Grow Cook Inspire

Today I speak with forager and writer Dave Hamilton ahead of the publication of his new book Where the Wild Things Grow. Plus we look at Go Rural’s lambmathon and I’ll share my top tips to growing pumpkins from home. And if you want to vote for Grow Cook Inspire in the Great British Growing awards head to growfruitandveg.co.uk/awards

In this weeks show I interview gardener, TV broadcaster & writer Alys Fowler about her new book Grow Forage and Make. Plus we chat what to sow this week and we head down to the woods to forage for wild garlic. I’ll also be sharing how best to eat this seasonal star.

Today is National Plant A Flower Day so we’re sowing sunflowers and baking orange zest butterfly cakes. Plus I will be sharing my interview with writer, gardener, bee keeper, soap maker and the creative force behind The You Tube channel Lovely Greens, Tanya Anderson as she prepares to publish her new book, A Women’s Garden.

This week we chat about what the best flowers are to grow for wildlife, plus I share some great cook along ideas as well as my interview with Author and food writer Ghillie James as she prepares to release her fifth book, The Little Growers Cookbook, which she has co written with Julia Parker.

This week I chat all things tomatoes, an easy peasy fruit to grow at home plus I’ll be sharing a recipe for Soda Bread as this wee marks Real Bread Week. Plus ahead of lambing season kicking off I chat with Rebecca McEwan from Arnprior Farm in Stirlingshire, about the challenges of the last 12 months

In today’s episode I chat with GBBO finalist, Dr, brewer & coffee roaster, James Morton about sourdough, social prescribing and his new venture Kelvinside Coffee. I’ll also be talking all things potatoes to give you a head start if you are itching to get growing and I’ll be giving you an update on Cafe Recharge who we met in Series One.

Kicking of Series Two, I chat with gardener, writer and TV broadcaster Frances Tophill, I also share how we will be prepping for the new sowing season and there is a recipe for Cranachan to make with kids in the kitchen this week.

In the last episode of series One Helen reflects on 2020, shares a recipe for marmalade bread and butter pudding and chats to Eilidh Eccles from Native and Wild Meat Boxes about sustainable farming and the farms new venture.

In today’s episode Helen speaks to chef, food writer and mother of three Claire Thomson about cooking in 2020, her fifth cook book Home Cookery Year as well as plans for another new book in 2021. Helen will also share a recipe from Claire’s new book and some things to do and make in the garden this month.

N today’s episode Helen gives us the low down on gift ideas for green fingered children, as well as a tasty and edible advent idea. She also chats to author, podcaster and gardening presenter Lee Connely, aka The Skinny Jean Gardener, about his crusade to get more schools gardening.

In today’s episode Helen will be sharing her top tips of things to do in the garden and the kitchen, there is also a great recipe for Chocolate spiced biscuits and Helen chats to Suzie Miller from the Scottish Bee Company who have kindly given listeners a discount code to use at the checkout.

In today’s episode Helen covers some more ideas to prep the garden for spring as well as three recipe ideas from one pumpkin. She also talks to Amanda Robinson, one half of Cafe Recharge, a new cafe set to open in the Scottish Borders selling meals made from surplus supermarket food destined for landfill.

In the first episode of this brand new podcast, Helen talks all things pumpkins with Team Calder from Kilduff Farm in East Lothian and serves up a recipe for pumpkin wellington. She will also give you some great ideas for planning ahead in the garden this autumn for spring.