myths around composting. If you want to know how, why and what to compost this is a must-liste...
5 Mars 202455min
S4 Ep2: February - The wonders of wetlands with Simon Rose from the WWT
Our CEO Fiona Taylor visits Slimbridge to chat to Simon Rose from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) about ways to create similar habitats in your growing space. With 75 per cent of wetlands in ...
2 Feb 202457min
