Growers Daily

Farming that Protects & Restores Wild Nature with Jo Ann Baumgartner of Wild Farm Alliance

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For my last episode, it was an honor to talk with Jo Ann Baumgartner, the executive director of Wild Farm Alliance. Wild Farm Alliance is celebrating ...

Will Rising Food Costs Help Organic Farmers + Clearing Snow from Tunnels

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 94 of Growers Daily! We cover:    clearing snow from tunnels, will higher food prices help local, organic food sellers, and It's ...

Growing Vining Crops in the Market Garden + Hedges (but in the shape of wedges)

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 93 of Growers Daily! We cover:   today we’re gonna talk about growing vining crops (winter squash, Hedge Wedges, sweet potatoes...

Pets VS Gardens + Wood Chip Hunting

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 92 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Hunting woodchips, growing starts without a greenhouse and Pets vs gardens (cats, dogs).  ‼️ ...

Fighting Clay by Raising Your Beds? + Efficient Mixed Lettuce

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

  Welcome to episode 91 of Growers Daily! We cover:  managing poorly draining clay by raising beds? Making lettuce mix more efficient to produce  a...

Starting Tomatoes from Seed + My State is Flooded (again)

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 90 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Starting Tomatoes from Seed + Hugelkultur + hello from a flooded state   ‼️ Hiring—Pro...

Talks w/ Two of Alex Ball's Best Farming Mentors, Adam of Country Valley Farm & Lindsay of Garden Fort

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Alex Ball has conversations with two of his favorite farmer friends and mentors, Adam Mitchell and Lindsey Steele, who have both helped over th...

Lasagna Gardening (to Compost in Place) + Soil is the Great Connector

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 89 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Lasagna gardening, why farming is the great mingling space, and it's feedback friday (farmer G...

Farming With Kids + Growing Peas Breakdown

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 88 of Growers Daily! We cover:  how to raise kids on a farm, how to grow peas?  ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: ...

Why I'm Bad at Farming (and why I'm Not) + Farmers Market Dos and Donts

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 87 of Growers Daily! We cover:  What I am good at and bad at in farming + Farmers Market Etiquette   ‼️ Hiring—Produc...

Getting the Most Out of Your Spring Lettuce + Managing Excess Phosphorus

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 86 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Making the most of Your Spring Lettuce + Managing Excess Phosphorus  ‼️ Hiring—Produce...

The Government is Withholding Funds from Farmers + Are Foliar Sprays a Good Idea?

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 85 of Growers Daily! We cover:   Are foliar sprays worth it, is farming gambling, and the government is currently witholding f...

Farming as a Keystone Species with Peter Allen of Mastodon Valley Farm

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Allen of Mastodon Valley Farm in Wisconsin studied ecology and was particularly inspired by restoration ecology and the idea of humans as keysto...

What is a Farm ACTUALLY + What System To Use to Sell Your Veggies

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 84 of Growers Daily! We cover:   What is a farm actually, what pos system to use for farmers, and it's feedback friday!  ‼...

Troubleshooting Poor Germination + Do You Need a Walk-Behind Tractor?

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 83 of Growers Daily! We cover:   Troubleshooting Poor Germination + Do You Need a Walk-Behind Tractor? + Dealing with snow and...

Kickstarting the Ornery Compost Pile + Does Wool Make a Good Mulch

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 82 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Kickstarting the Ornery Compost Pile + Does Wool Make a Good Mulch + what size cell trays to u...

Can Weeds Tell Us Anything Useful About Our Soil + Is Biodegradable Produce Packaging Realistic?

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 81 of Growers Daily! We cover:  biodegradable and compostable packaging, slowing down to speed up, Can weeds tell us anythign ...

When Regenerative Ag Hits the Big Time + Leaves are More Than Just a Mulch

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 80 of Growers Daily! We cover: Drift from conventional and unconventional farms, nestle and DiGiorno love regenerative agricult...

Mindfully Developing a Property into a Farm Business with Noah Scalero of Beetroot Farm

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, it's Alex Ball of Old City Acres back with another episode of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast. On today's interview, I sit down with N...

How to Feed Your Seedlings + Late Winter Cover Cropping?

