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Wiggly Podcast 0163Put in Bags by Puss in Bagging Length: 21 mins 52 secs | First netcast on Dec 22 2008
or, One Conker Sets Your Tummy a Tremble...
No, it's not the Wiggly Pantomime, although the presence of a bottle of Christmas Champagne does mean that quite a lot of this episode has been left on the cutting room floor!
On the show: Heather launches a new Wiggly Award, this one's for your neighbours' gardens; Richard's chestnut roasting skills are Chocolate Rated; Heather and Phil take a trip to the bagging shed and the Team send their Christmas greetings.
Wiggly Podcast 0162Icy Drilling Length: 22 mins 48 secs | First netcast on Dec 15 2008
Heather, Richard and Rachel Harries gather on the Wiggly Sofa, but where is Farmer Phil? Is that him outside the window? Heather's turned the stove up, so surely he won't be able to stay away for long - that's free wood being burned.
There's talk of Richard's Christmas Dinner, digging in green manures, the calls of garden owls and how to plant a crop in a field that's too wet to support a tractor. We even get to find out what Phil wears in bed!
As the old saying has it, 'the pictures are better on the radio', so those of a nervous disposition may want to skip this one...
Wiggly Podcast 0161Let Your iPod Moo Length: 22 mins 50 secs | First netcast on Dec 08 2008
Richard is late, so Heather and Farmer Phil take a romantic walk in the Cowshed, this time to see how the farm's bulls spend their winter. But first there's a thank you to send to readers of 'Grow Your Own Magazine' and another MontyCast to hear.
Wiggly Podcast 0160Row, Row, Row your Boat Length: 39 mins 34 secs | First netcast on Dec 01 2008
In which Heather meets the excitable economics guru, Alvin Hall and the inspirational trans-oceanic oarswoman, Roz Savage; Farmer Phil defends his cattle rearing techniques; Richard finds out where dead rats go; and Richard's mother-in-law does an impression of Buster Keaton.
Wiggly Podcast 0159Plugging the Vegetable Garden Length: 32 mins 30 secs | First netcast on Nov 24 2008
In which Richard explains that not all gorgeous blondes in rubber are equal; Rachel Harries explains how to shock a mushroom; Monty explains what Bokashi means; Podchef explains how to open an Opinel Knife, and Heather talks to the Cornish cabbage King.
Wiggly Podcast 0158Nor any drop to drink Length: 37 mins 58 secs | First netcast on Nov 17 2008
Heather's back with amazing news about winning the first ever Dell Small Business Award at the Global level. But first there's a question from Farmer Phil about the effect of slug pellets on worms, then it's time to catch up on the findings discussed at this year's Nuffield Conference and how they are changing Phil's way of farming. The main feature is an interview between Heather and fellow Nuffield Scholar, Louise Manning, on her chosen topic of water as a resource.
Wiggly Podcast 0157Buried by the Black Lake Length: 19 mins 42 secs | First netcast on Nov 10 2008
In Episode 145, Farmer Phil gave the go ahead to a proposal by Tim Hoverd from Herefordshire Archaeology to investigate a potential Bronze Age site that had been spotted in one of the farm's fields. This week, Tim reports back to Phil and Heather about what has been found; and it's not at all what was expected.
Back on the Wiggly Sofa, Richard, Rachel Harries and Phil discuss a softening of Richard's attitude to Bill Oddie and the forthcoming opening of the new Wiggly Floristry. Plus there's another Montycast, this time about Ecover.
Wiggly Podcast 0156The Nine Lives of Noah Length: 31 mins 03 secs | First netcast on Nov 03 2008
Richard and Rachel Harries are the only members of the Team to make it to the Wiggly Sofa this week; Noah the cat is also around, but keeping a low profile after several close scrapes!
Richard has been to visit a super secure paper shredding system at Enviroshred and we get to hear how it went. He also finds out more about growing Heritage Potatoes when he meets grower Lucy Carroll in the Wiggly Garden. Add to that another Montycast and news about Rachel's unscientific science experiment and it turns out to be a packed show.
Wiggly Podcast 0155Shearing Hairy Salsify Length: 25 mins 10 secs | First netcast on Oct 27 2008
Heather finds herself double booked, so it's left to Richard, Phil and Rachel Harries to talk about apples and unusual vegetables.
Rachel has visited an old Herefordshire orchard with Frank Hemming, where she gets to see some very rare specimens of apple tree. Back on the Wiggly Sofa, Richard's Vegetable of the Month is Salsify, which just might be the Octopus of the Veg World. But first, there's a machine which can peel, slice and core an apple in just a few seconds to put through its paces.
00 mins 23 secs Welcome to the apple shopping channel from Rich, Farmer Phil & "the not so young" Rachel H
06 mins 19 secs Rachel talks to Frank Hemming about some amazing old varieties of apple.
14 mins 35 secs Local apples are good, especially those from the Wiggly garden and ones used to make cider!
18 mins 56 secs Richard gives us the low down on sensational salsify.
23 mins 07 secs The team discusses the merits of heritage varieties of potatoes and why they are so important.
Wiggly Podcast 0154An Evening with Terry Walton (Part 2) Length: 41 mins 54 secs | First netcast on Oct 20 2008
Part Two of the live show from Preston-on-Wye Village Hall. In which the show billed as "Definitely Not Gardeners' Question Time" turns into Gardeners' Question Time. If only they'd called it "An Evening of Music and first-class Comedy"...
00 mins 16 secs Time for the mutilation of a classic Tom Jones number.
05 mins 45 secs Now for some audience questions with topics like avocados, nematodes & barbed wire.
40 mins 06 secs Some dubious mouth organ playing from Rich who was obviously doing it his own way.
