Edited by Dan Lange

Music credit: Ambient from Purple Planet: https://www.purple-planet.com

Sue opens the episode with some words from The Tempest by William Shakespeare 

Here's a link to Emma's spring jacket: https://www.thewhitecompany.com/row/Linen-Cropped-Jacket/p/A15190?swatch=Alabaster

Cyclical Living: Sue quotes from The Almanac by Lia Leendertz

Recipes: 

Cleavers tea, add approx 2 tbsp cleavers, thoroughly washed, to a mug, top with boiling water and allow to steep for 15 minutes before drinking

Wild Garlic Pesto:  Ingredients/ 100g wild garlic/ 50g parmesan/ vegan parmesan grated (although I omit this due to my cheese aversion)/50g nuts or seeds /Olive oil (rapeseed works too) – you’ll need about 150ml/ lemon juice, to taste/ salt and pepper   Method/ Add the washed wild garlic leaves to a food processor and blitz until fairly well broken up/ Add the Parmesan, if using, and process further/ Add the nuts or seeds, blitz again/ Slow down the processor and add the oil until you reach your desired consistency/ Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.

Sue mentions foraging with respect inspired by reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 

Seasonal Words: 

Emma reads words from The Pocket Encyclopedia of Garden Phenomena, by Thomas Furly Forster taken from the anthology Spring, An Anthology for the Changing Seasons edited by Melissa Harrison ,

Today by Billy Collins, and Be Like the Bird by Victor Hugo.

Emma's breakfast smoothie includes: Spinach, tahini, seeds, avocado, berries, banana and almond milk

Sue mentions a new collagen supplement by Feel: https://wearefeel.com 

In the Tasks section Sue quotes from Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

Sue reads a Sea soul Blessing by Pippa Best, from a deck of cards that can be ordered online at https://seasoulblessings.com

Our monthly Wisdom card is drawn from Louise Hays Wisdom cards, a deck of 64 positive affirmations. 

Timings 

17.49 Cyclical living / 23.40 Recipes / 32.20 Seasonal Self Care / 41.41 Spring words / 47.20 Tasks / 53.58 Wisdom card