GMO Tomatoes, Oh My! + Ask an Herbalist w/ Kristine Brown
02/14/24 • 22 min
Are you ready for the new GMO Purple Tomato?!? What impact will this new variety have on our health, our gardens, or our tomato seed saving? Bevin unpacks this latest development in the gardening world, then sits down for a relaxing chat with herbalist, author, and educator Kristine Brown.
Kristine Brown is helping parents teach their kids about herbalism, one herb at a time. She created the only children’s herbal curriculum that uses all four styles of learning and she has taught classes and coordinated numerous herbal conference kids’ camps both locally and nationally. She is the writer and illustrator of the online children’s publication Herbal Roots zine, and the creator of several online courses that teach children about botany, drawing, and herbs.
You can learn more about Kristine’s work, buy her books, subscribe to Herbal Roots zine and join Herb Club at https://herbalrootszine.com
Before the interview, Bevin talks about the new GMO Purple Tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences. He digs into the differences between genetically modified and traditionally bred crops and how this new purple tomato might impact your garden plans.
If you’re looking for further reading, check out these articles:
NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/06/1228868005/purple-tomato-gmo-gardeners
Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/a-gmo-purple-tomato-is-coming-to-grocery-aisles-will-the-us-bite/
We launched our new Herb Co-op, an exclusive offering for members of our Patreon community!
You can enjoy these benefits and more while supporting our podcast. Join our Patreon community for as little as $3/month!
Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm and https://www.smallhousefarm.com/herbcoop/
Today’s episode of Seeds & Weeds was brought to you in part by our friends at EZ Swap Pots! Check out their line of handmade fabric liners and reusable pots at www.ezswappots.com Use coupon code SEEDS at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase!
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Join our special Seeds & Weeds Facebook Community!
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Bevin's new book, Herbs in Every Season, is now available for preorder!
Order now to receive a FREE membership to our Patreon community and other great gifts!
Books begin shipping in March..
https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/
The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America’s top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog.
Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.com
Are you ready for the new GMO Purple Tomato?!? What impact will this new variety have on our health, our gardens, or our tomato seed saving? Bevin unpacks this latest development in the gardening world, then sits down for a relaxing chat with herbalist, author, and educator Kristine Brown.
Kristine Brown is helping parents teach their kids about herbalism, one herb at a time. She created the only children’s herbal curriculum that uses all four styles of learning and she has taught classes and coordinated numerous herbal conference kids’ camps both locally and nationally. She is the writer and illustrator of the online children’s publication Herbal Roots zine, and the creator of several online courses that teach children about botany, drawing, and herbs.
You can learn more about Kristine’s work, buy her books, subscribe to Herbal Roots zine and join Herb Club at https://herbalrootszine.com
Before the interview, Bevin talks about the new GMO Purple Tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences. He digs into the differences between genetically modified and traditionally bred crops and how this new purple tomato might impact your garden plans.
If you’re looking for further reading, check out these articles:
NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/06/1228868005/purple-tomato-gmo-gardeners
Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/a-gmo-purple-tomato-is-coming-to-grocery-aisles-will-the-us-bite/
We launched our new Herb Co-op, an exclusive offering for members of our Patreon community!
You can enjoy these benefits and more while supporting our podcast. Join our Patreon community for as little as $3/month!
Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm and https://www.smallhousefarm.com/herbcoop/
Today’s episode of Seeds & Weeds was brought to you in part by our friends at EZ Swap Pots! Check out their line of handmade fabric liners and reusable pots at www.ezswappots.com Use coupon code SEEDS at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase!
Connect with us!
Join our special Seeds & Weeds Facebook Community!
IG: @small_house_farm
FB: @smallhousefarm
YT: @smallhousefarm
www.seedsandweedspodcast.com
Bevin's new book, Herbs in Every Season, is now available for preorder!
Order now to receive a FREE membership to our Patreon community and other great gifts!
Books begin shipping in March..
https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/
The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America’s top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog.
Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.com
Previous Episode
Let's Chat w/ Felicia Ruiz, Kitchen Curandera
What does it mean to be a kitchen curandera? What’s the difference between Indigenous food and local food? We’ll learn all this and much more when we sit down to chat with traditional healer and award-winning author Felicia Ruiz.
