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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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REPLAY: From MMA to Farm Startup with the Stoic Farmer Scott Hebert
Whether it's MMA or becoming a freelancer or business owner, the punches will be thrown, and they will hit you. But as Mike Tyson said, "Everybody has a plan…
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FSFS96: Do New Crops Pay? - The When, How, and Why of a New Crop with Chris Thoreau (FSFS96)
If customers keep asking if you have certain crop, and you don't, should you grow it? It depends. And that's the focus of today's show: When, How, and Why to…
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REPLAY: Earth Day Special with the original Earth Day Organizer Denis Hayes (CD3)
In honor of Earth Day, today's show is a replay of the interview with the original Earth Day lead organizer Denis Hayes. Denis Hayes talks about a lifetime of…
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FSFS95: Growing Better by Growing Smaller - Going From Half an Acre to 500 Square Feet with Alex Bertsch of Epic by Nature Farm (FSFS95)
Today I'm going to be talking to another small scale farmer who's greatly benefited by growing smaller, not larger. A few years ago farmer Alex Bertsch started…
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FSFS94: Conquering Analysis Paralysis By Starting a Whole Farm at Once - The Urban Farmer with Curtis Stone (FSFS94)
Welcome to world of Farming Small and Farming Smart, it's The Urban Farmer. When you are starting any new business it can be very overwhelming. You have a lot…
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V223: The Importance of Being a Father (V223)
This episode is a special episode, it's a replay of another podcast, specifically someone else's podcast. The episode that you will hear today is an interview…
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FSFS91: Growing More Crops and Making More Money in the Same Space with Interplanting - The Urban Farmer with Curtis Stone (FSFS91)
Today it's back to Kelowna and Green City Acres as Curtis and I take a look back at his experiences with inter-planting, planting multiple crops in the same…
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V222: Owning Land As Insurance Against Disaster - The Antifragile Property Series with Rob Avis (V222)
There's a lot to worry about out there in the world right now - climate change, GMOs, the financial system, debt, terrorism, disease, water insecurity, a…
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FSFS90: Farming For A Change with Advocate Farmer Caiti Hachmyer of Red H Farm
Today I'm going to be talking to another small scale farming making a go of it as we go to Sebastopol, CA to talk to Caiti Hachmyer of Red H Farm. Caiti's a…
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FSFS89: 10 Base Principles For Successfully Growing High Quality Microgreens with Farmer Chris Thoreau
Today I'm going up to Vancouver to talk to Microgreen Farmer Chris Thoreau with the goal of focusing in on 10 base principles for growing high quality…
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FSFS88: Growing Vegetables and Growing Yourself with farmer Chris Gilbert
"Farming is as much about growing yourself as it is about growing vegetables." One of the big lessons shared in this episode with farmer Chris Gilbert from…
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FSFS87: Growing What Chefs Want with farmer Taylor Rogers of In Season Omaha
Welcome to world of Farming Small and Farming Smart. Today I'm talking to another small scale farming making a go of it, as we go to Omaha, Nebraska to take a…
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FSFS86: Considerations and Constraints with Hiring Farm Employees - The Urban Farmer with Curtis Stone (FSFS86)
Today is another episode where Curtis and I will be widening the scope, stepping back and zooming out from the tools and techniques and his 1/3 of an acre…
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FSFS85: Why Microgreen Grower Chris Thoreau Set Up A Co-Operative Business Structure for his Micro Urban Farm
When you start your farm business, one think that you need to think about is your business structure. Sole proprietorships and LLCs are common ways to go, but…
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Dr. Ross Mars on Practical and Realistic Processing of Homescale Greywater and Blackwater (V152)
Today I am talking with Dr. Ross Mars, author of The Permaculture Transition Manual. A book that covers a wide variety of practical topics including…
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FSFS84: How Farmer Ray Tyler Tripled His Sales by Farming LESS Land and Focusing on Base Principles
This week I'll pick up where last week left off with market gardener Ray Tyler of Rosecreek Farms. While last week's episode was more inspiration, this week's…
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FSFS83: Farming Against All Odds with Ray Tyler of Rosecreek Farms
Farming Against All Odds with Ray Tyler of Rosecreek Farms From laid off and in debt to grossing $120,000 on one acre. Today's show goes beyond Curtis and the…
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V151: Permaculture - Another Tool in The Toolbox - Where Engineering Meets Permaculture with Rob Avis
Learn more at www.permaculturevoices.com/151 There had always been that group of design-centric permaculturalists focused on the process, not the techniques…
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FSFS82: Interns - The Good and The Bad - The Urban Farmer with Curtis Stone
Support the show at www.permaculturevoices.com/support Valuable and necessary to the success of hte changing landscape of agriculture... or an abused form of…
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FSFS81: From the Suburbs and Skateboards to The Country and a Broadfork - The Journey of Jean-Martin Fortier
