Best Mary And Tom Ward Podcasts (2024)

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10.4 Royalty with Mary O’Connell, Blank Peng, Alison Spittle and Toussaint Douglass 47:18

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Global Pillage Season 10. Episode 4: "Royalty" Recorded 9 May 2024 at Kings Place in London. Released 31 July 2024. Mary O’Connell and Blank Peng vs Alison Spittle and Toussaint Douglass vs the Hive Mind of the Audience. Hosted by Abigoliah Schauman. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Created by Deborah Frances-White. The Global Pillage theme composed …

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10.3 Desserts with Athena Kugblenu, Max Olesker, Charlie George and Lola Jagun 45:42

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Global Pillage Season 10. Episode 3: "Desserts" Recorded 17 June 2024 at Kings Place in London. Released 24 July 2024. Athena Kugblenu and Max Olesker vs and Charlie George and Lola Jagun vs the Hive Mind of the Audience. Hosted by Abigoliah Schauman. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Created by Deborah Frances-White. The Global Pillage theme composed…

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10.2 The Balkans with Mary O’Connell, Twayna Mayne, Alison Spittle and Andrew White 50:49

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Global Pillage Season 10. Episode 2: "The Balkans" Recorded 9 May 2024 at Kings Place in London. Released 17 July 2024. Mary O’Connell and Twayna Mayne vs Alison Spittle and Andrew White the Hive Mind of the Audience. Hosted by Abigoliah Schauman. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Created by Deborah Frances-White. The Global Pillage theme composed by …

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10.1 Soccer with Athena Kugblenu, Bec Hill, Max Olesker and Deborah Frances-White 48:03

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Global Pillage Season 10. Episode 1: "Soccer" Recorded 17 June 2024 at Kings Place in London. Released 10 July 2024. Athena Kugblenu and Bec Hill vs Max Olesker and Deborah Frances-White vs the Hive Mind of the Audience. Hosted by Abigoliah Schauman. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Created by Deborah Frances-White. The Global Pillage theme composed …

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Fueling Corporate Growth With Business and Human Skills | Anthony Stephan 40:19

5M ago40:19

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In an ever-changing workforce, it’s important for business leaders to know where, when and how their staff want to learn. In this episode, guest Anthony Stephan, chief learning officer at Deloitte, speaks to how L&D is approached in their organization, including Project 120 and Deloitte University. When it comes to internal development, Stephan hig…

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Regenerative Orcharding with Jonathan Carr of Carr's Ciderhouse 47:06

6M ago47:06

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Join us for an engaging conversation with Jonathan Carr on the topic of regenerative orchard practices and a variety of other topics on the podcast today. To quote the writing on one of the hard cider bottles I've got on top of my fridge... "Preservation Orchard is the home of Carr's Ciderhouse, where we practice regenerative agriculture and evolut…

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Creating a Culture of Learning to Fuel the Future of Work | Steve Cadigan | Part Two 43:49

6M ago43:49

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In today's evolving workplace, employee development is challenging traditional compensation like salaries and bonuses. In the second part of this episode, guest Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first CHRO and founder of Cadigan Talent Ventures, shares more insights on how investing in professional advancement is proving essential. Cadigan dives into his t…

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Creating a Culture of Learning to Fuel the Future of Work | Steve Cadigan | Part One 31:49

6M ago31:49

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Our workforce is experiencing a rapid pace of change. The tactics and expectations that worked last year, week or even yesterday might not be the answers we need today. In this episode, guest Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's first CHRO and founder of Cadigan Talent Ventures, provides insights on the importance of learning in this new evolution of the work…

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Black Walnut with Ben Bishop 50:51

6M ago50:51

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Black Walnut in alley cropping systems is the topic of today's podcast episode. With a very special guest who you may have heard of. Join us to learn all about Ben's thesis research in a fun co-host interview that we've been meaning to record for many months now. This species is so much more than the juglone, get over it non believers! Don't forget…

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Medlars with Jane Steward 1:03:08