Wiggly Podcast 0153An Evening with Terry Walton (Part 1) Length: 48 mins 05 secs | First netcast on Oct 13 2008
Recorded live in the Village Hall, Preston-on-Wye on October 10th 2008, Riccardo and Radio 2's Terry Walton take to the stage in front of a capacity crowd.
00 mins 01 secs We start with a welcome to Terry and Richard from Heather.
00 mins 48 secs And next a welcome from Richard.
01 mins 41 secs A quick song from the 2nd most sexy man in Wales...
02 mins 39 secs Terry's still singing!
03 mins 03 secs A relaxed Terry talks about converting his worms into musical Welsh ones.
07 mins 14 secs No Terry, you don't eat the Bokashi bran!
08 mins 08 secs Terry tells of his passion for veggies, empire building & royal visitors.
23 mins 06 secs Richard has a love of wildlife (mostly eating it!) and teasels.
29 mins 08 secs There are 247 species of solitary bees would you beelieve!
32 mins 13 secs Wanted: Hedgehogs to re-locate to Wales!
35 mins 19 secs Terry's been stabbing his skating, obese, Rhondda slugs under cover of darkness!
40 mins 51 secs What is a weed?
41 mins 48 secs What's the main problem you suffer with Terry? You Richard!
43 mins 34 secs What's your favourite type of manure?
46 mins 19 secs Richard has a joke to share with everyone...
47 mins 10 secs "I think you'd better stick with the day job" says Terry
Wiggly Podcast 0152Goat Show Length: 33 mins 33 secs | First netcast on Oct 06 2008
In which Phil lights a fire, Heather finds out where her beloved Goat Socks come from, the Wiggly Van is seen at NASA, Monty realises that some blackbirds are brown and San is in the dock.
00 mins 01 secs It's a hot goat show this week with a Wiggly criminal.
01 mins 49 secs First goat fact.
03 mins 38 secs Goat fact number 2.
04 mins 06 secs Feedback from knife wielding Podchef aka Mary Poppins.
06 mins 26 secs Fact No 3 - goats have more molars than Heather!
07 mins 22 secs Heather visits Robi to hear about her jumper wearing goats.
18 mins 59 secs Farmer Phil is busy with his peas!
21 mins 56 secs Time for a birdy Montycast.
22 mins 12 secs There are 450m goats in the world.
22 mins 33 secs What has Heather been doing in the new Wiggly sunflower van?
Wiggly Podcast 0151How to Open an Opinel Knife Length: 31 mins 48 secs | First netcast on Sep 29 2008
Heather, Rach, Rachel and Farmer Phil man the sofa for the show whose fame has spread as far as the Austrian iTunes site.
Along with a quick Montycast, we learn that Phil has been dealing with women's problems ...in a cow; Heather has been drying her herbs for Winter; Rach has been to the poshest hotel in the world and Rachel is still transfixed by Phil's sunflowers. No wonder it takes them so long to open an Opinel knife!
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from Heather and a duo of Racquelles.
01 mins 37 secs Time for a quick Montycast
01 mins 56 secs We have a 5* Austrian iTunes review from Suzanne.
05 mins 11 secs Which bit of the cow has the tube been up or down Farmer Phil?
10 mins 01 secs A Wiggly 10 second guide on how to open an Opinel knife.
13 mins 54 secs A shivering team review the new stem vases.
16 mins 54 secs "Look at my dried herbs" says Heather
22 mins 00 secs Rachel tells us all about Terry & Ricardo's "do" on 10 October 2008.
23 mins 36 secs Harvest news from Farmer Phil.
25 mins 13 secs Rachel with some Kohlrabi facts.
26 mins 32 secs Well girls, tell us all about Berlin and your posh hotel.
28 mins 51 secs Rachel quizzes Farmer Phil about his sunflowers.
Wiggly Podcast 0150Ask Farmer Phil Length: 28 mins 47 secs | First netcast on Sep 22 2008
Sunflowers, Potatoes and Blue Tongues: Phil is surrounded by a trio of women and they all want answers.
Even so, there's still time to air a plea to find a logo designer; contemplate recycling toilet paper; read out the show's latest iTunes Review and slip in a swift Montycast.
01 mins 53 secs A plea from Christine Hope, tips on how to eat & how to recycle toilet paper!
08 mins 31 secs A quick spudder question with a not so quick answer.
16 mins 13 secs Montycast: My dad has planted 16 acres of sunflower seeds.
16 mins 34 secs Blue tongues/potato salad, purple chips and grey gravy
17 mins 42 secs Farmer Phil with a Bluetongue vaccine update.
21 mins 28 secs Time for a 5* iTunes review from Boo Book
22 mins 32 secs Rachel quizzes Farmer Phil about his confused sunflower crop.
27 mins 16 secs 214 Facebook topics on the go & Rob Hague's written on the wall about his veering slugs.
Wiggly Podcast 0149Under the Weather Length: 33 mins 10 secs | First netcast on Sep 15 2008
It's the Wiggly Podcast's Third Anniversary show but the weather is getting everybody down.
Richard and Farmer Phil are joined on the Wiggly Sofa by a returning Rachel Harries to talk about Mark Eccleston's green space, purple bird poo, Richard as the Sleeping Beauty, why the office smells of cannabis, the design of hop kilns, and farming winners and losers. It's a packed show, but there is time for another Monty Cast.
00 mins 01 secs It's a full house today and welcome to Fay from the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.
01 mins 47 secs Richard has a bit of feedback from Jill Grimble about nappy composting.
04 mins 49 secs Alison reads out a 5* US iTunes review
05 mins 30 secs Fay Vass shares her wealth of hedgehog knowledge with the team.
