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S01 Episode 11: Gardens and food. With Victoria Wade

A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.

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Garden soundtrack

Bees on the fishbone cotoneaster

Gardens and food

Micro book review

Tender, Vol 1. A cook and his vegetable patch by Nigel Slater, published by Fourth Estate 2009

https://amzn.to/30RYt3T

Extract read by Richard Chivers

In discussion with Richard about Nigel Slater’s books, and why you should bother growing your own food.

Interview with Victoria Wade 14:10

14:40 The importance of food in Vic and Joe’s garden designs

15:12 Cooking over fire

16:33 Design making outdoor cooking easy

17:56 Primal nature of fire, role of fire in the home

18:49 Relax and soften

19:10 Incorporating edibles into planting designs

20:59 Planting style

23:33 Underlying structure and stone

25:12 Foraging – bringing outdoor eating and gardening in the landscape together.

A huge thank you to Vic for joining me on this episode. You can find her here:

website: https://www.victoriawade.co.uk

Thank you to Richard Chivers, both for the reading and for chatting to me about his Nigel Slater habit, and the effect vegetables are having on his marriage. You can find Richard’s blog here http://sharpenyourspades.co.uk/, or seek him out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sharpenyourspades/ or Twitter https://twitter.com/spadesharp.