Ep 80 Join Deryn Steve Sabrina Hahn and Neville Passmore as they talk with guests and exhibitors at the Kalamunda Garden Festival

Craig Musson from WAFEX leads the world in West Australian Wax flower breeding

Angus Stewart discusses West Australia’s rich biodiversity and his passion for wildflowers with Deryn Thorpe .

Deryn talks with leading research scientist Monica Gagliano about her latest discoveries on plant communication and cognition.

Paul Roy from Red Rock Nursery at Gidgegannup grows and sells carnivorous plants.  He talks with Steve and Deryn about his fascination with sundews, venus fly traps and pitcher plants and shares his tips for caring for these fascinating carnivores. 

Eighteen years ago three friends created a meeting place where people could learn how to live more sustainably. Environment House in Bayswater has grown to become a community hub that promotes climate protection, river and wetland care and a range of sustainability issues.

On this week’s podcast Deryn and Steve talk with one of the founders, Rachael Roberts, about how a small grass roots organisation can make a difference. 

Deryn talks to gardening presenter Angus Stewart about composting waste; the benefits of worm farming and other practical composting methods.

Nick Gillett is a farmer in Bencubbin, in the North Eastern Wheatbelt of  WA. He talks to Steve and Deryn about the challenges of farming on 300mm annual rainfall (about 175mm in the average April to October growing season) and how farmers are adapting to new technology and reduced use 
of herbicides.