7M ago1:03:08

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Medlar is the topic of today's podcast episode! We've talked about this unusual and delicious fruit on the podcast in snippets here and there, but today it gets the attention it deserves. Join us for an in-depth interview with Jane Steward, author of Medlars: Growing and Cooking, on the fascinating history of the medlar, cultivation and harvest tip…

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Hazelnuts with Tom Molnar 49:46

7M ago49:46

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Join us for a deep dive into the Hazelnut, a tree crop that has not been discussed enough on this podcast! Today we primarily talk about European hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) and hybrids (Corylus avellana x americana), and learn from Dr. Tom Molnar about the decades of germplasm collection, evaluation, and breeding research his lab has conducted at…

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Building a Vibrant Workforce Through Skills Development | Amanda Winters 42:40

7M ago42:40

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Organizations across industries and U.S. states are facing challenges in finding skilled workers. In this episode of The Skill Shift, guest Amanda Winters, program director at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, shares how her organization is working on projects that focus on building talent pipelines, economic growth and …

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Forage, Harvest, Feast with Marie Viljoen 1:30:13

7M ago1:30:13

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It's 2024 and we're back! Marie Viljoen is our first guest on season four of the podcast. Join us as we discuss some of the underutilized edibles featured in Marie's book Forage, Harvest, Feast: A Wild-Inspired Cuisine. Marie Recommends: https://integrationacres.com/ to find spicebush listed as "Appalachian Allspice" Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Wil…

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Creating Accessible Pathways Between Workers and Open Jobs | Chike Aguh 43:03

8M ago43:03

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During this episode of The Skill Shift catch up with guest Chike Aguh, Fulbright Scholar, educator, business leader, award winning non-profit CEO, and Biden presidential appointee. You can look forward to an engaging conversation connecting the dots between open roles and communities where workers need work, the importance of timeless skills for bu…

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Happy Holidays From The Skill Shift 2:44

9M ago2:44

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As 2023 comes to a close, The Skill Shift will be taking a brief break over the holidays. We've had so many wonderful conversations with our guests about their unique approaches to learning and development. It’s been our pleasure to share them with you. As we head into a new year, we're excited to continue our conversations with industry thought le…

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Using Knowledge Sharing to Future-Proof Your Organization | Mary Bollash 40:15

9M ago40:15

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This week catch up with our guest Mary Bollash, engineering learning and development officer at Carrier Global Corporation. Mary uses her educational background in adult learning and education to lead knowledge management and transfer activities within the engineering function for Carrier. In this episode, Mary shares how Carrier promotes knowledge…

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Why the ROI of Corporate Learning is Hard to Measure—And What To Do About It | Tom Whelan 46:36

10M ago46:36

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This week we talked with Tom Whelan, director of corporate research at Training Industry. Tom is an organizational scientist and research professional with over 15 years of experience working with companies to improve enterprise and employee outcomes. In this episode, we dig into some of Tom’s recent research, Redefining the ROI of Corporate Learni…

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How a “Skills And” Talent Strategy Can Help Companies Fill Open Roles | Meena Naik and Cat Ward 38:40

10M ago38:40

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This week we welcome two guests from Jobs for the Future (JFF): Meena Naik, director, skills-first design, and Cat Ward, vice president, employer mobilization. In their roles at JFF, our guests work to drive transformation of the education and workforce systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all. In this episode, we talk about what d…

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Why Organizations Need to Respond to the Call of the Skills Evolution | Jackie Barker 33:05

11M ago33:05

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This week we chat with our guest Jackie Barker, global director of the VMware IT Academy, which partners with governments, educational institutions and non-profits to offer courses that create a pipeline of much-needed talent in the IT industry. Jackie is passionate about creating change through education as well as upskilling and reskilling in an …

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Use Real-Time Labor Market Data to Upskill Your Workforce | Matt Sigelman 43:31

