The Plant Based Podcast

Ever wondered what goes into being an exhibitor at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? It's the most prestigious gardening show in the world and unites plant lovers from every corner but just what goes into producing a Chelsea exhibit? In this special episode of the Plant Based Podcast recorded at the show, Michael Perry and Ellen Mary meet some of the people behind these show stopping displays, who are...

Chelsea Flower Show special: Introducing THE PLANT OF THE YEAR! It's Chelsea time! One of the most exciting weeks in any gardeners' diary where horticultural experts and plant lovers from all over the world unite to celebrate gardening! Each year, the RHS crowns one new plant its Plant of the Year and, at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, the Plant Based Podcast got to meet the team behind this yea...

Put your feet up, put the kettle on and find out how to brew up a plant based tea in the latest episode of The Plant Based Podcast. Hackney Herbal is a social enterprise promoting health and wellbeing through herbs. Business has been booming since the recent increase in interest for health and wellbeing, and Michael and Ellen meet Nat from Hackney Herbal to discuss how herbal teas can help! Not ju...

Looking for a way to jazz up your dinner plate? Look no further, plants are here! This tasty episode of The Plant Based Podcast takes plant-based diets to new levels by exploring the world of edible flowers. Nurtured in Norfolk is a 4 acre nursery that supplies micro cress, pea shoots, micro herbs and edible flowers to wholesalers and Michelin star restaurants to help add something extra special t...

"Organic is the new normal". But hasn't it always been?! This episode of The Plant Based Podcast celebrates National Gardening Week by heading to the polytunnel and meeting Hannah Claxton from the fantastic Eves Hill Veg Co. Eves Hill in Norfolk is a two acre market garden with a fabulous ethos. Hannah and her team champion enabling access to land projects and skills, which they do through volunte...

Get fruity!! Markus Kobelt is a true plant fanatic. He is the founder of Lubera, a company that specialises in the breeding of unique and wonderful fruit plants. In this special National Gardening Week episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Michael and Ellen chat to Markus about how the only way to truly get the best, brightest colours in fruit is to grow them yourself. Markus talks about the seedles...

Houseplants are one of the biggest trends in gardening at the moment - they're taking over! One place that is certainly true is The Plant Den in Norwich. In this episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Michael Perry and Ellen Mary meet Roscoe Gibson-Denney a true ambassador for plants. Roscoe, and his partner Michelle, started The Plant Den, as a tiny treasure chest of a shop in Norwich that is the sa...

Sitting on the banks of the River Thames is a four acre site that is home to more than 5,000 species of plants from around the world. The Chelsea Physic Garden in London is a secret garden originally established by the Apothecaries in order to grow medicinal plants. Nowadays, it's bursting with edible and useful medicinal plants, and the gardens are open to the public to explore. In this episode o...

Seedball is on a mission to fill the world with wildflowers whilst saving bees and butterflies! And, they're starting with your garden. The Plant Based Podcast meets Emily Lambert, co-founder of Seedball, a product that has become incredibly popular in recent years. Emily estimates there are now 2 million Seedballs growing out there! The concept is simple. A ball is made up of a variety of wildflo...

"Don't you miss meat?" It's probably the most common question vegans face. But one London restaurant is changing that by incorporating creativity, art and technical culinary skill to replicate the tastes and textures of meat but in plant based dishes! In this episode, The Plant Based Podcast visits Plates London, a plant-based restaurant in Shoreditch and our bellies were rumbling! Executive head...

Plant genetics, boring huh? Not a chance! Emma Howard is as passionate as it gets when it comes to plant genetics and there is nothing boring about it. Did you know some of the most commonly enjoyed plants are actually genetically modified? Would you believe us if we told you that includes Daffodils? It's true! In this episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Emma takes us on an incredibly awesome jour...

With the rise of urban living and climate change, gardeners have a lot to deal with. But, whatever your garden situation or the weather, Liz Browne from the leafy paradise at Urban Jungle Nursery in Norwich explains there are many options to create your own urban jungle. Small space? No problem! Large garden? There are so many plants to choose from! The jungle theme is a big trend in gardening rig...

The Plant Based Podcast meets Paul Kerton, aka Hench Herbivore, a vegan bodybuilder whose muscles are now entirely plant based! Plant based diets are going to be big in 2019, and Hench Herbivore is the influencer you'll be seeing a lot more of this year. Paul is a vegan fitness instructor and nutritionist, pumping iron on a whole foods plant based diet. But as a vegan, where does the protein to bu...

Bees are an incredibly important part of our day to day lives. As the world's most important pollinator of food crops, one third of the food we eat every day relies on bees but are we doing enough to help them in our gardens? Beverley Glover of Cambridge Botanic Garden is on a quest to discover that plants that provide the most attractive colours, textures and shapes to bees. We find out which blo...

The Plant Based Podcast is about anything that can be traced back to plants.  We will be chatting worldwide to companies and individuals that are working with- and being creative with- plants! More people than ever are appreciating the importance of plants in our day to day lives. Whether it's a plant-based diet, clothes made from plants, the wellbeing qualities of plants, or simply a fun shelf of...