By George Steedman Jones
The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.
Jeff is a leading expert in biodiversity and a passionate educator and natural historian. Pelagic publishing kindly sent me a copy of his latest book “Birds and Flowers, an intimate fifty million year relationship”. (gifted). Me and Jeff sat down to talk about his work studying this relationship, his beginnings in natural history and why the much-loved hummingbirds are far from the only family of birds known to be pollinators.
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Coffee feature: Gajah Mountain from Union Coffee Roasters
Country: Sumatra
Producer: Gajah Mountain
Altitude: 1300masl
Tasting notes: Grapefruit, chocolate truffle, mollasses
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Fiona is Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Sussex and the founding Chair of Mammal Conservation Europe. Tim is Professor of English Literature at Exeter university. Together they live in the wilds of Devon, from where they were kind enough to dial in to chat to me about their 2023 bestselling book, “Black Ops and Beaver Bombing”.
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Coffee feature from Manumit Coffee Roasters
Country: Uganda
Producer: The Zukuka Bora Coffee project
Tasting notes: Peach, red apple & raspberry
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Fay is a director and producer working in theatre and audio, with a particular focus on making work about the natural world and the climate. She most recently produced the audio installation Language Landscapes - a bilingual Welsh-English project exploring the relationship between nature and language.
We talk about language, landscape and nature in this collaborative episode.
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Coffee feature from Heartland Coffee Roasters
Country: Burundi
Region: Murambi Hill
Roaster: Murambi Hill Farmers, Migoti Coffee
Altitude: 1700 - 1900masl
Process: Natural
Tasting notes: Fruits, with a caramel finish, boozy juicy body, candied sweet cherry.
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Alastair is an adventurer and author. He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents.
Despite all these wonderful achievements, I talk to him about a topic much closer to home - micro-adventures and doorstep nature.
You can find out more about Alastair here and buy his book Local here.
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Coffee feature from New Dawn Traders
Country: Colombia
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Mary is a campaigner, writer, producer and charity founder.
We talk about her charity Curlew Action, the plight of the curlew and the campaign for a Natural History GCSE.
You can find out more about Mary and Curlew Action on their website
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Coffee feature from Cafeology
Country: Guatemala
Region: Huehuetenango
Farm: Asociación Civil Guaya'b cooperative
Altitude: 11600-1800 masl
Certification: Bird Friendly®, shade grown, fairtrade
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Rebecca is an Award-winning science communicator, director of The Marine Diaries and a strong advocate of ocean conservation and storytelling.
We talk about the ocean conservation, marine communications and the importance of impactful stories, and her future work with the Marine Diaries and Beyond. We do cover topics I’ve touched on before, but I strongly believe everyone has a unique perspective on these topics.
You can find out more about Rebecca on LinkdIn and get involved with the Marine Diaries here.
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Coffee feature from Foundation Coffee
Country: Timor Leste Region: Atsabe, Eremera Farm: Atsabe Producers & Raimutin Washing Station Variety: Hibrido de Timor, Typica, Moka Altitude: 1400-1600 masl Process: Natural Tasting Notes: Blackcurrant Jam/ Lavendaaa/ Papayaaa
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Jon is an ecological consultant specialising in reptile and amphibian advice, care and mitigation. He's also a recorder and major figurehead of his local ARG UK group. We talk about the ecosystem importance of reptiles and amphibians, why you should join your local Amphibian and Reptile UK group and the highs and lows of wildlife mitigation fieldwork.
You can find out more about Jon on LinkdIn.
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Coffee feature from Moon Roast
Country: Peru Region: San Ignacio, Chirinos Farm: San Ignacio Variety: Red & Yellow Caturra, Castillo, Typica, Bourbon Altitude: 1700 MASL Processing Method: Washed Tasting Notes: Orange Sherbet/ Maple Syrup/ Black Grape
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Lucy is a campaigner, award-winning conservationist, and founder of the campaign Ancient Woodlands UK. We talk about the many benefits of ancient woodlands, the fight for their legal protection, the many threats facing them and how you at home can get involved.
You can find out more about Lucy on Instagram and follow the campaign here.
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Coffee feature from Landmark coffee.
Country: Honduras Region: Corquin Copan Farm: Carlos Alfredo Estevez Variety: Parainema Altitude: 1450-1550 MASL. Processing Method: Natural Tasting Notes: Orange wine, toffee and a deep, dark chocolate body.
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Satish is a world-renowned peace and ecological activist, educator and former monk. We talk about reverential ecology, intersectionality and the impacts of holistic education at the Schumacher Collage.
You can find out more about Satish and find his books here.
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Coffee feature from Potterbeans.
Origin: Cuba
Region: Sierra Maestra Mountains, Serrano Region
Species: Arabica
Growing Altitude : 1200-1800
Harvest: September - January
Flavour: Chocolate, nuts, caramel
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
Will is the Marketing And Business Development Coordinator at local Cornish chocolate company Chocolarder. We talk about how they make their chocolate as sustainable and ethical as possible; touching on subjects including deforestation, sail-shipped, indigenous grown chocolate and their impacts on the local community.
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My 'coffee' feature this episode actually a Chocolarder's House Blend Drinking Chocolate:
Origin: Kuapa Kokoo (“good cocoa farmer” in Twi) in Ghana and Seram Island in Indonesia.
Taste: Nutty cocoa melting into sweet caramel and fudge with subtle flavours of soft brown fruit
Music credits - "Heron Island" by Richard Bentley
The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.