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 79 of Growers Daily! We cover: Fertilzing transplants, late winter cover cropping, and it's feedback friday!  ‼️ Hiring—...

Bermudagrass and Tarping + Growing Great Sweet Peppers

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 78 of Growers Daily! We cover: This is the how-to-grow sweet peppers from seed episode! We also talk about when to pull your t...

Perennial Cover Cropping for Clay Soils + What People Get Wrong About Weeds

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 77 of Growers Daily! We cover: Perennial Cover Cropping for Clay Soils, No, weeds are not a good thing (necessarily), and what'...

What are “Beneficials” REALLY + Hydroponics for Small Farms?

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 76 of Growers Daily! We cover: What are “Beneficials” REALLY, Hydroponics for Small Farms? And the conferences within farm ...

Fighting Slugs with Other Bugs + Addressing Farmer Loneliness in the Business Plan

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 75 of Growers Daily! We cover: managing slugs with ecology,  managing farmer loneliness in the business plan, and chatting wit...

Bringing Mushroom Cultivation to the Masses w/ Louis Giller of North Spore

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, I--Natalie--chatted with Louis Geller from North Spore, which is a mushroom company based out of my home state of Maine. I have kno...

Are There Plants that Deter Gophers (We Ask the Science) + The Flow State of Chefs

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 74 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback Friday! Are there plants that deter moles? And The Flow State and Chefs.  Links from t...

When The Garden Won’t Drain + When the Cover Crops Won’t Die

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 73 of Growers Daily! We cover: When The Garden Won’t Drain, When the Cover Crops Won’t Die, and static aerated compost  Li...

The Organic Seed Alliance w/ Research & Education Director Jared Zystro

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jared Zystro is a research and education director at the Organic Seed Alliance. Jared is based in Arcada, California. I invited Jared onto this episod...

What Tillage Does to Soil (but why I sometimes recommend it) + The Garden Data You Actually Need to Know

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 72 of Growers Daily! We cover:  History is not history, what data to collect in the garden this year, and what tillage does to...

Can Biochar Turn off Herbicides + How Farm Communities Have their Own Currency

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 71 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Country currency, can biochar deactivate herbicides, and shouts to farm conference  Links fro...

The Honest Cost of the Best Chocolate w/ Jerry Toth of To'AK Chocolate

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest is Jerry Toth of To'AK Chocolate, a luxury chocolate brand. Jerry studied economics at Cornell University and was a Hansard scholar at the Lo...

A Human-Powered Compost Spreader? + Your Soil Block Questions Answered

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 70 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Feedback Friday + Your soil blocking questions answered + a human-powered compost spreader.  ...

Why Not Trim Onions Before Planting + Growing Onions from Seed Tips and Tricks

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 69 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Growing onions from seed, do you need to trim onions before planting, and a passive potting mi...

USCC Compost Conference 2025 (w/ '24 Conference Highlights)

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Compost Lovers, I just booked my flights to Phoenix for USCC Compost Conference 2025. Join me, January 27th to 30th for compost enthusiasts from ...

Dropping Our Organic Certification + Re-Using Water from Washing Veg

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 68 of Growers Daily! We cover:   why I'm Dropping Organic certification and bailing on the farmers market and also, thoughts ...

Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 67 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire + can you grow popcorn and sweet co...

Valuing Every Seedling You Grow + Farming is Already Futurist

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 66 of Growers Daily! We cover:  How Farming is Already Futuristic,  how much every tray of seedlings is worth, What the next ...

From Full-Time to Part-Time Farming, Part-Time Food Hub w/ Jordan Scheibel of Middle Way Farm & Grinnell Farm to Table

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On today's show, Alex Ball of Old City Acres sits down -again- with Jordan Schiebel of Middle Way Farm to discuss his newest project, Grinnell Farm t...

When Your Garden Beds Won't Stay Put + Seeding Vs Transplanting

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 65 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Feedback Friday, How to keep bed width, and what to plant and what to transplant  Links from ...

Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 64 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter, bird flu, cancer warnings on ...

