All The Dirt Gardening, Sustainability And Food

Illustrator Brenna Quinlan and musician Charlie Mgee from Formidable Vegetable strive to make the world a better place by empowering people to make positive change.

Cedar Anderson together with his father Stuart, invented the Flow Hive an innovation that has changed the world of backyard bee keeping.

Mathew Evans chats with Deryn about the joys and challenges of growing your own food.

Lucy's book The Kitchen Garden focuses on plants destined for the dinner plate. From sowing to harvesting to preparing a delicious meal 55 plants are covered in detail to guarantee your gardening success.

Clive Digney's Earth Ship home is an extraordinary environmental and community achievement. Peter Thorn was a founder of The Tree Society. With over 29,000 members the society had a significant impact on the West Australian landscape.      

Aloe's are one of the most spectacular flowering,  bird attracting, drought resistant and fire retardant variety of plants that a gardener could hope for. Deryn catches up with Michael Dent from Aloe Aloe who has been responsible for introducing a range of outstanding new varieties that thrive in even the most adverse conditions.

Faye Arcaro is a gardening talkback host who is passionate about documenting and sharing the lives of the flora, fungi and insects that live in the bush habitat that surrounds her home.

Deryn and Steve are in the garden cutting plants to shape with their favourite pruning tools.

As timber prices increase and availability becomes limited its time to talk Agroforestry, the art of growing trees for profit.                                          

Inspired by All The Dirt Podcast and his love of cooking Diego started exploring the fascinating world of mushrooms. Today his passion is growing and sharing the knowledge surrounding the production of these culinary delights.

Leonie Gully discovered the healing power of herbs in search of relief for Fibromyalgia. Today Leonie shares her passion for these marvels of nature by creating healing salves and rubs for a wide range of ailments.

Craig Miller-Randle's new book Green Thumb is a guide to Indoor Plant selection and cultivation. Craig has appeared as a guest presenter on Gardening Australia and is a self confessed house-plant addict.

Deryn and Steve discuss their favourite varieties of Citrus and how best to grow these sensational backyard fruit trees.

Chloe Thomson is a garden presenter, horticulturalist, educator and self confessed 'plant nut' who gardens on a steep site in outer Melbourne.

Fresh herbs are so easy to grow and incredibly rewarding to use. Deryn and Steve discuss their favourite varieties and all the do's and don'ts for maximum success in growing and enjoying these culinary delights.  

Listeners have often asked us to share the story of our own gardening journeys so this weeks release is an interview that Mykal Hoare from the Growing Media podcast recorded with Steve.

Entomologist Dr Sue Jaggar shares her knowledge of fruit tree pollination and using insects for biological control of pests

Deryn and Steve discuss their favourite plants, hardy, easy to grow and a delight in the garden.

Jane Edmanson, the only original presenter on Gardening Australia still on the television show, shares her gardening journey.

Peter Wallace's passion for bee keeping began as a small child growing up in Devon, England. As a chapter facilitator of the West Australian Apiarist Society he now shares his love and knowledge of bee keeping with fellow enthusiasts.