The Plant Based Podcast

Put your feet up, put the kettle on and find out how to brew up a plant based tea in the latest episode of The Plant Based Podcast.

Hackney Herbal is a social enterprise promoting health and wellbeing through herbs. Business has been booming since the recent increase in interest for health and wellbeing, and Michael and Ellen meet Nat from Hackney Herbal to discuss how herbal teas can help!

Not just for the Hackney hipsters wanting an alternative brew, Hackney Herbal focuses on educating people as well as selling tea to bring awareness about natural remedies. They run courses on herbs, remedies and even cosmetics, teaching people what to grow and how to make your own plant based concoctions.

From blends to help digestion to the best tea to stop a caffeine addiction whilst still getting an afternoon boost, and even the best cure from stress and anxiety - Hackney Herbal has it all!

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Put your feet up, put the kettle on and find out how to brew up a plant based tea in the latest episode.

Hackney Herbal is a social enterprise promoting health and wellbeing through herbs and Michael and Ellen meet Nat from Hackney Herbal to discuss how herbal teas can help!

From blends to help digestion to the best tea to stop a caffeine addiction whilst still getting an afternoon boost, and even the best cure from stress and anxiety - Hackney Herbal has it all!

Looking for a way to jazz up your dinner plate? Look no further, plants are here!

This tasty episode of The Plant Based Podcast takes plant-based diets to new levels by exploring the world of edible flowers.

Nurtured in Norfolk is a 4 acre nursery that supplies micro cress, pea shoots, micro herbs and edible flowers to wholesalers and Michelin star restaurants to help add something extra special to their dishes.

As well as being decorative, edible flowers add extra crunch to a salad and introduce new textures and flavours whilst also boosting the nutritional goodness. The real power of plants!

In this episode, Alex Drane talks about the company and how they work with the top chefs to meet the demand for something different by delivering unusual tastes and strong, distinctive flavours that go way beyond the everyday garnish!

You can also learn the best edible flowers to grow at home yourself – there may already be some growing in your garden that you don't yet know about!

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This tasty episode of The Plant Based Podcast takes plant-based diets to new levels by exploring the world of edible flowers.

Nurtured in Norfolk supplies micro cress, pea shoots, micro herbs and edible flowers to wholesalers and Michelin star restaurants to help add something extra special to their dishes.

Alex Drane talks about how they work with the top chefs to meet the demand for something different by delivering unusual tastes and distinctive flavours that go way beyond the everyday garnish!

Get fruity!!

Markus Kobelt is a true plant fanatic. He is the founder of Lubera, a company that specialises in the breeding of unique and wonderful fruit plants.

In this special National Gardening Week episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Michael and Ellen chat to Markus about how the only way to truly get the best, brightest colours in fruit is to grow them yourself.

Markus talks about the seedless fruits he has developed, how he is changing the world of apples and the difference between breeding plants for home use vs. commercial.

His passion for finding something different in plants is inspiring, as is his patience and dedication to the fruit plant breeding process which can take over 20 years to see the first results! That's quite the plantsman!

Learn the most surprising exotic fruits you can grow at home, as well the benefits of GYO and the most space effective plants you can grow at home in containers.

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"Organic is the new normal". But hasn't it always been?!

This episode of The Plant Based Podcast celebrates National Gardening Week by heading to the polytunnel and meeting Hannah Claxton from the fantastic Eves Hill Veg Co.

Eves Hill in Norfolk is a two acre market garden with a fabulous ethos. Hannah and her team champion enabling access to land projects and skills, which they do through volunteer programmes and a strong focus on community and education - all based around connecting people with where their food comes from.

Hannah goes beyond organic farming and discusses building a rural economy, encouraging people to know their local area and to find out about local land based work near them.

She is passionate about organic techniques and educating others so have a listen to find out what organic techniques you can implement at home!

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In this special National Gardening Week episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Michael and Ellen chat to Markus about how the only way to truly get the best, brightest colours in fruit is to grow them yourself.

Markus talks about the seedless fruits he has developed, how he is changing the world of apples and the difference between breeding plants for home use vs. commercial.

His passion for finding something different in plants is inspiring, as is his patience and dedication to fruit plant breeding .

“Organic is the new normal”. But hasn’t it always been?!

This episode of The Plant Based Podcast celebrates National Gardening Week by heading to the polytunnel and meeting Hannah Claxton from the fantastic Eves Hill Veg Co.

Hannah goes beyond organic farming encouraging people to know their local area and to find out about local land based work near them.

She is passionate about organic techniques and educating others so have a listen to find out what organic techniques you can implement at

Houseplants are one of the biggest trends in gardening at the moment - they're taking over! One place that is certainly true is The Plant Den in Norwich.

In this episode of The Plant Based Podcast, Michael Perry and Ellen Mary meet Roscoe Gibson-Denney a true ambassador for plants. Roscoe, and his partner Michelle, started The Plant Den, as a tiny treasure chest of a shop in Norwich that is the same size as a garden shed but packed to the ceiling with a huge variety of plants. Since recording the podcast, The Plant Den has become so popular they've already had to expand premises! People travel from far and wide to visit their shop, and have even been known to queue down the street when he has an unusual delivery arriving. Roscoe chats about the houseplant trend and discusses his favourite varieties.

Good News! The Plant Den can now be found in larger premises on Upper St Giles Street in Norwich.

Visit www.theplantbasedpodcast.net where Roscoe reveals 5 houseplants you may not have heard of.

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Houseplants are one of the biggest trends in gardening at the moment - they’re taking over! One place that is certainly true is The Plant Den in Norwich.

Roscoe, and his partner Michelle, started The Plant Den, as a tiny treasure chest of a shop in Norwich that is the same size as a garden shed but packed to the ceiling with a huge variety of plants. People travel from far and wide to visit their shop, and Roscoe chats about the houseplant trend and discusses his favourite varieties.