11M ago43:31

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This week, we're joined by guest Matt Sigelman, president at The Burning Glass Institute and chairman at Lightcast. He’s dedicated his career to unlocking new avenues for mobility, opportunity and equity through skills. He's a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and holds an AB from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard. We discuss…

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The Skill Shift Trailer 0:39

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The Skill Shift is a podcast for organizations that want to future-ready their workforces, brought to you by D2L. Each episode, we speak with guests from some of the most innovative businesses around the world about their unique approaches to learning and development. They share specific, actionable insights into how they’re preparing their workfor…

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London Podcast Festival 2023 47:08

12M ago47:08

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Global Pillage "London Podcast Festival 2023" Recorded 16 September 2023 at Kings Place in London. Released 27 September 2022. Shazia Mirza and Esther Manito vs Alice Fraser and Zoe Brownstone vs the Hive Mind of the Audience. Hosted by Abigoliah Schamaun. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Music by Samuel Woolf. Produced by Tom Salinsky for The Sponta…

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Pawpaws with Neal Peterson 1:14:50

12M ago1:14:50

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It's pawpaw season! So today we have a very timely episode for you all, an interview with Neal Peterson of Peterson Pawpaws. Neal has spent decades working with Asimina triloba, collecting fruits from orchards across the Eastern United States and improving the largest tree ripened fruit of North America into the seven named cultivars that we know s…

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Get your tickets now for Global Pillage at the London Podcast Festival 1:16

1y ago1:16

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Saturday 16 September at 4:30pm at Kings Place as part of the London Podcast Festival Tickets available now https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/global-pillage-14/ A limited number of free tickets are available by using the offer code HIVEMIND - if you're quick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Hybrid Chestnuts with Dick Jaynes 1:04:18

1y ago1:04:18

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With the chestnut harvest season approaching, we have our annual chestnut themed episode today with a true living legend in the field of tree crops research, Dick Jaynes. On today’s episode we discuss Dick’s decades of research on hybrid chestnuts, specific cultivars that emerged from his breeding work, limitations to commercial chestnut growing, N…

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Feral Apples with Gnarly Pippins 51:42

1y ago51:42

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Today's episode is all about the pomes! Tune in for our discussion with Matt Kaminsky, aka Gnarly Pippins, on the topic of wild/feral/seedling apples. Matt is a fruit explorer and orchardist who specializes in feral trees that kick it on the sides of highways, edges, and other forgotten places without any management from humans. Why are these trees…

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Oikos Tree Crops with Ken Asmus 55:38

1y ago55:38

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In today's episode we consider ourselves very lucky to be interviewing Ken Asmus of Oikos Tree Crops. A mail order plant nursery specializing in seedling populations of a wide range of edible plants including trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and tuber crops. Join us as we learn about the many selections that Ken has made over the past forty ye…

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Boston Food Forest Coalition with Nellie Ward & Alex Alvanos 49:33

1y ago49:33

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Welcome back podcast listeners, today we have Nellie Ward & Alex Alvanos of the Boston Food Forest Coalition on the podcast. Boston Food Forest Coalition is a non profit organization that works to transform vacant lots across Boston into community orchards and edible parks. Nellie is a steward at the Eggleston Community Orchard in Jamaica Plain, an…

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Groundcovers in Edible Forest Gardens with Dave Jacke 1:05:25

1+ y ago1:05:25

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You spoke up and we listened! Responding to a survey we put out earlier this year on our instagram page, which is @forestgardenpodcast, we decided to do an episode on ground covers in the forest garden. And who better to talk about this topic than the man who wrote the book on forest gardens in North America, Dave Jacke (with co-author Eric Toensme…

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Food Access & Community Fridges with Reggy of Fridgeport 40:45

1+ y ago40:45

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Today's episode dives into the community fridge model, a concept that became common in the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic as more and more people in urban areas across america became food insecure. Join us today, as we learn about the origins of Fridgeport, the community fridge project based in Bridgeport, CT. Be sure to check out the links belo…

