The Plant Based Podcast

Ellen and Michael took a trip to South London to visit TV presenter and entrepreneur Liz Earle in her wellbeing studio. With over 25 years of experience in the beauty, health and wellbeing industry, Liz now heads up one of the most progressive and successful magazines on the subject, not to mention a popular podcast and YouTube channel.

They discussed the whole concept of wellbeing and how it relates to plants, with a focus on fermented foods, the right way to follow a vegan diet, the complex world of food supplements and the fantastic properties of many plants. She also taught Ellen and Michael the 5 K's, and gave a few simple tips that everyone can follow in order to get that feel good factor each and every day.

There's also a special guest during the regular gossip section, as Ellen and Michael bring Sarah from the Roots and All podcast in for a chat!

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This episode of The Plant Based Podcast is brought to you by our friends at Natural Grower. Launched in 2019, their award-winning liquid fertiliser and soil conditioner is made entirely from maize. Naturally rich in nitrogen, potash, phosphate and other trace elements that plants and vegetables love, it is approved by the Soil Association, Vegan Society and Organic Farmers and Growers.

Visit NaturalGrower.co.uk to nurture your soil and boost your plants and veg. Enter PBP15 for a 15% discount as a Plant Based Podcast subscriber.

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Ellen and Michael took a trip to South London to visit TV presenter and entrepreneur Liz Earle in her wellbeing studio. With over 25 years of experience in the beauty, health and wellbeing industry, Liz now heads up one of the most progressive and successful magazines on the subject, not to mention a popular podcast and YouTube channel.

They discussed the whole concept of wellbeing and how it relates to plants, with a focus on fermented foods, the right way to follow a vegan diet, the complex world of food supplements and the fantastic properties of many plants. She also taught Ellen and Michael the 5 K's, and gave a few simple tips that everyone can follow in order to get that feel good factor each and every day.

There’s also a special guest during the regular gossip section, as Ellen and Michael bring Sarah from the Roots and All podcast in for a chat!

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This episode of The Plant Based Podcast is brought to you by our friends at Natural Grower. Launched in 2019, their award-winning liquid fertiliser and soil conditioner is made entirely from maize. Naturally rich in nitrogen, potash, phosphate and other trace elements that plants and vegetables love, it is approved by the Soil Association, Vegan Society and Organic Farmers and Growers.

Visit NaturalGrower.co.uk to nurture your soil and boost your plants and veg. Enter PBP15 for a 15% discount as a Plant Based Podcast subscriber.

Instagram: @natural_grower

In this episode, Ellen Mary is at the University of North Carolina Botanical Gardens in Charlotte with Jeff Gillman, the Director. The garden is an eclectic mix of a diverse orchid collection, lots of carnivorous plants, native plants and rhododendrons too. Their conversation is eclectic too, ranging from Fleetwood Mac to cookies made with cricket flour and silkworm soup!

In the second half, Ellen Mary tries some very unusual candy flavours, before the conversation turns to hallucinogenic honey. Jeff shares his passion to connect plants with people, which is also the motto of the Botanical Gardens. He discusses the Venus Flytrap, which is native to the area - he has seen one so large that it ate a lizard!

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In this episode, Ellen Mary is at the University of North Carolina Botanical Gardens in Charlotte with Jeff Gillman, the Director. The garden is an eclectic mix of a diverse orchid collection, lots of carnivorous plants, native plants and rhododendrons too. Their conversation is eclectic too, ranging from Fleetwood Mac to cookies made with cricket flour and silkworm soup!

In the second half, Ellen Mary tries some very unusual candy flavours, before the conversation turns to hallucinogenic honey. Jeff shares his passion to connect plants with people, which is also the motto of the Botanical Gardens. He discusses the Venus Flytrap, which is native to the area - he has seen one so large that it ate a lizard!

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Ever wondered about how you can make a career out of your love of gardening? But have sceptics and people's comments about how unrealistic a dream it is put you off?! This episode of The Plant Based Podcast delves into career changes in horticultural and looks at the paths available into the green-fingered world.

The options are so varied. It's not just about being outside tending to plants - you could give talks; utilise your writing and marketing skills; or even put your corporate know-how to use by exploring the business side of horticulture. The possibilities are endless!

