EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit

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EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit

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42 minutes

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Jul 5, 2017

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T.A. Breaux, one of the world leading experts on the distillation of absinthe, reveals its forgotten history, sings its praises and dispels the common myths of this much maligned liquor.

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Jul 5, 2017

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Titles in the series (49)

An audio journey through the wonderful wild world of plants. Episodes cover modern and ancient ways wild plants have been used in human culture as food, medicine and other uses.

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EP01: Wild Dolmades, Is Comfrey Safe To Eat, Self Care Using Plants: In this episode wild food chef Paul Wedgwood from Edinburgh talks about using Jack-by-the-Hedge (Alliaria petiolata) leaves as a dolmades wrap. Research herbalist Monica Wilde takes us through the latest research on whether comfrey is safe to eat, is it? by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
30 min listen
EP14: Why The Balsam Bashers Might Be Wrong: A New Way Of Looking At Invasive Plants: Robin Harford discusses with Pete Yeo from Future Flora why invasive plants may actually be good for the environment. Does the science stack up in favour of the balsam bashers? As well as the parallels and phobia over ‘immigrant plants’ with nationalism a by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
43 min listen
EP04: Plant Observation & Goethean Science: An interview with Craig Holdrege from the Nature Institute on "Plant Observation & Goethean Science". How to truly know a plant beyond the traditional classification & pattern methods of plant identification. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
13 min listen
EP06: How To Make Nettle Leaf Protein: Michael Cole the creator of Leafu a commercially available leaf protein product, discusses why it is so beneficial to humans and the planet. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
32 min listen
EP02: Beyond Botany & Other Ways Of Knowing Plants: Beyond Botany: How to discover the edible and medicinal uses of plants without books, herbalists or teachers. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
13 min listen
EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit: T.A. Breaux, one of the world leading experts on the distillation of absinthe, reveals its forgotten history, sings its praises and dispels the common myths of this much maligned liquor. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
42 min listen
EP11: Nathaniel Hughes On Intuitive Herbalism: Nathaniel Hughes discusses intuitive herbalism. How to develop deep relationship with the healing plants that live around us. How to know plants beyond the intellect, and meeting plants as friends. Lay-herbalism; the controversy of regulation, and certifi by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
46 min listen
EP05: Remembering Frank Cook: On the anniversary of Frank Cook's passing, friends remember him and how his work continues through the organisation Plants & Healers International. Includes interviews with Sandor Katz, Mary Morgaine & Marc Williams. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
47 min listen
EP08: Emma Kidd on First Steps to Seeing: Practical ways to deepen your relationship with plants, by enhancing your ability to 'see' plants more fully, in a way that no mainstream botany class can ever teach you. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
38 min listen
EP03: Revisioning Herbal Medicine For The People: An interview with Simon Mills, herbal practitioner and author of Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. In this interview Simon's talks about : Why plants are not pills. Taking back con by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
14 min listen
EP25: Edible Acorns - The Forgotten Food: Acorns are a massive, under-utilised and forgotten food source. Join Robin Harford (your host) and Marcie Mayer (Europe's foremost acorn food producer), as they explore the edible uses of acorns as a food and in cooking. How to properly process acorns to by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
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EP19: The Future of Farming is Foraging: Hilltown Organics are revolutionising how we farm. Incorporating wild edible plants into their polyculture farming systems, they grow high-nutrient food plants that are sold at farmer’s markets. According to soil scientists, their revolutionary farming pr by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
42 min listen
EP09: Foraging With Europe’s Grand Master: A very special interview with foraging grand-master Francois Couplan. In this podcast Francois talks about his early influencers, animism, human and non-human relationships, plus the new wave of using wild edible plants in gastronomy. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
33 min listen
EP07: Miles Irving on Foraging & Sustainability: Miles Irving from Forager Ltd, talks about commercial foraging and sustainability, and why the old conservation paradigm is now obsolete. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
49 min listen