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Four Season Farming with Dakota of River Ridge Farm 48:14

1+ y ago48:14

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Today's episode is all about the winter harvest, and the reality of starting a farm in New England where land is not affordable. Tune in for our interview with Dakota Rudloff-Eastman of River Ridge Farm to learn about what the land acquisition process looks like for a new farmer trying to set their roots, leasing vs. owning, how four season farming…

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Kernza & Perennial Agriculture with Tessa Peters of The Land Institute 36:54

1+ y ago36:54

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How many of y'all have heard of the long root ale? Climate smart honey oats cereal? How about Kernza? The main ingredient in these products, and the perennial grain that has the potential to revolutionize our modern agricultural system. Tune in today for a deep dive into Kernza and the other perennialization projects taking place at the land instit…

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Forest Farming with Linh Aven of Dandelion Forest Farm 43:37

1+ y ago43:37

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Join us for our discussion with Linh Aven, regenerative farmer and chef extraordinaire. Linh has a fascinating background in both molecular biology and gastronomy, which she applies to her current practice as a regenerative farmer. Today we learn about her story and how it brought her to forest farming in Nottingham, New Hampshire. In today's episo…

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Tree Crops with Buzz Ferver of Perfect Circle Farm 1:04:58

1+ y ago1:04:58

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Welcome back podcast listeners! This episode is jam packed with information about fruit and nut trees. We consider ourselves very lucky to have Buzz Ferver of Perfect Circle Farm on the podcast today, sharing his wealth of knowledge with us. Tune in to learn about Buzz's backstory, his introduction to tree crops and regenerative systems, the histor…

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The Cohousing Model with Henry Lappen of Cherry Hill Cohousing 32:42

1+ y ago32:42

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Hey there podcast listeners. Today we have a very interesting interview for you with Henry Lappen, a member of the Cherry Hill Cohousing community based in Amherst, Massachusetts. Henry has been a part of this unique community in western Massachusetts for the past thirty years - ever since its establishment in the early 1990's. For those who aren't…

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Winter Gloom Survival pt. 2: Our Favorite YouTube Channels 37:15

1+ y ago37:15

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Welcome back podcast listeners. In todays episode we are continuing our series on overcoming winter gloom, with some forest garden (or forest garden-adjacent) streamable content. Tune in to hear about some of our favorite youtube channels. Our hope is that you'll discover something new! Maybe a channel that inspires you to try something different t…

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Documentaries to get you through Winter Gloom 49:03

1+ y ago49:03

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Happy New Year podcast listeners, and welcome to season three of the podcast! We have a winter themed episode today featuring many documentaries that we have curated into a list separated by topic. Some of you may remember our interview with Lisa Fernandes from last season. In that interview Lisa mentioned how The Resilience Hub of Portland, Maine …

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Specialty Plant Nurseries for Next Year's Food Forest 25:28

2y ago25:28

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It's December and winter is nearly here! For many of us, it probably feels like it has already started. Some might wonder what a plant nerd does in the cold winter months, at least for us - we start planning. What new trees are going in the ground in the spring, where will they be planted, and more importantly where will we get them from? Today's e…

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From Food Forest to Table: Holiday Recipes 34:57

2y ago34:57

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Well folks the growing season is coming to an end, cold weather and family gatherings are quickly approaching. Or for many of us they're already here! Tune in today for some timely commentary on the dishes we make for our holiday family gatherings. If you're interested in medlars, pecans, chestnuts, or persimmons - and how they can make their way o…

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Kernza: Perennial Grain of the Future (Guest Episode) 29:45

2y ago29:45

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Hey there podcast listeners, Today we're running an episode from a podcast called Hot Farm. It's from our friends at the Food & Environment Reporting Network. The podcast is about what farmers are doing – or could be doing – to take on the climate emergency. In this episode, you’ll hear about a grain called Kernza, which might one day be a staple i…

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A Lifetime of Chestnut Research with Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis 1:02:40

