Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Seeds & Weeds Podcast
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| Late Fall Garden Chores | 28 oct. 2026 | 00:27:22 | |
As the gardening season winds down here at Small House Farm, we’re reflecting on the successes, surprises, and lessons from this year’s garden and looking ahead to next spring. In this episode, we share our end-of-season garden chores and the practical steps we’re taking to prepare our gardens for winter. In this episode, we discuss these late-fall garden chores:
We’ll also share some of our own garden highlights, including an incredible tomato harvest, a bounty of holy basil, a clever new way to support our borage plants, and a few lessons learned about planting schedules and giving seed crops enough time to mature. Join us for a conversation about wrapping up the growing season, setting ourselves up for success next year, and making time to slow down, reflect, and appreciate all that the garden has given us. ~~> Watch a behind the scenes tour of our seed and herb processing rack on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ni_EPc0H7OE?si=USGlOER96x_E_9gb ~~> Read about plant propagation in our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm/posts/simple-plant-140187250 Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About Echinacea and Plants That Heal | 23 sept. 2026 | 00:27:33 | |
Echinacea - one of our favorite perennial native flowers! In this episode:
We’ll take echinacea from the garden into the apothecary and talk about teas, tinctures, decoctions, topical preparations, and even a few creative ways to bring this beautiful plant into the kitchen. We also explore the fascinating differences between harvesting the aerial parts of the plant and its roots, including why late fall and early spring are the ideal times to dig roots. Along the way, we share some traditional uses for echinacea, ideas for combining it with other herbs, and why this beautiful native plant deserves a place in the garden - not only for its herbal potential, but for the pollinators and birds it supports. Then, we are joined by author and artist Susan Ottaviano to talk about her beautiful new book, Plants That Heal: Plant-Based Wisdom for Body, Mind, and Soul. We talk about the many ways plants can support our well-being, the role mindfulness plays in our relationship with plants, and how creating art, cooking, gardening, and even simple everyday rituals can help us slow down and reconnect. It’s an episode about echinacea, herbal wisdom, creativity, mindfulness, and the many ways plants can become part of our everyday lives. Shop Echinacea seeds at Baker Creek: https://www.rareseeds.com/store/plants-seeds/herbs/echinacea-seeds Buy your copy of Plants that Heal: https://link.amazon/B0hPPogTK Follow Small House on FB and IG for more seed saving information: www.facebook.com/SmallHouseFarm www.instagram.com/small_house_farm Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and Seasonal Herb Boxes: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Saving Seeds From Your Garden ~ It's Seed Saving Season! | 19 août 2026 | 00:20:31 | |
We are digging into one of our favorite gardening skills: saving your own seeds! We’re talking about why seed saving matters—from saving money and preserving favorite varieties to growing plants that become increasingly adapted to your own garden and local environment.
We also get into some of the trickier aspects of seed saving, including cross-pollination, biennial crops, and why a little planning in the spring can make a big difference come harvest time. Whether you’ve never saved a seed before or you’ve been doing it for years, I hope this episode inspires you to start small, save a few seeds, and discover just how simple—and rewarding—this practice can be. Your best place to store seeds? In the soil. Keep planting, keep saving, and keep growing! 🌻 Our Seed Saving Videos on YouTube: Saving Our Seeds: The Practice and Philosophy by Bevin Cohen Tomato Tasting 2026 Video: Follow Small House on FB and IG for more seed saving information: www.facebook.com/SmallHouseFarm www.instagram.com/small_house_farm Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and Seasonal Herb Boxes: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Thomas Jefferson's Flowers w/ Peggy Cornett | 05 août 2026 | 00:13:48 | |
In this episode, we're joined by Peggy Cornett, curator of plants at historic Monticello, to discuss her new book, Thomas Jefferson's Flowers. This richly illustrated book examines Jefferson’s gardening friendships in the United States and abroad, his many botanical and horticultural influences, and includes a comprehensive annotated list of the flowers documented by Jefferson throughout his lifetime. Throughout our conversation, Peggy and I explore the history of Monticello’s flower gardens, the research required to maintain historically accurate gardens, her work as the Senior Curator of Plants, the beautiful photography and paintings included in the book and so much more. Peggy Cornett has worked at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello since 1983, beginning as the associate director of gardens and grounds. She earned degrees in English and Botany from UNC-Chapel Hill and a master's from the University of Delaware's Longwood Graduate Program. Visit Monticello website https://www.monticello.org/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TJMonticello Monticello Farm and Garden FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356131388234344/ Get your own copy of Thomas Jefferson's Flowers: Historic Gardens at Monticello by Peggy Cornett https://amzn.to/3RfSa9k Follow Small House Farm on FB and IG for more fun! www.facebook.com/SmallHouseFarm www.instagram.com/small_house_farm Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and Seasonal Herb Boxes: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About ROSES in the Garden, Kitchen, and Apothecary | 22 juil. 2026 | 00:30:16 | |
