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Send us a Text Message.Had a great chat with Botanist and science educator; Dr. Laura Skates.Laura has been passionate about the West-Australian Bush for decades, working for a number of years with Kings Park Science, the Friends of Kings Park, and Perth NRM. She has completed a PhD on the ecology of carnivorous plants.Links to Laura:Citizen science project: https://www.perthnrm.com/project/gardening-for-wildlife/ReWild Perth: https://rewildperth.com.au/Hope you enjoy meeting her as much as Sammy did!Less Lawns, more ecological/habitat gardens, y'allFind Laura on X:Dr Laura Skates 🌻 (@floraskates) / X (twitter.com)Laura's website"floraskates (lauraskates.com)See Laura on Gardening Australia:My Garden Path - Laura Skates - Gardening Australia (abc.net.au)Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.This podcast episode, Sammy will be featuring Australian Entrepeneur; Cedar Anderson, the co-inventor of the FlowHive.Flowhive is an innovative new bee-hive system that has revolutionised home-bee keeping.From the outside, Flow Hives look like a regular commercial beehive, that is, the traditional "wooden box" containing multiple frames which support the bees as they create their honeycomb.In these traditional beehives, when the honey is ready for harvest. the frames are taken out and spun in a centrifuge system to extract honey.Now, enter FLOW Hives.Flow hives feature an ingenious system of pre-inserted, pre-molded frames made up of hundreds of individual hexagonal cells which mimic a natural honeycomb structure.Once the bees are introduced, they then discover these cells, fill them with honey.When all the cells are filled, the owner of the FlowHive can then turn a special key to fracture each of the cells to releasing all the honey at once.The honey then slowly flows out of a tap and into glass collection jars. After collection the special key it turned again, re-setting the molds to their original position, to be filled with honey once again.This Ingenious and elegant re-imagining of a beehive eliminates the otherwise messy, time-consuming and sometimes dangerous process of honey extraction.With a FlowHive, there is next to no need to disturb, then pacify your bees and no need to use a centrifuge before you can enjoy the fruits of your bees' labour.As you'll hear, FlowHive is one of the most significant business success stories to come out of the Northern Rivers region in recent years.So, thanks friends and enjoy this podcast with Cedar Anderson of Byron Bay.Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Round to with Brendon, AKA the ecosystem_gardener on Instagram.Brendon Carrick is a certified Aquascaping contractor. He runs a small business setting up ponds and miniature wetland systems around Adelaide. He has been doing such an epic job that he was recently featured on Gardening Australia with Sophie Thompson.Enjoy peeps!Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Heya garn, garden nerds!Bituva experiment with this weeks' pod. My fiancé Julia and I riff about our gardening adventures of late, talking about the experience of gardening in Perth from March-May; think bulbs, everlastings, growing asian vegetables and composting deciduous leaves!Enjoy!Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Had the pleasure of getting to know yet another Gardening luminary and passionate Permie - Dr Lydia Pethick, AKA the gardening veterinarian. Check out this recent article in Vet Practice Mag About Dr. Lydia.Earth mover: Dr Lydia Pethick - Vet Practice MagazineAre you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Had the chance to chat to Eric of Water Ups. Water ups products will halve the water requirements of your pots, containers and grow beds. Wicking systems are oh so appropriate for Perth!Check out all the amazing water-ups product range at waterups.com.auAre you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Another festival in the bag. Thanks once again to Andrew and Mandy Osenton for putting on another awesome event. Guests on this one include Faye Arcaro, Lisa Passmore and Anthony Quinlan, just to name a few.If you enjoyed this podcast and you'd like to help it grow at zero cost, don't forget to share it with friends, rate it five stars on your podcast player and leave a written review. IT REALLY DOES HELP HERB GROW.See you in the next pod.Sammy and Jules.Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Had the opportunity to chat with the awesome Tony and Linh of Beyond.ourgate on Instagram.Tony and Linh have been working towards their dream of obtaining and developing a semi-off-grid bush block/homestead property for several years.Find them on the gram, where Linh has done a great job, chronicling their journey from inner-city dwellers to passionate urban-homesteaders on Perth's outskirts.A few of the many amazing facets of their block include many raised veggie beds, beehive area and a 100% natural, chlorine-free plunge pool, designed and installed by a Tony of Think green landscapes.Hope you enjoy and don't forget to subscribe to herb on Apple pods and leave a review.Stay Herby.Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Had Julian in for a fascinating convo about raised vegetable gardens and wicking beds. Wicking beds are an amazingly water-efficient way to grow food in small spaces here in Perth. Listen in to learn more!Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Had a super casual chat with horticulturist; Michael Homan, the passionate SA gardener behind the Instagram page @gardeningwithmichael. Hope you enjoy our nerdy garden bants and don't forget to check our Michael's speccy Instagram page.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Had the queen (blue-banded) bee of Instagram on again. Mel Logozzo is yet another like-minded nature-fanatic hailing from Coogee, 30mins south of Perth City. Check Mel's amazing slow-mo footage of Australian native bee's out on her Instagram @Rewildingsuburbia.Everything you need to know about this awesome human is on her website here:About | Rewilding SuburbiaSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Episode #59 Herb your enthusiasm. Today's guest is ex-JRE guest; Will Harris of Bluffton, Georgia in the states..  