EP58: Lama Nasser-Gammett ↣ Embracing the Fungiculture: Mushroom Production & Other Stories

04/28/25 • 107 min

Lama Nasser-Gammett and her husband Matthew are owners of The Forest People, and supply a large area of the Mendocino coast with cultivated mushrooms.

Building their business from the ground up at a time when there was very little information available, they taught themselves exactly how to make mushrooms thrive in a controlled environment. Chefs and natural grocery stores appreciate their attention to details, knowing it’s the little things that make a great looking and better tasting mushroom.

In this episode Lama shares her story, along with many essential tips on how to cultivate delicious mushrooms for yourself too.

Thanks again Lama for the stories and wisdom today!

Be sure to give The Forest People a follow on Instagram and check out their website too!

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Lama Nasser-Gammett and her husband Matthew are owners of The Forest People, and supply a large area of the Mendocino coast with cultivated mushrooms.

In this episode Lama shares her story, along with many essential tips on how to cultivate delicious mushrooms for yourself too.

Thanks again Lama for the stories and wisdom today!

Be sure to give The Forest People a follow on Instagram and check out their website too!

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EP57: The Evacuee ↣ Escaping WWII With Ray & Violet Warman²

This week it is Violet Warman's 97th Birthday. She was born in 1928 — Rather a lot of wild stuff happened since that day...

In this episode Robin was lucky enough to hear some of Vi and Ray's memories from the past: The moment WW2 was declared, being evacuated, watching dog fights in the skies above... and trading bike rides to American soldiers for enormous amounts of pocket money.

In this episode takes a leap from the urban world of East London, and escape to the English countryside.

Happy Birthday Violet! And thank you both for sharing your time and stories today.

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EP59: Jandre Strydom ↣ Chasing Protein and Dopamine in the African Mountains

An immensely talented bowhunter-spearfisherman from South Africa –Jandre has been honing his skills since the age of 5.
Wherever you're from, when it comes to sourcing protein, there’s an easy way, and there’s hard way... Then there’s Jandre’s way.
An anomaly in the South African hunting community, Jandre hikes many kilometers deep into the mountains to areas with no roads, and no backup. Although he’s harvested many African animals with his bow that would make a talented rifle-hunter blush, it’s the non-native fallow deer that gets Jandre properly fired up.
Robin managed to sit down with Jandre just a few days before the beginning of the fallow deer rut.
A big thank you again to Jandre for fitting us in before a three week mega-trip chasing giant croaking bucks in the mountains.
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Check out his YouTube too - lots of new content coming soon.