Roses are far more than a symbol of love—they’re one of the most versatile plants you can grow. In this episode of the Seeds & Weeds Podcast, we explore the fascinating history of roses, how to successfully grow them, and the many ways every part of the plant can be used throughout the year. From fragrant petals and vitamin-rich rose hips to edible leaves, you’ll discover practical tips for harvesting, preserving, and using roses in the kitchen, apothecary, and around the home. Special guest Janice Cox, author of Beautiful Roses, joins the conversation to share expert growing advice, the symbolism behind different rose colors, and dozens of creative recipes and botanical crafts—from rose water and herbal skincare to syrups, bath salts, natural dyes, wreaths, and more. Whether you’re a gardener, herbalist, or simply captivated by the beauty of roses, this episode is filled with inspiration to help you appreciate one of the world’s most beloved flowers in an entirely new way. Purchase Beautiful Roses by Janice Cox: https://store.motherearthnews.com/products/beautiful-roses Rose Identification Database: https://www.helpmefind.com/ Liz Fulcher’s interview about Herbal Hydrosols https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/herbal-hydrosols-liz-fulcher-mint-kitchen-apothecary/ Get a Summer Herb Box with a Rose Trading Card: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/seasonal-herb-gift-box/ Shop Small House, Rose Face Mask: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/terre-de-rose-claymask/ Follow Small House Farm on FB and IG for more fun! www.facebook.com/SmallHouseFarm www.instagram.com/small_house_farm Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and Seasonal Herb Boxes: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Truly Crunchy Holistic Wellness | 08 juil. 2026 | 00:10:04 | |
We recently caught up with Sidnye and Savannah, publishers of Truly Crunchy Magazine and two sisters that are passionate about health, wellness, and everything in between. Truly Crunchy Magazine is one of the fastest growing wellness magazines focused on healthy holistic living. Learn more about the magazine and subscribe at https://trulycrunchy.com/ Tune in to hear more about Sidnye and Savannah's work, their magazine, and what it means to be Truly Crunchy. Follow Small House Farm on FB and IG for more fun! www.facebook.com/SmallHouseFarm www.instagram.com/small_house_farm Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and Seasonal Herb Boxes: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Homesteading Challenges and Answers from the Experts | The Homestead Festival | 24 juin 2026 | 00:23:22 | |
In this special on-the-road episode of the Seeds & Weeds Podcast, we share conversations recorded live at the Homestead Festival in Tennessee. We explored the real-world challenges faced by beginning and aspiring homesteaders and then sat down with experienced experts to help answer those questions. You'll hear practical advice from homesteading personalities including Ruth Ann Zimmerman, Kaylee Richardson, Patty Ward, and Susan Wiley as they tackle common concerns such as:
Along the way, we also share updates from Small House Farm, including an incredible strawberry harvest, early-season tomatoes, summer foraging adventures, and a behind-the-scenes look at our rose-themed Summer Herb Box. Learn more about The Homestead Festival on their website: www.thehomesteadfestival.com Watch Bevin's full presentation, How to Press Oils @ Home, from the Homestead Festival here: youtu.be/hV-mPQHjm_I?si=kUFA2GcICj-DdJle Homesteading with the Zimmermans YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Ruthannzimm Kaylee Richardson's, The Honeystead: thehoneystead.com Patty Ward's Sow Right Seeds: sowrightseeds.com Susan Wiley's There Was a Garden: www.therewasagarden.com Whether you're just beginning your homesteading journey or looking for encouragement to keep growing, this episode is packed with practical wisdom and inspiration from people who have been there before. Follow Small House on FB and IG for more fun! www.facebook.com/SmallHouseFarm www.instagram.com/small_house_farm Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and Seasonal Herb Boxes: www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Direct Sow Your Garden - Tips and Techniques | 20 mai 2026 | 00:22:45 | |
We dig into the world of direct sow gardening and share our favorite tips for growing a thriving garden straight from seed. We talk about the benefits and challenges of direct sowing, our favorite cool and warm season crops, and practical techniques for timing, spacing, watering, and improving germination success. In this episode you will learn:
More gardening advice can be found in Bevin's books, Herbs in Every Season, Grow Great Vegetables, and Saving Our Seeds. Shop all books at https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/books/ Shop Small House Heirloom and Organic Seed Collection at https://www.smallhousefarm.com/seed-collection/ Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Vibrant Harvest w/ Sandra Mao | 06 mai 2026 | 00:16:33 | |
It’s easy to “eat the rainbow” when you’re growing one right in your own backyard! Author and gardener Sandra Mao is joining us to talk about her new book Vibrant Harvest. Sandra started to grow fruit trees and other edibles when she moved to California. Because of the blessings of the weather and lack of freezing temperatures, she is able to grow most vegetables and fruits year-round - though her content is aimed at gardeners from all growing zones. She loves helping new gardeners start growing their own food by sharing her passion for growing colorful and productive varieties, offering unique tips and tricks, and teaching others how to use the harvest wisely. Follow Sandra on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sandra.urbangarden/ Buy your copy of Vibrant Harvest at https://amzn.to/4cCz5WD ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About Dandelions: Medicine Making and Culinary Creations | 22 avr. 2026 | 00:35:18 | |
We’re digging into one of the most overlooked plants in our landscape, dandelion, specifically Taraxacum officinale. What most people see as a weed, we see as a powerhouse of flavor, nutrition, and medicine...and we’re excited to share why. We walk you through how to properly identify dandelion (and avoid common lookalikes), when and how to harvest each part of the plant, and why timing makes all the difference. From there, we head into the kitchen, where we share simple, practical ways to use dandelion leaves, flowers, and roots—from fresh spring greens to infused vinegars and even homemade coffee alternatives. Then we step into the apothecary, where dandelion really shines. We talk about how we use it to support digestion, nourish the body, and create everything from mineral-rich tonics to soothing herbal oils. Along the way, we also reflect on the bigger picture—how a plant we’ve been taught to "despise" might actually be one of the most valuable allies growing right at our feet. So the next time you see a dandelion, don't reach for the shovel to remove it, reach for it with curiosity instead! Enjoy dandelion inspired products by Small House: Learn more about infusing oils to make herbal salves: Harvest and eat dandelion greens with our recipe: Learn more about dandelion and other beneficial herbs with Bevin's book Herbs in Every Season: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/ Explore our Plant of the Month series on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/smallhousefarm ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Ripe Tomato Revolution w/ Frank Hyman | 01 avr. 2026 | 00:23:32 | |
