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Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

Daily farm and garden talk. All about growing vegetables profitably and efficiently on small farms and in gardens.

Each episode focuses on one specific topic - growing practices, how-to, farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, soil preparation, weed management, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance.

Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.

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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
21 minutes
Episodes
2045
Years Active
2013 - 2025
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Pivoting from a $100 Farmer's Market

Pivoting from a $100 Farmer's Market

In this episode, farmer Trey Johnson of St. Joseph Homestead talks about changing gears away from a farmer's market. 

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00:04:25  |   Sat 06 Sep 2025
How Local Line Got Their First Adopters

How Local Line Got Their First Adopters

In this episode, founder and CEO of Local Line Cole Jones shares how they got their first farmers to use Local Line.

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00:05:30  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
Keeping the Customer Base Sticky

Keeping the Customer Base Sticky

In this episode, HR professional-turned-farmer Jeremy Tolley of Red Thread Farm shares their strategies for keeping their customers coming back. 

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00:06:31  |   Thu 04 Sep 2025
People Don't Want Choice

People Don't Want Choice

In this episode, farm tool business owner and content creator Diego Footer shares something he learned about making decisions easier for customers. 

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00:09:09  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
How Organic Growing Has Changed Through the Years

How Organic Growing Has Changed Through the Years

In this episode, Nicholas nad Jeni Donck of Crystal Organic Farm in Georgia share their insights on how organic growing has changed in the recent decades. 

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00:08:38  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
How is Your Farm Producing Revenue

How is Your Farm Producing Revenue

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck helps us take a closer look at where exactly we produce income in our farms. 

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00:07:04  |   Mon 01 Sep 2025
Is Silicon the Missing Piece

Is Silicon the Missing Piece

In this episode, agronomist and Logan Labs soil consultant Bill McKibben talks about silicon as a mineral that can improve soil health. 

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00:09:14  |   Sun 31 Aug 2025
Offsetting Carbon Emissions with the Help of Farmers

Offsetting Carbon Emissions with the Help of Farmers

In this episode, Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag Solutions shares the potential of offsetting global carbon emissions with the help of farmers. 

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00:07:42  |   Sat 30 Aug 2025
Getting People to Stop for Microgreens

Getting People to Stop for Microgreens

In this episode, microgreens grower Lupe Smith of Barons Microgreens shares his strategies on how he gets people to stop for his microgreens. 

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00:06:43  |   Fri 29 Aug 2025
Boosting Sales with an Online Store

Boosting Sales with an Online Store

In this episode, Melissa Ballard of Blue Grass Farm shares how they boosted their sales numbers by opening an online store. 

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00:07:12  |   Thu 28 Aug 2025
Looking at Soil Biology

Looking at Soil Biology

In this episode, microbiologist and co-creator of the Johnson-Su bioreactor, Dr. David Johnson breaks down what it means to have a healthy population of soil microbiology. 

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00:05:47  |   Wed 27 Aug 2025
Cover Cropping and Tillage

Cover Cropping and Tillage

In this episode, farmer Cassie Pierce of Peace of Prairie shares how they approach cover cropping and tillage on their farm. 

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00:12:32  |   Tue 26 Aug 2025
Scale At the Appropriate Rate

Scale At the Appropriate Rate

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm shares some wisdom on being patient and taking the time  to scale up the business. 

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00:09:22  |   Mon 25 Aug 2025
A Profitable Farm is a Sustainable Farm

A Profitable Farm is a Sustainable Farm

In this episode, farmer Becky Hume of VRDNT Farm drills down on the importance of sustainability as a key in keeping  a farm running for years to come. 

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00:07:30  |   Sun 24 Aug 2025
Why You SHOULD Work on a Farm First

Why You SHOULD Work on a Farm First

In this episode, farmer Alec Smith of Crop Culture Farm drills down the importance of working on a farm first before starting your own. 

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00:05:45  |   Sat 23 Aug 2025
Handcutting Microgreens for the Best Quality

Handcutting Microgreens for the Best Quality

In this episode, microgreen farmers Blake Cowling and Austin Collins of Scintilla Farms talk about how they can get the best quality out of their microgreens by handcutting. 

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00:06:54  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
Humus as We Know It Now and Then

Humus as We Know It Now and Then

In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University talks about what we knew about humus then and what we know about it now. 

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00:08:40  |   Thu 21 Aug 2025
Marketing vs. The Real Deal

Marketing vs. The Real Deal

In this episode, Malibu Compost CEO Randy Ritchie talks about how some products might just have good marketing while others can be the real deal. 

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00:11:26  |   Wed 20 Aug 2025
No Need to Add Nitrogen

No Need to Add Nitrogen

In this episode, agricultural systems scientist Dr. Bruno Basso of CIBO Technologies enlightens us on why we might not need to add nitrogen to our soils. 

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00:05:35  |   Tue 19 Aug 2025
Brown and Green Foodstuff for Compost

Brown and Green Foodstuff for Compost

In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke discusses what to feed your microbes when making compost. 

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00:10:10  |   Sun 17 Aug 2025
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