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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Insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. In each episode, I talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to find out what makes their market farm successful. I focus on in-the-field farming. Soil preparation, weed management, post-harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm tools and equipment, and growing crops. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.
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Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. Each fortnight, join Jackie, a Shoalhaven-based duck enthusiast, and Laura, Canberran chicken lover, as they share their friendship, guest interviews, and the freshest updates from their small farms (suburban Australian backyards). If you have a green thumb, are troubleshooting your coop layout, or are dreaming of a bountiful backyard harvest then this is the podcast for you. Find us on Instagram @fowlplaypod
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From soil health to mental health we are discussing the need for A BIG SHIFT in #faming and #agricultural systems. Each episode brings together insights from #farmers, scientists and industry to share and grow knowledge about holistic and regenerative farming practices. Produced by the @growloveproject with NSW Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program. We acknowledge the First People of this land throughout Australia and recognise their ...
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In this episode, grower and content creator Josh Sattin talks about how having high tunnels on his farm has significantly helped with growing in the winter season. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm …
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Growing Pain - Pricing, Crops, and Sales: Lessons from a First Year Farmer - Farm Startup - Episode 32
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In this episode, host Diego and farmer Alec welcome guest farmer Jim Marsh of Mile View Acres in Oklahoma to talk about how his first full year of farming is going. Alec and Jim, two first-year farmers talk shop and share insights and challenges as they face the reality of running a market farm in their first year. Learn more about Mile View Acres …
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In this episode, grower and content creator Scott Hebert talks about farming as one of the many facets of his life. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carr…
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In this episode, farmer and educator Ray Tyler shares how they manage their on-farm farm store with no employees. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot…
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In this episode, veteran organics grower Nicolas Donck talks about cover cropping their rotation beds under their high tunnels. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens …
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In this episode, farmer Michael Bell shares some advice for those who want to start farming on the side. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot Cashflow…
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In this episode, farmer Jordan MacPhee talks about how they're cutting down on emails as a response to customer feedback. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcas…
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In this episode, farmer Heath Emerson talks about permaculture's place in a for-profit market gardening business. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot…
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In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Keith Zimmerman talks about why they chose not to go down the wholesale path and instead take control of their retail sales. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Far…
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In this episode, grower and content creator Josh Sattin shares why he chooses not to grow in the summer and instead to double down in winter. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growin…
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In this episode, farmer Erich Schultz shares how they've boosted efficiency on their farm by using fewer tools. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot C…
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In this episode, farmer Derek Amadi talks about the benefits of using shade cloth on their farm. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot Cashflow Podcast…
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In this episode, veteran microgreens grower Chris Thoreau talks about what packing soil in microgreen trays does and whether or not it should be done. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily T…
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In this episode, the Lean Farmer Ben Hartman talks about how they clear their beds without breaking their backs. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot …
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In this episode, farmer Jodi and host Diego talk about going through a difficult year as a farmer as an economic recession hits New Zealand. Farmer Jodi shares how he adapted through financial prudence and innovation, and how their greenhouse helped getting through tough times. It's easy to run a farm business when the wind is in your sails, but ho…
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In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Jenny Quiner talks about minimizing risks when trialing the viability of a value-added product. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Mic…
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In this episode, podcast host Diego Footer talks about debt, and how it's easier to go bankrupt with debt than without. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast …
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In this episode, farmer Yosef Camire shares how they're able to grow 40,000 pounds of produce on "unproductive" land. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Ca…
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In this episode, host Diego and farmer Alec list out the 7 biggest challenges that all farmers face: they hit hard at the start of any farm business and pop up throughout the rest of any farmer's career. Find out what they are in this episode of Farm Startup with Farmer Alec Smith! Click here to check out farmer Alec and Crop Culture Farm. Get time…
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In this episode, grower and content creator Josh Sattin talks about the pros of using tunnel systems on his farm. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot…
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Carrot Cashflow: Cucumbers, From Hobby to Business: The Journey of a Niche Seed Seller (CC48)
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Jay Tracy of CucumberShop.com shares his interesting journey of starting a hobby, which later turned into a business of breeding and selecting the best of over 70 different varieties of cucumbers and selling cucumber seeds online. Click here to learn more about Jay Tracy and Cucumber Shop! Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.…
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In this episode, farming couple Benny & Courtney Pino give a realistic view of where profitability and ideology sit in running a business. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing M…
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In this episode, microgreen growers Jerome Baca and Joey Jacques talk about their experience growing microgreens in pure coco coir. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgre…
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In this episode, Sheri Frey of Arbico Organics gives us a quick overview of what integrated pest management is. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot C…
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In this episode, plant scientist Nikolay Georgiev shares how much genetics can improve crop varieties. Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Carrot Cashflow P…
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