Join celebrity farmer, ecologist and conservationist, Jimmy Doherty, on his farm as he talks to eco-experts and well-known faces about trying to live a greener life.From bug burgers and sustainable football clubs, to viagra honey and foraging fungi, Jimmy’s new weekly podcast will cover all things ecology. A new episode will drop every Thursday.Guests include Jamie Oliver, Eshita Kabra-Davies, Jake Humphrey, Sir Tim Smit, BOSH!, Dale Vince, & Bez from the Happy Mondays - so join Jimmy on his farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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46 min
Growing your Own Drugs with James Wong
Did you know around 50% of all medicinal drugs are derived from plants?James Wong is a gardener, ethnobotanist, broadcaster and proud owner of 500 houseplants. He's On Jimmy's Farm…
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34 min
Allotments with Emma Bailey
To cope with the grief after losing her nan to cancer in 2017, Emma Bailey did something she’d never considered before. She started gardening.As a city-dweller with limited gardeni…
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42 min
Sustainable Farming with The Radwans
Have you ever thought about having a complete change in lifestyle, trading in the busy city hustle for more traditional way of life on a farm? The Radwans did exactly that, and ope…
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30 min
Moving to the Country with Danny Wallace
Many of us have reevaluated the importance of green spaces after pandemic lockdowns.Author and and broadcaster Danny Wallace moved from London to rural Suffolk, just ten minutes up…
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44 min
Farming with Tom Pemberton
What happens when a traditional family farm gets passed down to a born YouTuber? Tom Pemberton. For six generations, the Pemberton family have farmed at Birks Farm in the picturesq…
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49 min
History of the Countryside with Matthew Kelly
The English Countryside. An ever changing environment, or a static, preserved landscape in the service of humanity since the dawn of agriculture?On the latest episode we’ll find ou…
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44 min
Nature's Lessons in Happiness with Charlie Corbett
How can nature help us deal with grief? In today's day and age, it can feel like we're detached from the natural world around us - but how do we find the way, and time, to reconnec…
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40 min
Climate Optimism with Lily Cole
Environmental activist and model Lily Cole is On Jimmy’s Farm to discuss how we can protect the planet we love, and the healing power of nature.Lily started her career as an intern…
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35 min
Gardening for Mental Health with Sue Stuart-Smith
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this month, and Jimmy will be joined by a selection of guests who will tell us how nature can have an impact our bodies and our minds.First up, it…
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45 min
Superfood Myths with Kate Quilton
Kale, Cod-liver oil, Goji-berries, Chia seeds...the list of so-called superfoods continues to grow. But how healthy are these wonder ingredients, and could they just be super-hyped…
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35 min
Nature in Abandoned Places with Cal Flyn
From ghost towns to nuclear exclusion zones, what happens when nature reclaims derelict spaces?Award-winning writer Cal Flyn is On Jimmy’s Farm this week to chat about her journey…
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41 min
Eating & Drinking with Matt Tebbutt & Olly Smith
Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt and Olly Smith are On Jimmy's Farm today to talk food and drink trends over the last few years.Fermentation, rosé, Prosecco, pea shoots and avocados…
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37 min
The Moving Forest with Ben Rawlence
If you are listening to this in the UK, the spot where you are standing was almost certainly once forest. Ben Rawlence joins Jimmy to talk about the Arctic treeline, and how climat…
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34 min
Starting a Farm with Lynbreck Croft's Lynn & Sandra
Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer left their friends, family and jobs in England to travel north to Scotland to find a small piece of land they could call their own. They had no money,…
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37 min
Moving to the Country with Sally Coulthard
With more and more city-dwellers deciding to up sticks and move to the countryside, author Sally Coulthard joins Jimmy on the farm to discuss what to expect when making the big mov…
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41 min
Beekeeping with Bez from the Happy Mondays
Bez from the Happy Mondays: dancer, rockstar and...beekeeper?!Bez, who has kept bees for more than seven years, shares some hilarious anecdotes about his beekeeping journey, and th…
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29 min
Wild Swimming with River Expert Angela Jones
Angela Jones, also known as 'The Wild Woman of the Wye', often spends up to six hours in the river. She joins Jimmy on the farm to talk about wild swimming; the health benefits, ri…
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40 min
Wellbeing in Nature with Jake Humphrey
Podcaster, presenter and bestselling author, Jake Humphrey, is On Jimmy’s Farm today.Jake talks to Jimmy about how the natural world has an impact on his mindset and mental wellbei…
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36 min
Green Football with Dale Vince
The chairman of the world’s greenest football club, Dale Vince, joins Jimmy on his farm today today. Forest Green Rovers is powered by renewable energy, serves vegan food to player…
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40 min
Veganism with BOSH!
You wouldn't think Jimmy, a livestock farmer, and bestselling vegan authors, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby (aka the BOSH! guys), would have much in common when it comes to their opin…