Articles
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Gardening Advice
‘Slug it out: why gastropods are good for your garden’ and ‘Joys of Spring: gardening tips for the season’
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How my garden taught me to love winter
If you thought this was the gloomiest time of year to be outside, think again
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Why ecological gardening is good for the soul and the soil
Getting your hands dirty is good for the soul and the earth, says the eco grower Poppy Okotcha from her biodiverse vegetable patch in Devon.
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Practically Radical: Sowing seeds and finding value
In our modern lives cast in the role of ‘consumer’, the real cost and value of food can so easily be obscured from vision; gardening can restore this, writes Poppy Okotcha.
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Practically Radical: Costing the garden
Gardens offer us food, medicine and places to turn waste into a resource but they are not a solution to the cost-of-living crisis, writes Poppy Okotcha.
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Interview, "Our gardens may be small but they are a patchwork quilt of opportunity"
Ecological home grower and forager Poppy Okotcha on her earliest gardening memories and what gardeners can do to be more sustainable.
Gardens Illustrated - September 2022 -
The Model Gardener
Former model Poppy Okotcha on why gardeners are a “Trojan Horse” for positive change, and the link between compost, environmental activism and personal wellbeing.
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Slug Control: 10 best organic slug controls
Ecological home grower Poppy Okotcha, offers her advice on how to control slug damage - without harming the slugs.
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No dig expert tips: Livingetc's gardening columnist Poppy Okotcha on how to plant a modern vegetable and flower garden
The revolutionary no dig gardening method is made easy by these expert tips for getting it just right
Livingetc - March 2021 -
Monthly Gardening Column
LivingEct in print - 2021
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"What Is a Layered Planter, and Why Do You Need One?"
“I realised pretty quickly that human well-being is totally connected to that of the earth’s soils, ecosystems, and the whole planet,” she says. “Remembering the old ways of growing and harvest has become part of honouring my heritage, keeping indigenous ancestral wisdom alive.
Domino Magazine - October 2018 -
Guerrilla Gardening Guide
There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to what plants are "best" – it's about picking plants that fit your guerrilla plot's unique conditions. In this guide, ecological grower and guerrilla gardener Poppy Okotcha breaks down how to choose the best plants for your guerrilla gardening site.
TV
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The Gardener's World
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The Great Gardening Revolution
Audio
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Black Earth Podcast
Gardening as a practice in liberation with Poppy Okotcha
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Sense-making in a Changing World
Love Nature and Gardening with Poppy Okotcha and Morag Gamble
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Rev on Air
We Are All Nature with Ecological Grower Poppy Okotcha
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All The Small Things
Reconnecting To Nature With Poppy Okotcha
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Why Women Grow
Poppy Okotcha on Gardening to Save the Planet
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Unearthed: How should we be growing food?
In this episode of Unearthed, grower and forager Poppy Okotcha hears how communities and farmers are producing food around the world, with the environment and changing climates in mind.
December - 2022 -
A life more wild
Poppy Okotcha and Tom Hunt - Seeds, hens and seasonality.
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Call of the Wild
Rewilding with Poppy Okotcha
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Gardening with the RHS: Permaculture special
This week we're exploring permaculture, an environmentally-friendly way of growing that encompasses both edible, ornamental and wildlife-friendly plants in the same space. Including contributions from grower and forager Poppy Okotcha.
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Kitchen Club
Reconnecting with Nature with Poppy Okotcha