#98 AUGUST BERNSTEIN - Head Tutor at The Raymond Blanc Gardening School; short recorded live at Soul Circus Festival
August Bernstein is head tutor at The Raymond Blanc Gardening School at Le Manoir aux Quait’Saisons Hotel in Oxfordshire. August shares both the impressive kitchen garden at Le Manoir and her own garden with over 100,000 followers on her Instagram platform, @augusts_garden. August also runs her own seed activity pack business, Seed Explorers, for children and families. In her spare time, August is studying for a degree in Environmental studies.
August began working in the Le Manoir Kitchen Garden in 2019. After 18 years as an air hostess, August had caught the gardening bug and became obsessed with the wonderful world of growing her own vegetables. After her husband took her for a special lunch at Le Manoir aux Quait’Saisons, Raymond Blanc’s 2 Michelin star hotel and restaurant, August visited the incredible kitchen gardens there and completely fell in love. By chance, August found a job listing for Kitchen Gardener at Le Manoir. Despite having no experience or qualifications, she took a basket of her own organic veg and runner bean chutney to the interview and the team were so impressed with her green fingered enthusiasm she got the job. After 4 years of working and training, August gained her horticulture qualifications and became Head Tutor at the Le Manoir Gardening school.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
How August transitioned from a. 20 year career as an air hostess to a gardening career.
How much joy and fulfilment you can get from growing your own food and reducing carbon emissions.
The therapeutic and grounding qualities of gardening, helping with anxiety.
Why August wants to see families growing vegetables together via her Seed Explorers business
The link between children growing vegetables and their willingness to eat them is discussed.
The conversation delves into the benefits of gardening, including taste, nutritional value, and reduced carbon footprint.
About August’s experience as a head chef at Raymond Blanc and the transition from her previous job.
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