29 mins 53 secs Posters are popping up all over Hereford for Definitely Not Gardeners Question Time on 10/10/08.
Wiggly Podcast 0147A Charm of Goldfinches Length: 29 mins 55 secs | First netcast on Sep 01 2008
Heather and Monty are on holiday, so Richard and Farmer Phil are joined on the Wiggly Sofa by Rachel. The discussion ranges from horse poisons to Cinnabar moths to growing blue potatoes and the charm of goldfinches. But will we ever see Richard in a leotard: Phil hopes not!
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from Rach and Rich, who are covered in Gorringe pets this week.
01 mins 01 secs A laughing Rachel fills us in on Heather's hurricane camping adventure in Cornwall.
04 mins 20 secs Richard has given in to his wife & is getting a horse, which opens up the ragwort debate.
14 mins 01 secs Welcome to the new Wiggly piggies.
15 mins 30 secs A Wiggly garden update and plans for next year's veg plot packs.
23 mins 01 secs Rich seems to have the entire Herefordshire population of goldfinches in his garden.
27 mins 33 secs What about the girls -v- boys medal tally? Richard intends to get behind the girlies!
Wiggly Podcast 0146Fire! Length: 35 mins 40 secs | First netcast on Aug 25 2008
The whole Wiggly Team have a lucky escape when a fire starts in the yard, fortunately Monty saves the day. But first there are new iTunes reviews from both sides of the Atlantic plus a Festival of Wild Food, sobering news about shiny Apples, frugal ideas for growing onions and plenty of product promotion.
00 mins 01 secs Heather's singing again and Rich has gone group fishin'.
02 mins 04 secs A happy Heather has got her sticky fingers on the new seed mix.
02 mins 30 secs Time for an American iTunes review.
03 mins 27 secs The shed/collection centre (shop-like thing) is well and truly open.
04 mins 41 secs An out of breath Ricardo really knows his onions (we think).
09 mins 25 secs A farm shop plug from Hev for Breinton (Hereford) and Becketts (Wythall)
11 mins 01 secs Heather's up for a bit of free nosh at Morgan's, St Davids (www.morgans-in-stdavids.co.uk)
12 mins 17 secs They're off again with another product plug. Where is that Richard?
12 mins 51 secs Heather talks to Julia Horton-Powdrill, organiser of the Really Wild Food & Countryside Festival
22 mins 34 secs Yet another plug... they obviously can't be trusted on their own!
23 mins 16 secs Fire, fire. Some interesting sound effects from dribbling/jet propelled Heather.
31 mins 22 secs What's in the new farm mix?
32 mins 40 secs Time for an iTunes review from Bernurm. That's Bernurm and not burn 'em!
33 mins 41 secs We hear directly from superhero Monty who saved the day.
Wiggly Podcast 0145Brewing up a Storm (Kettle) Length: 34 mins 41 secs | First netcast on Aug 18 2008
The Team gather on the Wiggly Sofa to air a complaint, an apology, an announcement and a review. Plus there's Riccardo demonstrating why the hole in the bottom of the Storm Kettle doesn't let the water out; Farmer Phil giving the green light to an archeological dig; an item on planting Rowan; and even Heather singing. Thank goodness Monty's back with a new series of Monty Casts.
00 mins 02 secs Welcome from the team (and Jam) with a really mixed bag this week.
01 mins 48 secs Megan Lynch has a complaint and wants more of the Wiggly team from the sofa.
04 mins 54 secs Richard is brewing up an indoor storm with his exciting kettle.
10 mins 46 secs Phil chats to Tim Hoverd of Hfdshire Archeology about a possible Bronze Age feature on the farm.
18 mins 39 secs What will knicker catching Richard & Terry be up to on 10 October 2008?
21 mins 00 secs Richard on how, where and why to plant the native Rowan tree.
22 mins 17 secs Rich takes a trip down memory lane after watching the BBC's "Lost land of the jaguar"
26 mins 13 secs Time for a really useful Wiggly product review.
27 mins 12 secs And now for a serious apology from an enthusiastic 5' 1/2" high person on freedom food.
31 mins 16 secs Over to Monty for a weekly fact on Wigglyness.
31 mins 50 secs Does anyone know of a good system, store person or a large swear box?
33 mins 35 secs There's a petrified owl in your fireplace. (Petrified, he must have been b*!%$y livid!)
Wiggly Podcast 0144A Herb Garden (with Lions off) Length: 35 mins 00 secs | First netcast on Aug 11 2008
Heather and Richard welcome Christine Hope to the Wiggly Sofa to talk about her award-winning local shop in Longtown. But first, Richard visits Pippa Rosen's Wiltshire herb garden from whence come the organic vegetable, salad and herb seeds featured in the Wiggly Catalogue. Gareth from the Wiggly Phone Team also drops in to give a few tips on how to keep a Can-O-Worms running smoothly.
00 mins 17 secs Welcome! Who is on the sofa this week peas?
04 mins 51 secs Richard chats to Pippa Rosen from her base in Wiltshire about her seed growing business.
21 mins 38 secs Welcome to this week's special guest (and Gareth!)
22 mins 26 secs Christine Hope, entrepreneur of Longtown & star of The Weakest Link, joins the team today.
29 mins 10 secs That's all for this week folks - sorry Gareth, there's no time for you. Only joking!
Wiggly Podcast 0143How free is an RSPCA Freedom Pig? Length: 35 mins 14 secs | First netcast on Aug 04 2008
Heather has cracked her laptop's screen, but will she replace it with a new Dell competition prize or her new MacBook Air? Farmer Phil thinks the RSPCA are being politically cynical with their involvement in the TB in cattle debate.
