Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard

099: Chris McGuire of Two Onion Farm on Weed Control, Irrigation, Apples, Labor, and Record-keeping on a Dedicated CSA Farm

29 Dec 2016

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Chris McGuire and his wife, Juli, own and operate Two Onion Farm in Belmont, Wisconsin. With four acres of vegetables and ¾ of an acre of apples – all certified organic – Two Onion Farm is packing 300 CSA shares each week for delivery in Madison, Wisconsin, Dubuque, Iowa, and Galena, Illinois. Chris digs into the details of weed control without tractors on Two Onion Farm, with an emphasis on prevention and reducing the bank of weed seeds in the soil. We also explore details of the farm's use of drip irrigation to make the most of a limited water supply. We talk extensively about Two Onion Farm's organic apple production, including how they manage that alongside of the vegetables and incorporate it into the marketing for their CSA shares. Chris also gets into the ways that Two Onion Farm has managed their worker-share program, and how that has changed over the years as their employee management has gotten better. And given that they've improved their employee management, Chris talks about how he has improved their hiring process and employee engagement. We also hear about Two Onion Farms' new transplant-production greenhouse, and the energy savings and automation features they included when it was constructed last year. The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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El Partidazo de COPE

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Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard

099: Chris McGuire of Two Onion Farm on Weed Control, Irrigation, Apples, Labor, and Record-keeping on a Dedicated CSA Farm

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