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Herb your enthusiasm
by Sam Beckford
Adventures in gardening, urban farming, rewilding, permaculture and more.
Episodes
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#94 MEL'S NEW BOOK LAUNCH, SUCCULENTS AND MOBILE CHICKEN ENCLOSURES @ THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (SPRING)
Send us Fan Mail Enjoy our podcast coverage live from the (Spring) Kalamunda garden festival on September 6th. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO
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#93 SUPERIOR CUTTING TOOLS AND INSPIRING FUTURE GARDENERS @ THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (WINTER)***PART 2
Send us Fan Mail Herb Your Enthusiasm – Kalamunda Garden Festival 2026 (Part 2) In Part 2 of our coverage from the Kalamunda Garden Festival, we continue our conversations with three passionate guests who each bring a unique perspective to the world of gardening, horticulture, and the tools that...
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#92 TALKING THE SOIL FOOD WEB AND THE WONDERS OF BOKCHOI @ THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - WINTER 2026 ** PART ONE
Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of Herb Your Enthusiasm, we head back to the 2026 Kalamunda Garden Festival, one of Western Australia's premier gardening events. Held in the Perth Hills, the festival brought together thousands of plant lovers, specialist growers, gardening experts and...
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#91 TWO BLOKES DISCUSS PAPER DAISIES. FEAT: ANGUS STEWART @ THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (AUTUMN) **PART TWO
Send us Fan Mail For everyone that complained that the testosterone levels were too high in the last podcast, you're going to have to wait a while longer for those levels to return to baseline, as Sam and Angus discuss pink paper daisies for over 15 minutes in this one. We can't help the way we...
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#90 GROWING UNLIMITED TROPICAL FRUIT @ THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (AUTUMN) **PART 1
Send us Fan Mail Another festival in the can! Perhaps the best and sunniest conditions of the last 10 festivals! vibes were at an all time high! Had a brilliant, 30minute conversation with local growing legend; Cyrus of Primal fruit. It's a must listen. Angus stewart and Vasilis kanidiadis gave...
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#89 OFF-GRID LIVING AND RURAL HOMESTEADING W/MODERNRURALCIVILIAN
Send us Fan Mail @modernruralcivilian is the Instagram identity of Mark Bonnalie, a rural homesteader and off-grid lifestyle creator known for documenting his transition from conventional work to self-sufficient country life. He shares honest and detailed content about building and managing a...
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#88 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (SUMMER) PART 2
Send us Fan Mail Scroll through the progress bar for different chapter markers. Don't forget to rate this episode and subscribe. It's a free and easy way to help herb grow. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at...
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#87 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM AND MINDING COSTAS SUITCASE @ THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (SUMMER) **PART ONE**
Send us Fan Mail PART ONE Live from Stirk park - Kalamunda. Scroll through chapter markers for different conversations. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO
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#86 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (SPRING) LIVE FROM WOODSTOCK AKA STIRK PARK
Send us Fan Mail SAMS FIRST FATHERS DAY - LIVE FROM WOODSTOCK (KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - STIRK PARK) This one is dedicated to Pete - My dad, who gave up his time to get wet and muddy, helping me set up my recording gear at the Kalamunda garden festival. Guests in this one: Angus stewart, Phil...
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#85 TALKING TO EDIBLE GARDEN EXPERTS AND DODGING VASILI AT THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (WINTER)
Send us Fan Mail Another trek to Kalamunda, another awesome day spent talking to garden luminaries, such as Craig Castree (check him out) Hope you guys enjoy the garden bants! Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at...
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#84 MORE CHATS WITH GARDEN LEGENDS - DAY 3 AT THE PERTH GARDEN SHOW
Send us Fan Mail DAY 3 FROM THE PERTH GARDEN SHOW Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO
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#83 THE PERTH GARDEN SHOW (DAY 2) FEAT. THE CARNABYS CRUSADER
Send us Fan Mail Had a ball on day 2 of the Perth garden show! Stoked to introduce you all to a crowd favourite - the legendary Dean Arthurell AKA The carnaby's crusader. Enjoy. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at...
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#82 MEETING GARDEN LEGENDS AT THE PERTH GARDEN SHOW - DAY #1
Send us Fan Mail I spent the day soaking up the sights, sounds, and soil-stained goodness of the 2025 Perth Garden Show at McCallum Park, great vibes! Right by the Swan River, the place was packed with plant lovers, growers, weekend diggers, and sustainability legends from across WA. There were...
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#81 MARCH 2ND KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (AUTUMN) LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
Send us Fan Mail Another Kalamunda garden festival in the can baby! Perfect weather. This was the busiest festival we've been a part of and Stirk park was heaving with punters! Enjoy hearing from legends of Australian gardening and horticulture including Stephen Ryan, Derryn Thorpe, Neville...