Graham and Sue tell Richard about the work of Usk Conservation Volunteers and, back in Blakemere, Heather visits Emma and Pete's Piggy Day. There's even our latest iTunes Review all packed into a bumper episode.
00 mins 17 secs Welcome to this week's show. Good news! We are finalists in a Dell competition.
01 mins 17 secs Time for the latest iTunes review from Muttimum
04 mins 49 secs What's on this week?
05 mins 44 secs And so the debate about TB, badgers and cattle rumbles on.
16 mins 07 secs Richard visits Usk to catch up with Sue Webber & to watch conservationists at work!
24 mins 12 secs Heather is at a Piggy Open Day at Preston on Wye(http://emmaspigs.blogspot.com)
Wiggly Podcast 0142The potential to pay off some of the overdraft Length: 29 mins 57 secs | First netcast on Jul 28 2008
The squeeze is on Heather when Farmer Phil's radio appearance talking about volatile farm gate prices develops into a bit of a 'chatter'. Richard stays well out of it, but he's back behind the microphone when he visits Lindsay Neal to find out quite a lot about composting nappies! Still, the Royal Welsh Show's doing well.
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from a puzzled and system-less Heather and the team.
03 mins 00 secs Farmer Phil's been on the radio defending UK farmers and Richard is silent (well almost!)
10 mins 59 secs Richard visits granny on a mission, Lindsay Neil, at home to find out about nappy composting.
28 mins 08 secs And on next week's show is Sue Webber from the Usk Conservation and Environmental Group.
Wiggly Podcast 0141The New Felicity Kendal Length: 32 mins 46 secs | First netcast on Jul 21 2008
The Team are back together on the Wiggly Sofa for a wide ranging discussion that ranges from easily cured eye diseases and the costs of renting a farm to Richard's opinion of Broad Beans. Plus there's a visit to Richard's vegetable patch and a trip to Terry Walton's allotment to see how his Can-O-Worms is doing. But all of this pales besides Heather's excitement over the latest iTunes review...
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from the whole team this week, including the moaning old farmer.
06 mins 36 secs The new updated catalogue is out and customer Jim provides some feedback.
08 mins 58 secs What's Terry been up to down at the allotment?
16 mins 17 secs The team are chuffed and Heather loves the new WW shop complete with reviews.
18 mins 34 secs Beans, glorious beans, a grunting dog and a breathless Richard in the garden.
23 mins 06 secs Time for an iTunes review from Nadine who likes to listen whilst ironing.
26 mins 46 secs What's on next week's show? We have a feature on the mad nappy lady.
27 mins 53 secs TB or not TB? That is the question for Farmer Phil next week.
29 mins 20 secs Heather aka Felicity Kendall loves Brad in Florida for his 5* iTunes review.
Wiggly Podcast 0140The PR Agent for Earthworms Length: 26 mins 34 secs | First netcast on Jul 14 2008
Ricardo is joined on the Wiggly Sofa by special guest Mary Murphy from South Africa, who tells him about her success in getting one of Africa's most prestigious hotels to compost all their kitchen waste with worms - and with 72 chefs at work there's a lot of waste involved.
Next up it's a Skype interview with John Gossop, a Yorkshire farmer who's written a book about the impact of Peak Oil, and how it will affect us all in the very near future.
00 mins 18 secs Welcome from Richard, who is all on his own this week.
02 mins 31 secs Richard chats to environmental activist Mary Murphy from Full Cycle (www.fullcycle.co.za)
11 mins 49 secs We have a bit of feedback from the YouTube website.
12 mins 41 secs Rich reviews the book "Famine in the West" written by Yorkshire farmer John Gossop.
14 mins 26 secs Rich chats to John Gossop about peak food & his thoughts on the future of food production.
Wiggly Podcast 0139Bird in a Yellow Truck Length: 35 mins 01 secs | First netcast on Jul 07 2008
It's Jodie's last day at Wiggly Wigglers so she returns to the sofa for one last time to reminisce about the early days of Wiggly Wigglers.
The Team also get to see the winning entries from Farmer Phil's painting competition, where it's a win for Tufty the squirrel. There's also the last of the pieces from Phil and Heather's Indian trip, when Phil gets to talk to Dr Gupta who is an agriculture and environment advisor to the Indian government.
00 mins 01 secs Heather wants an indoor pool to save bath water and it's goodbye to Jodie.
11 mins 14 secs Why are you leaving and what are you going to do Jodie?
13 mins 47 secs What's coming up on this week's show?
14 mins 07 secs Phil talks to Rohit Gupta, Scientific Consultant to the Indian Government.
21 mins 17 secs A pea feature from roving Ricardo followed by a veggie patch update from the team.
25 mins 46 secs The team review the Farmer Phil painting competition.
31 mins 55 secs Time for a 5* iTunes review from BeakerJ
34 mins 07 secs Dame Edna has a surprise in store for Jodie.
Wiggly Podcast 0138The Guru of Substance Length: 32 mins 05 secs | First netcast on Jun 30 2008
Phil has become a victim of crime and is missing from the Wiggly Sofa this week, but he crops up in a piece that was held over from the explosive Episode 136. Heather and Richard straighten out the confusion surrounding two similar Indian names and we finally get to hear the interview with Dr Madhaf Mehra from the World Environment Foundation's conference in Palampur.
Back at home there's been plenty of support for the ambushed Riccardo and also it seems that wasps have some friends amongst the Wiggly listenership.
00 mins 18 secs Welcome from Heather and Richard. Farmer Phil is traumatised and missing from the sofa.
02 mins 22 secs What's on this week?
03 mins 18 secs Heather chats to Dr Madhav Mehra from the World Council for Corporate Governance.
17 mins 35 secs Thanks for your iTune reviews, but how about getting us a slot on the radio?
