Garden People: Alison Jenkins, Damson Farm, Ecological Gardener

My guest is Alison Jenkins of Damson Farm in Somerset, England.  Alison trained as a garden designer before making her small holding of Damson Farm into a resource for learning about the interrelationship of gardens and the natural world. The workshops that she offers at the farm focus on observing and supporting natural ecosystems, creating gardens which function ecologically and look beautiful, too. The garden is often a place of solace in difficult times. I think Alison’s work shows us the comfort that can be found working with nature, as well as a way forward in our efforts to bring peace and healing to the earth. Garden People podcast, from @violetear_studioL I S T E N iTunesSpotifyStitcher S H O W N O T E SAlison Jenkins, Damson FarmRoyal Horticultural Society The English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden Gardens Illustrated profile of Damson FarmWWOOF International Fergus Garrett, Great Dixter House & Garden Robert McFarlane (some of my favorites are The Lost Words and Underland)Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer Permaculture Oxford Real Farming ConferenceAmelanchier essay by Robin Wald Kimmerer: The Serviceberry, An Economy of AbundanceHeritage Seed Library P L A N T L I S T Lemon cucumbers or cucumber melons?AmalanchierDamsonDog Rose, Rosa canina Wild Plum, Prunus Americana