The Willow Worlds Podcast
by Just Plant Trees
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A Summer of Growth
A Summer of Growth
About this podcast
Reporting on the Willow Worlds project.
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Episodes
- A Summer of Growth · 6 minThis summer has been a season of steady, visible change at Willow Worlds. When I walk through the plantation now, I see a place that is not only maturing but beginning to shape…
- The Willows in the Wind · 4 minIt’s been windy out, we just had Storm Floris (04 August 2025). The fire, in Edinburgh on Arthur’s Seat yesterday (10 August 2025) was made worse by wind fanning the flames up…
- April Droughts And May Flowers. · 19 minI recently learned about Solarpunk and I’d like to add Solarpunk as an attribute of the Willow Worlds project. I’m saying that Willow Worlds is Solarpunk, but what is Solarpunk?…
- Outgrown · 4 minOutgrown. When I was 14, I grew some trees in plastic milk cartons and planted them in the woods. Of course, not all of them survived. One nearly didn’t survive being planted as…
- Willow Worlds has landed in Muiredge Park. · 11 minThe second-coming of Donald Trump may only last a few more months, maybe a year, maybe four, and he’ll be gone. Unfortunately, he is accompanied by the Four Horsemen of the…
- In Praise of Cuts · 9 minThere’s a little red-breasted bird who takes an interest in what you are doing in your garden. It’s a Robin and they usually make me feel cheerful. But this month, while I was…
- December: Tiny Forests and Manure. · 12 minImagine a patch of grass transformed into a dense, thriving forest in just 3 years. That’s the promise of what Jake M. Robinson calls the 'Miyawaki forest revolution.' Is it the…
- Affordances When Working With Willow · 10 minIn this installment of Willow Worlds, I want to put in a philosophical thought about why I’m so excited about the idea of using willow in the way we are. I’ve decided to write…
- November 2: Willow Worlds Begins. · 17 minWillow Worlds at Muiredge Park, as a story, begins with the opening of Levenmouth Academy next door. The nature restoration stories at Bat’s Wood are a sort of Silmarillion to…
- November 1: Starting in the Middle. · 25 minWillow Worlds is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support this project, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. November has 2 posts and in this…
- November 1: Starting in the Middle · 25 minWillow Worlds is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Willow Worlds at…
- September - our worst fire. · 16 minGet full access to Willow Worlds at willowworlds.substack.com/subscribe
- August - Introduction · 3 minMy first podcast, a brief introduction to the Willow Worlds project. Get full access to Willow Worlds at willowworlds.substack.com/subscribe