Deep Compost Mulch and Soil Testing + How Much Marketing Do Farms REALLY Need

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 63 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Marketing a Farm, Soil testing with Deep compost mulc Links from this episode:      Suppor...

Do Farmers Need Microscopes + Big Changes to No-Till Growers in 2025

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 62 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Changes to No-till growers, do farmers need a microscope, and finding seeds all in one place? ...

Hello from an Epic Ice Storm + Building a Dream High Tunnel

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 61 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Hello from an epic Ice storm + builidng a dream tunnel + Relay Cropping  Links from this epis...

The Pedagogical, Artistic, & Agricultural Organism w/ Martin Ping of Hawthorne Valley Farm

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1970s, one of the leaders of the Waldorf movement, Karl Ege, wrote in his essay "An Evident Need of Our Times." "What we are founding here is a...

Modeling Farms Off Ecological Systems + Tariffs and Small Farms

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 60 of Growers Daily! We cover: It's feedback Friday + Modeling Farms Off Ecological Systems + Tariffs and Small Farms Links fro...

Are Those Farm Courses Worth the Money + How to Price Produce

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 58 of Growers Daily! We cover: Are the farming masterclasses worth the money? How to price produce and which lable maker to buy...

Farming... in THIS Economy?! + The Key to a Long Healthy (Farm) Life

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 57 of Growers Daily! We cover: Farming in this economy?! + The Secret to a Long Healthy (Farm) Life (ie the harvard human devel...

Looking to Ecology to Build a Cooperative Farm Future with Andrew Adamski of Full Circle Community Farm

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Adamski, or walkie talkie callsign gopher, is one of the farmer owners of Full Circle Community Farm in Wisconsin, the land of coops in the US....

Lessons from Indigenous Agriculture + Peace Out, 2024!

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Lessons from Indigenous Agriculture + What Insurance Farmers Need   Links from this episode:  ...

Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World + What’s Up with Grafting Tomatoes

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Can organic ag feed the world and tomato grafting     Links from this episode:  Biochar vid...

The NRCS Can Help You With Pollinator Plantings, Here's How w/ Catherine Coverdale of The Xerces Society & NRCS

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, it's Natalie and I am thrilled to bring you today my conversation with my neighbor Catherine Coverdale who is a partner biologist with t...

Crop Selection, Farmers Markets, & Compost Mulch on 1/8 Acre with Jarrad Hearman of Capland Acre

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's interview, Alex Ball sits down with Jarrad Hearman of Capland Acre in Somerset, UK. Like many other beginning farmers, Jared made the jump ...

Making Money from Cover Crops? + It's Feedback Friday!

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday and cash crops from cover crops.    Links from this episode:    Support our...

How Farms Collaborate + Do Legume Inoculants Last in the Soil?

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 54 of Growers Daily! We cover: Carbon monoxide poisoning, farm collaborations, and do legume inoculants (rhizobia)persist in th...

Tillage VS No-Till Economics + How to Dry Greens

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 53 of Growers Daily! We cover: We cover: How to Dry Greens all the Way, tillage vs no tillage economics, and where to find a fa...

Peasant Seeds with Léa Martinet Jannin & Ferdinand Beau of Buzuruna Juzuruna

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Léa and Ferdinand are two of the twenty-two members of Buzuruna Juzuruna, a 2 ha seed farm and school farm in Lebanon. In this episode, Léa and Ferd...

Ecological Winemaking + If You Could Do it All Again, Would You Farm (featuring Mimi Casteel)

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 52  of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we talk about the future of the wine industry, cool ecological work in viticulture, and ...

The Real Cost of Starting a Farm + How "Days to Maturity" Works

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 51  of Growers Daily! We cover: Happy Monday. Today we are discussing what days to maturity means on a seed packet, we're talk...

Black is the New Green, Demystifying Biochar with Kelpie Wilson of Wilson Biochar Associates

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You've all heard it. Black is the new green. We're gonna, we're talking today about biochar and a big, big topic these days in the arenas that we trea...

A Simple Crop Planning Tactic + How to Be More Efficient on the Farm

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 50  of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Plus we discuss tips for a more efficient farm and the simplest of crop plannin...

