Ep 153 Paulette Whitney - For the love of flowers, food & spring loaded seeds!

As a food grower, lover of the natural world, cook and wizened plant expert, todays conversation meanders between the veggie patch & the kitchen, the garden shed & the pickling shelf. A reverence for the food we eat was planted deep inside Paulette's young mind by a mother who shared her skills and passion which then carried her onto this trajectory of life where she experiences the world through her garden.As founder and owner of Provenance Growers and now author she tells the story of where our food comes from, how it was grown and what nutrients it might share with us in our interwoven way of existence with the natural world.Links you’ll love:Provenance growersBroccoli and other love storiesLoved this? Try these:Similar themes but of course wonderfully different stories.Ep 134 Jane Stevens who is a herbalist & astrologer in the USEp 121 Nat Wilmott who shares her story of homesteading, homeschooling & living simply in the West Gippsland HillsEp 53 Simeon Ash from Spoke and Spade market garden.Support the ShowCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like Tomorrow MattersWe talked about:Learning lessons outside with her MumSeeing a process evolve from environmental impact to food Tapping back into her childhood skills to step away from the pressure to sell thingsChanging careers in her mid 20’s & landing in horticultureMaking people feel happy & safe with what we do with our handsThe many uses of flowers for culinary, health & horticultureHer addiction to seeds - especially spring loaded onesTips for managing cross pollination for seed savingHer caffeine supported daily routine The cycle of paddock/soil  management Her love of perennial edibles for ease of management & health of soilCreating plants that are hardy & weather beaten that thrive when plantedKids pulling away from their parentsBeing a reluctant elderMarket gardening as an ideal job for a human low in confidence & introvertedHer ADHD diagnosisHer husband is the doer & she is the wandererStorytelling as a tool for knowledge sharingFollowing the rhythm of her brain as a pattern to writing her bookThe freedom of knowing you can hold more than one idea at onceThe beautiful cyclical nature of observing & interactingLean model of market gardeningManaging failure - easier to do when you are safe & have your basics metAvoiding waste from the outsetSupport the show