🎧 What We Sow with Jennifer Jewell
Calling all gardeners and plant enthusiasts! Join us on the latest episode of Foodie Pharmacology as we delve into the fascinating world of cultivating your place and exploring the magic of seeds!
Seeds are essential to the rhythm of life. This week on the show, we discuss seeds and how gardening can open up deeper connections to nature, our foods, and sense of place. Our guest is Jennifer Jewell, gardener, creator, and host of the public radio program and podcast “Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden”. Jennifer is the author of three books: The Earth in Her Hands, 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants (Timber Press, 2020); Under Western Skies, Visionary Gardens from the Rockies to the Pacific (Timber Press, 2021); and What We Sow, on the Personal, Ecological & Cultural Significance of Seeds (Timber Press, 2023). Learn more about her work at her website, Cultivating Place.
This conversation with Jennifer Jewell offers inspiration and encouragement to embrace the magic of seeds and the transformative power of gardening. Through her book, "What We Sow," Jennifer invites us to uncover the personal, ecological, and cultural significance of seeds in our lives. So, whether you have a small balcony garden or a sprawling backyard, remember that every seed holds immense potential and has the capacity to connect us with nature in ways that are nurturing, meaningful, and truly magical. Happy gardening and stay tuned for more inspiring episodes of Foodie Pharmacology, the Science Podcast for the Food Curious.
Special book giveaway! Jennifer is donating three copies of What We Sow to Foodie Pharmacology fans! To enter the giveaway, visit Foodie Pharmacology on Instagram and follow the instructions on this week’s post!
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About Jennifer
Jennifer is a gardener, creator and host of public radio program and podcast Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to garden. She is author of The Earth in Her Hands, 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants; Under Western Skies, Visionary Gardens from the Rockies to the Pacific; and What We Sow, on the Personal, Ecological & Cultural Significance of Seeds (2023).
Jennifer’s greatest passion is elevating the way we think and talk about gardening, the empowerment of gardeners, and the possibility inherent in the intersection between places, environments, cultures, individuals, and the gardens that bring them together beautifully—for the better of all the lives on this generous planet.
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Yours in health, Dr. Quave
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