We sit down with horticulturist, garden designer, and author Frank Hyman to dig into his new book Ripe Tomato Revolution. With over 40 years of experience, Frank shares practical, no-nonsense techniques to help you grow more tomatoes with less work—whether you’re planting in rows, raised beds, or containers. From smart seed-starting strategies to choosing the right supports (and why rebar might be your new best friend), this conversation is packed with actionable tips for gardeners of all levels. We also explore the rise of dwarf and micro-dwarf tomatoes—perfect for small spaces—and uncover a “revolutionary” approach to preventing blight by rethinking how we protect our plants from rain. Along the way, we swap stories, challenge common gardening practices, and even talk peanut butter sandwiches (yes, really). If you’ve ever struggled with tomato diseases, limited space, or just want a better harvest with less hassle, this episode is for you. Tune in and start growing smarter this season 🌱 Connect with Frank https://www.instagram.com/mushroomswithoutdying/ Purchase Ripe Tomato Revolution via Bookshop : https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Frank+Hyman or on Amazon https://amzn.to/4m7lbyF Buy a copy of Craig LeHoullier's book Epic Tomatoes https://amzn.to/4m9l2eg Shop for Dwarf Tomato Seeds at https://forgottenheirlooms.com/ ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Ten Plants You Need to Grow This Year! | 18 mars 2026 | 00:28:45 | |
In this episode of the Seeds and Weeds podcast, we're sharing our list of the ten plants we think every gardener should grow! With so many amazing crops to choose from, narrowing it down wasn’t easy — but we selected plants that are reliable, beautiful, productive, and useful in more than one way. Many of these crops offer dual or even triple purposes, giving you food, medicine, pollinator support, and garden beauty all in one plant. We begin with powerful herbs and flowers like calendula, a cold-tolerant annual that thrives in the garden, self-seeds readily, supports pollinators, and offers both culinary and apothecary uses. We also talk about comfrey, a perennial powerhouse known for its deep taproot, dynamic accumulation of nutrients, and incredible value as a natural fertilizer — along with its traditional medicinal applications. Another standout is echinacea, a native perennial that supports local ecosystems while providing beautiful blooms and versatile medicinal parts from root to flower. From the vegetable world, we highlight staples like tomatoes and peppers, two of the most popular garden crops for good reason. Tomatoes bring unmatched flavor and diversity, while peppers offer ease of growing, container-friendliness, and a wide spectrum of sweetness and heat levels. We also discuss beans, one of our foundational crops here at the farm — whether pole or bush varieties, beans provide fresh harvests, dry storage staples, pollinator support, and educational opportunities for gardeners of all ages. To bring in additional perspective, we're joined by Enoch Graham from The Urban Gardener, who specializes in small-space gardening. Enoch shares his favorite compact varieties, including leafy greens perfect for containers, multi-use crops like peas and beets, and quick-growing favorites such as radishes. His approach emphasizes maximizing space, stacking functions, and choosing plants that deliver multiple benefits — a philosophy that aligns beautifully with our own. Shop Herb, Flower, and Veggies Seeds Our Totally Tomatoes Episode: Our recent Episode All About Peppers: Enoch's last visit to Seeds & Weeds: Check out Enoch's Youtube channel and Let's Get Growing Show Join our Patreon community!
Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All about PEPPERS in the garden, kitchen, and apothecary! | 18 févr. 2026 | 00:28:04 | |
In this flavor-packed conversation, we dive deep into the vibrant world of peppers—from seed to harvest, kitchen to apothecary. Timed perfectly for late-winter seed starting, this episode walks you through everything you need to know to successfully grow thriving pepper plants, including seed-starting tips, heat and light requirements, transplanting, and maximizing yields in the garden. But the journey doesn’t stop at the harvest. You’ll explore how peppers transform in the kitchen—fresh, dried, fermented, or smoked—and how heat levels (thanks to capsaicin) influence both flavor and culinary creativity. We share our personal experiences crafting unique hot sauces and spice blends straight from the garden. Finally, discover the powerful medicinal side of peppers, including their role in circulation, digestion, and topical pain relief, along with simple ways to incorporate them into your home apothecary. Whether you love sweet bells or fiery super-hots, this episode is your complete guide to growing, using, and benefiting from one of the most versatile plants in the garden. 🌶️ Dive further with more information: Planning your garden in 3 Simple Steps (featuring info about seed starting equipment): previous podcast episode: https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/planning-your-garden-in-three-simple-steps/ Seed Starting Tips & Tricks on Youtube: https://youtu.be/pEvbvYLrPa0?si=ZQByYqYKPjktINx4 Tabasco Seed Story on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EJQM_U2v5Zs?si=Wtg8Fh2WZZ-sQSdR Shop Pepper Seeds in the Small House Seed Collection: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/seeds/peppers/ Shop Small House Salves made with Capsicum: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/herbal-body-care/salves/ ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Connect with us!
Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| The Continuous Vegetable Garden w/ Charlie Nardozzi | 04 févr. 2026 | 00:18:29 | |
Unlock the secrets to a low-maintenance, high-yield garden. Gardening expert and author Charlie Nardozzi shares how his book The Continuous Vegetable Garden helps growers maximize harvests while reducing time and effort. From perennial vegetables and self-seeding crops to succession planting, overwintering, and season extension, this episode delivers practical, approachable techniques to help gardeners enjoy fresh food from early spring through late fall—no matter their garden size or experience level. Learn more about Charlie and order his book: https://www.gardeningwithcharlie.com/ Sign up for Charlie's gardening webinar: https://www.gardeningwithcharlie.com/webinars/the-continuous-vegetable-garden-webinar/ Order The Continuous Vegetable Garden from Amazon: Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Making Herbal Extracts: Teas, Tinctures, Oils and Vinegars | 21 janv. 2026 | 00:21:31 | |
In this first episode of Season 4, we dive into the art and science of herbal extracts—simple, powerful ways to turn the plants you grow, forage, or purchase into food, medicine, and everyday remedies. Explore how the dormant season is the perfect time to slow down, take stock, and work with herbs in the kitchen and apothecary. This episode breaks down four essential extraction methods—water, fat, alcohol, and vinegar—explaining what each one extracts best and how to use them in real life. From teas, syrups, jellies, and broths to infused oils, salves, tinctures, fire cider, and oxymels, you’ll learn how to pull flavor, color, minerals, and medicinal benefits from plants using accessible, at-home techniques. Along the way, the conversation is filled with practical tips, seasonal inspiration, and creative ideas for reducing waste, using garden leftovers, and crafting herbal remedies that support stress, sleep, digestion, skin health, and more. Whether you’re brand new to herbalism or deepening your practice, this episode offers approachable guidance and plenty of encouragement to experiment. If you’ve ever wondered how to get more from the plants in your life—or how to start building your own home apothecary—this episode is a cozy, empowering place to begin. 🌿 ✨ Links mentioned in this episode: Make the Perfect Cup of Herbal Tea https://youtu.be/2q452gOBY3k?si=9XwommsPz5Cgjzpq Making a Herbal Salve https://youtu.be/Rdq-ccoiBdg?si=-LS-ECsz4o3isv9O Make Fire Cider https://youtu.be/yUYsSSHdygU?si=4Fwl-aZZDUuOJok8
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✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Connect with us! Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| 2025 Recap and Reflection + All about Juniper: Winter Solstice Episode! | 21 déc. 2025 | 00:23:10 | |
✨ Celebrate the Season of Rest and Reflection ✨ In this Winter Solstice special of Seeds & Weeds, we slow down, look back, and dream forward. As the longest night of the year arrives, we reflect on a season of growth—both in the garden and beyond—celebrating milestones, lessons learned, and the rhythms that guide a life rooted in the land. This episode weaves together solstice traditions from around the world, personal highlights from a banner year for the podcast, and an exploration of juniper, the evergreen herb of winter. Discover juniper’s medicinal magic, cozy culinary uses, and how it can support respiratory health, sore muscles, and seasonal rituals—plus a festive juniper mocktail (or cocktail) recipe to toast the returning light. Thoughtful, grounding, and inspiring, this episode is an invitation to pause, honor the quiet of winter, and plant seeds for the year ahead. 🌲❄️ Seeds & Weeds recap: We also mention this great episode: Let’s Chat w/ Jere Gettle: https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/jere-gettle-baker-creek/ GoodPods Podcast of the Month in November 2025! Bevin received the Seed Stewardship Award in January 2025 from the Central Indiana Seed Swap. Make a plan to attend this awesome event in 2026 if you're in the area. More information at https://hcmga.org/central-indiana-seed-swap 2025 was the year for Herbs in Every Season, which was released in March. We celebrated all year with our Patreon community by crafting seasonal boxes built around the book and inspired by its recipes and content. Get your copy here: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/ ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Connect with us!
Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Herbs for Winter Wellness | 26 nov. 2025 | 00:30:37 | |
From soothing teas to immune-boosting brews, this episode is a winter wellness treasure chest. Listeners get an exclusive behind-the-scenes moment as we celebrate submitting a ginormous new manuscript— a major project set to hit bookshelves in July 2027. From there, it’s all about the herbs: Peppermint & Spearmint for digestion, mocktails, and holiday calm Every herb comes with real-life recipes, practical how-tos, and creative ways to incorporate plant medicine into holiday cooking, daily rituals, and family wellness. And of course, the episode ends with a fan favorite — Heather’s iconic Fire Cider, a customizable, immune-boosting vinegar infusion beloved by the herbal community. Whether you’re new to fire cider or ready to level up your recipe, this segment gives you everything you need to brew your own powerful winter tonic. Shop Herbal Teas (including Choco-Latte): http://smallhousefarm.com/product-category/herbal-wellness Find more herbal recipes in Bevin's book, Herbs in Every Season: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/ Learn how to grow your own Shiitake mushrooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh6PeZDriNU Watch Heather's famous Fire Cider video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUYsSSHdygU Try Small House's Fire Cider: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/fire-cider/ ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm Connect with us! Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| The Squash Episode - in the Garden, Kitchen and Apothecary with our Favorite Fall Fruit! | 29 oct. 2025 | 00:28:17 | |
From growing and harvesting to seed saving and cooking, we’re exploring everything you need to know about squash! Learn the difference between summer and winter squash, how to cure them for long-term storage, and discover creative ways to use squash in the kitchen—from roasted seeds to pumpkin puree and even edible leaves and flowers! 🍂 Plus, we’re sharing the incredible benefits of nutrient-rich pumpkin seed oil, including its uses in cooking and natural body care products. Did you know pumpkin seeds were once used as medicine for parasites? 🐖 🛒 Shop: Lipbalm made with Pumpkin Seed Oil, Bevin's book; The Complete Guide to Seed & Nut Oils 📺 Learn how to save your squash seeds on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33L-dYWiG34 Don’t miss this fun and informative episode packed with gardening tips, delicious recipes, and even a few squash-inspired jokes! 🎃 ✨ Join our Patreon community for exclusive content, seasonal herb boxes, and more! www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm 🎧 Listen now and squash your curiosity! Connect with us!
Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About Sage + Propagating Herbs - Autumn Equinox Special! | 22 sept. 2025 | 00:29:05 | |
🍂 Celebrate the Season of Transition with Seeds and Weeds! 🌱 In this special Autumn Equinox episode, the Seeds and Weeds podcast dives into the magic of fall! From the crisp air to the golden hues, we embrace the beauty of the season while sharing practical tips and inspiration for gardeners, foragers, and herbalists alike. 🌻 ✨ Highlights include:
Whether you're harvesting, planting, or simply enjoying a cup of tea on the porch, this episode is packed with inspiration to help you make the most of autumn. 🍁 🎧 Tune in now and let’s grow together! Happy Equinox! 🌟 Support the podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Totally Tomatoes: How to Grow, Cook, and Save the Ultimate Summer Crop | 27 août 2025 | 00:44:06 | |
We’re diving into the juicy world of tomatoes—the ultimate summer garden staple. 🍅 From growing tips to recipes, seed-saving techniques, and expert advice, this episode is your one-stop shop for everything tomato. Learn more about Nature & Nurture Seeds and order your favorite tomatoes: https://natureandnurtureseeds.com/ Enjoy our Tomato Tasting videos: https://youtu.be/WyQIFditsqA?si=Tpv3faKsGH4ueOK- Check out a Tomato Tour: https://youtu.be/xxMnTkvySD0?si=5rV8_RweN0CD2C9N Trellis Tomatoes: https://youtu.be/U2sJY6vKYm8?si=z51ulWlUOxecJifl Tomato Pruning: https://youtu.be/tVVW2i-Y9HY?si=AI2kUe8SANCjbOkk Tomato Seed Saving: https://youtu.be/kg4sQJo06y4?si=5fLAZpJPUWnV-WGH Shop Tomato Seeds: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/seed-collection/ Preserve the Harvest with The Heritage Pantry: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/the-heritage-pantry/ Support the podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| The Joys and Benefits of Summer Flowers | 23 juil. 2025 | 00:36:36 | |
Flowers offer us food and medicine in addition to beauty. Let's explore some of our favorite summer flowers and the many ways we can enjoy them in the kitchen and apothecary. Some of our favorite summer flowers include Chamomile, Rose and Yarrow. We share some recipes and advice on how to make the most of these summer delights. We'll also talk about some creative ways to use the bounty of herbs and veggies that are available right now. Check out the Mountain Rose Herbs blog that's packed with useful content and recipes: https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/ If you're able, join us at the Seed Savers Exchange 50th anniversary conference: https://seedsavers.org/events/50th-anniversary-celebration/ Throughout the episode we mention some of our favorite Small House products LOTION made with chamomile infusion: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/soothing-lotion/ HEALING SALVE made with yarrow: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/healing-salve/ Want to learn more about the International Herb Association's Herb of the Year? https://www.iherb.org/ Get your copy of HERBS IN EVERY SEASON https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/ Support the podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About Lemon Balm + Mulch in the Garden - A Summer Solstice Special! | 20 juin 2025 | 00:40:10 | |
Celebrate the Sun in our Summer Solstice Special Episode! Herbalist Mary Colvin joins us to talk all about lemon balm; in the kitchen, garden and apothecary - we love this amazing herb! We share some recipes for herbal jellies, special stuffing for the Solstice feast, using salt to preserve herbs, and dig into the many medicinal uses for lemon balm. Mary shares info on lemon balm tea, topical uses for infusions and some of her favorite blends for lemon balm teas and tinctures. You can learn more about Mary Colvin and her work at https://herbalistmentor.com/ Mary was also a guest on a previous episode of Seeds & Weeds: https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/herbalists-guide-mary-colvin-ancestral-herbology/ The heat of the summer sun means we need to think about mulch for our gardens! We explore various types of mulch including grass clippings, straw, leaves, and landscaping cloth. Mulch is a valuable garden tool that suppresses weeds, retains moisture and keeps the soil cool. At the top of the episode we talk about summer garden chores such as weeding, watering and trellising our plants. We also share some updates form around Small House Farm and Heather reads an excerpt from Herbs in Every Season. Find your copy of Herbs In Every Season: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/ Visit the Mountain Rose Herbs website: https://mountainroseherbs.com/ Learn more about the Modern Homesteading Conference: https://modernhomesteading.com/ Support the podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Herbs: When to Grow, Forage or Buy | 21 mai 2025 | 00:27:19 | |
Some herbs we can grow, others we can gather.. while some herbs might need to be purchased. In this episode we're exploring the many ways we acquire herbs! We'll chat about some of the best herbs for growing and why we love having an herb garden. Hear from forager George Barnett about when to gather our herbs and why its so important to be safe and responsible foragers! Learn more about George's work at The Hungry Forager at https://www.thehungryforager.com/ Listen to the full conversation with George from S2E8 - Foraging Wild Edibles w/ George Barnett https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/foraging-wild-edibles-george-barnett/ We also sit down with Tommy Nevar, VP of Branding at Mountain Rose Herbs who will walk us through the many labels we might encounter while we're shopping for herbs. Shop the Mountain Rose Herbs store at https://mountainroseherbs.com/ Bevin will be visiting the MRH store in Seattle this June.. here's a link to the FB event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1QpsD4immM/ Check out our Herb CoOp - https://www.smallhousefarm.com/herbcoop/ Join our Patreon community - https://www.patreon.com/c/smallhousefarm Before the interview we share some updates from around Small House including our recent LIVE event - you can watch the replay on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/aP7_0w2NBa4?si=hinTBvvjBrmSWKDS Support the podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Seeds Are Everywhere + Three Sisters Gardening | 23 avr. 2025 | 00:34:13 | |