Today I will be talking with someone who likely inspired many of you to get into farming, to consider farming, or to farm better, not bigger. I'll be talking…
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V150: Massive Influence - A Tribute To Toby Hemenway (V150)
A compilation of stories from peers, friends, and students paying tribute to Toby Hemenway who passed away on December 20, 2016. Learn more about Toby at…
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V149: The Untold Story of Gaia's Garden (V149)
Ben Watson, a senior editor at Chelsea Green, joins me to talk about his work with Toby Hemenway on the first edition of Gaia's Garden back in 2000 and how…
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V148: Liberation Permaculture by Toby Hemenway (V148)
Liberation Permaculture by Toby Hemenway. This episode is the rebroadcast of Toby talk from PV2 in March 2015. Permaculture offers more than a path to a…
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V147: Liberation Permaculture - The Prequel - An Interview with Toby Hemenway (V147)
Today, let's take a look at permaculture. Let's go beyond the land, and beyond food to take a look at a concept that Toby is calling liberation permaculture…
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V146: Backing Away from the Energy Cliff: A Permaculturist's Guide to Thinking About Energy (V146)
Backing Away from the Energy Cliff: A Permaculturist's Guide to Thinking About Energy. Fossil fuels are the underpinning of our civilization, and our desperate…
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V145: A Look at Agriculture, Horticulture, Permaculture: Why Agriculture Can Never Be Sustainable, and a Permacultural Solution with Toby Hemenway (V145)
Ten thousand years of agriculture has devastated every ecosystem it has come in contact with. Horticultural societies point toward a solution, and permaculture…
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V144: Arrive at a Solution, Don't Impose a Solution – Permaculture and Life with Toby Hemenway (V144)
Toby Hemenway joins me to talk permaculture - how permaculture has changed and how we can work more permaculture into our lives. Key Takeaways: It really…
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V143: How Permaculture Can Save Humanity and the Earth, but Not Civilization presented by Toby Hemenway (V143)
Today's episode is the first episode in a week long series dedicated to the late Toby Hemenway. It's the first presentation in a series of episodes which Toby…
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V: 10 Big Lessons to Change Your Life in 2017 and Beyond with Javan Bernakevitch
2016 has been an interesting year for me. It's been one of transition and growth and change. It's been a year that's ended a long career in one world and kick…
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AVPM: I'm wondering if you have any information about inoculating trees to grow truffles? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - I'm wondering if you have any information about inoculating trees to grow…
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V142: Managing Success and Growth Doing The Work You Were Destined to Do with Justin Rhodes (V142)
In terms of journeys, today I am going to highlight an epic one. It's the story of Justin Rhodes. Justin who has gone from someone one government assistance…
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AVPM: Innoculating the bedding in the chicken brooder? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - The question is whether or not mushrooms could be used in a brooder to help…
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AVPM: Inoculating wood chips to break them down faster, is it worth it? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - I have an abundance of woodchips. Any thoughts on inoculating the pile to…
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MICRO: The Niche Farm - Experiences Selling to A Diversity of Market Streams Without a Diversity of Crops - Episode 4
For notes related to this episode visit permaculturevoices.com/growmicrogreens. When you think about what your selling, don't forget that what you are selling…
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TUF35: Increasing Revenue, Dropping Crops, and Growing 14,500lbs of Vegetables on One Third of an Acre - A Year End Review – The Urban Farmer – Season 2 – Week 35
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support About one year ago Season 1, Episode 37 aired. It was us…
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AVPM: Raised beds with multiple strains co-habitating, is it possible? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - Is it possible to have a raised "bed" of hardwood chips with multiple strains…
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V141: "Farming" Tree Crops - Maintenance, Harvesting and Sales - All Less Work Than You Might Think with Stefan Sobkowiak (V141)
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/141 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Stefan Sobkowiak of The Miracle Farm is encouraging more vegetable…
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TUF34: Staying Motivated Pursuing Your Own Path – Be it Growth, a Cause, or Freedom – The Urban Farmer – Season 2 – Week 34
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Anytime that you do something for a long time, over and…
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AVPM: Thoughts on looking for local strains of mushrooms to cultivate out? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - What are your thoughts on looking for local strains of mushrooms to cultivate…
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V: Rotational Grazing Layer Chickens in a Small Backyard with Shawn McCarty (V140)
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/140 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support What if you live in a suburban or urban area on a small lot? A lot…
