How To Grow

Michael Kennard — Compost, Community and Career Change: From Electrician to Soil Ecologist

On this episode of How to Grow, Michael Kennard, soil ecologist and founder of Compost Club, shares his journey from electrician to working with soil, compost and food sy

Sinéad - From Rocks to Regenerative Farming: ADHD, Flower Farming and Life at Aweside Farm (Part 2)

In part two of this conversation on How to Grow, Sinead shares how edible flowers have shaped her relationship with growing. We discuss the connection between flowers and

Sinéad - From Rocks to Regenerative Farming: Reconnecting to the Land at Aweside Farm (Part 1)


In part one of this episode of How to Grow, Sinead shares her journey into edible flower farming and the path that led her to start Aweside Farm. We discuss the realities

Rachel - Grow and Wild: From Idea to Reality — Starting a Flower Farm from Scratch


On this episode of How to Grow, the founders of Grow and Wild share their journey into flower farming, from a love of gardening and working in a florist to building a new

Peter Chippy Grant - Countryside to Kitchen: Wild Food, Community, and the Growing Debate Around Foraging

This episode of How to Grow welcomes Chippy – a chef and keen forager behind The Gatherer Wild. Chippy grew up cooking and foraging, but it was at university that these

Sophie Knittel - Starting Again at 50: Documentary Photographer to medal-winning RHS Garden Designer



On this episode of How to Grow, Sophie, a KLC graduate and designer of gardens exhibited at RHS Chelsea, Hampton Court, and Flower Show Tatton Park, shares her journey in

Robin Flower - Gardening at Gravetye Manor: From RHS Training to Building a Career in Horticulture

In this episode of How to Grow, Robin Flower, gardener at the historic Gravetye Manor, shares his journey into horticulture. Recorded with insights from his RHS Level 2 t

Little Pink Garden - From Fashion to Flowers: Becoming a Cut Flower Grower in the UK

In this episode of How to Grow, Hayley from Little Pink Garden shares her journey into cut flower farming in the UK and what it takes to build a flower-growing business f