Ep 024 - No Dig Gardening, Diverting Food Waste and Growing Tips with Rachael from Home Soil

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11/23/23 • 58 min

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In this episode Averill & Bernadette chat to a local gardening guru; Rachael from Home Soil. Rachael and her husband Damian grow tasty and interesting vegetables on their picturesque property outside of Canberra. They promote regenerative gardening systems, building soil, diversity, seed saving and the diversion of waste. Averill & Bernadette were fortunate enough to get to visit Rachael and Damian's property and see firsthand the amazing and inspiring work they are doing on their small-scale farm.
Links for further information:
Home Soil - Rachael & Damian (@home.soil) • Instagram
Charles Dowding: Home
Dr. Elaine’sTM Soil Food Web School - Regenerating Soil - Regenerative Agriculture Courses
The Next Green Revolution - National Geographic
Call of the Reed Warbler, Revised Edition by Charles Massy
The Third Plate, Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber

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Links for further information:
Home - Grow it Local
Homegrown, A year of growing, cooking and eating by Paul West
River Cottage Australia - Wikipedia
WWOOF Australia | WWOOF – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Home - National Arboretum
Home - Live Better, Longer - Blue Zones
Churchill Trust

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Links for further information:
Sprout School by Bean There Dug That - DIY Gardening Advice and Tips
Chloe Thomson Horticulturist & Garden Coach (@beantheredugthat) • Instagram
Bean There Dug That - YouTube
Jane Edmanson - Wikipedia
The Garden Gurus TV - YouTube
Britain and Ireland Garden Tour with Chloe Thomson | Travelrite International

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Seedy Chats Garden & Lifestyle Podcast - Ep 024 - No Dig Gardening, Diverting Food Waste and Growing Tips with Rachael from Home Soil

Transcript

Before we start, Seedy Chats would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri country, the land on which we garden. Our land's first gardeners and caretakers. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. Oh, hello and welcome. Welcome to Seedy Chats. Hello and welcome back. Welcome to Seedy Chats, the podcast where imperfect gardeners, Averil, that's me, and Bernadette. Hi, that's me. Chat about our favourite topics, gardening and life. So whether