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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil Health sheds light on the different depths of tillage and their potential consequences.
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In this episode, soil microbiologist and founder of the Soil Foodweb Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses what happens when soils are out of balance with their fungal residents.
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In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos talks about how crop rotations affect fungal relationships.
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In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Garden shares how she moved her farm to a new location while keeping her original customer base.
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In this episode, microgreen farmer Vincent Cuneo of Agrarian Feast shares some insights before anyone decides to start a microgreen farm.
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In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farms shares how he manages growing microgreens with different DTMs in different seasons.
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In this episode, farmer and consultant Jacki Hinchey of Blue Dog Farm drops some life knowledge on farming and running a business.
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In this episode, farmer Ian Jerolmack of Stonecipher Farm sheds light on the power of leveraging cumulative knowledge on improving a farm business.
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In this episode, chef-turned-market farmer Michael Russo shares some of the challenges and struggles he faces farming solo.
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