Aug 18, 2022
In the final episode of ‘The Root of the Matter’, JC takes us to the least human habitat of all – the wasteland. It’s a space which often fills us with a sense of foreboding and yet, these places teach us some of the most profound lessons about the plant world and our relationship to it:
Author of Islands of...
Aug 11, 2022
What does the word ‘wetland’ mean to you? Many of us don’t encounter them at all, and at best we might think of a muddy, boggy marshland. But these landscapes, and the plants that thrive in them, are crucial for ecological health, biodiversity, and capturing carbon. In this episode, JC and her contributors invite...
Aug 4, 2022
We think of forests and woodlands as wild spaces, or areas where we can lose ourselves in nature, and yet they also provide us with a wealth of resources such as food, building materials, or medicines. But they are also globally under threat of destruction…
In this episode, JC delves into the contradictions in our...
Jul 28, 2022
Fruit and veg are a clear link
to our relationship to the plant world. Yet many of us have little
understanding of the farming industry and the impacts it has on our
planet, in bringing crops to our plates.
In
this episode, JC untangles the knots of these complex global
food systems - and focuses on a grain that is...
Jul 21, 2022
Gardens are hugely personal, they are an extension of how we see ourselves and how we are in the world. They can also be a strong reminder of what is excluded as much as what is included. In this episode JC asks, what does the Garden reveal about the way we relate to the natural world and to each other?
Writer and...