Why Women Grow? In conversation with journalist and author Alice Vincent.

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Why Women Grow? In conversation with journalist and author Alice Vincent.

Helen Cross

Jan 27, 2023

Have you ever questioned why you garden and grow things? What drives you? What makes you keep returning to the soil year after year? Well, author and journalist Alice Vincent has pondered this and has been on a search for answers to discover more about why women in particular garden. In today’s show Helen talks to Alice about her third book Why Women Grow, as well as the creation of her debut podcast which is by the same name. ( 🪴 www.Alicevincent.co.uk) 📚 Plus Helen shares her top picks of new Cookery and gardening books, which have caught her eye this week (What’s for dinner? By Sarah Rossie, How to Grow a Herb Garden by Andrew Perry, The Flowerpot Forager by Stuart Overdon and A Year Full of Veg by Sarah Raven. 🌸 Finally there is also a reminder that snow drop season is upon us. You can find inspiration for walks from rhs.org.uk and also ngs.org.uk and scotlandsgardens.org.uk

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Grow Cook Inspire

With gardening at its core, Grow Cook Inspire is a podcast for those new and old to growing and cooking. With an aim to inspire & educate, Helen interviews a wide range of guests from the world of horticulture and food and shares all the latest news, views and trends worth talking about. Her drive is to encourage more people to grow, cook and eat seasonally, encourage more children into gardening and into the kitchen while also championing the health benefits of gardening for our mental well being and the health of our environment.

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