We're taking a deep dive into seeds! Let's explore our relationship with seeds and how seeds can be found everywhere! We also talk about how to grow a Three Sisters Garden, sharing our experience after reading Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden. You can watch our full Three Sisters Youtube video at https://youtu.be/0SyKclXdz-A?si=pFijygMfF5_sGMd_ This is one of our most popular videos! Bevin shares advice for growing healthy and productive corn - from sunlight and soil requirements to proper watering and planting depths plus the perfect time to harvest your corn - whether you're growing sweet corn, popcorn, flour or flint varieties. He also covers pollination and how to avoid cross pollination issues. If you're still shopping for beans and other seeds, check out our collection: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/seed-collection/ At the top of the show, we share some personal updates including news from our recent trip to Spain. We found some of our favorite herbs growing wild on the Iberian Peninsula and Heather wrote a fun blog about the experience for our Patreon community. Join our community and enjoy plenty of perks while supporting our small business: https://www.patreon.com/c/smallhousefarm Bevin also has a chance to sit down with The Urban Farm's Greg Peterson to talk about The Great American Seed Up and Seed Up in a Box! Learn more about this awesome opportunity to help supply your community with high-quality seeds! https://greatamericanseedup.org/sib/ You might remember Greg from S1 Ep15 of the podcast; https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/5questions-greg-peterson-urban-farm/ Support the podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Spring Equinox Special - Celebrating the Season of Renewal! | 20 mars 2025 | 00:23:14 | |
Spring has returned and we're ready to celebrate! This is the season of renewal and we're talking about some of our favorite spring plants.. What are we planting and what's popping up in the wild? We also dig a little deeper into one of our favorite spring herbs - stinging nettles! Learn more about this important plant - where it grows, how to harvest it plus the many ways that we can make use of this powerful ally in the kitchen and the apothecary. Have you ever wondered what the equinox really is? We explore the background and meaning of this astronomical phenomenon. Its an exciting time of year and there's already so much happening! Bevin's new book, Herbs in Every Season, is out March 25th!! In this episode, Heather reads an excerpt from the Spring chapter opening. We are so excited to share this new book with you! Herbs in Every Season offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year. In the book, Bevin encourages a year-round perspective on growing and using herbs in tandem with the seasons. Order your copy today at https://www.smallhousefarm.com/ We've also been busy packing up seasonal herb boxes for our Patreon community! The Spring box is packed full of unique and useful seasonal herb products including a Delicious Nettles Tea! You can learn more about our Patreon community and sign up up to receive your own specially curated gift box at https://www.patreon.com/c/smallhousefarm Springtime means seed planting time! You can browse the Small House Farm seed store at
IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Planning Your Garden in Three Simple Steps | 19 févr. 2025 | 00:24:27 | |
It's time to start planning and planting the garden! This is one of the most exciting times of year - dreaming and scheming for our best garden yet! In this episode we cover three simple steps to get the garden growing, from sun and soil to seeds and lights. We talk about soil testing, seed starting mix, transplanting schedules and germination tests. We also dig into the seed stash and talk about all the seeds we're planning to buy this year, and the seed companies we're shopping with! See our Seed Starting Tips & Tricks video on Youtube https://youtu.be/pEvbvYLrPa0?si=ZQByYqYKPjktINx4 Check out our Top Five Favorite Seed Catalogs from Season 1 Episode #2 https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/5questions-joseph-lofthouse/ Find the seed companies we mention in this episode: Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds https://www.rareseeds.com/ Eden Brothers - https://www.edenbrothers.com/ Fedco - https://www.fedcoseeds.com/ Great Lakes Staple Seeds - https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/ Learn more about germination testing your seeds and connect with our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/smallhousefarm You can browse the Small House Farm seed store at
IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Seed Swap Day + Five Seeds You Need to Plant | 25 janv. 2025 | 00:28:24 | |
We're kicking off our third season with something new and different. Today we're celebrating SEED SWAP DAY! IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Herbal Remedies for Sleep w/ Maria Noël Groves, Wintergreen Botanicals | 04 déc. 2024 | 00:22:15 | |
Grab a pillow - this episode is going to put you to sleep! ;) Maria Noël Groves, clinical herbalist and award-winning author, is here to talk about her new book, Herbal Remedies for Sleep. IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Grow Exotic Plants in Small Spaces w/ Wendi Phan | 20 nov. 2024 | 00:15:23 | |
Grow, harvest and enjoy exotic and interesting herbs and edibles - even in the smallest spaces! IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About Garlic w/ Kristin Graves, The Garlic Companion | 06 nov. 2024 | 00:22:54 | |
Grow your best garlic ever with farmer Kristin Graves! Kristin will tell us about planting, growing and harvesting garlic and will share tips to help us produce abundant harvests of this pungent allium. IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Growing Good with Hobby Farms | 30 oct. 2024 | 00:36:40 | |
