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Garlic is grown and sold under hundreds of different variety names. However, research tells us that there are really only ten types of garlic. In this article, we will look at why there is so much co…

Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea talks walks through the steps of how to make compost tea.  From basic tea to more advanced brews Troy gives you some different options.

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Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea talks about composter tea brewers - from small to large and homemade to purchased. 

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Consider growing cukes umbrella style by Andrew Mefferd.  Read the article: https://growingformarket.com/articles/considergrowingcukesumbrellastyle

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Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea talks about what materials and ingredients you need to brew quality compost tea.  He also discusses how varying these ingredients can change the microbial makeu…

Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea talks about compost production for great teas.  He also discusses which types of composts are a good fit for compost tea.

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Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea discusses the importance of the soil food web and the microorganisms that make it up.  This is foundation information which will be built on later in the series…

Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea begins his new series digging into the in and out of compost tea.  In Episode 1 Troy introduces the basic concepts of compost tea - what is it, how you make it.…

Andrew Mefferd of Growing for Market Magazine joins me to talk about why tomato graft is worth it.  Learn more about the magazine https://growingformarket.com/

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New podcasts:

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily (daily farm talk):

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The Black Machete (life design):

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In this episode, Diego discusses how much people will actually pay for convenience.  With deliveries becoming more and more popular, it turns out people will pay a lot.  Comment on this episode on IG…

In this episode, Diego discusses Rose Creek Farm's Seasonal Farm Bag.  What it is and why it might make sense for your farm.  Check out their farm bag at: https://www.rosecreekfarmstore.com  Comment …

In this episode, Diego talks about finding ourselves in The Tail End as parents and being a dad.  He also discusses being a dad and farmer with Jeremy Tolley of https://www.instagram.com/redthreadfar…

In this episode, Diego discusses the ways in which we lose people and how we can build memories with the people we have before we lose them.  He also asks the question - "Would you want this band to …

Dr. Holly Roberts, a licensed psychologist, joins me to talk about the mental health crisis in America.  A crisis that is impacting the farm community at a greater rate than other industries.  We ta…

A lot of us who go into farming probably had an idealized vision of what farming as a career is supposed to be like and how our lives and lifestyles would just naturally meld into that vision when we…

In this episode of Farm Small, Farm Smart, we’re talking to Joel Konrad of Konrad Farm Markets who primarily sells pumpkins. 

Joel’s business model is both interesting and simple: he rents out spaces…

As farmers and business owners, it’s easy to get lost in productivity—the need to grow more, sell more, expand the farm, scale operations. 

This episode’s guest, Derek Amadi from Texas, is trying to …

We’ve just signed off from 2020 and we’re starting a new year in 2021. Looking back at the past year, how does it make you feel? Are you sighing with relief, just glad that it’s finally over? Or mayb…

Today Javan Bernakevitch and I each go through our top 5 life lessons from 2020. In total 10 simple ways of looking at life, approaching life, and thinking about life that can change your life tomor…