S1 Ep 28: What are Heirloom Seeds and Why do they Matter?: With Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill
4/23/202654 min
What are heirloom seeds and why do they matter? In this episode, Martha and Jamie are joined by Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill from She Grows Veg. They explore the wonderful world of heirloom seeds, what makes them different, unusual varieties you should give a grow, and why flavour, diversity and storytelling matter in growing food. From storage tomatoes you can eat in winter and seeds for a changing climate, to biodiversity and the future of our food, this episode is packed with practical ideas and fresh perspective.
And If you would like to grow our seed of the week, you can find the link below:
Storage Tomato Hanging Prince:
https://shegrowsveg.com/product/storage-tomato-hanging-prince/
We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:
Presented by: Martha Swales and Jamie Walton
Video Editor and Socials: Thomas Griffin
Artwork: Rare Studio
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First 90 secondsMartha Swales· Host0:00
If you have really limited space, why would you want to have to choose between having a beautiful garden and having a useful garden?
Kate Cotterill· Guest0:05
Drought is gonna be a thing, and these hot summers are- Yeah ... are not going away. So we're deliberately seeking out seed varieties that are gonna move with the times.
Martha Swales· Host0:13
Gone a little limp. That's a good sign of freshness. Supermarket celery doesn't do that. Tomatoes are one of the crops that you can grow where you can seriously make an impact in your grocery shopping.
Kate Cotterill· Guest0:21
Lucy, this is the thing. If we set up together, I'll quit my job, and Lucy was like, "Don't do that."
Martha Swales· Host0:26
[laughs] [laughs] You know. All you have to do is create your own business that you can do that within.
Kate Cotterill· Guest0:31
So aren't these- I- We get emails from people saying, "My grandad has this variety- Yeah ... and only our family have grown that."
Martha Swales· Host0:37
Yeah.
Kate Cotterill· Guest0:37
"And here's the seed," basically. So it's, it's phenomenal what's out there.
Martha Swales· Host0:41
This week on Homegrown, we've got Lucy and Kate from She Grows Veg.
Jamie Walton· Host0:44
We'll be diving into the wonderful world of heirloom veg seeds.
Martha Swales· Host0:47
We've got a tomato that you can store and eat through the winter.
Jamie Walton· Host0:51
Seed-hunting stories from around the world.
Martha Swales· Host0:53
And loads of fantastic varieties to try.
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