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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.
Episodes
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small: Create Your Best 2021 - A Process for Reflecting on 2020 to Plan 2021 (FSFS232)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - Tips and Advice for Applying Compost Tea (WB7)
Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea talks walks through the different ways of applying compost tea from foliar sprays to root injections. He covers simple…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small: 10 Life Changing Lessons to Live Your Best 2021 (FSFS231)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - How to Brew Compost Tea Step by Step (WB6)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - Why is Some Compost So Bad?
The podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small - Predatory Insects and Integrated Pest Management with Sheri Frey (FSFS230)
Sheri Frey, co-founder of Arbico Organics - joins me to talk about how you can use beneficial insects on your farm or in your garden to help control pest…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - Compost Tea Brewers - Small to Large (WB5)
Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea talks about composter tea brewers - from small to large and homemade to purchased. Follow Troy on IG…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - There are Different Forms of Carbon in the Soil
The other podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - What Materials and Ingredients to Brew Quality Compost Tea (WB4)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - What Soil Tests Actually Tell Us
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - Producing Great Compost for Great Compost Tea (WB03)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - Problems Show Up in Unhealthy Soils
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - Compost and The Soil Food Web (WB02)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - Could Non-Legumes Be Fixing Nitrogen?
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyWhat's Brewing - What is Compost Tea? (WB01)
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…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - How to Make Compost Tea
Troy's new compost tea podcast airing Friday - What's Brewing: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IfzHSm0gJWESbiLv4Laux?si=KVx0Le55SxyhxNW71uPMjQ The new podcast…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - How A Beginner Can Start Making Biochar Easily
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - The Benefits of Johnson-Su Bioreactor Compost
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - Fertilizer Free With Interplanting
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyIn Search of Soil - Why Crop Rotation Might Not Be Needed
The new podcast is In Search of Soil. SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN TO FULL EPISODES: iTunes - http://bit.ly/soilpodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/insearchofsoil WATCH FULL…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyBusinesses That Succeed Pivot - Rebuilding A Farm Business Model Overnight (FSFS229)
In today's episode of Farm Small Farm Smart The pandemic brought about several restaurant closures, and that does not spell well for the farmers supplying…
Farm Small Farm Smart DailyThe CSA Farm Sales Model - Why We Like It featuring Jessica Washkowiak (FSFS228)
Jessica Washkowiak from Field to Fork Farm joins me to talk about why she loves the CSA business model for their farm. We also discuss how they run their CSA…
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Sourcing High-Quality Microgreen Seeds with Lisa Mumm of Mumm's Sprouting Seeds (FSFS227)
The owner of Mumm's Sprouting Seeds, Lisa Mumm, joins Chris Thoreau and me to talk about how Mumm's sources high-quality microgreen seeds. Most of those seeds…
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Great Crops Start with Great Seeds - Tips for Microgreen Seed Sourcing (FSFS226)
Microgreen grower Chris Thoreau joins me to talk about the importance of sourcing high quality, pathogen-free seed for a microgreens operation. Chris's online…
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Crushing It Selling Spice Blends and Vegetables Online (FSFS225)
Farmer and Entrepreneur Chaz Daughtry (http://www.soulfitgrill.com/) joins me to discuss the two different online sales platforms he is using to sell his…
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Creating Farm Efficiencies and Lessons Learned from Moving Farms (FSFS224)
Farmer Erich Schultz joins me to talk about lessons he has learned after moving his farm several times over the past 10 years. Along the way, Erich has…
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Why Seeking Success Might Be the Worst Mistake Of All - Midsummer Special
Success and fulfillment aren't the same things and they don't necessarily go hand in hand. Success doesn't guarantee happiness and it might be something you…
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The Science of Crop Breeding - Creating Better Hybrid Tomatoes (FSFS221)
Nikolay Georgiev joins me to talk about the process of breeding hybrid tomatoes. We get into the science discussing what is possible in terms of disease…
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The Science of Crop Breeding - Creating a Better Basil with Dr. Robert Pyne (FSFS220)
Dr. Robert Pyne joins me to talk about the work VDF Specialty Seeds has done to develop a line of basil that is downy mildew resistant. Throughout the episode…
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It's Never Too Late to Do Good Things - Midsummer Update
What do you want to leave behind - an asset that society can build off or a liability that society has to clean up? It's never too late to start building your…
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My Farm Journey with Liset Garcia (FSFS219)
Liset Garcia of Sweet Girl Farms joins me to talk about her first year of farming - how she started, what worked, and how she is evolving the business. Follow…
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Farming for Community (FSFS218)
James Grevious of Rebels in the Garden joins me to talk about the importance of farming for the community. Farming inspires, provides hope, brings people…
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Perspective - Seeing the Other Person's Point of View (FSFS217)
Farmer Justin Gay joins me to talk about his thoughts on the murder of George Floyd while sharing his thoughts on what it is like to live life being Black in…
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8 Tips for Hiring Better Farm Employees (FSFS216)