EP18: The Wild Art of Fermentation: Fermented foods are a delicious and rich source of nourishment. The fermentation process can transform the flavour of food from the plain and mundane in to delicious flavours enlivened by colonies of beneficial bacteria and enhanced micronutrients. In thi by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
45 min listen
EW16: Herbalists Without Borders: An interview with Becs Griffiths and Annwen Jones from Herbalists Without Borders (Bristol) - talking about social justice, radical herbalism and providing free healthcare to people fleeing conflict, persecution, and intolerable living conditions. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
42 min listen
EP15: The Handmade Apothecary: In this episode I talk with two amazing herbalists about why we need to build ‘health resilience’ using herbal medicine, in an age of NHS cuts and a national health crisis. When is the best time to self-medicate, and when should you visit the doctor? Why by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
25 min listen
EP10: The Wild & Wonderful World of Fungi: A walk in the woods fungi foraging with the wild and wonderful Craig Worrall from Edible Leeds. I recently visited Craig at his home in Leeds, and he kindly took me out to one of his favourite fungi patches to talk all things fungi. In this walk in the by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
40 min listen
EP20: Discovering New Wild Edible Plants With Łukasz Łuczaj: A poisonous plant in one culture can be a food plant in another. In this rare interview, one of Europe’s leading ethnobotanists, Łukasz Łuczaj shares his passion for wild food plants. Prolific in his research, Łukasz reveals some surprising facts about wh by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
24 min listen
EP12: Passion Potions: Herbalism and the Radical Heart Revolution: The Seed Sistas (radical herbalists extraordinaire) discuss passion potions, wild herbalism, wellbeing, resilience, anarchy, connection, community and activism. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
53 min listen
EP21: From 19th Century Famine Potherb to 21st Century Hipster Food: Lukasz Luczaj presents Kew’s 19th Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecture. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
63 min listen
EP17: New York's Notorious Vegan Forager: Notorious New York vegan forager Steve Brill was busted by the cops for picking a dandelion. In this interview the father and daughter double-act discuss their foraging antics around New York. While revealing how to craft delicious vegan cuisine from thei by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
36 min listen
EP29: Calm Ease: A discussion on foraging, stillness and mindfulness as a way to work with difficult feelings during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
11 min listen
EP22: Foraging The Future, Sustainability & Vital Connection: An interview with Miles Irving, author of the Forager Handbook and creator of The Wildbox, on why we must include humans in our conservation models in order to look after wild spaces. Why foraging is sustainable. How foraging can help feed an ever growing by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
49 min listen
EP28: Introducing Plant Talk: Introducing Plant Talk, a new supplement to the regular Eatweeds podcast show that encourages and prompts you to deepen your relationship with plants. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
4 min listen
EP27: Be Your Own Authority - A Forager's Perspective: Chris Holland (Talks With Tellers) interviews wild food author and forager Robin Harford. They discuss the importance of restoring vital connection to the ecosystem. Teaching plants through the power of story. Empowering self and community through sensory by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
36 min listen
EP40: Plants & Colour with Flora Arbuthnott by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
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EP23: Wild Tea Ceremonies & Celebrations: How to create your own local wild tea ceremonies and celebrations for community building and wild wellbeing. by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
22 min listen
EP26: Herbalism With Attitude: It’s round two with the Seed Sistas. Britain’s most irreverent herbalists. For the past few years, they have been making waves in the plant community. Overthrowing the colonialism that has turned herbalism from something we all used to do, into a professi by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
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EP24: Nutritional Cultural Identity by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
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57 min listen
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EP22: Foraging The Future, Sustainability & Vital Connection: An interview with Miles Irving, author of the Forager Handbook and creator of The Wildbox, on why we must include humans in our conservation models in order to look after wild spaces. Why foraging is sustainable. How foraging can help feed an ever growing by Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants
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EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit

EP13: Absinthe Alchemy: The Forgotten Story of an Outcast Spirit

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