Show Notes
S01 Episode 11: Gardens and food. With Victoria Wade
A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
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Garden soundtrack
Bees on the fishbone cotoneaster
Gardens and food
Micro book review
Tender, Vol 1. A cook and his vegetable patch by Nigel Slater, published by Fourth Estate 2009 https://amzn.to/30RYt3T
Extract read by Richard Chivers
In discussion with Richard about Nigel Slater's books, and why you should bother growing your own food.
Interview with Victoria Wade 14:10
14:40 The importance of food in Vic and Joe's garden designs
15:12 Cooking over fire
16:33 Design making outdoor cooking easy
17:56 Primal nature of fire, role of fire in the home
18:49 Relax and soften
19:10 Incorporating edibles into planting designs
20:59 Planting style
23:33 Underlying structure and stone
25:12 Foraging – bringing outdoor eating and gardening in the landscape together.
A huge thank you to Vic for joining me on this episode. You can find her here: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoria__wade/ website: https://www.victoriawade.co.uk
Thank you to Richard Chivers, both for the reading and for chatting to me about his Nigel Slater habit, and the effect vegetables are having on his marriage. You can find Richard's blog here http://sharpenyourspades.co.uk/, or seek him out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sharpenyourspades/ or Twitter https://twitter.com/spadesharp.
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