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#78 30TH BIRTHDAY OF PERTH CITY FARM W/ROSANNE SCOTT
Quite a special one today. Perth city farm is a cultural hub and urban jewel in East Perth. On this special day, the 30th birthday of city farm, I sat down with its founder - Rosanne Scott to discuss the urban farms' interesting history. For anyone interested in growing food, permaculture, living sustainably, we highly recommend checking out CF's socials or heading down for a coffee to see it in person.
Round to with Brendon, AKA the ecosystem_gardener on Instagram.
Brendon Carrick is a certified Aquascaping contractor. He runs a small business setting up ponds and miniature wetland systems around Adelaide. He has been doing such an epic job that he was recently featured on Gardening Australia with Sophie Thompson.
Heya garn, garden nerds! Bituva experiment with this weeks' pod. My fiancé Julia and I riff about our gardening adventures of late, talking about the experience of gardening in Perth from March-May; think bulbs, everlastings, growing asian vegetables and composting deciduous leaves! Enjoy!
Had the chance to chat to Eric of Water Ups. Water ups products will halve the water requirements of your pots, containers and grow beds. Wicking systems are oh so appropriate for Perth! Check out all the amazing water-ups product range at waterups.com.au
Another festival in the bag. Thanks once again to Andrew and Mandy Osenton for putting on another awesome event. Guests on this one include Faye Arcaro, Lisa Passmore and Anthony Quinlan, just to name a few.
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Had the opportunity to chat with the awesome Tony and Linh of Beyond.ourgate on Instagram.
Tony and Linh have been working towards their dream of obtaining and developing a semi-off-grid bush block/homestead property for several years.
Find them on the gram, where Linh has done a great job, chronicling their journey from inner-city dwellers to passionate urban-homesteaders on Perth's outskirts.
A few of the many amazing facets of their block include many raised veggie beds, beehive area and a 100% natural, chlorine-free plunge pool, designed and installed by a Tony of Think green landscapes.
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Had Julian in for a fascinating convo about raised vegetable gardens and wicking beds. Wicking beds are an amazingly water-efficient way to grow food in small spaces here in Perth. Listen in to learn more!
Had the queen (blue-banded) bee of Instagram on again. Mel Logozzo is yet another like-minded nature-fanatic hailing from Coogee, 30mins south of Perth City. Check Mel's amazing slow-mo footage of Australian native bee's out on her Instagram @Rewildingsuburbia. Everything you need to know about this awesome human is on her website here: About | Rewilding Suburbia
Episode #59 Herb your enthusiasm. Today's guest is ex-JRE guest; Will Harris of Bluffton, Georgia in the states..
Will is a 4th generation cattle farmer and current owner of white oak pastures, which has been owned by his family since 1866.
Across it's long history, white oak pastures has gone through many iterations. Upon inheriting his farm as a young man, will operated the farm in alignment with an industrial model of farming, utilising tonnes of Petro-chemical fertiliser, heavy chemical spray regimes to control weeds and "problem organisms" as well as intensive feed-lot operations and heavy anti-biotic regimens for his livestock.
As you'll hear in the podcast, a single brief but powerful moment in time one afternoon, lead him to reconsider the path he was going down with respect to the "kill and control" style of farming he had become accustomed to on the farm. following this personal realisation- at great financial expense, will began to transition away from a typical industrial model of farming and towards am ecological/regenerative model, and one that honoured and respected life in all its forms and the relationships between them.
20 years later and white oak pastures is now a world leader in profitable, sustainable farming and one of the few sustainable regenerative farms in his state. the multiple 10's of inches of rich, dark top soil that white oaks has created since moving to a regenerative model is something to behold and instead of spending his time figuring out how to kill organisms, will now thinks about the best ways to keep things alive.
Certified Aquascaping contractor; Dan O'Callaghan of NatureBuild Australia joined me for the second time to riff about what he's been up to with his awesome landscaping company. Natural, chlorine-free pools, pondless streams and gorgeous waterfalls are his specialty.
Thanks for all your interest in the pod! From 0 downloads in Nov 2021, to multi 10's of thousands on the last day of 2023, it's all thanks to you, Perth gardeners! Enjoy Sam's first ever SOLO podcast! Hope you can stay awake!
See you in 2024. Herb your enthusiasm podcast and friends.
Spoke to our first guest from the United States recently- Andrew tyrrell is responsible for creating AMAZING enclosed-cedar structures that are built around raised vegetable beds.
Check out and his amazing work on IG @blackrockgardenstructures
Enjoy our day's recordings from Stirk park at the Kalamunda garden festival on December 3rd, 2023. Feat: RewildingSuburbia, the.tnk.loft, Andrea Whitely, Dr. Kit and Jo Bussell just to name a few. Another successful day from Herb your enthusiasm's PODZEBO. Hope I did all you garden legends justice!