We’ll also talk about Felicia’s book Earth Medicines, winner of the 2022 Reading the West Award: Eating The West and the 2023 LULAC Book Award! Earth Medicines is an accessible guide to time-honored Indigenous wisdom, healing recipes, and wellness rituals for modern life from an experienced curandera.
You can learn more about Felicia’s work and get your copy of Earth Medicines at https://www.kitchencurandera.com/
This great book is also available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Medicines-Ancestral-Wellness-Curandera/dp/161180843X
Before the interview, Bevin talks about the latest issue of Homestead Living Magazine. This new monthly publication also includes an annual compendium of the year’s best articles. The most recent annual includes Bevin’s article about small-scale seed and nut oil production as well as dozens of articles about beekeeping, gardening, baking, raising chickens and so much more! This is a wonderful publication for gardeners, homesteaders and anyone else interested in more sustainable lifestyles.
You can learn more and subscribe to the magazine here: https://homesteadliving.com/
Bevin also shares some exciting updates about his newest book – he’s been hard at work all winter working on this new project for Ogden Publications where he digs into all sorts of food preservation techniques, from canning and pickling, to smoking, salting, fermentation and more! He explores the history of how these preservation techniques developed, all the way up to modern uses... plus, there’s a ton of recipes too!
We’ll be announcing preorder details soon, and we’ll be offering a discounted price to our Patreon community! Our Patreon community is going to get first dibs and a discounted price, so if you’re not already a member you might want to consider it.
We also just launched our new Herb Co-op, an exclusive offering for members of our Patreon community!
You can enjoy these benefits and more while supporting our podcast. Join our Patreon community for as little as $3/month!
Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm and https://www.smallhousefarm.com/herbcoop/
Today’s episode of Seeds & Weeds was brought to you in part by our friends at EZ Swap Pots! Check out their line of handmade fabric liners and reusable pots at www.ezswappots.com Use coupon code SEEDS at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase!
Connect with us!
Join our special
Bevin's new book, Herbs in Every Season, is now available for preorder!
Order now to receive a FREE membership to our Patreon community and other great gifts!
Books begin shipping in March..
https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/
The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America’s top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog.
Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.com
Next Episode
Let's Chat w/ Tony O'Neill, Simplify Vegetable Gardening
Grow your best garden ever with tips and tricks from author and YouTuber Tony O’Neill! After listening to this interview you’ll be ready to grow a healthier and more productive vegetable garden than ever before!
Tony O’Neill has been creating educational gardening content for the last fourteen years and in 2020, he launched the wildly popular YouTube channel Simplify Gardening. Tony believes gardening’s appeal is linked to nature’s generous response to nurturing, which is proven by his growing near-record-sized cabbages (67 lbs.), squashes (131 lbs.), rhubarb, and potatoes in abundance. Tony is joining us on the show to share some gardening tips and tricks and to talk about his new book Simplify Vegetable Gardening.
If you revel in nature's response to your gardening and are curious about the science behind it, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is your guide. The first book to blend botany, biology, and earth science with food gardening, it introduces an exciting, science-driven approach to growing more food. In Tony's words, it's "the culmination of my four decades tending the earth, learning its secrets, and respecting its cycles."
Order your copy of Simplify Vegetable Gardening: https://geni.us/SimplifyVegGardening
Find Tony online at https://simplifygardening.com/
And on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simplifygardening
Bevin’s new book, The Heritage Pantry; Modern Methods of Preserving Food the Old-fashioned Way, is on its way - we'll be announcing ordering information soon! This new book is full of recipes, stories and history and we think you’re going to love it!
Members of our Patreon community will be the first to see the cover and have an opportunity to order their copies - at a special discounted price!
You can enjoy this benefit and many more while supporting our podcast. Join our Patreon community for as little as $3/month!
Check it out and sign up at https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarm and https://www.smallhousefarm.com/herbcoop/
Today’s episode of Seeds & Weeds was brought to you in part by our friends at EZ Swap Pots! Check out their line of handmade fabric liners and reusable pots at www.ezswappots.com Use coupon code SEEDS at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase!
Connect with us!
Join our special Seeds & Weeds Facebook Community!
IG: @small_house_farm
FB: @smallhousefarm
YT: @smallhousefarm
www.seedsandweedspodcast.com
Bevin's new book, Herbs in Every Season, is now available for preorder!
Order now to receive a FREE membership to our Patreon community and other great gifts!
Books begin shipping in March..
https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/
The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America’s top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog.
Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.com
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