21 mins 42 secs The boys are buddies again, but Richard claims his beer tasted a little bitter!
25 mins 31 secs Time for a 4* iTunes review from Loula.
26 mins 24 secs What's on next week and just what is living in Heather's hair?
Wiggly Podcast 0137The Green Himalaya Length: 32 mins 33 secs | First netcast on Jun 23 2008
Peace returns to the Wiggly Sofa but despite Heather's attempts to switch the conversation round to gardening, Richard still wants to talk about his sheep. This time they're in need of a haircut. There's also some feedback about reusing old tyres and another report from the World Environment Foundation Convention in Palampur.
00 mins 01 secs Richard & Phil are "sort of" friends again and Rich says thank you for his pussy cat hat.
02 mins 49 secs Moving on from last week's show, Farmer Phil apologises (which is a first apparently) to ginger.
04 mins 32 secs On the ovine front, Richard has had his ewes shorn & has news of some new woolly products.
09 mins 25 secs News Flash. Richard is now a clematis expert.
10 mins 05 secs The team get some feedback from listener Martin Grant re growing things in tyres.
14 mins 27 secs Farmer Phil chats to Richard about the recent trip to India.
18 mins 42 secs Heather & Phil visit the Dalai Lama's residence and Heather chats to some VIPs.
31 mins 10 secs With peace reigning on the Wiggly sofa it's time to say goodbye for another week.
Wiggly Podcast 0136Heptavac P Length: 34 mins 18 secs | First netcast on Jun 16 2008
Heather and Farmer Phil are back with news from India, but it's Richard who has gone brown. There's plenty of feedback from listeners, including a full bore rant from the Podchef, but it's a seemingly innocuous question from Heather that springs an ambush for Riccardo.
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from Farmer Phil, wifely one & "brown as a button" Rich who have some feedback.
04 mins 30 secs The team get a 5* iTunes review from Goldfish.
05 mins 51 secs Heather visits the studio of One World South Asia who use technology to help farmers.
15 mins 18 secs There's an orange eared snake in the garden.
16 mins 14 secs Time for some feedback about Podcast 133 from Wiggly listeners.
17 mins 57 secs Podchef comes out of the woodwork with a "bit" of feedback about Podcast 133.
26 mins 28 secs Heather lights the Heptavac P touch paper and sits back!
Wiggly Podcast 0135No Smoking Crumb Length: 29 mins 51 secs | First netcast on Jun 09 2008
Farmer Phil and Heather try to enter India without a visa, so it's left to Riccardo and Rachel to hold the sofa.
There's an update on Rachel's visiting Barn Owl and her attempts to rear Guinea Fowl in her garden, plus the story of how husband Mike gets to cover her in stagnant green slime.
Then it's time for Richard to rethink his idea of using old car tyres as a growing container and regale us with another fishing trip story, this time with Nick Fisher. All wrapped up with a Montycast.
00 mins 21 secs Welcome from Rich and Rach. Phil and Heather are in India... just.
03 mins 56 secs An owl update from Rach together with the latest Guinea Fowl antics.
09 mins 24 secs A Hay Festival report from Richard followed by the big tyre debate.
20 mins 08 secs A fishy tale, or two, from Richard.
22 mins 53 secs Rich goes fishing with Nick Fisher of Screaming Reels and River Cottage fame.
28 mins 16 secs Rachel's on the scrounge for some zander.
28 mins 39 secs Time for a Montycast.
28 mins 53 secs It's Techie Gareth -v- Apple Freak Michael.
Wiggly Podcast 0134Win Great iPrizes Length: 38 mins 00 secs | First netcast on Jun 02 2008
Farmer Phil is holding a painting competition with some valuable prizes, but first there's good news on listener numbers, a Montycast on making good butter, bad news for diesel buyers, good news for sheep owners, and the story of what happened when Riccardo made the trip to the River Cottage. Plus Lillian and Valerie are on tour! It's another eggsceptional Wiggly Podcast.
00 mins 01 secs Heather's good at maths & the podcast now has 15 million squillion listeners - more than the BBC
01 mins 56 secs Time for an iTunes review from Gardening Gremlin
02 mins 42 secs What's on this week's show?
03 mins 25 secs Montycast: a weekly fact on farming
03 mins 42 secs Wrinkly Bottom in Wigmore, Herefordshire is open on 8 June 2008.
04 mins 22 secs We have sheep for the Hay Festival & blonde (NOT ginger) Rich has to chase his chickens.
06 mins 37 secs Heather has some facts on Ryeland sheep and Farmer Phil has a new tank.
14 mins 22 secs The team chat about Ricardo's adventures to see HFW at River Cottage.
19 mins 42 secs Richard's in Dorset making Hugh a wormery for a new series coming up shortly on Channel 4.
30 mins 28 secs We have a bokashi question from Julian Wilson on Facebook.
31 mins 21 secs It's a Farmer Phil competition alert for kids up to age 101 and there are some real prizes!
Wiggly Podcast 0133I haven't said it yet... Length: 46 mins 00 secs | First netcast on May 26 2008
Richard's first lambing season deals him a cruel blow, but his neighbour, another Richard, is on hand with sound advice and assistance. Back on the Wiggly Sofa there's the beginnings of another row between Farmer Phil and Richard, but Heather's on hand with some gasoline to douse the flames. Finally, there's a sobering piece from Richard as he talks to a Worcestershire beekeeper about the problems besetting the honey bees that keep our gardens pollinated.
00 mins 18 secs Welcome to the show and a sheep update from Richard.
04 mins 39 secs Farmer Richard visits Ricardo at home with some welcome advice about his little flock.
19 mins 22 secs The team has a heated debate about smallholders v farmers when it comes to animal husbandry.