Since the early 1980's, Charles has been instrumental in popularising the "no-dig" style of gardening, beliveving that the secret to ultimate yield when it comes to growing your own food is to leave the soil minimally disturbed or unmolested.
Charles is cambridge-educated, holding a degree in geography, yet he has never pursued a career in academia, instead, he has only ever wanted to work with the land, having spent the last 40 years building the productive capacity of market gardens in a number of different countries and regions.
It's literally impossible to sum up what this man has done for gardening, i just feel honoured that he's taken the time to talk to me about his rich life, spent unlocking the secrets of garden yield using a minimally-disruptive and even soil-regenerative approach of no-dig.
If you need to know anything more about the amazing Charles, give him a google or follow him on instagram at charles_dowding.
David Mcmahon is the senior head tour guide at VentureNorth Australia, an award-winning tourism company, offering punters the opportunity to experience the wild foods and terrain of Arnhem land, the northwest and Kimberly region of Australia.
David spends most of his time out bush in the NT, spreading his love of the Aussie plants and animals to anyone that cares to listen. As an ex adelaide-chef, he also knows a thing or two about how to work with our native bush foods, which he enjoys preparing and offering to his tour guests.
David is also a very keen fan of ethnobotany and geology, which is reflected on on his awesome instagram page @davidmcmahonaustralia.
Tony from Think green Landscapes and Waterscapes was kind enough to drop in for a chat about natural swimming pool construction.
Tony is one of the few certified Aquascaping contractors operating in Perth. Check out his stunning creations on Facebook and Instagram to get a sense of what is achievable in a Perth backyard when it comes to Pond gardens, waterfalls and natural streams.
New pod alert! It was amazing to chat to Permaculture legend and Gardening Australia presenter - Hannah Moloney. We nerded out on growing food in cold climates, community-spirited action to foster climate hope and her recent month of busily promoting her brand-new book: Good life growing, available now at all good bookstores around Australia and online.
This is still unreal to me that I have this podcast vehicle to connect to such bright and world-changing agents like Hannah. I want to thank each and every person who has ever listened to a HYE podcast. For what it's worth, your interest in these pod episodes has changed my life. Love you all.
Nutha pod for you gardeners! Have a dig! In this one, I had the pleasure of getting to know the power couple behind the very green Perth business known as TREE RINGS.
Placed around the stems of young plants; TREE RINGS are a brilliant way to provide newly planted shrubs and trees with a drip-feed of valuable nutrients over the course of up to a year. They come in three different sizes and are made from an infinitely renewable, organic materials.
In this pod, Sammy had the pleasure of chatting to Brendon, AKA ecosystem_gardener on Instagram. Brendan is a NZ-born tradie with a life-long passion for nature. Brendan has been installing beautiful habitat gardens and Aqua-scaping systems for clients around Adelaide for a few years now and has been chronicling his meme-heavy business activities on Insta, amassing a follower count of close to 40K as of late Sept. Tune in to hear us riff about the importance of thinking ecological, when it comes to plants, gardens and living spaces.
Hey garden squad. Enjoy the podcast coverage of the recent Kalamunda garden festival, recorded on the very first day of spring. If you're reading this, please consider supporting the podcast by commenting and sharing the podcast on social media!
Had environmental biologist; Johnny Prefumo on the pod for yarns about all things frogs! Johnny is passionate about conserving Australian flora and fauna and is doing an awesome job educating the Perth public about frog-scaping and habitat-gardens. Find his Instagram handle at frogdoctor2022.
Had Wade Willcocks from Wandering distillery into the studio for a fascinating chat about all things gin. Wade is responsible for creating an award-winning selection of WA-produced gins with ultra-unique flavours sourced from the Australian bush, such as the citrussy taste of Lemon myrtle and the savoury tones of native river mint and native thyme. The foodies will get a kick out of listening to Wade and his story. Also check out the podcast from earlier this year featuring Wade's mate Mark Tucek of TUCKERBUSH to get a full sense of the bush tucker plant species that Wade is using in his gins.
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GARDEN NERDS! EXTREMELY special podcast dropped, for your listening pleasure. A whole day of chats with Sam and the absolute who's who of gardening and horticulture in Australia. I feel insanely lucky.
This day was about 4 weeks in the making and was somehow simultaneously the best and most stressful experience of the year.
I will have to go into detail about the lead-up to the festival in another pod, but the actual Sunday exceeded absolutely every expectation and Andrew and Mandy hit it out of the park, as usual.
