EP14: Why The Balsam Bashers Might Be Wrong: A New Way Of Looking At Invasive Plants
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
English - July 11, 2017 16:43 - 43 minutes - 41.8 MB - ★★★★ - 38 ratingsFood Arts Education How To botanical botany ethnobotany foraging herbal wildfood wildherbs wildmedicine wildplants Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit
Next Episode: EP15: The Handmade Apothecary
In this engaging episode of the Eatweeds podcast, Robin Harford sits down with Pete Yeo from Future Flora to delve deep into the debate surrounding invasive plants and their role in our environment. The hot topic? Whether balsam bashing holds up from a scientific standpoint.
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Episode Highlights:
Explore the fascinating dichotomy between what reductionist science labels as an opportunist or invader and what a holistic worldview champions as a Gaian first responder.Embrace the saying: one person's weed could be another's wellspring of wisdom. What if the invasive plants we've been combating are actually vital for our ecosystem?Ready for a paradigm shift on how you view the wild plants around you? Tune in to episode 14 of Eatweeds and join the conversation!
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Show Notes
Future Flora (Pete's Facebook Page)Future Flora (Pete's website)The New Wild by Fred PearceWhere Do Camels Belong? by Ken ThompsonBeyond the War on Invasive Species by Tao Orion