27 mins 45 secs Still a chance to claim your free spuds darlings and some top tips for recycling old tyres.
31 mins 37 secs Richard turns down the BBC in favour of the WI
33 mins 12 secs Richard chats to Watty from the Worcestershire Beekeepers' Assocation at the Malvern Show.
40 mins 49 secs What can we do to helps bees? Worryingly Phil seems to think crops are pollinated by beans!
44 mins 44 secs Heather seems a little confused about the term rumpy pumpy and Phil & Rich deny everything!
Wiggly Podcast 0132Because Ewe's Worth It Length: 39 mins 48 secs | First netcast on May 19 2008
A new iTunes reviewer claims that she is a Farmer Phil fangirl, Heather gets to see Phil's big drill, squirrel burgers are back on the menu, Heather meets the security Alpacas at Highgrove, Podchef wants to know about lambs' tails, and her early suntan causes Heather to forget that Richard has a guest interview. It's a really packed Wiggly Podcast this week.
00 mins 01 secs iTunes reviewer wissywoo says Heather's relentlessly effervescent and Phil has a fangirl.
01 mins 50 secs A few big "hellos" from the team and a squirrel update.
07 mins 11 secs iTunes reviewer CouthyQuine says, "warm, funny and witty"
08 mins 16 secs Farmer Phil has planted his peas in perfect conditions & explains the ins and outs of sowing.
19 mins 39 secs Time for another gem from Monty
19 mins 51 secs To dock or not to dock and Farmer Phil on fly strike, lamb's tail stew and toys for dogs.
28 mins 25 secs Old Richard has a chat to "easy on the eye" Charlotte at the Malvern Show.
29 mins 46 secs Richard talks to a bee expert at the Malvern Show - more next week
30 mins 16 secs Heather's got a fantastic suntan and she's prematurely finished the podcast!
30 mins 56 secs Rich chats to Brigit Strawbridge of "It's not easy being green" fame about her latest project.
37 mins 39 secs Richard wants more money and Heather's going red.
38 mins 15 secs Richard is open to all questions and wants feedback from young females
39 mins 04 secs Heather says, "We have squillions of free spuds to give away" (this year!)
Wiggly Podcast 0131Cycling Cows Length: 32 mins 40 secs | First netcast on May 12 2008
This episode sees the return of Bill the Vet as he gets up close and personal to Phil's cows with his ultrasound pregnancy scanner. Also, Heather has been inspired by a trip to the organic farm at Highgrove and she challenges Phil to explain and defend his conventional farming methods. Proceedings are wrapped up by another Montycast.
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from Heather and Phil only as Rich is burning at the Malvern Show
01 mins 03 secs Hay Festival is coming up with lots of interesting people and Cherie Booth.
05 mins 30 secs Bill aka Joe 90 has his right arm in a cow's bottom, but later resorts to technology.
11 mins 04 secs Heather's been busy at the Young Enterprise Awards & been inspired again by a visit to Highgrove
14 mins 10 secs Farmer Phil explains the intricacies of crop rotation to organic Heather.
31 mins 25 secs Time for a quick Montycast.
32 mins 06 secs Heather's having trouble with her words!
Wiggly Podcast 0130The Poodcast Length: 32 mins 55 secs | First netcast on May 05 2008
The Team gather to discuss which end of a cow produces the most methane and how best to reuse old washing-up water; then there's not one, but two, new reviews on iTunes plus Richard shows Heather how to pot-on her lettuce seedlings and that he knows his stuff when it comes to spiders in the house. Finally, there's some good news for Heather and Farmer Phil, but where's Gillian McKeith when you need her?
00 mins 19 secs Welcome to the poo podcast! Heather & Richard are on the Wiggly sofa & Phil's on the other sofa.
01 mins 14 secs Time for a couple of iTunes reviews from Sea Carrot and Melanie B who says it's "Rural-tastic"
05 mins 03 secs Farmer Phil receives an e-mail from Christine with a question about his trip to Rothamsted.
07 mins 54 secs Heather got the chance to speak to Graham Wynne CE of the RSPB who has a bird/farming wishlist.
12 mins 05 secs Which end of a cow (or Ricardo) is worse for the environment?
16 mins 44 secs The question of how to use waste water on your garden has been raised by a Facebook groupie.
20 mins 20 secs Eventually Richard opens the bag of compost and gives Heather some potting up tips!
26 mins 56 secs Feedback from the Carbon Conference (www.thecarbonfootprintofbritishagriculture.co.uk)
29 mins 59 secs Heather's had an e-mail from Nigeria. Are you having a laugh?
31 mins 52 secs It's goodbye from the team for this week.
Wiggly Podcast 0129Raymond Blanc can cook an Omlette Length: 30 mins 33 secs | First netcast on Apr 28 2008
Live from an Arctic ravine, the team gather to bemoan the cold weather and talk about Farmer Phil's slow starting peas, Heather's windowsill lettuces and the desiccated Sprouting Seeds in the kitchen.
Fortunately, there's a trip to Raymond Blanc's sublime restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons for two of the Team, but who's going to miss out?
00 mins 02 secs Michael and Heather have just finished scrapping...
00 mins 34 secs Brrrrrrrr Richard's in a draft, Jam has been sniffing around Michael and Phil has some pea news.
02 mins 25 secs It's time for another Montycast about chickens
02 mins 43 secs What's going on behind the scenes at Wigglys & will the Hay Festival garden get off the ground?
03 mins 53 secs Time for the latest iTunes Review and who has friends like Farmer Phil?
04 mins 50 secs It's time to check out the salad leaves and see if Heather has been watering them.
06 mins 29 secs This week we have some feedback from Jennifer about the salad leaf podcast.