Enjoy these chats with Millie Ross, Derryn Thorpe, Diego Oliveira, Phil Dudman and other local garden legends!
Had the pleasure of chatting to Vic Park local, Jo Bussell. Jo is committed to a sustainable lifestyle and runs a retail store called Urban revolution Australia, selling items such as natural/eco cosmetics products, worm farming kits, composting accessories, just to name a few. As always, we covered a lot of ground and got immersed in our favourite subjects.
Had Daniel O’Callaghan, owner of Naturebuild Australia.
Dan and his talented team specialise in the design and construction of ponds, wetlands and waterscapes. We cover a lot in our chat and go into decent depth about things such as the fundamentals of waterscape design and using waterscapes to bring native fauna into your property.
To say that his work is mind-blowing is an understatement.
Head to his Instagram page: @naturebuild.insta and check it out for yourself.
Very enjoyable and informative chat with the awesome Diago of Thefunguywa.
Diago cultivates choice mushroom varieties on his business premises in Morley, pumping out grow-boxes of predominantly Lions mane and oyster mushrooms, just to name a few. Diago's wonder and enthusiasm for all things fungi is contagious and in addition to the edible varieties, we found ourselves talking about many other wondrous facets of fungi, including the cancer-fighting power of Turkeytails and the cognitive benefits of consuming lion's mane fungus.
Had a brilliant and nerdy pod with Botanist Laun and horticulturalist Bella. Both work at Dawsons garden world. This one was VERY loosely themed about their experience going through tafe/uni and their respective experiences working at one of Perth's oldest garden centres together.
Strap in for the nerdy plant bants (plants) Sammy.
Have a listen to this cracker of a pod with Trent Baljeu - MD of DSATCO mulch - One of WA's best known family-owned garden businesses. Lupin is the most well-known of their 5-product range. It is 100% organic and so rich in nitrogen that it can virtually replace a synthetic nitrogen feed for your kitchen gardens. We also spoke for a while about the agricultural history of Wongan hills, where dsatco HQ is located- might be a good listen for all the farmers and ex-farmers that listen to HYE.
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HAPPY 40TH PODCAST! Enjoy a forgotten pod from mid-may, where Sam is feeling worse for wear after a night of drunken birthday karaoke and Casey is sleep deprived/overworked and grumpy. We were consummate professionals however and limped, I mean powered through another juicy pod. This one is (very) loosely themed around winter food foresty/urban farming.
Sammy and Case (case on the call-in) had a ball chatting to Kalamunda locals and creators of the Kalamunda Garden festival. What utter Legends these two are! Have a listen to the lengths that Andrew and Mandy go to, to make one of Perth's favourite gardening events a reality, it's not easy and it's a testament to their commitment to their cause. These two are on a mission to foster local community and infect everyone they meet with their vibrant passion for all things gardening. Nothing much more to be said other than enjoy hearing the story of two spectacular Perth locals turning their business and garden dreams into reality! Peas!
KC schooled Sam about the Koppen climate classification system on this one. Keen gardeners everywhere should take the time to learn the nuances of climate classification with the Koppen system. Why you might ask? Well, by understanding climate classification, you can build out the main bedrock of your garden designs with superbly well-adapted species of plants; saving yourself a tonne of time, money and resources in the process. For example, once you understand that Perth experiences a CLASSIC Mediterranean climate, with long dry summers and short wet winters (such as greece and portugal) You may be inclined to plant hedges such as dwarf olives and caper bushes, rather than rhododendrons and azaleas. Great to think about!
Enjoy this one from the studio with Sam, Casey and the Cheeky gardener, aka- Paul :D (he didn't bring Walter in)
Paul is a Mt Lawley local and regular Sunday times columnist. Check out his IG account, where he is posting links to his articles, documenting his seasonal garden activities, including fruit tree pruning, building pizza ovens, paving projects and backyard renos.
We actually figured our tech stuff out and got Casey on the call-in on this one, so enjoy the sound of Caseys voice for no longer than about 20 mins, before her baby foiled her pod plans.
Sam and Case are back with a new episode about a very specific beetle - Polyphagous shot-hole borer; A chewing "pest" species of beetle that has been very selfishly depriving Casey of sleep lately. This inconspicuous little insect is causing all sorts of havoc around Perth at the moment, burrowing into every species of tree it can get it chewing mouthparts into, including heritage trees around the metro.
Have a listen to this one to familiarise yourself with this new and unwelcome arrival that has already caused 8+ 100 year old trees to be removed by the council around Lake Claremont recently.
Casey was on baby duty again, so Sammy took over for another guest interview. Managed (somehow) to lure yet another living legend into the studio for a 50-minute interview. Sam took great pleasure spending time with Ramiz, talking all things liquid fertilisers, science, agriculture and more. Enjoy clumps!
