This week I'm talking with Michalina Hunter of Cicada Seeds about Skirret (Sium sisarum). Skirret is a perennial root vegetable in a Apiaceae family that produces clumps of Parsnip like roots. Michalina is a full time grower of perennial vegetable seeds and describes some of her breeding work with Skirret as well as a few other perennials that she grows. You can follow Cicada Seeds on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with her work.

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In this episode Tim rejoins as co-host and we talk to Pascal Baudar about foraging wild seeds and grains. We cover some basic techniques for harvesting and processing these materials, along with how to forage in a ecologically beneficial way and a boatload of interesting ways to cook them. Pascal has been on the list of people to invite on the show for multiple year and he did not disappoint. Check out all his books, but especially Wildcrafted Seeds and Grains. You can also find him on Instagram and Facebook.

I usually stick just to audio, but Pascal showed so much cool stuff on the video, I'm releasing a video version… just this once. It's on YouTube Here.

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In this Shorts episode I'm talking about teaching kids about plants. It basically boils down to inviting them to the topic, following what they are interested in, encouraging autonomy while offering enough support that they are likely to succeed. I guess that could apply pretty widely. I also suggest several levels of starter projects. In the Q&A I answer Ryan's question about beginner raised beds. You can find the diagram I mention Here

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In this episode of Propaganda By the Seed, I'm talking with Dr. Bob Bors about Haskaps. Bob spent many years working with this species and selected and named some of the best varieties around. This species of edible Honeysuckle grows widely across the extreme north and is gaining popularity as a crop in many northern climates. We cover their origins, cultivation needs, culinary uses and several other topics. We also take a minor detour into the topic of bush cherries, which Bob also has a lot of experience with. Lots of Bob's articles are currently missing from the USASK website, but you can find many of them archived Here

In the Q&A I answer a question about keeping honeybees.

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Today I'm reposting the very first podcast I was ever on, an episode of The Solecast from 2018. This podcast sparked my friendship with Tim which led, eventually, to collaborating on Propaganda By the Seed. I hope to get back to my regular production schedule in November, but for now, check out this blast from the past. If you enoyed this one, there are many other episodes available at soleone.org or on most podcast apps.

Episode description from The Solecast: in this episode of The Solecast I talk with Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery. Aaron is a self-taught Horticulturist, Food forest designer and lover of Perennial Vegetables. We talk about food forest concepts and he breaks down some of his favorite perennial foods to grow & eat. We also discuss his work with Mt Joy in Portland, Maine, a free public orchard and food forest on the Eastern Promenade. Throughout this conversation we discuss some of the challenges of perennial vegetables, the health benefits and the history of pre-Columbian Americas as some of the largest food forest/agro-forestry projects in human history.

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In this shorts episode I talk about string and traps, mundane, but perhaps important topics. After that I answer Gather's question about sourcing unusual plant species. I'm starting to run a bit low on shorts topics, so if you've got a request, please get in touch!

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This week I am talking with Lauren Cormier about pears! Lauren works for the Maine Heritage Orchard and is exploring, documenting and preserving the old pears of Maine. She tells me about the history of pears, their cultural needs and the issues they might run into, we also discuss the late Blaine Fortin, a hyrid pear breeder. After Lauren's interview I've cut together a bunch of clips from phone video I shot of Blaine last October while visting his orchard.

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This week on Propaganda By the Seed Shorts I'm talking about composting. It's a big topic so even though this is a bit longer than average for a short episode, it's really just an introduction to the topic. I'll cover how different types of composting work and then focus in on my favorite, the static pile.

In the Q&A we're talking berry rakes.

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In this episode I chat with Linda Black Elk about a few of her favorite plants. Linda is a ethobotanist and plant educator who is currently the Educational Programming and Community Outreach Director at North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems. You can follow her on Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook and Youtube

In the Q & A I try to answer Oliver's question about how much biodiversity is enough.

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This week on Propaganda By the Seed Shorts I'm talking about the problems with permaculture and attempting to answer Emma's questions about the implications of hybridization on native plant populations. For more on the A topic you might try The Poor Prole's Almanac episode What's Wrong with Permaculture, Anyway?

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