08 mins 13 secs Old boy Terry loves his worms & 3.5 rated Richard can be heard on "Tales from Terry's Allotment"
10 mins 05 secs Farmer Phil has a crop growing update. Where are the cuckoos and peas?
15 mins 16 secs The team, minus Phil, don finery and pop round to Raymond's for a bit of holistic eating.
21 mins 17 secs Check out Miranda Newsom's site at http://www.theaccidentalecomaniac.com/
21 mins 34 secs Richard, after doffing his cap, is off to fetch the sprouter
22 mins 02 secs Having avoided the bric-a-brac Richard returns with a sprouter and some grains of sand.
27 mins 00 secs Time for a quick run down of the top ten sustainability blogs
27 mins 43 secs Hoorah, we're in the Mousie finals. To vote for us please go the The Mouse and Trowel Awards.
Wiggly Podcast 0128Even Eden Needs Worms Length: 30 mins 16 secs | First netcast on Apr 21 2008
This week Farmer Phil visits the Rothamsted Research Station and finds out about their studies into the effects of fertiliser on biodiversity and just what is warming in global warming, Rachel gets a slow response from the Natural History Museum and Richard is back up a ladder, this time to check out Mark Eccleston's green roof. Then the Team are joined by Camilla Marsh from the EdenProject to discuss their plans for the forthcoming Podcast from Eden.
Fortunately, Rachel remembers to give the contact address!
00 mins 01 secs Richard's in the nursery with his latest arrival.
01 mins 50 secs Heather's missing, but Richard has his darling Rach on the sofa with him.
02 mins 32 secs Rach is waiting for information on the barn owl, but it's not going to be any time soon.
03 mins 17 secs What's happening at Wigglys?
03 mins 56 secs Heather's at the dentist and Rach wonders whether she'll come back with her teeth in a jar.
04 mins 49 secs Richard has been off to see Mark Ecclestone's green space and posed for the Shropshire Star.
06 mins 15 secs Richard, who's not so good on ladders, is looking at Mark's green roof, but where are the goats?
13 mins 03 secs Farmer Phil reports back after his visit to the fascintating Rothamsted Research Station.
17 mins 03 secs Welcome to Camilla (Eden Project) and we hear how a one eyed, two wheeled Heather planted worms.
Wiggly Podcast 0127An Owl in the Bedroom... Length: 34 mins 00 secs | First netcast on Apr 14 2008
Heather's away, so Rachel joins Richard and Farmer Phil on the Wiggly Sofa to discuss Barn Owls. There's also some food for thought on the topic of double counting carbon offsetting schemes; an interview with John Cossham from York Rotters about composting garden waste and, of course, another Monty cast. But where did the theme music go?
00 mins 01 secs Welcome from Richard and Phil as Heather, aka Farrah Fawcett, is at the BlogHer Conference in NY
02 mins 55 secs Rach thinks she has a burglar, but it turns out to be a confused Barn Owl in her bedroom.
09 mins 00 secs Lots of feedback including accusations of stolen carbon credits.
18 mins 18 secs Richard talks to compost guru John Cossham from York Rotters.
32 mins 04 secs This week's Montycast is an interesting chicken gem.
32 mins 16 secs Richard's enjoyed being on the couch with Rachel...
33 mins 08 secs Richard hasn't heard of the word, "mooted" & his limited vocabulary leaves him completely silent
Wiggly Podcast 0126Compost Flavoured Yoghurt Length: 33 mins 16 secs | First netcast on Apr 07 2008
Richard's off being a TV star, so it's left to Heather and Farmer Phil to introduce the show. Not to fear, Richard fans, because Riccardo gets to feature anyway, as he shows Heather the best way to grow salad leaves on the kitchen windowsill. Plus there's discussion of blue potatoes, why farmers are leaving the Entry Level Stewardship scheme and another quick Monty Cast.
00 mins 18 secs Welcome from Heather and Phil. The podcasting duo are on tour in Herefordshire.
02 mins 35 secs Monty has an interesting statistic about cattle.
02 mins 52 secs Feedback. Sue Roberts wants to know about drying goat socks and Heather lets Phil sniff her feet
05 mins 58 secs Why were the cattle happy in March Farmer Phil?
07 mins 38 secs Heather gets a lettuce growing lesson from Richard with a warning that they DO need water.
24 mins 20 secs Heather's got a little treat for Richard - compost flavoured yoghurt.
25 mins 14 secs It's tater time. Phil has a hot tater tip for Richard and Heather wants blue spuds.
27 mins 13 secs Farmer Phil explains about ELS, an environmental scheme for English Farmers.
32 mins 03 secs How to subscribe to this podcast and where to find older episodes.
Wiggly Podcast 0125A Wiggly Carbon Footprint (Part Two) Length: 31 mins 04 secs | First netcast on Mar 31 2008
There is a bird trapped in the chimney at Lower Blakemere Farmhouse, but it suffers from stage fright and won't put in an appearance. Undeterred, Rachel Harries returns to continue the discussion about her calculation of Wiggly Wigglers' carbon footprint. Plus another Monty Cast and the latest listener feedback.
00 mins 01 secs Welcome! Rich sticks his microphone up the chimney and hopes for some great tits to fly out!
01 mins 36 secs Welcome back to Rachel, lots of feedback and a quick "Ho, ho, ho" from the team.
08 mins 23 secs The Montycast. This week Monty gives us an interesting fact about hens.
08 mins 42 secs The team talk about carbon footprinting and the various options and Phil has a carbon rant.
