Propaganda By The Seed

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 survive that end and by working to prevent it. Live Like the World is Dying features interviews with people who think about how to prepare for and survive crises. Check them out through their website, on your favorite podcast platform, or follow them on instagram or bluesky
If you would like to support Propaganda By the Seed, now is a great time to order plants/seeds from EdgewoodNursery.com! I just updated the inventory and it's prime time to ship bare root plants. Of course you can also support by telling a friend to check it out, subscribing/rating/reviewing on your favorite podcast platforms and/or joining the Patreon. You can also submit questions or listener audio!

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 Seedling Pomological Exhibition. You can follow Laura on Instagram or email them at Maine Fruit Buds. This episode was recorded in person and wound up with a little bit of weird reverb/ crosstalk that I couldn't quite get rid of, sorry about that!
 
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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 few other perennials that she grows. You can follow Cicada Seeds on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with her work.
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Cover image used by permission of Cicada Seeds

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 people to invite on the show for multiple year and he did not disappoint. Check out all his books, but especially Wildcrafted Seeds and Grains. You can also find him on Instagram and Facebook.
 
I usually stick just to audio, but Pascal showed so much cool stuff on the video, I'm releasing a video version… just this once. It's on YouTube Here.
 
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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 of starter projects. In the Q&A I answer Ryan's question about beginner raised beds. You can find the diagram I mention Here
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