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The Grow It Local Podcast

Grow It Local

Helping you become a better grower 👌 🥬

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Ep 10 - How to Save Your Own Seeds with Kat Lavers

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2025/10/09

Episode 10: How to Save Your Own Seeds with Kat Lavers In this episode, Paul chats with Kat Lavers, urban farmer, educator, and passionate advocate for seed saving. From her small suburban block in Melbourne—affectionately called The Plummery—Kat grows around 450kg of food each year and has made seed saving a central part of her gardening practice. Kat explains why saving seeds is one of the most powerful skills a gardener can learn. She demystifies common seed terms (heirloom, hybrid, GMO,

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37:55

Ep 9 - An Introduction to Permaculture with Robyn...

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2025/10/02

Episode 9: An Introduction to Permaculture – with Robyn Rosenfeldt In this episode, Paul is joined by Robyn Rosenfeldt – permaculture practitioner, educator, and founder of PIP Magazine, Australia’s premier publication on sustainable living. Robyn introduces us to the 12 permaculture principles, explaining how they apply not only to our gardens but to our homes, families, and communities. With warmth and practicality, she shows us how permaculture is really about designing systems that mimic nature

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Ep 8 - Grow More Food Easily with Morag Gamble

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2025/09/26

In this inspiring and info-packed episode, Paul is joined by permaculture educator and perennial plant advocate Morag Gamble shares her wisdom on how to grow more food with less effort by designing your garden around perennials. Morag walks us through the beauty and benefits of perennial gardens—from soil regeneration to biodiversity, resilience, and ease of care. She unpacks how shifting from annual-based gardening to perennial-based systems can make gardening more peaceful, abundant, and

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Ep 7 - Compost Myth Busting with Kate Flood AKA...

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2025/09/18

In this episode, Paul chats with Kate Flood, aka The Compost Coach, about breaking down the biggest composting myths and making composting feel simple, achievable, and rewarding. Kate is passionate about helping households and communities turn waste into living soil. She explains how composting is both art and science, and why it doesn’t need to feel complicated. From busting myths about citrus, onions, and paper to exploring hot composting, cold composting, and Bokashi, this conversation will equip

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Ep 6 - Down The Worm Hole with Hannah Churton AKA The...

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2025/09/12

In this episode, Paul chats with the inspiring Hannah Churton, a passionate composter and educator who believes worm farming is one of the simplest and most powerful steps we can all take towards living more sustainably. Hannah takes us inside the world of worm farms – how they work, why they matter, and how you can get started (or improve your setup) today. From troubleshooting common issues to harvesting rich castings for your garden, this conversation will leave you ready to put worms to work at

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Ep 5 Sweet Soil with Fabian Capomolla

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2025/09/04

Episode 5: Sweet Soil – with Fabian Capomolla In this episode, Paul chats with the passionate and knowledgeable Fabian Capomolla – a name many gardeners will know from The Little Veggie Patch Co and his bestselling books. Fabian takes us on a deep dive into what truly makes a successful vegetable garden: the soil beneath our feet. This isn’t just a chat about dirt – it's a hands-on, practical guide to understanding your soil and building it into a thriving, nutrient-rich base for homegrown food

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51:35

Ep 4 - The Wonderful World of Wicking beds with...

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2025/08/27

💧 Episode 4: Wicking Beds 101 with Sophie Thomson Want to grow more food with less water, less effort, and fewer failures? Enter the magical world of wicking beds — the ultimate low-maintenance gardening system, especially for hot, dry, or tricky growing conditions. In this episode, your host Paul West is joined by gardening legend Sophie Thomson (from Gardening Australia) as she walks us through everything she’s learned from 12+ years of building and experimenting with wicking beds — from cheap

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Ep 3 - Rewild your patch with Mel Logozzo

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2025/08/27

🐛 Episode 3: How to Rewild Your Patch with Mel Logozzo What happens when you stop trying to control your garden and instead invite nature to take the lead? In this episode, your host Paul West is joined by rewilding champion and bug-loving gardener Mel Logozzo about how to transform any space — from a tiny yard to a sprawling verge — into a thriving habitat. Mel shares her journey from paved-over suburbia to a lush, biodiverse sanctuary filled with buzzing bees, flowering natives, predatory

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Ep 2 - Growing in Containers and Small Spaces with Costa

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2025/08/21

🪴 Episode 2: Growing in Containers and Small Spaces with Costa Georgiadis Small space gardening is booming — and in this epsiode, your host Paul West is joined by none other than Costa Georgiadis, Grow It Local's national patron and Australia’s favourite gardening guru. In this episode, Costa shares practical, inspiring ways to grow lush, productive gardens in balconies, courtyards, rooftops, and tiny backyards using containers, clever design, and a whole lot of creativity. From choosing the right

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Ep 1 - Make this your best tomato season ever with...

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2025/08/21

🌱 Episode 1: Make this Your Best Tomato Season Ever! In our very first episode, host Paul West is joined by permaculture gardener, educator, and tomato-loving legend Hannah Moloney. Hannah takes us on a deep dive into the wonderfully complex (and joyfully chaotic) world of growing tomatoes at home. From choosing seeds to building microclimates and preserving your harvest, Hannah shares decades of hands-on wisdom Whether you're a first-time grower or seasoned gardener, this episode is packed with

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Welcome to the Grow It local Podcast

The Grow It Local Podcast ·

2025/08/08

Welcome to the Grow It Local podcast, connecting you with Australia’s most inspiring growers. That’s what it’s all about here at Grow It Local. We're on a mission to get more people growing sharing and eating locally grown food and this podcast is about helping you to become a better grower In the coming weeks, we’ll be releasing episodes featuring an all star cast of inspiring growers and gardeners. Each episode will focus on a particular topic, so you can expand you mind, grow your green

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