Conversation Beneath The Trees

In our final episode of Season 2, we’ve invited Imogen Rabone, Ben Raskin and Jack Browne to share their insights across boosting tillage, horticulture production and resilience including how to plan agroforestry layouts on a farm and how to diversify and create a range of habitats on your land to encourage soil and ecosystem biodiversity. 

Episode host:

Ray Ó Foghlú

Episode guests:

Imogen Rabone

Ben Raskin 

Jack Browne

Resources:

Trees on the land

Soil Association

Ben Raskin

Organic Matter - Season 2 - Experimenting with min till and agroforestry with Jack Browne

Irish Farmers Journal - Ep. 728 - Organic tillage, agroforestry and anaerobic digestion

Farm Forest Episode 12 - Jack Browne Co.Carlow

Helen Browning's Organic

Book: Silvohorticulture

Book: The Woodchip Handbook

The Agroforestry Show

Agroforestry UK Facebook Group

The Irish Times - The tree whisperer who has helped plant a million native trees across Ireland

Agricology - Andy Dibben

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we explore the science of assessing the good things that forests do for us with PhD student Kathleen Conroy. Kathleen tells us about developing a tool to measure the benefits of forests for people. We'll talk about those benefits and a future where they may lead to financial support for farmers and landowners whose farms support nature.

Episode host:

Catherine Cleary

Episode guest:

Kathleen Conroy

Resources:

For-es

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we explore the links between our health and how we feel around trees with psychologist Dr. Eoin Galavan and GP Dr. Sean Owens who starts by telling us about an amazing elm tree he discovered near his clinic.

Episode host:

Catherine Cleary

Episode guests:

Dr. Eoin Galavan 

Dr. Sean Owens 

Resources:

Irish Doctors for the Environment

Climate and Health Alliance

Book: At Work in the Ruins

Talamh Beo

Gould Farm USA

View through a window may influence recovery from surgery

Joanna Macy

Back garden treasures

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we explore the crucial nature of the health of our soil with Dr. Aga Soil Scientist and farmer Liam O'Connor tells us about his journey from engineering to forestry. 

Episode host:

Catherine Cleary

Episode guests:

Dr. Aga Soil Scientist 

Liam O'Connor

Resources:

Kerry Die

Ocean FM - Hidden Worlds

Conker Nature Magazine - Vol XX

Well and Good - What To Avoid in Potting Mix if You Don’t Want Your Houseplants To Die, According to a Soil Scientist

Agri Insider - Innovators' Year: Gleann Buí Farm Episode 3: Digging for Answers

British Society of Soil Science - Can soil moisture deficit be used to forecast when soils are at high risk of damage owing to grazing animals?

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we hear from Paul O’Callaghan and Mike O’Connor about the impact of farming and climate change on our water systems, catchment science, how agroforestry could provide solutions to improve water quality and drainage and how trees can benefit the ecosystem in and around our water bodies.

Episode host:

Ray Ó Foghlú

Episode guests:

Paul O’Callaghan

Mike O’Connor

Resources:

Local Authority Waters Programme

Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments - Booklet of Measures

Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments EIP DEMO Farms

The battle for phosphorus is intensifying - University of Southern Denmark

Catchments IE

LA Waters - Citizen Science

LA Waters - Citizen Science Stream Index

Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership

ACRES Ireland

Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we talk to medical herbalist Anne Stobart about the long and fascinating story of plants being used as medicine for people and animals.  

Episode host:

Catherine Cleary

Episode guest:

Anne Stobart

Resources:

Medicinal Forest Garden Trust

Contact Anne Stobart

Learn about Medicinal Forest Gardening

Medicinal Tree Research References

Book: Trees and shrubs that heal

Book: Medicinal Forest Garden Handbook

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we talk to economic botanist Andrew Ormerod about the best plants to grow in a forest garden. He's joined by permaculture expert Donal Chambers and Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine district forestry inspector Eugene Curran who has a special interest in agroforestry and the value of permaculture in creating sustainable food systems. 

Episode host:

Catherine Cleary

Episode guests:

Andrew Ormerod

Donal Chambers

Eugene Curran

Resources:

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Cornwall and South West Fruit Focus

Cornucopia Alchemy

Transition Town Kinsale

The Common Knowledge Centre

Regenerate IE

Cork College of FET - Kinsale Campus

Gubb Farm

Hells Kettle Organic Farm

New Forest Farm

Cornucopia Food Forest

Hazel & Davi’s Wicklow CSA

Syntropic Agroforestry

Green Spaces for Health - Cork City

Cork Rooftop Farm

Farming For Nature

Community Orchard Meitheal

The Eden Project

Plants for a future

PFAF - Plant database

The Agroforestry Research Trust

Book: Food for Life - Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode, we chat to John Holland, Henry O’Donnell and Nikki Yoxall who discuss upland farming, ancient farming practices, what is most sustainable for farming, what type of animals are most appropriate for our landscape, and how to tap into animals’ natural instincts when it comes to grazing, shelter and location.

Episode host:

Ray Ó Foghlú

Episode guests:

John Holland

Henry O’Donnell

Nikki Yoxall

Resources:

The Farm Woodland Forum

Inishowen Uplands

Pasture for Life

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) - Hill & Mountain Research

Book: Transhumance and the making of Ireland’s Uplands (1550-1900) 

Nature Scot

Andrew Barbour

Ben Clinch (Moray Estates)

Roy Dennis

Loughgall Agroforestry Site

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we hear from Lindsay Whistance and David Kerr who discuss the day-to-day operations of a dairy farm and how agroforestry can support and strengthen it. We chat about milking systems in the UK, Ireland and beyond, whether there are any “easy wins” in terms of agroforestry for busy farmers and the types of tree fodder that can naturally benefit cattle on the farm.

Episode host:

Ray Ó Foghlú

Episode guests:

Lindsay Whistance

David Kerr

Resources:

Organic Research Centre

Agricology

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

In this episode we talk to sheep farmer and ethnobotanist William Milliken who works at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. He researches the relationship between plants and people, how we've used plants to cure ourselves for generations. Much of his research has centred on an Irish collection that is a treasury of ancestral knowledge of traditional cures for animals and people. 

Episode host:

Catherine Cleary

Episode guest:

William Milliken

Resources:

Royal Botanical Gardens - Kew - Dr. William Milliken 

Ethnoveterinary Medicine Project at Kew

Why do sheep eat ivy? (Kew)

Contact Dr. William Milliken

Book: Flora Celtica - Plants and People in Scotland

Ethnoveterinary Data in Britain and Ireland: can native herbal medicine promote animal health?

This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.

Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.