
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Planting and growing food has had a massive boost during the pandemic - and that hasn't been limited to those with gardens.
Right across the country, people have been making the most of balconies, rooftops, even window boxes to get their green-fingered fix, as increasing numbers of us enjoy the benefits of interacting with nature and having a hand in producing our own food.
Hot on the heels of her own spring planting project, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities: from individuals re-purposing tiny outdoor spaces during lockdown; to community garden projects providing fresh food and mental health support; through to innovative urban farms offering ideas for our future food security.
Leyla speaks to writer and YouTube gardening sensation Huw Richards; Dr Jill Edmondson from the University of Sheffield, who's collecting data on national growing habits; and a range of first-time growers who've been following her tutorials on social media.
She also hears from Woodlands Community Garden in Glasgow, and the Grow Cardiff city growing project - and heads to Stockport rooftop garden The Landing with chef Sam Buckley from Where The Light Gets In and Jo Payne from Manchester Urban Diggers, to find out just how valuable a green space for growing food in the heart of a city can be...
Presented by Leyla Kazim; produced in Bristol by Lucy Taylor.
By BBC Radio 44.6
241241 ratings
Planting and growing food has had a massive boost during the pandemic - and that hasn't been limited to those with gardens.
Right across the country, people have been making the most of balconies, rooftops, even window boxes to get their green-fingered fix, as increasing numbers of us enjoy the benefits of interacting with nature and having a hand in producing our own food.
Hot on the heels of her own spring planting project, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities: from individuals re-purposing tiny outdoor spaces during lockdown; to community garden projects providing fresh food and mental health support; through to innovative urban farms offering ideas for our future food security.
Leyla speaks to writer and YouTube gardening sensation Huw Richards; Dr Jill Edmondson from the University of Sheffield, who's collecting data on national growing habits; and a range of first-time growers who've been following her tutorials on social media.
She also hears from Woodlands Community Garden in Glasgow, and the Grow Cardiff city growing project - and heads to Stockport rooftop garden The Landing with chef Sam Buckley from Where The Light Gets In and Jo Payne from Manchester Urban Diggers, to find out just how valuable a green space for growing food in the heart of a city can be...
Presented by Leyla Kazim; produced in Bristol by Lucy Taylor.

7,774 Listeners

370 Listeners

527 Listeners

896 Listeners

1,062 Listeners

411 Listeners

297 Listeners

5,513 Listeners

2,114 Listeners

2,084 Listeners

280 Listeners

350 Listeners

163 Listeners

97 Listeners

240 Listeners

63 Listeners

354 Listeners

234 Listeners

161 Listeners

330 Listeners

44 Listeners

3,215 Listeners

201 Listeners

71 Listeners

134 Listeners

689 Listeners

579 Listeners

626 Listeners

371 Listeners

246 Listeners

57 Listeners

79 Listeners

119 Listeners

111 Listeners