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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
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Decide What's Important NOW with Javan Bernakevitch (VOC246)
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk about why it is critically important to prioritize the things in life that matter to you. Connect with Javan: All Points Land…
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Controlling What You Can with Javan Bernakevitch (VOC245)
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk why controlling what you can is increasing important in a world that wants to control things for you. Connect with Javan: All…
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The (False) Metrics of Success with Javan Bernakevitch (VOC244)
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk why it is important for you to set the metrics which define your success. Connect with Javan: All Points Land Design…
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Are You the Author of Your Own Misery with Javan Bernakevitch (VOC243)
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk about the "balancing" life, time, and ambitions and how maybe the answer is just to do less. Connect with Javan: All Points Land…
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Tips on Managing the Perfect Imperfections of Time and Ambition with Javan Bernakevitch (VOC242)
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk about the "balancing" life, time, and ambitions and how maybe the answer is just to do less. Connect with Javan: All Points Land…
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A Practical Look at Vegetable Farming and a Fragile Seed System with Chris Thoreau (FSFS126)
Microgreen grower and local seed advocate Chris Thoreau and I talk about local seed - the challenges of it, what that means, and how practical it is. Subscribe…
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VOC Replay: The Rise of the Mushroom with Peter McCoy
Support Peter's Kickstarter It's fungal intelligence that I will be exploring today with the brilliant Peter McCoy. Peter is self-taught mycologist with 15…
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VOC Replay: Radical Mycology with Peter McCoy
An interview with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology. Support Peter's Kickstarter Radical Mycology is a movement and social philosophy based on accessibly…
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FSFS Replay: Your Journey to You - Following The Dream and Following Opportunity Too (TUFS2E14)
We all have this great chance to go great places. Yet we all don't take it. Today's episode is a look at the opportunity and why some people squander it, and…
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VOC241: From Farmer's Markets to Stores Nationwide - The Struggles and Challenges of Entrepreneurship with Stacey Marcellus of Cappello's
Today I will be talking to an entrepreneur, Stacey Marcellus who had an idea for a better food product and partnered with a friend to make that idea a reality…
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FSFS122: The Challenges of Market Farming in Hot and Wet Texas with Brent Heironimus (FSFS122)
Brent joins me to talk about the challenges of growing in hot and wet Southeast Texas. It's forced him to adapt and modify things he has seen on other farms…
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V240: Battling Cancer with Gerson Therapy - A Survivors Story with Marianne West
Marianne West is a cancer survivor who in the unique position of both going through traditional chemotherapy and the alternative cancer treatment The Gerson…
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FSFS121: The 10 Year Evolution of a Microgreen Farmer - Life and Business, Business and Life
Chris Thoreau has grow microgreens for over 10 years, but he recently reached the point where he Chris realized it was time to do something else and move on…
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VOC239: Permaculture Solutions for Personal and Community Transformation with Adam Brock
Permaculturalist, educator, and my guest today Adam Brock dives head-first into this question with his new book Change Here Now. Drawing from ecology…
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FSFS120: Increasing Post Harvest Processing Efficiency with Michael Kilpatrick
Michael Kilpatrick joins me to talk about some of the issues that he sees on farms that struggle with post harvest processing and how most farms can improve…
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FSFS119: Starting and Growing an On Site Farmstand and Farm with Jenny Quiner of Dog Patch Urban Gardens
Farmer Jenny Quiner of Dog Patch Urban Gardens in Des Moines, Iowa talks about farm startup, growth, and unique ways to sell your product. View the show notes…
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VOC238: The Importance of Taking Time Off with Javan Bernakevitch - Part 2 - The Post-Mortem
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk about the importance of taking time off. Why it is important and how you can get the most out of the time you do take off. View…
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VOC237: The Importance of Taking Time Off with Javan Bernakevitch - Part 1 - The Pre-Mortem
Javan Bernakevitch and I talk about the importance of taking time off. Why it is important and how you can get the most out of the time you do take off. View…
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FSFS117: The Journey Towards the Regenerative Vegetable Farm - Learning, Selling, and Growing More Product Over Time with Shawn Kuhn of Vitruvian Farms
Shawn Kuhn joins me to talk about selling to restaurants, growing a lot of greens, season extension, and trying to be more regenerative. View the show notes…
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FSFS116: Continuous Improvement - Lessons Learned on Farm and on Other Farms with Brian Bates of Bear Creek Organics
In this episode Brian Bates of Bear Creek Organics joins me to talk about greens production, employees, and learning from big farms. View the show notes for…
