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Can you make a living farm?  Or rather can you earn a living wage farming?  What is a living wage?  And why a living wage isn't enough.  All questions answered in this episode of Farm Small Farm Smar…

Entrepreneurship 101:

Why You Will Fail, Flail, and Falter & How You Can Succeed In Spite of It (A 25+ Part Series)

Episode #6: Poor Enterprise Selection

Each week on 15 FOR LIFE I cover one simple b…

Microgreen grower Chris Thoreau joins me to talk about the importance of soil in growing microgreens. 

Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable…

Entrepreneurship 101:

Why You Will Fail, Flail, and Falter & How You Can Succeed In Spite of It (A 25+ Part Series)

Episode #5: Running A Business Like a Hobby

Each week on 15 FOR LIFE I cover one …

This week we talk about high tunnels with Nicolas Donck who owns 28!

He’s not going for high tech, he goes for low tech, a minimum viable product.

He’s going to share a lot about his winter growing t…

Entrepreneurship 101:

Why You Will Fail, Flail, and Falter & How You Can Succeed In Spite of It (A 25+ Part Series)

Episode #4: The Family Falls Apart

Each week on 15 FOR LIFE I cover one simple bu…

CBD hemp - the what, the why, the how, and the economics of raising hemp on a small scale farm?

Rand Gifford grew a crop of CBD hemp on his farm in NC this year. He learned a ton along the way. He se…

Entrepreneurship 101:

Why You Will Fail, Flail, and Falter & How You Can Succeed In Spite of It (A 25+ Part Series)

Episode #3: It Might Not Be a Fit Now

Each week on 15 FOR LIFE I cover one simple…

How much should you be making as an owner/operator of a small scale farm?

Of course, context is important - but where should the center of the bell curve lay?

Heath Emerson recently made an Instagram…

Entrepreneurship 101:

Why You Will Fail, Flail, and Falter & How You Can Succeed In Spite of It (A 25+ Part Series)

Episode #2:  Not Knowing What You Really Want

Each week on 15 FOR LIFE I cover on…

What does running a small farm really look like from a business perspective?  How much money can you make, how much work is it, and what does your lifestyle look like?  This episode was inspired by a…

Entrepreneurship 101:

Why You Will Fail, Flail, and Falter & How You Can Succeed In Spite of It (A 25+ Part Series)

Episode #1:  Introduction and The Reality of Luck

Each week on 15 FOR LIFE I cove…

Each week on Entrepreneurship 101 - 15 FOR LIFE I cover one simple business lesson to carry forward for life.  

When your business runs better and smoother, your life runs better and smoother.  I hop…

Is no-till farming actually worth it?

Is the amount of compost required worth the investment, and do the results actually stack up in comparison to tilling?

At the end of the day, where does no-till …

Today I will be sharing some of what I learned as Javan and I each go through our top 5 lessons from 2019. In total 10 simple ways of looking at life, approaching life, and thinking about life that …

Jason Contreras joins me to talk about his journey from working in an office in Southern California to battling cancer to moving across the country to homestead with his family in North Carolina.  Ja…

Today's episode is a BEST OF episode, which is a replay of a previously aired episode.  Enjoy!

Today I will be sharing some of what I learned as Javan and I go through our top 5 lessons from 2016. I…

In this episode Chris Thoreau joins me to explore the idea - Can you actually make a living growing microgreens?  Is it actually possible or just an unrealistic dream?

If it is possible what does tha…

Today's episode is a BEST OF episode, which is a replay of a previously aired episode.  Enjoy!

John Kitsteiner of Temperate Climate Permaculture joins me to discuss his series of blog posts, The Myth…

Jordan MacPhee of Maple Bloom farm joins me to talk about facing challenges on the farm this year, just like any of us out there in the field. Physical and mental challenges that he had to deal with.…