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#80 BUILD YOUR OWN AQUATIC HABITAT-GARDEN OF EDEN W/ECOSYSTEM_GARDENER
Send us Fan Mail On todays pod we have repeat-guest; Brendon Carrick. Brendon is a certified aquascaping contractor known as the “Ecosystem Gardener.” He specializes in creating naturalized water features, including ponds, streams, and wetlands, aiming to enhance outdoor spaces by integrating...
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#79 MEETING GARDENING LEGENDS AT THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - SUMMER POD-STRAVAGANZA
Send us Fan Mail Enjoy A+ gardening content with plant-mad legends from the Kalamunda garden festival. Guests (not in order) - Hannah Moloney - ABC Presenter - Dan Rubick - Botanist - Brenna Quinlan - Australian educator and Illustrator - Matty B - Eco-warrior and green Entrepeneur - Michael -...
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#78 30TH BIRTHDAY OF PERTH CITY FARM W/ROSANNE SCOTT
Send us Fan Mail Quite a special one today. Perth city farm is a cultural hub and urban jewel in East Perth. On this special day, the 30th birthday of city farm, I sat down with its founder - Rosanne Scott to discuss the urban farms' interesting history. For anyone interested in growing food,...
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#77 WILDFLOWERS OF THE MID-WEST AND URBAN FARMING W/SAL THE GARDENING GAL
Send us Fan Mail Had a chat with horticulturalist Sally Dighton of Geraldton. Stoked to introduce you guys to another wild and awesome person with a passion for WA Flora. Finad Sally here: https://www.salthegardeninggal.com.au/ Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram...
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#76 DESIGNING BEAUTIFUL WATER FEATURES INTO YOUR BACK YARD W/NATUREBUILD AUSTRALIA
Send us Fan Mail Certified Aquascaping contractor; Dan O'Callaghan of NatureBuild Australia joined me for the second time to riff about what he's been up to with his awesome landscaping company. Natural, chlorine-free pools, pondless streams and gorgeous waterfalls are his specialty. Do yourself…
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#75 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - SPRING. LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
Send us Fan Mail Hey garden squad. Enjoy the podcast coverage of the recent Kalamunda garden festival, recorded on the very first day of spring. If you're reading this, please consider supporting the podcast by commenting and sharing the podcast on social media! Support the show Enjoying the…
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#74 COMPETITIVE SURFING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM W/HEATH JOSKE (HEALTHJOZZA ON INSTA)
Send us Fan Mail Stoked to have been able to chat with Streaky Bay legend - Heath Joske. Heath grew up in a surf-mad family on the northern NSW coast, Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO
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#73 CONVERTING PLASTIC WASTE INTO BIO-CHAR AND CRUDE OIL W/JULIAN BROWN AKA- NatureJab
Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast features Julian Brown, AKA NatureJab on Instagram. Julian is a welder and social media phenomenon from Douglasville in Georgia, USA. Julian has spent the last 3 years devising, constructing and perfecting backyard devices made from steel called "plastic to fuel...
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#72 WINTER KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
Send us Fan Mail PODCAST COVERAGE FROM THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - JUNE 2ND. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO
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#71 DESERT-INSPIRED HABITAT GARDENING W/ ANGELA NIKULINSKY (ANYTHING.BUT.LAWN ON INSTAGRAM)
Send us Fan Mail Had a chat with Fremantle local - Angela nikulinsky. Since purchasing her property 3 years ago, Angela has transformed her mostly paved front and backyards from hardscaped eyesores to vibrant and diverse greenspaces, which are bursting with colorful, endemic plant species. Don't...
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#70 LESS LAWNS, MORE HABITAT GARDENS W/DR. LAURA SKATES
Send us Fan Mail Had a great chat with Botanist and science educator; Dr. Laura Skates. Laura has been passionate about the West-Australian Bush for decades, working for a number of years with Kings Park Science, the Friends of Kings Park, and Perth NRM. She has completed a PhD on the ecology of...
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#69 NO-HASSLE BEE-KEEPING AND LABOUR-FREE HONEY IN THE SUBURBS WITH CEDAR ANDERSON OF FLOWHIVE
Send us Fan Mail This podcast episode, Sammy will be featuring Australian Entrepeneur; Cedar Anderson, the co-inventor of the FlowHive. Flowhive is an innovative new bee-hive system that has revolutionised home-bee keeping. From the outside, Flow Hives look like a regular commercial beehive, that...
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#68 BRINGING AUSSIE AQUATIC LIFE INTO YOUR BACKYARD W/THE ECOSYSTEM_GARDENER (ROUND 2)
Send us Fan Mail Round to with Brendon, AKA the ecosystem_gardener on Instagram. Brendon Carrick is a certified Aquascaping contractor. He runs a small business setting up ponds and miniature wetland systems around Adelaide. He has been doing such an epic job that he was recently featured on...