No Tractor No Problem? + What Small Farmer's Should Know About Bird Flu

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 49  of Growers Daily! We cover: A Guide to bird flu for small farmers, why I don't own a tractor, and where to get farm and mark...

The Phases of a Farm + Wood Chips as a Surface Mulch?

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 48  of Growers Daily! We cover:  Would Wood Chips Make a Good Surface mulch? Had a weedy year--here's what to do.  And the pha...

Practical Tools & Advice When Starting a Co-op with Kelly Maynard of UW Co-op Development

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Maynard is a cooperative development specialist at the university of Wisconsin center for cooperative development and we're going to get into s...

We May Soon Actually Know the Weather + A Farmer's Perspective on Daylight Saving

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 47  of Growers Daily! We cover:  End Daylight saving--a farmer's solution. We discuss AI generated forecasts and what that will...

Do These Popular Ag Practices Have Science Behind Them? + What is Profit ANYWAY?

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 46 of Growers Daily! We cover:  watermelon profitability, traveling, KNF, biodynamics, JADAM and more!  Links from this episode...

Breaking Down Deep Compost Mulch Research with Ryan Maher of the Cornell Small Farms Program

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey listeners, it's Natalie and today I've got a conversation with my friend Ryan Maher from Cornell, formerly from the Cornell Small Farm Program abo...

Mohawk Seedkeeper, Stephen Silverbear McComber

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Silverbear McComber is a seedkeeper and a recently elected chief on the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke whose portfolio is sustainable developme...

Crops that Don't Make Money (But I Still Grow Them) + Squash Bugs

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 45 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Squash bugs, getting lists done, and the crops I like to grow that don't make dough.  Links fro...

Is Overwintering Pepper Plants Worth it + Late Season Cover Cropping

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 44 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Should farms actually be three farms? Overwintering Peppers on Production Farms, and late season...

Work Life Balance on a Seed & Veg Farm with Christian Flickinger of Renegade Acres & Garden Hoard

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, host Alex Ball sits down with Chirstian Flickinger of Renegade Acres to discuss their certified organic heirloom vegetable farm and their organ...

Can You Grow Ginger in the Field + Keeping Saved Seed From Becoming New Weeds

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 43 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are talking about growing ginger, dealing with the weeds from seeds, and it's feedback fr...

Addressing Farmer Loneliness + How to Breed the Seeds We Need

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 41 of Growers Daily! We cover: Farming can be a lonely job, how to breed the seeds we want (and where to get the seeds to start w...

Looking to the past to move decentralized regional food systems forward with Lexi close of Appalachia regional cooperative development

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Collab Farm, the podcast where we talk about all the ways small- and mid-scale farmers can work together, even in big $10 million food...

What are the Best Seeders + Do Non-Profit Farms Hurt For-Profit Farms?

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 41 of Growers Daily! We cover: Seeders, non-profits vs for-profit farms, and what seeds make sense for you to save in your region...

How to Make Money Growing Seeds + What Warmer Falls are Doing to My Planting Schedule

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 40 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Seed Week Begins with talking about some of the my favorite seeds to save. We also discuss how I...

Approaching No-Till, Closed-Loop, & Forgiveness in Regenerative Spirits w/ Robin & Kevin of Branchwater Farms

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Babies, I consider it one of the hallmarks of professionalism to bring you people who share our tendency towards obsession, because we all know that o...

How to Deal With Leftover Vegetables + We Need to Forget about Mars

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 39 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Stop talking about going to Mars, dealing with garden waste, and it's feedback Friday!  Links f...

Is it Actually a Farm Without Livestock + Elephant Garlic Isn't a Leek Afterall (probably)

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 38 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Is it Actually a Farm Without Livestock, Leeky Elephant Garlic, how to track sales at market.  ...

Why More Pro Growers Don’t Companion Plant + Do Farmers Markets Make Sense?

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily! We cover: Companion planting, interplanting, accents, and is the farmers market worth it?     Links from t...

Seed Work Across Time and Space & Allium Seed Breakdown w/ Heron Breen of Fruits of Our Labors

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heron Breen is this episode's guest. Heron grows seed on six acres at Fruits of Our Labors in St. Albans, Maine. In this episode, Heron and I discusse...