Dr Ramiz Boulos invented a new class of antibiotics and founded Boulos & Cooper Pharmaceuticals in 2013 to commercialise that research. He is the inventor of Verigrow® and the founder of Veratin. In 2016, Dr Boulos founded Boulos & Cooper Labs, which carries out research and development in different fields. He later invented a new type of biodegradable polymer and licensed it to Veratin. In 2021, he founded Founders First to help founders commercialise their IP. Dr Boulos holds an Adjunct Lecturer position at Flinders University and is a previous SA Tally Poppy (2014). He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Who's ever eaten a finger lime, quandong or Davidson's plum???
Ripper of an ep incoming! No Casey again this time unfortunately, but Sam had a ball interviewing Mark Tucek of TUCKERBUSH. Mark is responsible for developing one of the best commercially available range of Australian bush tucker plants in WA. Mark was kind enough to bring about 15 of his plants into the studio for Sam to sample. Sam decided that his new favourite bush food was "Muntries" (Kunsea pomifera) and that it took the lead from his previous fave of the midyim berry or Austromyrtus dulcis. In addition to the delicious muntries, Sammy also tried native river mint, cinnamon myrtle, native thyme, native basil, coastal pigface.
Why not hit mark up and replace your lemons and apples with Australian native Lemon myrtles, midyim berries and Finger limes.
Sup clumps! Sam and Casey co-pod for the first time since December, due to babies and family tings. Enjoy hearing us catch up with each other's lives, hopefully this pod doesn't put you to sleep in the same way that it did for Caseys brand new Baby. Enjoy.
Enjoy Sammy's interview with the gnome himself! Costa has been hosting Gardening Australia for the last 12 years alongside an elite gardening dream team on the East coast. Thanks to Andrew and Mandy; creators of the Kalamunda garden festival, Sam was able to sit down for an amazing 1.5 hrs with this freight train of enthusiasm. Hopefully the first of many pods with this living legend ! S & C.
Need help with you garden? Sam and Casey would love to help inspire and guide you in growing your own beautiful garden!
Find Sam at www.edulisgardening.com.au (or on instagram @edulis_gardening) And click here if you'd like to contact Sam to organise a consult (he can help you design and create your own edible food forest!)
We're back! This week we've got another guest interview for you herb addicts. The legends behind the pumping IG page THE.TNK.LOFT joined Sam for an interview. Drew and Nicole kindly explain how they transformed their unremarkable inner-city dwelling into a spectacular living forest of plants. We also go into the therapeutic benefits of being surrounded by plants in your living space, using beneficial insects to fight "pest" species and gardening for mental health. Enjoy herb squad! S & C
AUDIO QUALITY WARNING Please be patient with the first quarter or so of this one, the audio was a bit choppy to begin with, but gets better throughout.
Super stoked to bring you guys this interview with Steve Aldridge from Wild Movement Perth. Steve run his own business up gnangarra way, working to expose Perth kids to nature. His nature school program include learning bushcraft skills and foraging for wild foods around Perth's northern bushlands and beyond. Enjoy learning about this local legend and connect with him via his website at Wild Movement Perth
Today's podcast features Julian Brown, AKA NatureJab on Instagram. Julian is a welder and social media phenomenon from Douglasville in Georgia, USA.
Julian has spent the last 3 years devising, constructing and perfecting backyard devices made from steel called "plastic to fuel reactors" These devices pyrolyze plastic waste using microwaves into crude oil, natural gas and a carbon product, similar to biochar.
Had a ball talking to the awesome and energetic Mel from RewildingSuburbia on IG.
We cover creating habitat for native bees, urban farming and growing edible plants, the importance of involving kids with nature, costas beard, insect print shirts and much more.
**NERD ALERT We decided to talk about something a bit different in this one - Plant taxonomy and classification! Knowing a little bit about distinguishing characteristics of plants and a bit of latin, comes in very handy when you're trying to identify that mysterious blue flowering creeper or strappy grass. We focus on the plant family SOLONACEAE. Hopefully ya'll aren't too bored by this and you'll appreciate how truly, truly nerdy Sam is. Enjoy! Peas! S & C.
Super stoked to bring ya'll this fantastic interview with Mitch_grows. Mitch has built a huge social media following in the Uk, chronicling his transition from a chef with his own catering business in London, to a successful organic vegetable grower, specialising in the no-dig method of production. Do yourself a favour and check out his awesome IG profile. Hope ya'll enjoy the first international guest interview on Herb!!!!! Sammy.
In honour of Casey's new, epic cookbook "Seasoned" This one's a continuation of the last one, where we chat about key food plants making up various world flavours/cuisines.