Hiring troubles? Nervous about hiring? Then this is the episode for you. I am joined by Farmer and HR Specialist Jeremy Tolley of Red Thread Farm. Jeremy has…
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Selling Online: A Decade of Experience Selling Online with Dan Brisebois (FSFS215)
Farmer Dan Brisebois shares some of his experience selling produce and seeds online. Their farm uses two different platforms to manage their seed sales and CSA…
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Selling Online: A Detailed Look at Local Line - A Leading Farm Sales Platform (FSFS214)
Today I talk to Cole Jones of Local Line - an online sales platform for online farm stores, food hubs, managing CSA's and for online farmers' markets. We get…
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Balancing Family and Farming with Laura Patterson (FSFS213)
Laura Patterson of Hand-Grown Greens joins me to talk about her entrepreneurial journey that involves switching careers, balancing family and work, raising…
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Selling Online: Bring Your Farmers' Market Online (FSFS212)
Today we're interviewing Jordan McPhee of Maple Bloom Farm from Prince Edward Island, whose farmers' market was recently shut down due to the COVID pandemic…
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Selling Online: Selling Online When the Farmer's Market Closes (FSFS211)
Katherine Creswell of Moose Meadow Farm joins me to talk about why they started their online store. Their online store brings in $15,000 of additional farm…
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Profitably Growing Mushrooms on a Small Farm (FSFS210)
Today we're talking to John Findlay, who raises mushrooms on his farm in Ontario, Canada. He raises them locally to sell to farmer's markets and chefs. He's…
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How to Produce More Product Faster for a Rapidly Growing Customer Base (GFL146)
Chris Kiesz of Yellow Hutch Farm in Minnesota joins us to talk about picking up jobs and moving 2000 miles across the country to start his farm. How he picked…
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Selling Online: Aggregating Vegetables and Selling Through an Online Store (FSFS209)
Max Becher and Mike Roberts of Farmivore join me to talk about how they are aggregating products and selling them online in their farm store using Shopify…
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Sold Our Home, Moved Into a Bus, and Started a Farm (FSFS208)
Today we interview Troy and Cindy Dickens of Tilth and Timber farm in MA. They are only a few months into their journey. We discuss how they got into farming…
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Selling Online: Selling Vegetables with Shopify and Customer Pickups (FSFS207)
Ray Tyler joins me to talk about his online store that runs on Shopify. We get into what he likes about the platform and how going online has allowed him to…
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Pastured Poultry Alternatives to the Cornish Cross Chicken with Luke Groce (GFL144)
Farmer Luke Groce discusses some of the different breeds he has tried on his farm in his open cell pastured poultry system. Listen to more episodes with Luke…
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Selling Online: REKO Rings - Connecting Producers with Consumers on Facebook (FSFS206)
"How does a REKO-ring work? The ring is based on a closed Facebook group. The producer and consumer who want to take part apply for membership in the group he…
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Pastured Raised Podcast - Luke Groce and Dave Shield of Pastured Life Farms (GFL142)
Today's episode is a replay of Luke Groce's new podcast The Pasture-Raised Podcast. Listen to more episodes at…
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Succeeding Despite Challenges and Selling Online with Los Perros Urban Farm (FSFS204)
Today we're talking to Buddha of Los Perros an urban farm in Malmö, Sweden. They're going into their 5th year farming and have faced a lot of challenges…
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How Fragile Is Your Business - Thoughts on Strengthening a Business in Uncertain Times (FSFS203)
How Fragile Is Your Business? Could it survive a recession? How long could you survive at 50% of your current sales? How much debt do you have? Today we look…
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Tips and Advice for Optimizing your Farm Website for Customers (GFL141)
Farmer Debra Bruner joins us to talk about selling to restaurants, partnering with other farms, buying another farm's products, and designing a better website…
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Changing the Business Based on Customer Demand (FSFS202)
This week we talk with Chris and Audra Wyant from central Illinois of Finding Eminence Farm. Chris started the farm growing vegetables, but at first flush, the…
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Thinking About Starting a Profitable Homestead or Farmstead (Ask Darby)
Darby answers about starting a profitable farmstead. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Building a Brand and a Farm (FSFS201)
This week we interview first-year farmers Quinn Richards and Theus Weiskopf of Farm Punk Salads in Portland Oregon. We'll discuss how they got into farming…
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Growing and Improving a Microgreens Business with Max Beecher and Chris Thoreau
The benefits of building a microgreens business, and how to keep improving it. Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business…
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Great Pastured Poultry Starts in the Brooder - Tips and Advice (GFL140)
Darby discusses why good brooder management is so important for pastured poultry. Starting the chicks off to a good start in the brooder helps them excel in…
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Can Your Farm Earn You a Living Wage? (FSFS200)
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…
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Growing Great Microgreens Starts with the Great Soil
Microgreen grower Chris Thoreau joins me to talk about the importance of soil in growing microgreens. Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens…
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Cattle Grazing - The Rule of Thirds (Ask Darby)
Darby answers about grazing cattle with the rule of thirds. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Tips for Buying and Growing ln High Tunnels (FSFS199)
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…
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Using The Winter for Planning Your Farm Season (GFL139)
Darby discusses how to take advantage of the winter break to plan out your farm season so you can hit the ground running in the spring. Interested in starting…