Apr 11, 2026
This week I am back collaborating with my friends at Live Like the World is Dying, this time Brooke is asking me questions about planting a spring garden.
Live Like the World is Dying is your podcast for what feels like the end times.
They ask the question, how do we live in a world that might be ending? By preparing to...
Mar 5, 2026
In this episode I’m talking to Laura Sieger about Apples. We cover history, care, varieties and re-framing expectations. Laura is a freelance orchardist and nursery worker who has worked on several great projects around Maine. They mention the Maine Heritage Orchard, Maine Apple Camp and the Gnarly Pippins Wild and...
Jan 12, 2026
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...
Dec 16, 2025
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...
Dec 4, 2025
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...