Herb your enthusiasm
Adventures in gardening, urban farming, rewilding, permaculture and more.
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76 episodes
#75 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - SPRING. LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
Hey garden squad.Enjoy the podcast coverage of the recent Kalamunda garden festival, recorded on the very first day of spring.If you're reading this, please consider supporting the podcast by commenting and sharing the podcast on social...
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Episode 74
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#74 COMPETITIVE SURFING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM W/HEATH JOSKE (HEALTHJOZZA ON INSTA)
Stoked to have been able to chat with Streaky Bay legend - Heath Joske.Heath grew up in a surf-mad family on the northern NSW coast,
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#73 CONVERTING PLASTIC WASTE INTO BIO-CHAR AND CRUDE OIL W/JULIAN BROWN AKA- NatureJab
Today's podcast features Julian Brown, AKA NatureJab on Instagram.Julian is a welder and social media phenomenon from Douglasville in Georgia, USA.Julian has spent the last 3 years devising, constructing and perfecting backyard de...
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Episode 73
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#72 WINTER KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
PODCAST COVERAGE FROM THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - JUNE 2ND.
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Episode 72
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#71 DESERT-INSPIRED HABITAT GARDENING W/ ANGELA NIKULINSKY (ANYTHING.BUT.LAWN ON INSTAGRAM)
Had a chat with Fremantle local - Angela nikulinsky.Since purchasing her property 3 years ago, Angela has transformed her mostly paved front and backyards from hardscaped eyesores to vibrant and diverse greenspaces, which are bursting...
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Episode 71
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#70 LESS LAWNS, MORE HABITAT GARDENS W/DR. LAURA SKATES
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....
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Episode 70
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#69 NO-HASSLE BEE-KEEPING AND LABOUR-FREE HONEY IN THE SUBURBS WITH CEDAR ANDERSON OF FLOWHIVE
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 ...
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Episode 69
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#68 BRINGING AUSSIE AQUATIC LIFE INTO YOUR BACKYARD W/THE ECOSYSTEM_GARDENER (ROUND 2)
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...
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Episode 68
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#67 AUTUMN GARDEN BANTS. FEAT JULIA
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, growin...
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Episode 67
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#66 USING GARDENING TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH W/DR. LYDIA PETHICK - THE GARDENING VETERINARIAN
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.
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Episode 66
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#65 NO RAIN AND A DRY GARDEN? WICKING BED SYSTEMS WILL SAVE THE DAY! W/WATER UPS
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 r...
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Episode 65
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#64 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (AUTUMN) LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
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 podca...
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Episode 64
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#63 GROWING VEG AND RAISING BEES ON YOUR OWN HOMESTEAD W/TONY AND LINH (BEYOND.OURGATE ON INSTAGRAM)
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 y...
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Episode 63
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#62 WHAT THE HELL ARE WICKING BEDS?! W/JULIAN - PERTH WICKING BEDS
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!
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Episode 62
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#61 GETTING NERDY ABOUT PLANTS W/MICHAEL HOMAN (GARDENING WITH MICHAEL)
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 Ins...
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Episode 61
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#60 ECOLOGICAL GARDENING AND INSECT STALKING W/MEL LOGOZZO (REWILDINGSUBURBIA)
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...
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Episode 60
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50:30
#59 USING NATURAL CYCLES TO BUILD MASS TOP-SOIL W/WILL HARRIS OF WHITE OAK PASTURES
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 h...
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Episode 59
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#58 HERB YOUR ENTHUSIASM PODCAST - YEARS WRAP UP
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 y...
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Episode 58
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#57 ENCLOSED RAISED BED STRUCTURES FOR KILLER VEG-GROWING. W/BLACK ROCK GARDEN STRUCTURES
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 @blackro...
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Episode 57
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#56 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (SUMMER) POD-STRAVAGANZA
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 y...
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Episode 56
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#55 THE KING OF NO-DIG - CHARLES DOWDING!!
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 unmole...
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Episode 55
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#54 GROWING FOOD AND THE WONDER OF HOME-MADE COMPOST W/PHIL DUDMAN 🪴🪴🦠
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 You...
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Episode 54
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42:30
#53 GOING BUSH WITH DAVID MCMAHON - VENTURE NORTH 🐊🐊🌴
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.&n...
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Episode 53
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#52 BUILDING CHLORINE-FREE, NATURAL SWIMMING POOLS AND STREAMS W/THINK GREEN
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 creation...
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Episode 52
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#51 GARDEN BANTS WITH HANNAH MOLONEY 👩🏻🎤🌷🌿
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 ...
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Episode 51
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