We've both been obsessed with My Father and Other Animals for some time now, so when author and accidental-farmer Sam Vincent said yes to being interviewed we were quietly nervous. He joined us from his family's farm in the Yass Valley that he shares with his partner Lauren and daughter Orlando. This land has traditionally been inhabited by the Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri people.
After his dad had a farm accident, Sam and his mum thought it would be wise to get Sam out to the property regularly in a bit of a babysitting capacity, which Sam said gave his weeks structure and his life purpose. Over the years it became an apprenitiship of sorts and gave Sam both a solid understanding of how much of a conservationist and regernative farmer his dad was, and a taste of living on the land.
In this discussion we talk about hiding squash in drawers, the idea of turning the whole farm into a garden of sorts, rotational grazing, tagasaste (tree lucern), figs, farming with his daughter and a whole lot more.
Before we get into it, Maddie and Emily are drinking....coffee. Yep, just plain white coffee. We're midly disappointed in ourselves but it was 9am and we couldn't face a fig cocktail.
We're also talking indoor plants - inspired by our chat with Sophia Kaplan and getting our hands on Plantopedia, friends with green thumbs, compost (when are we not talking about compost!), hakea, brahmi, tagasaste, getting more white on your leeks and more.
Recommend: Call of the Reed Warbler by Charles Massy.
Find Sam on Instagram here, and get your hands on My Father and Other Animals here
Phil Dudman / maximising space, growing from seed, pests, the discipline (and joy) of gardening
Rodney Dunn / The Agrarian Kitchen, no dig gardening, favourite books, last meal requests
Sophia Kaplan / Floristry, running away to Paris, Indoor Plants
Charles Dowding / Biodynamics, Politics of Allotments, The Fast Five / Part 2
Charles Dowding / Guru of no dig gardening / Part 1
Compostable Kate - Beyonce, All things composting, cocktails, hot compost and climate change
Jac Semmler - Super Bloom founder, flower lover, unapologetic maximalist.
Kirsten Bradley - Milkwood Permaculture
Ashley James - Meadow Flowers & Kitchen Gardens
Brenton Roberts and his amazing Adelaide Hills garden
Sadie Chrestman - Fat Pig Farm
Dimity May - Tiny Farm Tas
Pip Steele-Wareham Part 2 - Garden at Moorfield
Pip Steele-Wareham Part 1 - Garden at Moorfield
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