2y ago1:02:40

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With chestnut harvest season in full swing in North America, we have a very timely episode for y'all today. Tune in for our discussion with Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis who for many years was a lead researcher in the department of plant pathology and ecology at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT. If someone has ever passed …

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Yardwork: Gardening is Heavy Metal (Guest Episode) 24:44

2y ago24:44

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Hey there podcast listeners, today we have a special treat for you - featuring voices other than our own! Tune in for a fantastic guest episode from the folks at Outside/In, a show from New Hampshire Public Radio. We chose to feature this guest episode because it poses a very important question for us (and probably for you too) "is the soil in my b…

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London Podcast Festival 2022 46:17

2y ago46:17

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Global Pillage "London Podcast Festival 2022" Recorded 10 September 2022 at Kings Place in London. Released 21 September 2022. Sarah Bennetto and Njambi McGrath vs Abigoliah Schamaun and Sharlin Jahan vs the Hive Mind of the Audience. Hosted by Deborah Frances-White. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Music by Mark Hodge. Produced by Tom Salinsky for T…

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Forage & Feast! Mushroom Hunting & Notes from the Russian Diaspora with Dan Bensonoff 54:55

2y ago54:55

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Fall is nearly upon us podcast listeners! Cooler temperatures and rainy days will soon bring a bounty to the forest floor. In other words, it's mushroom hunting season. Tune in today for our conversation with Dan Bensonoff, director of the Permaculture Initiative at UMASS Amherst. Dan has been collecting mushrooms for the majority of his life, havi…

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Global Pillage LIVE at the London Podcast Festival - get your tickets now 1:14

2y ago1:14

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https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/global-pillage-13/ Global Pillage is a comedy panel show podcast all about idiom, culture, customs and norms. What do the Japanese mean when they accuse someone of ‘having a cat on their head’? What do your friends make you do if you’re unmarried by 30 in Germany? What did the acronym NORWICH mean (the e…

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Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation with Field and Forest Products 58:23

2y ago58:23

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It's September! This sweltering summer is coming to a close, and thank the heavens it's been raining a bit more in the past few weeks. (At least in our neck of the woods). With the coming drops in temperature and increased precipitation, we over here at The Forest Garden have our foraging baskets all set and ready for the weeks to come. But did you…

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Carbon Farming Solutions & The Nutritional Value of Perennial Vegetables with Eric Toensmeier 51:48

2y ago51:48

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Welcome back podcast listeners! Tune in today to learn from one of our personal heroes Eric Toensmeier, author of Paradise Lot, Perennial Vegetables, The Carbon Farming Solution (and co-author of Edible Forest Gardens written by Dave Jacke). We cover quite a bit in todays episode, prepare yourself for in depth descriptions of agroforestry practices…

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Establishing a Regenerative Community Network: The Resilience Hub with Lisa Fernandes 59:28

2y ago59:28

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Welcome back podcast listeners! Today we have a really good one for y'all, a deep dive into the in's and out's of how The Resilience Hub got started. If you have never heard of it, The Resilience Hub is 'a 501c3 organization dedicated to regenerating land, growing healthy food, and building strong, resilient communities.' But it didn't necessarily …

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Food Forests in Public Spaces: Mount Joy Community Orchard with Aaron Parker 1:03:08

2y ago1:03:08

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Today we have an extra special episode! We're lucky to be hosting Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery, Propaganda by the Seed, and most importantly - the Mount Joy Community Orchard Project. Mt. Joy is a food forest/community orchard located on Munjoy Hill in Portland, Maine. I first discovered it completely by accident. I stumbled into this magical l…

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Ten Lesser Known East Asian Edibles with Kyle Dougherty 1:11:37

2y ago1:11:37

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The title says it all! Tune in today to learn about perennial vegetables and woody plants that are very undervalued in the U.S. and the west as a whole. Mmmm they're tasty, stick with us to the end to figure out where to acquire these highly nutritious but often hard to source plants! And as always, if you want to get in touch - find us @forestgard…

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