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FSFS115: Knowing and Growing What Chef's Want and What's Profitable with chef and farmer, The Culinary Gardener Evan Chender
Utilizing his experience as a chef Evan Chender has set out to produce niche crops for chefs such as edible flowers and more exotic cultivars and types of…
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VOC236: Harvesting Water, Planting Trees and Restoring the Ecosystem AS A CAREER with Erik Ohlsen
In this episode Erik Ohlsen he is going into some of the strategies he has used to grow and market his design business, tips for running the day to day…
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VOC235: Practical Tips, Ideas and Technologies for Homescale Biochar with Gloria Flora
Today my guest Gloria Flora will helps shed some light on the reality of biochar. Gloria's the founder and past director of the US Biochar initiative, so she…
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FSFS114: Start with What You Can and Grow - Season Extension, Farm Tools, and Improving Processes with Ray Tyler
In this episode Ray Tyler of Rose Creek Farms will talk about how his farm has dealt changes on the farm as it evolved. He'll also talk about how they tackle…
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REPLAY: Building A Million Dollar Permaculture Business - Ecologically, Socially, and Financially Sustainable with Erik Ohlsen [CD5]
Today's show is another remarkable story of another entrepreneur, a permaculture entrepreneur. It's the story of someone who went from being an anti-money…
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FSFS113: Increasing Farm Productivity and Efficiency with Michael Kilpatrick
Farmer and consultant Michael Kilpatrick joins me to talk about improving farm productivity and profitability through better processes. View the show notes for…
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VOC234: Increasing Crop Quality - Better Soil, Better Crops with Dan Kittredge of BioNutrient.org
Farm and soil specialist Dan Kittredge joins me to talk about building soil and increasing plant nutrition. Learn more about Dan and see his free courses at…
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FSFS112: The Lean Farm with Ben Hartman
Author and farmer Ben Hartman talks about his farm and his book, The Lean Farm. View the show notes for this episode and all previous Farm Small, Farm Smart…
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VOC233: Dealing with the Practical Realities of Modern Day Homesteading with Chris and Lindsay Hodge of Haven Homestead
Today we'll talk about the practical realities of homesteading, with homesteaders Chris and Lindsay Hodge. View the show notes for this episode and all past…
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FSFS111: Buying, 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. View the show notes for this episode and all previous Farm Small, Farm Smart…
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V232: Improving the Business and Marketing of Small Farms from A City Dweller's Point of View with Rob Avis and Javan Bernakevitch
Today we'll look at the urban,rural divide from the point of view of the city dweller, focusing on what and how the city dweller views and values the food they…
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FSFS110: Starting Your Own Farm by Selling Someone Else's Vegetables First with Max Beecher
Today we are going to Ojai California to talk to a farmer who's more than just a farmer. Max Beecher was inspired into farming by Joel Salatin and Joel's…
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V231: 6 Base Principles for Starting, Running, and Improving a Successful Business with Rob Avis and Javan Bernakevitch - Part 4
When you set out to start a business is there a road map you can follow or a recipe for success? A set of steps you can take to go from where you are to where…
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FSFS109: The Struggles and Successes of Microgreen Startup with Eddy Gilmore - Farm Small, Farm Smart
Today's episode is a different type of episode. It's a consult style episode with new grower Eddy Gilmore and long-time microgreen grower Chris Thoreau. The…
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V230: 6 Base Principles for Starting, Running, and Improving a Successful Business with Rob Avis and Javan Bernakevitch - Part 3
When you set out to start a business is there a road map you can follow or a recipe for success? A set of steps you can take to go from where you are to where…
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FSFS108: Mastering Summer Greens - How 4 Farmers are Effectively and Productively Growing Salad Greens in the Heat - Farm Small, Farm Smart
Given summer heat growing certain crops can be really tough, especially greens. Given the tendency of the normally cool weather lettuces to bolt quickly, turn…
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V229: 6 Base Principles for Starting, Running, and Improving a Successful Business with Rob Avis and Javan Bernakevitch - Part 2
When you set out to start a business is there a road map you can follow or a recipe for success? A set of steps you can take to go from where you are to where…
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FSFS107: The Challenges and Successes of CSA Farming on 2 Acres with Sam McLemore of Bountiful Harvest Farms - Farm Small, Farm Smart
Sam's taken a perspective that he gained on hiking the Appalachian trail and he has used it to help navigate the equally hard journey into being a full time…
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V228: 6 Base Principles for Starting, Running, and Improving a Successful Business with Rob Avis and Javan Bernakevitch - Part 1
When you set out to start a business is there a road map you can follow or a recipe for success? A set of steps you can take to go from where you are to where…
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FSFS106: No-Till Farming in Rural Arkansas with farmer Brandon Gordon of 5 Acre Farms - Farm Small, Farm Smart
For today's show we are going down to the State of Arkansas to talk to Brandon Lyons of 5 Acre Farms. Brandon is someone who transitioned into farming from the…
