Welcome to the first episode of the Balance Garden podcast! The podcast arrives with the equinox, as we ask what the transition between summer and winter might mean outside, on the land and in our communities, and inside, for us individually and collectively. Producers Tiger Lily Raphael and Jasmine Pradhan will be discussing the ideas behind the podcast, talking to Tom Mettier from Haddon Copse Farm, and looking at the stories and traditions around this time, including Jewish New Year, with special guest Melissa Raphael, a Professor of Theology and Modern Jewish Thought, sharing her thoughts on the month of ‘Elul’.