Wiggly Podcast 0124A Wiggly Carbon Footprint (Part One) Length: 27 mins 03 secs | First netcast on Mar 24 2008
Rachel Harries from Worcester University has calculated Wiggly Wigglers' carbon footprint. She joins Heather, Farmer Phil and Richard on the Wiggly Sofa to discuss her finding. Also, Monty pops in with another Monty Cast.
00 mins 06 secs Welcome! The team are joined this week by Rachel Harries who has brought along some chocolate!
01 mins 49 secs What are we Rich? If you're new to the podcast, "Welcome and never leave". What's on this week
03 mins 52 secs Rachel, the carbon detective, talks about her placement and a carbon footprint fight breaks out.
19 mins 22 secs It's time for a Montycast
19 mins 40 secs Rachel tells us about the carbon footprint of a Can-o-Worms and it's good news.
Wiggly Podcast 0123A Woman with a Size Zero Waste Length: 41 mins 00 secs | First netcast on Mar 17 2008
In a bumper length episode, Heather, Phil and Richard gather on the Wiggly Sofa to discuss the highs and lows of farming. Then Karen interviews 'Almost Mrs Average' - who's also called Karen - a woman on a mission to get her family onto the Rubbish Diet. There's even time for a Monty Cast.
00 mins 18 secs Heather's missed sitting on the sofa with Richard and Farmer Phil has stinky knees.
01 mins 46 secs Farmer Phil has a half in, half out calf
02 mins 35 secs What's on this week? Fishy Fishbourne's mother-in-law thinks he's clever.
05 mins 17 secs My favourite thing in the new catalogue is...
11 mins 27 secs Matthew Naylor has a new blog called Pure Tilth
12 mins 00 secs Heather mistakes a lamb chop for pork and then sets light to her cooker.
13 mins 45 secs Farmer Phil talks about the Save our Bacon campaign and asks should we eat British pork.
27 mins 29 secs The team reflect on the 624 Mother's Day bouquets that the flower girls created.
31 mins 29 secs Karen chats to Karen Cannard about her Rubbish Diet and quest to slim her bin to a size 0.
38 mins 19 secs Time for a Montycast about gelatine.
38 mins 41 secs Next week Rachel Harries will talk about the Wiggly carbon footprint & Farmer Phil has issues.
Wiggly Podcast 0122Welcome Back Length: 25 mins 23 secs | First netcast on Mar 10 2008
Preparing the biggest ever Wiggly Catalogue has been a huge task but at last it's ready so there's time for Richard to introduce a trio of reports collected during the last few weeks. The hedge in the Wiggly Garden gets laid, the pigs get eaten and Richard gets to go to the WI, but first, there's a couple of foxes at the bottom of the garden.
Wiggly Podcast 0120Back on the Road Again (Part Two) Length: 32 mins 50 secs | First netcast on Jan 28 2008
Heather's tour of the USA and Canada continues with three more snippets of life on the road. First up is a trip to a biodynamic winery in California, taking in a bit of smuggling on the way. Next it's over the border to Vancouver to visit the City Farmer, where they learn to expect the unexpected and the difference between beetles and Beatles. The final stop is with Andrew and Misty of Geek Farm Life at their barn in rural Indiana. There's even a quick Monty Cast.
00 mins 18 secs Welcome! Richard's minding his own business, but it's still his fault and goats are smelly.
03 mins 29 secs It's time for this week's Montycast
03 mins 51 secs Heather visits the biodynamic vineyard run by the Benziger family (www.benziger.com)
09 mins 21 secs Heather visits Vancouver City Farmer where she talks about beetles to the sounds of The Beatles
21 mins 08 secs And now to the folks at Geek Farm Life to the sound of turkeys and a head butting goat.
Wiggly Podcast 0119Back on the Road Again (Part One) Length: 32 mins 40 secs | First netcast on Jan 21 2008
Heather returns to Nuffield Scholar mode, visiting the Podcast Expo 2007 in Los Angeles, where she talks to Meredith Medland from the Living Green podcast about mushroom consciousness, San Francisco, corporate hippiness and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Then she reconnects with Farmer Phil for a trip to the centre of the foodiverse, Podchef Island, for a chat about rare breed sheep and cattle.
The final segment finds her on the East Coast at Podcamp talking to Eric Rochow of the Garden Fork video podcast about his mission to get the green message across to the average Budweiser drinker.
00 mins 01 secs It's a welcome from the Wiggly sofa and what's on this week.
01 mins 44 secs Heather chats to Meredith Medland at the Podcast Expo and hears all about magic mushrooms.
13 mins 51 secs And now for a little bit of Southern humour...
14 mins 10 secs Heather and Phil visit Podchef Island, see rare breeds and hear about manure packed horns.
26 mins 29 secs Heather talks to Eric Rochow of Real World Green and Garden Fork TV fame at the Podcast Expo.
Wiggly Podcast 0118Pirahanas Snaffled My Lure Length: 31 mins 18 secs | First netcast on Jan 14 2008
Richard travels deep into the jungle and meets howler monkeys, huge wasps, caymen, gorgeous birds, giant otters and even bigger fish. There's even time to investigate the growing of peanuts and a chance to see how cow manure and treacle can supply a couple of houses with electricity.
00 mins 18 secs It's welcome from the Wiggly table today
03 mins 29 secs A fishing spectacular from Richard who is in the depths of the jungle in Guyana.
Wiggly Podcast 0117Kate Humble is 5' 10" Length: 36 mins 10 secs | First netcast on Jan 07 2008
The Team gather on the Wiggly Sofa for the first show of 2008. Heather gets her hair done, Phil gets his muddiness rated and Richard gets his vegetable patch in order. Then there's apple pie, sprouting seeds, feedback, the provenance of Bergamot and the end of cattiness on Facebook. Get yourself a cup of coffee, it's another long Wiggly Podcast!