A special bonus episode of Seeds & Weeds! IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| All About Lavender w/ Terry Vesci, The Lavender Companion | 23 oct. 2024 | 00:18:44 | |
Grow and harvest fragrant lavender for the kitchen and apothecary! IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| The Magic of Mushrooms | 09 oct. 2024 | 00:12:04 | |
Let's dig into the wild world of fungi to explore the magic of mushrooms. We'll talk about growing and harvesting mushrooms and using the mushrooms as both food and medicine - plus recipes for double mushroom extract and delicious shiitake duxelles. This is a mushroom laced episode of Seeds & Weeds! IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Food History & Fermentation w/ Dr. Julia Skinner | 25 sept. 2024 | 00:25:10 | |
Which came first - beer or bread? Let's explore fermentation, the history of food, and the work of Dr. Julia Skinner. Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Foraging Food & Medicine w/ Megan Edge plus two free e-books! | 11 sept. 2024 | 00:24:59 | |
Let's get wild! Herbalist Megan Edge joins us to talk about foraging, ethical harvesting, working with invasive plants, wild lettuce, medicinal mushrooms and so much more! Join our Patreon community to support the program and enjoy incredible perks like seasonal herb boxes, exclusive episodes of the podcast, access to our herb co-op and so much more! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Seed Saving and Story Telling - Remembering Wisconsin's Tomato Man | 28 août 2024 | 00:25:07 | |
We've got tomatoes on our mind! Bevin shares a story of Thane Earle, famed Wisconsin seed saver most well known for introducing the world to the Amish Paste tomato! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| From Seed to Skincare w/ Zehra Murthy, Belfiore Herbal | 14 août 2024 | 00:16:06 | |
Want to make your own Vitamin A oil from homegrown carrots? Learn how to do it, plus so much more, from Zehra Murthy, UCSF scientist and owner of Belfiore Herbal! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Preserve Your Harvest w/ Sarah Thrush, Preserving with a Purpose | 31 juil. 2024 | 00:15:47 | |
You've harvested some amazing produce from your garden - Now what? Author and TikTok sensation Sarah Thrush joins us to talk about canning, food preservation and her new book, Preserving With A Purpose. Sarah is a third generation canner and and expert in home food preservation. She shares some tips and tricks to help us succeed with our canning projects as well as some of her favorite recipes! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Herbal Hydrosols w/ Liz Fulcher + Mint in the Kitchen and Apothecary | 17 juil. 2024 | 00:12:15 | |
Hydrosols are aromatic waters produced by steam distillation of botanicals. Learn about these unique herbal products, the distillation process, and more with clinical aromatherapist Liz Fulcher. Liz also shares her Top 5 hydrosols and how to use them! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Create Botanical Cocktails w/ Tenae Stewart | 03 juil. 2024 | 00:17:56 | |
Garden to glass beverages can bring joy and relaxation into your life. Learn how to make seasonal botanical cocktails (and mocktails) with author and herbalist Tenae Stewart! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Grow Regionally Adapted Seeds w/ Dr. Matthew Kost, The Buffalo Seed Company | 19 juin 2024 | 00:22:08 | |
Grow your best garden with seeds adapted to your climate, your soil and your culture. Dr. Matthew Kost talks about the benefits of growing regionally adapted seeds; why these seeds are so important, how to develop adapted seeds, creating and maintaining landraces, where to purchase quality seeds and so much more! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| The Herbalist's Guide w/ Mary Colvin, Ancestral Herbology | 05 juin 2024 | 00:17:38 | |
Are you ready to build and use your own herbal apothecary? Herbalist, author and educator Mary Colvin joins us to talk about her new book, The Herbalist's Guide; how to build and use your own apothecary. We also dig into herbal energetics, working with local herbs and so much more! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Climate Change Gardening w/ Kim Stoddart | 22 mai 2024 | 00:22:26 | |
Gardening in a changing climate can be challenging. Learn how to adapt and overcome these challenges with author and garden educator Kim Stoddart. Kim talks about her new book The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden and we cover important topics like building soil, resilient garden design, working with perennial plants and seed saving. Kim even shares some of her favorite variety recommendations for your gardens! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Bird Friendly Gardening w/ Jen McGuinness | 08 mai 2024 | 00:17:31 | |
Garden for the birds! Important members of the food chain, birds offer natural pest control, are fun to observe, and they need our help! Learn how to create a beautiful, bird friendly garden with author Jen McGuiness. Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Ask a Garden Expert w/ Susan Mulvihill | 24 avr. 2024 | 00:26:05 | |
Squirrels and rabbits in your garden? Too much clay in your soil? Curious what fruits and veggies will thrive in the shade? Garden expert Susan Mulvihill answers these questions and more! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Foraging Wild Edibles w/ George Barnett | 10 avr. 2024 | 00:22:22 | |
Morel mushrooms, wild onions, and tender spring greens await the hungry forager! Join us as we talk with George Barnett, founder of The Hungry Forager and author of the new book, Foraging Kentucky. Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Garden for Wildlife w/ Shubber Ali | 27 mars 2024 | 00:24:19 | |