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REPLAY: Story Farm Marketing with Marty McDonald
The latest trend in marketing is story marking. Telling your story in a way that unique, honest, and in a way that resonates with your target market. But not…
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FSFS105: The Long Journey of Slowly Scaling a Farm on the Side with farmer Travis Schulert - Farm Small, Farm Smart
Everyone enters the world of farming for different reasons. Reasons spanning from environmental concerns to bringing high quality food to their local market to…
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FSFSreplay: Killing Busy So You Can Live - A Productivity Episode - The Urban Farmer - Farm Small, Farm Smart
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support It seems like a lot of people that get into farming and…
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FSFSreplay: Starting a Farm and Living the Happy Farm Life with farmer Shannon Jones of Broadfork Farm - Farm Small, Farm Smart
Shannon Jones, a young farmer from River Hebert, Nova Scotia joins me to talk about what it is like to be a young farmer on her farm, Broadfork Farm. She…
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REPLAY: Geoff Lawton Talks Permaculture - The Past, The Future, and The Land (V031)
Geoff Lawton joins me today to talk about permaculture. Geoff talks about his early days in permaculture, where we are in permaculture today, and where we need…
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FSFS104: Bigger or Better - The Next Step for Market Gardening with farmer Jean-Martin Fortier - Farm Small, Farm Smart
When it comes to this world of farming small, what is this world? Is it a bunch of small farms each operating independently? For the most part, I think the…
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VOC227: Lessons Learned Successfully Failing with Oliver Goshey of The Abundant Edge
Today's a special episode. It's an interview that I did, but on the other side of the microphone. The episode you will hear today is a replay of an interview I…
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FSFS103: Inside the Organic Inspection Process with Organic Inspector Laura Murray - Farm Small, Farm Smart
What's the organic inspection process really like? It's probably a big hassle, right? Let's find out straight from the source, in this episode with independent…
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REPLAY: Industrial Farmer to Regenerative Agirculture Icon, Will Harris III of White Oak Pastures (V028)
Will Harris III from White Oak Pastures joins me to talk about his inspirational journey of converting his one time factory farm to a beyond organic farming…
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FSFS102: Is ORGANIC CERTIFICATION worth it with organic pioneer and farmer Scott Murray – Farm Small, Farm Smart
Organic certification. We all know what that is, seeing that green stamp on products in the grocery store and on signs at the farmers market. But, is it worth…
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V226: Tips and Thoughts for Buying an Anti-Fragile Property – The Anti-fragile Property Series with Rob Avis – Part 2
Today is Part 2 of The Anti-fragile Property Series with Rob Avis of Adaptive Habit. If you missed Part One, go back and check that one out, Episode 222. In…
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FSFS101: How to Grow Microgreens Consistently All Year with farmer Chris Thoreau - Farm Small, Farm Smart
When you are only growing a 10 day crop, how much of an affect does light quality and temperature have on the crop? A lot. Chris is in Vancouver where he sees…
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REPLAY: Renaturing the Landscape: Influenced by Sepp Holzer and Presented by Zach Weiss. Part 1 (b013)
Zach Weiss of Holzer AgroEcology discusses his experiences working on projects designed by Sepp Holzer. He also gets into Sepp's ideas and design philosophy…
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FSFS100: The Future is Now – Celebrating 100 Episodes of The Urban Farmer & Farm Small, Farm Smart
To celebrate episode 100 I take a look back at the 100 combined episodes of The Urban Farmer and what is now Farm Small, Farm Smart focusing on the highlights…
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V225: Building a Profitable Permaculture Farm with Richard Perkins of Ridgedale Permaculture
Richard Perkin's Ridgedale Permaculture site in Sweden, a prime example of what a permaculture farm is and could be. A site that has undergone remarkable…
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FSFS99: Farming When the Game Changes - Balancing Being a New Parent and the Farm - The Urban Farmer with Curtis Stone
There's one event that happens in many people's lives which instantly changes their life forever. Overnight, instantly, everything is different. Your life…
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REPLAY: Two Fathers Talking Unschooling, Raising Kids, and Life with author Ben Hewitt (VOC165)
Learn more about this episode at permaculturevoices.com/cd10 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Today's show centers around Ben Hewitt's book…
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FSFS98: Profitable Market Farming in The Middle of Nowhere with Blake Cothron of Peaceful Heritage Farm - Farm Small, Farm Smart
While the prospects of starting a small market farm that grosses over $100,000 is lucrative and attractive, it's not for everyone or possible in every…
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V224: Paul Wheaton on Hacking Kickstarter, PDCs, Haters, Failure, and Doing Epic S*** (V224)
Paul Wheaton joins me to talk about his new Kickstarter and what he's learned over very successful Kickstarter campaigns. He also discusses what makes a good…
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FSFS97: Growing a $100,000 Farm - Elliot Seldner of Fair Share Farm on No-Till, Farm Efficiency, and Balancing Life (FSFS97)
Today I'm talking to a grower who's admittedly "I'm a little bit obsessive about growing high quality produce." It's an obsession that's fueled his farms…