Podcast from Small House Farm celebrating all
things gardening, herbalism, seed saving and more!

It’s a hot and spicy episode of the Seeds & Weeds Podcast! Today we’re chatting with Mara Welton, who serves as director of programs for Slow Food USA.

Let’s dig into the wild world of fungi to explore the magic of mushrooms. We’ll talk about growing and harvesting mushrooms and utilizing the mushrooms as both food and medicine!

Pine nut skin scrub? Sour cream face mask?! Author and natural beauty expert Janice Cox joins us on the show to talk about these incredible products and so much more!

Squirrels and rabbits in your garden? Too much clay in your soil? Curious what fruits and veggies will thrive in the shade? Garden expert Susan Mulvihill answers these questions and more!

Join us on a mushroom adventure! Today we’re sitting down with Erin Hamilton, founder of The Mushroom Conservatory to learn how plants and mushroom are so radically different from one another, why we need to more mushrooms in our lives and then we’re going to find out how to get one of her special kits to grow our own mushrooms right at home!

You’ve harvested some amazing produce from your garden – Now what? Author and TikTok sensation Sarah Thrush joins us to talk about canning, food preservation and her new book, Preserving With A Purpose.

Want to make your own Vitamin A oil from homegrown carrots? Learn how to do it, plus so much more, from Zehra Murthy, UCSF scientist and owner of Belfiore Herbal!  Bevin unpacks his busy schedule, make plans to join him at these epic upcoming events.

Pause with us at the Winter Solstice 🌲✨ We reflect on the year behind us, explore the magic of juniper, and sip on seasonal rituals that celebrate rest, renewal, and the returning light.

Let’s get wild! Herbalist Megan Edge joins us to talk about foraging, ethical harvesting, working with invasive plants, wild lettuce, medicinal mushrooms and so much more!

Are you ready for the new GMO Purple Tomato?!? What impact will this new variety have on our health, our gardens, or our tomato seed saving? Bevin unpacks this latest development in the gardening world, then sits down for a relaxing chat with herbalist, author, and educator Kristine Brown.