Discover the magic of native plants and bring your garden to life! Get your garden party started with Shubber Ali, founder of Garden for Wildlife. We’re talking with Shubber about growing native plants, how native plants support our ecosystem and what you can do to create a little wildlife sanctuary in your own backyard! Shubber Ali is the CEO of Garden for Wildlife, a program that began within the National Wildlife Federation. Garden for Wildlife allows people to make a difference for the environment by shipping plants native to their zip code that support local wildlife. You can learn more about Garden for Wildlife and order your native plants at https://gardenforwildlife.com/ Before the interview, Bevin gives us some updates on the Small House gardens… our seeds are sprouting and some of our favorite wild foods are starting to reappear! If you’re still shopping for seeds, check out our selection of heirloom veggies, herbs and flowers at www.smallhousefarm.com/seeds The latest issue of Mother Earth News magazine has a wonderful article from mushroom expert Erin Hamilton about cultivating morel mushrooms in the garden. You can find the article online at https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/growing-morel-mushrooms-at-home-zm0z23zatro/ Erin was on the Seeds & Weeds Podcast last summer to talk about the benefits of growing and eating mushrooms. You can find that interview at https://seedsandweedspodcast.com/erin-hamilton-mushroom-conservatory/ Bevin’s interview on the Pantry Chat podcast with Carolyn Thomas recently dropped. Bevin and Carolyn talk about the new GMO tomato and its potential ramifications for the home gardener. You can listen at https://homesteadingfamily.com/gmo-seeds/ Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Staple Crops & Local Food Systems w/ Michelle Ajamian | 13 mars 2024 | 00:22:14 | |
What are staple crops and what role do they plan in sustainable, regional food systems? Michelle Ajamian launched the Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative in 2009 and she is the cofounder of Shagbark Seed & Mill, an organic processing facility dedicated to the development of a regional model for the production and processing of staple grain, bean, oilseed, and nut crops. You can learn more about Shagbark Seed & Mill and order their products at: Learn about the Appalachian Staple Food Collaborative at https://ruralaction.org/our-work/sustainable-agriculture/asfc/ Check out the Craft Millers Guild at https://www.craftmillersguild.com/
It’s seed starting season here at Small House Farm! Support the Seeds & Weeds Podcast by joining our Patreon community for as little as $3/month! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| Simplify Vegetable Gardening w/ Tony O'Neill | 28 févr. 2024 | 00:26:07 | |
Grow your best garden ever with tips and tricks from author and YouTuber Tony O’Neill! After listening to this interview you’ll be ready to grow a healthier and more productive vegetable garden than ever before! Tony O’Neill has been creating educational gardening content for the last fourteen years and in 2020, he launched the wildly popular YouTube channel Simplify Gardening. Tony believes gardening’s appeal is linked to nature’s generous response to nurturing, which is proven by his growing near-record-sized cabbages (67 lbs.), squashes (131 lbs.), rhubarb, and potatoes in abundance. Tony is joining us on the show to share some gardening tips and tricks and to talk about his new book Simplify Vegetable Gardening. If you revel in nature's response to your gardening and are curious about the science behind it, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is your guide. The first book to blend botany, biology, and earth science with food gardening, it introduces an exciting, science-driven approach to growing more food. In Tony's words, it's "the culmination of my four decades tending the earth, learning its secrets, and respecting its cycles." Order your copy of Simplify Vegetable Gardening: https://geni.us/SimplifyVegGardening Find Tony online at https://simplifygardening.com/ And on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simplifygardening
Members of our Patreon community will be the first to see the cover and have an opportunity to order their copies - at a special discounted price! You can enjoy this benefit and many more while supporting our podcast. Join our Patreon community for as little as $3/month! IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||
| GMO Tomatoes, Oh My! + Ask an Herbalist w/ Kristine Brown | 14 févr. 2024 | 00:22:09 | |
Are you ready for the new GMO Purple Tomato?!? What impact will this new variety have on our health, our gardens, or our tomato seed saving? Bevin unpacks this latest development in the gardening world, then sits down for a relaxing chat with herbalist, author, and educator Kristine Brown. Kristine Brown is helping parents teach their kids about herbalism, one herb at a time. She created the only children’s herbal curriculum that uses all four styles of learning and she has taught classes and coordinated numerous herbal conference kids’ camps both locally and nationally. She is the writer and illustrator of the online children’s publication Herbal Roots zine, and the creator of several online courses that teach children about botany, drawing, and herbs. You can learn more about Kristine’s work, buy her books, subscribe to Herbal Roots zine and join Herb Club at https://herbalrootszine.com Before the interview, Bevin talks about the new GMO Purple Tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences. He digs into the differences between genetically modified and traditionally bred crops and how this new purple tomato might impact your garden plans. If you’re looking for further reading, check out these articles: NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/06/1228868005/purple-tomato-gmo-gardeners Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/a-gmo-purple-tomato-is-coming-to-grocery-aisles-will-the-us-bite/ You can enjoy these benefits and more while supporting our podcast. Join our Patreon community for as little as $3/month! Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm and https://www.smallhousefarm.com/herbcoop/ IG: @small_house_farm Support for the Seeds and Weeds Podcast comes from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. Baker Creek offers America’s largest selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties from around the world – and right here at home. For more than 25 years, saving, sharing, and celebrating heirloom seeds has been their mission and their passion. Find out more at rareseeds.com. | |||