EP. 35: Growing Sabzi from Iran in the San Francisco Bay Area with Reyhan Herb Farm
About this episode
Sama Mansouri discusses growing Iranian foods in the Bay Area and shares insights on various herbs and seed saving.
Sama Mansouri of Reyhan Herb Farm grows foods from Iran in the San Francisco Bay Area, California for her community members in the Iranian Diaspora. She also shares seeds through our Truelove Seeds catalog, and we met up in January of 2025 to talk about some of her favorite food plants. In June 2025, Israel and the US attacked Iran, accusing Iran of violating their nuclear nonproliferation obligations. There were thousands of casualties, mostly civilians. Sama and I spoke again a week after the ceasefire to introduce this episode and I'm finally getting around to sharing it with you! Listen in to learn about the various Iranian herbs of Sabzi and many other vegetable friends, as well as some thoughts and tips on growing and saving seeds from them. Find seeds from Sama's farm, including the following, at: https://trueloveseeds.com/collections/reyhan-herb-farm REYHAN HERB FARM SEEDS IN OUR CATALOG (8/25): Bademjan (Iranian Eggplant) Laboo (Iranian Beet) Marzeh (Iranian Summer Savory) Pache Baghala (Gilani Bush Bean) Shambalileh Iranian Fenugreek "Medzmama" Arevatsaghik (Armenian Sunflower) LINKS: Reyhan Herb Farm THIS EPISODE SUPPORTED BY: YOU! Please become a Patron for $1 or more…
People in this episode
Hosts: Owen Taylor, Chris Bolden-Newsome
Guest: Sama Mansouri
Topics covered
- Iranian herbs
- seed saving
- community gardening
- diaspora food culture
Keywords
- Sabzi
- Reyhan Herb Farm
- Truelove Seeds
- vegetable gardening
Sponsors
Patreon
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Bademjan, Laboo, Marzeh, Pache Baghala, Shambalileh, Medzmama
Places: Iran, the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Israel, US
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