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#67 AUTUMN GARDEN BANTS. FEAT JULIA
Send us Fan Mail Heya garn, garden nerds! Bituva experiment with this weeks' pod. My fiancé Julia and I riff about our gardening adventures of late, talking about the experience of gardening in Perth from March-May; think bulbs, everlastings, growing asian vegetables and composting deciduous...
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#66 USING GARDENING TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH W/DR. LYDIA PETHICK - THE GARDENING VETERINARIAN
Send us Fan Mail Had the pleasure of getting to know yet another Gardening luminary and passionate Permie - Dr Lydia Pethick, AKA the gardening veterinarian. Check out this recent article in Vet Practice Mag About Dr. Lydia. Earth mover: Dr Lydia Pethick - Vet Practice Magazine Support the show...
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#65 NO RAIN AND A DRY GARDEN? WICKING BED SYSTEMS WILL SAVE THE DAY! W/WATER UPS
Send us Fan Mail Had the chance to chat to Eric of Water Ups. Water ups products will halve the water requirements of your pots, containers and grow beds. Wicking systems are oh so appropriate for Perth! Check out all the amazing water-ups product range at waterups.com.au Support the show…
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#64 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (AUTUMN) LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBO
Send us Fan Mail Another festival in the bag. Thanks once again to Andrew and Mandy Osenton for putting on another awesome event. Guests on this one include Faye Arcaro, Lisa Passmore and Anthony Quinlan, just to name a few. If you enjoyed this podcast and you'd like to help it grow at zero cost,...
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#63 GROWING VEG AND RAISING BEES ON YOUR OWN HOMESTEAD W/TONY AND LINH (BEYOND.OURGATE ON INSTAGRAM)
Send us Fan Mail Had the opportunity to chat with the awesome Tony and Linh of Beyond.ourgate on Instagram. Tony and Linh have been working towards their dream of obtaining and developing a semi-off-grid bush block/homestead property for several years. Find them on the gram, where Linh has done a...
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#62 WHAT THE HELL ARE WICKING BEDS?! W/JULIAN - PERTH WICKING BEDS
Send us Fan Mail Had Julian in for a fascinating convo about raised vegetable gardens and wicking beds. Wicking beds are an amazingly water-efficient way to grow food in small spaces here in Perth. Listen in to learn more! Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram...
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#61 GETTING NERDY ABOUT PLANTS W/MICHAEL HOMAN (GARDENING WITH MICHAEL)
Send us Fan Mail Had a super casual chat with horticulturist; Michael Homan, the passionate SA gardener behind the Instagram page @gardeningwithmichael. Hope you enjoy our nerdy garden bants and don't forget to check our Michael's speccy Instagram page. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow…
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#60 ECOLOGICAL GARDENING AND INSECT STALKING W/MEL LOGOZZO (REWILDINGSUBURBIA)
Send us Fan Mail Had the queen (blue-banded) bee of Instagram on again. Mel Logozzo is yet another like-minded nature-fanatic hailing from Coogee, 30mins south of Perth City. Check Mel's amazing slow-mo footage of Australian native bee's out on her Instagram @Rewildingsuburbia. Everything you…
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#59 USING NATURAL CYCLES TO BUILD MASS TOP-SOIL W/WILL HARRIS OF WHITE OAK PASTURES
Send us Fan Mail Episode #59 Herb your enthusiasm. Today's guest is ex-JRE guest; Will Harris of Bluffton, Georgia in the states.. Will is a 4th generation cattle farmer and current owner of white oak pastures, which has been owned by his family since 1866. Across it's long history, white oak...
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#58 HERB YOUR ENTHUSIASM PODCAST - YEARS WRAP UP
Send us Fan Mail Thanks for all your interest in the pod! From 0 downloads in Nov 2021, to multi 10's of thousands on the last day of 2023, it's all thanks to you, Perth gardeners! Enjoy Sam's first ever SOLO podcast! Hope you can stay awake! See you in 2024. Herb your enthusiasm podcast and...
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#57 ENCLOSED RAISED BED STRUCTURES FOR KILLER VEG-GROWING. W/BLACK ROCK GARDEN STRUCTURES
Send us Fan Mail Spoke to our first guest from the United States recently- Andrew tyrrell is responsible for creating AMAZING enclosed-cedar structures that are built around raised vegetable beds. Check out and his amazing work on IG @blackrockgardenstructures Support the show Enjoying the show?...