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TUF33: Making Your Farm Better Without Spending Much Money – The Urban Farmer – Season 2 – Week 33
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support A lot of people who want to start farming, don't start…
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V: The Great Work of Our Time presented by John D. Liu [REPLAY]
We are experiencing the end of an era as a new era in human civilization is beginning. It is a time of great risk but also a time of great potential. Learn…
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AVPM: Current roadblocks to grow morels? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - What are the current roadblocks to being able to consistently grow your own…
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V: Work to Live or Live to Work with Javan Bernakevitch
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/javan Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support There are many reasons that we can do something. To survive, to…
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AVJR: Basic advice, suggestions and learnings on breeding chickens on the homestead? - Ask Voices with Homestead Justin Rhodes Process
Homesteader Justin Rhodes of AbundantPermaculture.com takes on the question - Basic advice, suggestions and learnings on breeding chickens on the homestead? To…
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MICRO: Thinking About Growing Microgreens as a Business - The Tedious, Detail Oriented Reality of Growing Microgreens - Episode 3
For notes related to this episode visit permaculturevoices.com/growmicrogreens. Over the last two episodes [Episode 1, Episode 2] we looked at How Chris…
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V027: Permaculture Design and Advanced Homesteading in Cold Climates with Ben Falk [REPLAY]
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/27 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE. Ben Falk…
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V: Balancing Personal Goals, Raising Kids, and Day to Day Work with Rob Avis (V139)
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/139 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support If you have kids and you are self-employed and you work from home…
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MICRO: Tips and Tricks for Growing, Harvesting, and Selling Microgreens as a Business with Chris Thoreau – Episode 2
For notes related to this episode visit permaculturevoices.com/growmicrogreens. "They weren't just buying the product, they were buying the whole package."…
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AVPM: What are you thoughts on combing biochar and fungi? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - What are you thoughts on combing biochar and fungi? To learn more about Peter…
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V: Rocket Mass Heater Basics and Practical Applications with Erica Wisner
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/138 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Today I am talking with Erica Wisner, co-author of The Rocket Mass…
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AVJR: Advice for processing birds on a homestead? - Ask Voices with Homestead Justin Rhodes Process
Homesteader Justin Rhodes of AbundantPermaculture.com takes on the question - Any advice for processing one to two birds at a time on a homestead level without…
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MICRO: How Chris Thoreau Started, Built, and Grew a Thriving Microgreens Business - Episode 1
For notes related to this episode visit permaculturevoices.com/growmicrogreens. Today we are going to start the series, by going back to the beginning. This is…
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V: Hazelnuts. A Viable Broadacre Crop for the Midwest? Almost. with Phil Rutter [REPLAY]
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/79 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE. In Woody…
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Making "plastic" using mycelium on a straw based substrate? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - I have been curious how an aspiring homeowner could make prefab parts of their…
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V: Chestnuts, Woody Agriculture, and Breeding Trees - Restoring a Piece of America's Past and Establishing a Piece of Our Agricultural Future with Phil Rutter - Part 2 of 2 [REPLAY]
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/58 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE. An interview…
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AVJR: How to get kids to do work on the farm? - Ask Voices with Justin Rhodes
Homesteader Justin Rhodes of AbundantPermaculture.com takes on the question - I have noticed that your kids do a lot of work on the farm, what has been yall's…
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TUF32: Building Soil - Where Bio-intensive Growing and Market Farming Collide with Jodi Roebuck – The Urban Farmer – Season 2 – Week 32
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/jodi Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Curtis is on vacation, so I am joined by bio-intensive farmer Jodi…
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V: Darren Doherty Talks The Keyline Design Process and the Importance of Building Soil in the Landscape [REPLAY]
Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/16 Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF PREVIOUS PUBLISHED EPISODE. Darren…
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AVPM: What are your thoughts on the integration of fungi into water catchment systems? - Ask Voices with Peter McCoy of Radical Mycology
Mycologist and author Peter McCoy of RadicalMycology.com takes on the question - What are your thoughts on the integration of fungi into septic, grey water…