Show Notes
This week, Harriet is joined by John Wright (renowned author and forager) for a deep dive into the disappearing world of grasslands, how he started working for River Cottage, the importance of humour in his writing, and the motivational power of annoyance.
The episode was hosted and produced by Harriet Mansell and edited by Alex Troman.
Theme music by Circle.
Music by Aleksey Chistilin (Lexin_Music) on Pixabay
For more about John, check out his website https://www.ediblebush.com/ and take a look at his prolific back catalogue of books, including The River Cottage Mushroom Handbook, The Edible Seashore Handbook, The Naming of the Shrew, Booze, and many more available now.
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