Cultivate Your Future

How horticulture can improve well being

Horticulture can enhance wellbeing by reducing stress, boosting mood, increasing physical activity, and fostering social connections. In this episode, Neville Stein interviews Mark Emery from the charity Thrive to discuss his work in social and therapeutic horticulture. Learn more about Thrive at www.thrive.org.uk

Lara Jewitt meets a National Treasure

In this episode Lara Jewitt decsribes her amazing career in horticulture which has involved international travel, meeting celebrities and hanging around with some unusual plants.

Cutting edge science meets horticulture with Dr Madalena Vaz Monteiro

Horticulture is a home to endless study, innovation and learning and on this episode of the Cultivate Your Future podcast Neville Stein is shining a light on where horticulture meets cutting edge science, because his guest is plant scientist, Dr Madalena Vaz Monteiro.Madalena works for part of the Forestry Commission's research division, and as you’ll hear, a lot of her work revolves around the role that plants and trees can play in combating climate change. She also explains a little about the part of the Forestry Commission that she works for, the Urban Forest Research Group. For more information about Forest Research visit www.forestresearch.gov.uk and to find out how the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation supports careers in horticulture visit https://colegraveseabrookfoundation.org.uk/

James Gadd talks about the risks, excitement and challenges of being an arborist

Neville Stein's guest on this episode of the podcast works in one of horticulture’s most hands-on areas, Arboriculture. James Gadd is a Director of Gadd Brothers Trees and Landscape and as an arboricultural professional he work with amenity trees – those found in private gardens, public parks and open spaces, schools, churchyards, playgrounds, urban woodlands and nature reserves and alongside roads, railway lines and routes for utilities like electricity pylons.That’s a role which sees him mix heavy machinery, heights, problem solving and things that sound like they could be from a Mission Impossible movie, as well as conservation and planting of trees.   As someone running a business, James tells us a little about what he’s looking for when he hires staff, how to get started in the industry, and reveals some of the things that some people don’t realise are part of the job. For more information about Gadd Brothers Trees and Landscapes visit https://gaddbrothers.co.uk/ and to find out how the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation can support your career in horticulture visit https://colegraveseabrookfoundation.org.uk/

David Smith's expertise has made many sporting events possible

On this episode of Cultivate Your Future, Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Trustee, Neville Stein, is in conversation with an unsung hero of the horticultural world.   Some people might not have even considered David's role role, but we would notice pretty quickly if there was nobody doing his job, because without people like David, there’d be no sport. Well, less sport perhaps.  David Smith, a turf care specialist whose expertise has made many sporting events possible.   So, if you’re interested in finding out how to bring your horticultural skills to the golf course, tennis court or football pitch, this is the podcast for you.  You’ll hear a little about what a groundskeeper does but also about how to create a business or buy into a franchise, so there’s a lot to take in here. For more information about the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and how we support horticultural careers visit https://colegraveseabrookfoundation.org.uk/