Is there TOO MUCH Growing Info + How to Manage Slugs!

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to get rid of slugs, planning for the planning [sic}, and information overload.    Links fro...

Reviving Abused Soil + Remember Insects on Windshields?

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 35 of Growers Daily! We cover: Reviving dead soil, growing messy carrots, and what happened to all the bugs on windshields?   ...

An Early-Career CSA Market Gardener on Her Challenges, Successes, & Opportunities w/ Jennifer Dunbar of Lovelight Farm

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, it's Alex Ball of Old City Acres back for another season and I'm so excited to bring you all new interviews with small farmers from all ...

Do You Have to Mulch Garlic? + Sweet Potatoes Grown Three Ways

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 34 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Today we also discuss "do you have to mulch garlic" , plus sweet potato roots aft...

No-Turn Compost Systems + Living Pathway Regrets?

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 33 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Static Aerated composting, farm conferences, and Living Pathways  Johnson-su: https://www.youtu...

What it Takes to Start a Compost Operation + Dealing With Pests in Compost (With Jayne Merner)

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 32 of Growers Daily! We cover:  How to start a composting operation, how to stay hydrated, how to deal with pests in composting. ...

A Simple Cooperative Farm Model & a Short History of Modern Co-ops w/ Chris Bodnar of Close to Home Organics (rebroadcast)

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m going to be real honest with you, I’ve been working hard lately. If you’re listening to this, I bet you’ve been working hard, too. Case in...

The Best Small Farm Books Episode + Cover Cropping for an Entire Year?

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 31 of Growers Daily! We cover: Welcome to the book show! We discuss books, how to publish a farm book, and green fallowing.   ...

A New Way to Grow Potatoes + A Way NOT to Grow Potatoes

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 30 of Growers Daily! We cover: Welcome to Messy Monday--today we discuss exemptions to the organic rule, exemptions to compost ru...

Honeyberries & other perennial fruits for small-scale production w/ Bernis Ingvaldson of HoneyBerryUSA

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey listeners, it's Natalie. I have a sweet, tart, and charming treat for you today. Bernis Ingvaldson runs Honeyberry USA with her husband Jim out of...

Can you Turn a Pond into a Garden? + Unfairly Awesome Life Changes

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Also we discuss converting a rice paddy, and unfairly awesome life changes.  ...

Clearing Woods for a Garden + Farming Herbs

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Clearing a forest, farming herbs, and why did you get into food?  Medicinal Herb Farmer Book: htt...

The Leaf Episode + Important Crop Storage Advice

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 27 of Growers Daily! We cover: Composting Leaves, Mulching with leaves and storing food because why not.?! Coolbot: https://store...

Farm-Raised Kids w/ Author & Farmer Katie Kulla of Oakhill Organics & Growing for Market

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Kulla is the author of Farm-Raised Kids. A brand new book from Storey Publishing. Katie is also an illustrator, one of the hosts of the Growing ...

Doing the Farm All Over Again + Should Someone Create a New Farm Certification?

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Certifications, big mistakes we made on our farm, and New Years Resolutions... but in November.  ...

Cover Crops Gone Wild + Why Farming is Puzzling

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dealing with cover crops that have gotten a little out of hand, puzzles, and hopeful planting.  ...

Scaling Small Farm Knowledge with Jason Grauer of Stone Barns Center

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we are going to break into the uniform tranquility of a beautiful region to speak with my guest, Jason Grauer, who is the Senior Director of Fa...

Reclaiming an Old Garden + Giving November its Applause

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 24 of Growers Daily! We cover: A love of November, Reclaiming an old garden, confirmation bias, and the first month is in the boo...

Dealing With Rodents in the Garden + Lessons in Small Scale Popcorning

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 23 of Growers Daily! We cover: Death and animals, rodents in the garden, and popcorn!  Rat trap https://amzn.to/3AixDbC Arizona ...

Competition Among Farmers + Tomato Takedown

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 22 of Growers Daily! We cover: Tomato Trellis Cleanup. Some facts about kentucky and some thoughts about competition  tomato tre...