Someone who knows this first hand is Wendy Bowen who chats to Michael about her varied career path. Wendy switched from working among the fashion elite in Vogue House to giving in to her green urges and taking a new direction via the allotment and becoming the Commercial Director at the Chelsea Physic Garden.

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Ever wondered about how you can make a career out of your love of gardening? But have sceptics and people’s comments about how unrealistic a dream it is put you off?! This episode of The Plant Based Podcast delves into career changes in horticultural and looks at the paths available into the green-fingered world.

The options are so varied. It’s not just about being outside tending to plants - you could give talks; utilise your writing and marketing skills; or even put your corporate know-how to use by exploring the business side of horticulture. The possibilities are endless!

Someone who knows this first hand is Wendy Bowen who chats to Michael about her varied career path. Wendy switched from working among the fashion elite in Vogue House to giving in to her green urges and taking a new direction via the allotment and becoming the Commercial Director at the Chelsea Physic Garden.

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In this bonus episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Ellen is at the Norfolk Olive Tree Company. She chats to Paul and Antonia Smith in their shed within a Mediterranean courtyard, surrounded by a wonderful evergreen garden. Paul and Antonia love the sculptural, evergreen qualities of olive trees and they ship trees from Europe that are no longer fruitful, to live out their retirement in the U.K. They discuss how olive trees can live for up to 800 years on average, as well as how they acclimatise to UK climates.

The second half of the podcast is all about spiky plants - Agave and the relatively new Mangave which is tipped to be the musthave plant of 2020. Mangave is a hybrid of Agave and Manfreda, and Paul is propagating lots of them! He calls Mangave a "plant geek's dream" – it combines Manfreda's striking colours and patterns with Agave's strong structure, but without the spikes. Share in Paul's passion; he's a true plant forecaster and loves new plants and varieties. His enthusiasm for Mangave is infectious!

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In this bonus episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Ellen is at the Norfolk Olive Tree Company. She chats to Paul and Antonia Smith in their shed within a Mediterranean courtyard, surrounded by a wonderful evergreen garden. Paul and Antonia love the sculptural, evergreen qualities of olive trees and they ship trees from Europe that are no longer fruitful, to live out their retirement in the U.K. They discuss how olive trees can live for up to 800 years on average, as well as how they acclimatise to UK climates.

The second half of the podcast is all about spiky plants - Agave and the relatively new Mangave which is tipped to be the musthave plant of 2020. Mangave is a hybrid of  Agave and Manfreda, and Paul is propagating lots of them! He calls Mangave a “plant geek’s dream” – it combines Manfreda’s striking colours and patterns with Agave’s strong structure, but without the spikes. Share in Paul’s passion; he’s a true plant forecaster and loves new plants and varieties. His enthusiasm for Mangave is infectious!

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Whilst we're waiting for series 3 we thought we'd treat you to some extra special plant-based goodness so we have some bumper episodes for you coming up!

In this New Year episode, Michael discusses exciting new plants, speaking to two top breeding companies about projects they've worked on together and looking forward to what they've got coming up. He also looks at your fantasy plant league suggestions and reviews your New Year gardening resolutions!

Michael chats to Sirekit Mol at Beekenkamp in Holland about grafting new plants, sometimes with crazy results. They explore the Beekenkamp world of Begonias and look at how the Dahlias are on the cusp of changing into something huge for horticulture. Later in the episode, at Danziger in Israel, Michael discovers that the introduction of the Queen of Hearts Petunia was all down to a keen eye! He also investigates some strong use of Verbena, a surprising new style of Lantana, and brings up the concept of 'marmite' plants.

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Whilst we’re waiting for series 3 we thought we’d treat you to some extra special plant-based goodness so we have some bumper episodes for you coming up!

In this New Year episode, Michael discusses exciting new plants, speaking to two top breeding companies about projects they’ve worked on together and looking forward to what they’ve got coming up. He also looks at your fantasy plant league suggestions and reviews your New Year gardening resolutions!

Michael chats to Sirekit Mol at Beekenkamp in Holland about grafting new plants, sometimes with crazy results. They explore the Beekenkamp world of Begonias and look at how the Dahlias are on the cusp of changing into something huge for horticulture. Later in the episode, at Danziger in Israel, Michael discovers that the introduction of  the Queen of Hearts Petunia was all down to a keen eye! He also investigates some strong use of Verbena, a surprising new style of Lantana, and brings up the concept of ‘marmite’ plants.

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