The Simply Vegan podcast is your weekly dose of plant-based food, news and topical chat with Vegan Food & Living's Holly Johnson and Molly Pickering.

This week, we're discussing easy ways to start growing some of our own food. Not only does this mean less plastic and pesticides and increased biodiversity and soil health, but it will save you money too! From strawberries and basil to more weighty veg, we share the ups and downs of veg growing and some practical tips on vegan-friendly gardening.

But we're a long way off being experts ourselves, so we've called in an actual gardening person to impart his wisdom. Author and YouTuber Huw Richards knows what types of tomatoes grow best in the UK, what we should be planting in June, and how to stop slugs making a meal out of your efforts without harming them. In fact, he knows a lot. Tune in, take note and wait for stuff to start growing. We'll soon be smugly serving up meals made from home-grown veg.

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Notes from today's episode:

• Huw Richards can be found on YouTube and at https://www.instagram.com/huwsgarden

• His book, The Vegetable Grower's Handbook, can be purchased at https://amzn.to/43HqyL1

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