Grow Cook Inspire
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWith gardening at its core, Grow Cook Inspire is a podcast for those new and old to growing and cooking. With an aim to inspire & educate, Helen interviews a wide range of guests from the world of horticulture and food and shares all the latest news, views and trends worth talking about. Her drive is to encourage more people to grow, cook and eat seasonally, encourage more children into gardening and into the kitchen while also championing the health benefits of gardening for our mental well being and the health of our environment.
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Episodes
National Gardening Week with Katherine Cory of Woodlands Community Gardens
April 28, 2021 18:39 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBWe are half way through National Gardening Week and in today’s episode of this special mini series I will be sharing my third inspirational story. Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to visit the Woodlands Community Gardens in Glasgow and find out how a green oasis in the middle of the city has helped to bring a community together during a very difficult year.
National Gardening Week with Lisa, Lisa Marie’s Kitchen Garden
April 27, 2021 17:48 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBIn the second episode of this special mini series of Grow Cook Inspire to coincide with National Gardening Week I chat with the lovely Lisa from Lisa Marie’s Kitchen as she plans a garden focussing on mental well-being for Gardeners World Live later this summer.
National Gardening Week with the Beardy Gardener
April 26, 2021 15:50 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBThis is the first of a special mini series of Grow Cook Inspire in association with Plant Grow UK. It coincides with National Gardening Week and I’ll be sharing inspirational stories with people who have benefitted from the power plants and gardening, helping to improve their physical and mental health. Kicking the series off is my chat with the Beardy Gardener plus a recipe for apple and carrot cake!
In Conversation with Dave Hamilton...
April 09, 2021 13:35 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBToday I speak with forager and writer Dave Hamilton ahead of the publication of his new book Where the Wild Things Grow. Plus we look at Go Rural’s lambmathon and I’ll share my top tips to growing pumpkins from home. And if you want to vote for Grow Cook Inspire in the Great British Growing awards head to growfruitandveg.co.uk/awards
In conversation with Alys Fowler
March 23, 2021 19:54 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this weeks show I interview gardener, TV broadcaster & writer Alys Fowler about her new book Grow Forage and Make. Plus we chat what to sow this week and we head down to the woods to forage for wild garlic. I’ll also be sharing how best to eat this seasonal star.
In conversation with Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens
March 12, 2021 18:35 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBToday is National Plant A Flower Day so we’re sowing sunflowers and baking orange zest butterfly cakes. Plus I will be sharing my interview with writer, gardener, bee keeper, soap maker and the creative force behind The You Tube channel Lovely Greens, Tanya Anderson as she prepares to publish her new book, A Women’s Garden.
In conversation with author and food writer Ghillie James
March 03, 2021 20:14 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week we chat about what the best flowers are to grow for wildlife, plus I share some great cook along ideas as well as my interview with Author and food writer Ghillie James as she prepares to release her fifth book, The Little Growers Cookbook, which she has co written with Julia Parker.
Series Two, Episode Three; In conversation with Rebecca McEwan of Arnprior Farm
February 25, 2021 18:19 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week I chat all things tomatoes, an easy peasy fruit to grow at home plus I’ll be sharing a recipe for Soda Bread as this wee marks Real Bread Week. Plus ahead of lambing season kicking off I chat with Rebecca McEwan from Arnprior Farm in Stirlingshire, about the challenges of the last 12 months
Series 2, episode 2: In conversation with James Morton
February 09, 2021 20:18 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIn today’s episode I chat with GBBO finalist, Dr, brewer & coffee roaster, James Morton about sourdough, social prescribing and his new venture Kelvinside Coffee. I’ll also be talking all things potatoes to give you a head start if you are itching to get growing and I’ll be giving you an update on Cafe Recharge who we met in Series One.
In conversation with Gardener’s World, Frances Tophill....
January 24, 2021 20:50 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBKicking of Series Two, I chat with gardener, writer and TV broadcaster Frances Tophill, I also share how we will be prepping for the new sowing season and there is a recipe for Cranachan to make with kids in the kitchen this week.
Time to reflect
December 23, 2020 20:16 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn the last episode of series One Helen reflects on 2020, shares a recipe for marmalade bread and butter pudding and chats to Eilidh Eccles from Native and Wild Meat Boxes about sustainable farming and the farms new venture.
Season 1 Episode 5: The year of cooking at home.
December 08, 2020 19:26 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn today’s episode Helen speaks to chef, food writer and mother of three Claire Thomson about cooking in 2020, her fifth cook book Home Cookery Year as well as plans for another new book in 2021. Helen will also share a recipe from Claire’s new book and some things to do and make in the garden this month.
Episode 4: It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas
November 30, 2020 14:25 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBN today’s episode Helen gives us the low down on gift ideas for green fingered children, as well as a tasty and edible advent idea. She also chats to author, podcaster and gardening presenter Lee Connely, aka The Skinny Jean Gardener, about his crusade to get more schools gardening.
Creating a buzz about bees;The Scottish Bee Company
November 21, 2020 19:13 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn today’s episode Helen will be sharing her top tips of things to do in the garden and the kitchen, there is also a great recipe for Chocolate spiced biscuits and Helen chats to Suzie Miller from the Scottish Bee Company who have kindly given listeners a discount code to use at the checkout.
Episode two; waste not, want not
November 08, 2020 21:52 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBIn today’s episode Helen covers some more ideas to prep the garden for spring as well as three recipe ideas from one pumpkin. She also talks to Amanda Robinson, one half of Cafe Recharge, a new cafe set to open in the Scottish Borders selling meals made from surplus supermarket food destined for landfill.
Grow, Cook, Inspire; Pumpkins are not just for Halloween
October 23, 2020 13:15 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn the first episode of this brand new podcast, Helen talks all things pumpkins with Team Calder from Kilduff Farm in East Lothian and serves up a recipe for pumpkin wellington. She will also give you some great ideas for planning ahead in the garden this autumn for spring.