Will is a 4th generation cattle farmer and current owner of white oak pastures, which has been owned by his family since 1866.  Across it's long history, white oak pastures has gone through many iterations.  Upon inheriting his farm as a young man, will operated the farm in alignment with an industrial model of farming, utilising tonnes of Petro-chemical fertiliser, heavy chemical spray regimes to control weeds and "problem organisms" as well as intensive feed-lot operations and heavy anti-biotic regimens for his livestock.   As you'll hear in the podcast, a single brief but powerful moment in time one afternoon, lead him to reconsider the path he was going down with respect to the "kill and control" style of farming he had become accustomed to on the farm.  following this personal realisation- at great financial expense, will began to transition away from a typical industrial model of farming and towards am ecological/regenerative model, and one that honoured and respected life in all its forms and the relationships between them.  20 years later and white oak pastures is now a world leader in profitable, sustainable farming and one of the few sustainable regenerative farms in his state. the multiple 10's of inches of rich, dark top soil that white oaks has created since moving to a regenerative model is something to behold and instead of spending his time figuring out how to kill organisms, will now thinks about the best ways to keep things alive.  Enjoy this cracking pod with Will Harris!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Thanks for all your interest in the pod!From 0 downloads in Nov 2021, to multi 10's of thousands on the last day of 2023, it's all thanks to you, Perth gardeners!Enjoy Sam's first ever SOLO podcast! Hope you can stay awake!See you in 2024.Herb your enthusiasm podcast and friends.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Spoke to our first guest from the United States recently- Andrew tyrrell is  responsible for creating AMAZING enclosed-cedar structures that are built around raised vegetable beds. Check out and his amazing work on IG @blackrockgardenstructuresSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Enjoy our day's recordings from Stirk park at the Kalamunda garden festival on December 3rd, 2023.Feat: RewildingSuburbia, the.tnk.loft, Andrea Whitely, Dr. Kit and Jo Bussell just to name a few.Another successful day from Herb your enthusiasm's PODZEBO. Hope I did all you garden legends justice!Sammy.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Since the early 1980's, Charles has been instrumental in popularising the "no-dig" style of gardening, beliveving that the secret to ultimate yield when it comes to growing your own food is to leave the soil minimally disturbed or unmolested.Charles is cambridge-educated, holding a degree in geography, yet he has never pursued a career in academia, instead, he has only ever wanted to work with the land, having spent the last 40 years building the productive capacity of market gardens in a number of different countries and regions.It's literally impossible to sum up what this man has done for gardening, i just feel honoured that he's taken the time to talk to me about his rich life, spent unlocking the secrets of garden yield using a minimally-disruptive and even soil-regenerative approach of no-dig.If you need to know anything more about the amazing Charles, give him a google or follow him on instagram at charles_dowding.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Nutha cheeky yarn with an Australian gardening icon!Phil Dudman was kind enough to come on for a yarn about the joys of growing your own food and home compost production!Grow Your Food – with Phil Dudmanis where you can learn more about Phil and maybe even attend one of his workshops at his property in Lismore, NSW.Thanks for listening, garden nerds!Get tickets for the SUMMER Kalamunda garden festival on December 3rd here: https://kalamundagardenfestival.com.au/Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.David Mcmahon is the senior head tour guide at VentureNorth Australia, an award-winning tourism company, offering punters the opportunity to experience the wild foods and terrain of Arnhem land, the northwest and Kimberly region of Australia. David spends most of his time out bush in the NT, spreading his love of the Aussie plants and animals to anyone that cares to listen.As an ex adelaide-chef, he also knows a thing or two about how to work with our native bush foods, which he enjoys preparing and offering to his tour guests.David is also a very keen fan of ethnobotany and geology, which is reflected on on his awesome instagram page @davidmcmahonaustralia. Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Tony from Think green Landscapes and Waterscapes was kind enough to drop in for a chat about natural swimming pool construction.Tony is one of the few certified Aquascaping contractors operating in Perth. Check out his stunning creations on Facebook and Instagram to get a sense of what is achievable in a Perth backyard when it comes to Pond gardens, waterfalls and natural streams. Find Tony here:https://www.instagram.com/thinkgreenlandscapes/https://facebook.com/thinkgreenlandscapes/https://www.youtube.com/@thinkgreenlandscapesSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.New pod alert!It was amazing to chat to Permaculture legend and Gardening Australia presenter - Hannah Moloney. We nerded out on growing food in cold climates, community-spirited action to foster climate hope and her recent month of busily promoting her brand-new book: Good life growing, available now at all good bookstores around Australia and online.This is still unreal to me that I have this podcast vehicle to connect to such bright and world-changing agents like Hannah. I want to thank each and every person who has ever listened to a HYE podcast. For what it's worth, your interest in these pod episodes has changed my life. Love you all. Support the Show.