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#56 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (SUMMER) POD-STRAVAGANZA
Send us Fan Mail Enjoy our day's recordings from Stirk park at the Kalamunda garden festival on December 3rd, 2023. Feat: RewildingSuburbia, the.tnk.loft, Andrea Whitely, Dr. Kit and Jo Bussell just to name a few. Another successful day from Herb your enthusiasm's PODZEBO. Hope I did all you…
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#55 THE KING OF NO-DIG - CHARLES DOWDING!!
Send us Fan Mail Since the early 1980's, Charles has been instrumental in popularising the "no-dig" style of gardening, beliveving that the secret to ultimate yield when it comes to growing your own food is to leave the soil minimally disturbed or unmolested. Charles is cambridge-educated…
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#54 GROWING FOOD AND THE WONDER OF HOME-MADE COMPOST W/PHIL DUDMAN 🪴🪴🦠
Send us Fan Mail Nutha cheeky yarn with an Australian gardening icon! Phil Dudman was kind enough to come on for a yarn about the joys of growing your own food and home compost production! Grow Your Food – with Phil Dudman is where you can learn more about Phil and maybe even attend one of his...
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#53 GOING BUSH WITH DAVID MCMAHON - VENTURE NORTH 🐊🐊🌴
Send us Fan Mail David Mcmahon is the senior head tour guide at VentureNorth Australia, an award-winning tourism company, offering punters the opportunity to experience the wild foods and terrain of Arnhem land, the northwest and Kimberly region of Australia. David spends most of his time out…
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#52 BUILDING CHLORINE-FREE, NATURAL SWIMMING POOLS AND STREAMS W/THINK GREEN
Send us Fan Mail Tony from Think green Landscapes and Waterscapes was kind enough to drop in for a chat about natural swimming pool construction. Tony is one of the few certified Aquascaping contractors operating in Perth. Check out his stunning creations on Facebook and Instagram to get a sense…
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#51 GARDEN BANTS WITH HANNAH MOLONEY 👩🏻🎤🌷🌿
Send us Fan Mail New pod alert! It was amazing to chat to Permaculture legend and Gardening Australia presenter - Hannah Moloney. We nerded out on growing food in cold climates, community-spirited action to foster climate hope and her recent month of busily promoting her brand-new book: Good life...
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#50 GIVE YOUR SHRUBS AND TREES THE BEST START TO LIFE WITH TREE RINGS! FEAT. JESS AND TY.🌲 ⭕️⭕️
Send us Fan Mail Nutha pod for you gardeners! Have a dig! In this one, I had the pleasure of getting to know the power couple behind the very green Perth business known as TREE RINGS. Placed around the stems of young plants; TREE RINGS are a brilliant way to provide newly planted shrubs and trees...
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#49 ECOLOGICAL/HABITAT GARDENS INSTEAD OF LAWNS W/ECOSYSTEM_GARDENER ON INSTAGRAM🐢🐟🐝🐛
Send us Fan Mail UPLOAD #50!!!! (Including pilot episode) In this pod, Sammy had the pleasure of chatting to Brendon, AKA ecosystem_gardener on Instagram. Brendan is a NZ-born tradie with a life-long passion for nature. Brendan has been installing beautiful habitat gardens and Aqua-scaping…
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#48 EXPLORING THE AWESOME WORLD OF FROGS W/JOHNNY THE FROG DOC 🐸🚑
Send us Fan Mail Had environmental biologist; Johnny Prefumo on the pod for yarns about all things frogs! Johnny is passionate about conserving Australian flora and fauna and is doing an awesome job educating the Perth public about frog-scaping and habitat-gardens. Find his Instagram handle at...
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#47 - GINS FLAVOURED BY THE AUSSIE BUSH WITH WANDERING DISTILLERY 🍸🌿🥴
Send us Fan Mail Had Wade Willcocks from Wandering distillery into the studio for a fascinating chat about all things gin. Wade is responsible for creating an award-winning selection of WA-produced gins with ultra-unique flavours sourced from the Australian bush, such as the citrussy taste of…
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#46 SAMMYS GARDEN MECCA - LIVE PODCASTS FROM THE POD-ZEBO AT THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL🌴🪴⛪️🌿
Send us Fan Mail GARDEN NERDS! EXTREMELY special podcast dropped, for your listening pleasure. A whole day of chats with Sam and the absolute who's who of gardening and horticulture in Australia. I feel insanely lucky. This day was about 4 weeks in the making and was somehow simultaneously the…
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#45 TALKING PERMACULTURE AND ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS W/JO BUSSELL - URBAN REVOLUTION AUSTRALIA ♻️🌺🍄
Send us Fan Mail Had the pleasure of chatting to Vic Park local, Jo Bussell. Jo is committed to a sustainable lifestyle and runs a retail store called Urban revolution Australia, selling items such as natural/eco cosmetics products, worm farming kits, composting accessories, just to name a few.…
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