Repodcast: Around the World in 80 Plants with Stephen Barstow
Release Date: 07/31/2023
Haskaps with Dr. Bob Bors
Propaganda By The Seed
In this episode of Propaganda By the Seed, I’m talking with Dr. Bob Bors about Haskaps. Bob spent many years working with this species and selected and named some of the best varieties around. This species of edible Honeysuckle grows widely across the extreme north and is gaining popularity as a crop in many northern climates. We cover their origins, cultivation needs, culinary uses and several other topics. We also take a minor detour into the topic of bush cherries, which Bob also has a lot of experience with. Lots of Bob’s articles are currently missing from the USASK website, but you...
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Repodcast: Solecast: Food Forestry & Perennial Vegetables w/ Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery
Propaganda By The Seed
Today I'm reposting the very first podcast I was ever on, an episode of from 2018. This podcast sparked my friendship with Tim which led, eventually, to collaborating on Propaganda By the Seed. I hope to get back to my regular production schedule in November, but for now, check out this blast from the past. If you enoyed this one, there are many other episodes available at or on most podcast apps. Episode description from The Solecast: in this episode of The Solecast I talk with Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery. Aaron is a self-taught Horticulturist, Food forest designer and lover of...
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String and Traps
Propaganda By The Seed
In this shorts episode I talk about string and traps, mundane, but perhaps important topics. After that I answer Gather's question about sourcing unusual plant species. I'm starting to run a bit low on shorts topics, so if you've got a request, please get in touch! If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
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Pears with Lauren Cormier and Blaine Fortin
Propaganda By The Seed
This week I am talking with about pears! Lauren works for the and is exploring, documenting and preserving the old pears of Maine. She tells me about the history of pears, their cultural needs and the issues they might run into, we also discuss the late Blaine Fortin, a hyrid pear breeder. After Lauren's interview I've cut together a bunch of clips from phone video I shot of Blaine last October while visting his orchard. If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
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Composting
Propaganda By The Seed
This week on Propaganda By the Seed Shorts I’m talking about composting. It's a big topic so even though this is a bit longer than average for a short episode, it's really just an introduction to the topic. I'll cover how different types of composting work and then focus in on my favorite, the static pile. In the Q&A we're talking berry rakes. If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
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Favorite Plants with Linda Black Elk
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In this episode I chat with Linda Black Elk about a few of her favorite plants. Linda is a ethobotanist and plant educator who is currently the Educational Programming and Community Outreach Director at . You can follow her on , , and In the Q & A I try to answer Oliver's question about how much biodiversity is enough. If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
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Problems with Permaculture / Implications of Hybridization
Propaganda By The Seed
This week on Propaganda By the Seed Shorts I’m talking about the problems with permaculture and attempting to answer Emma’s questions about the implications of hybridization on native plant populations. For more on the A topic you might try The Poor Prole’s Almanac episode If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
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Peecycling with The Rich Earth Institute
Propaganda By The Seed
In this episode I’m talking with Tatiana and Arthur of the Rich Earth Institute about peecycling (the use of human urine as a fertilizer). We cover all the ins and outs of collecting, storing and utilizing urine in a home garden as well as how this could work on community and larger scales. The has lots of great info including a , a , a and . If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also The outro song is Urine Speaks Louder Than Words by ...
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Hoses and Hose Accessories
Propaganda By The Seed
In this week’s episode of Propaganda By the Seed Shorts, I’m talking about garden hoses and how to keep them from being a pain in the butt. Basically you need to keep them in good repair with / , and keep them where they should be with hose guides. I really like the combo of a and a for nearly all watering jobs. In the Q&A section Alex is asking about tips for new nursery producers. If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
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Corn with Neftalí Duran
Propaganda By The Seed
This week on Propaganda By the Seed I’m talking to Neftalí Duran about Corn / Maize. Our conversation covers Corn culture past and present as well as some of the excellent projects Neftalí has been working on. You can follow , as well as If you want to support this podcast, you can tell a friend to check it out, subscribe/rate/review on your favorite podcast platforms and/or join the . You can also
info_outlineWe didn't get around to making a new episode this month, but here is a good one you might not have heard! This is a episode of Tim's old podcast the Solecast where he invited Aaron on a guest co-host, it's basically Propaganda by the Seed before it was called that.
In this episode of the Solecast we sit down with Stephen Barstow, aka The Extreme Salad Man to talk about his work documenting and popularizing rare edible plants. We are also joined by Aaron Parker from Edgewood Nursery who introduced me to Stephen's work and also grows and sells a lot of these plants.
In this conversation we talk about his book "Around the World In 80 Plants," his website Edimentals.com and his lifelong quest to research, catalogue, grow and experiment with thousands of rare edible plants from around the world. We get into his origin story as a vegetarian in meat-centric Norway uncovering the growing potentials in his region through foraging. He talks about his travels around the world learning about how these plants are grown, used and then bringing those plants home to cultivate. For anyone who is bored with growing the same old shit, or interested in permaculture/forest farming his work is inspiring, informative and coverers a much wider range of vegetables then are commonly discussed in permaculture and market farming.
Pick up his book "Around The World In 80 Plants" direct from Stephen and check out his website Edimentals.com