Growers Daily
Episodes
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...
Where Are All The Small Farm Franchises + The Most (and Least) Enjoyable Crops to Harvest
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 21 of Growers Daily! We cover: e. Coli in the Onions, Farm Franchises and my Favorite Crops to Harvest E. Coli outbreak: https:...
Are we wrong about Mycorrhizal Fungi? + Putting the Beds To Bed for Winter
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 20 of Growers Daily! We cover: Putting the Beds To Rest for Winter + Are we wrong about Mycorrhizal fungi, Also AI is screwing with...
Why Fencerows are the Worst + Deep Compost Mulch Needs Plants
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 19 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today is feedback Friday! We get a little of your feedback, talk about cleaning under deer fences, a...
Composting in a Garbage Can? + These Scientists Understood the Assignment
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 18 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we discuss the biochar (again), we talk about compost made in a garbage can, and smooth move, ...
Trialing Biochar + Building Weather-Resilient Farms
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 17 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we discuss the biochar trials I've started, we talk about building resilient farms, and breaki...
Growing on Principles: Soil Health, Farmer Health & Community Health... An OAK Field Day w/ Jackson Rolett
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the spirit of collaboration, I'm gonna do something a little different. A couple weeks ago I did a field day with OAK--that's the Organic Associa...
What is the Right Scale for Part-Time Farming + The Art of Moving Farms With Alex Ball of Old City Acres
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 16 of Growers Daily! We cover: Alex Ball of Old City Acres and Co-Host of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast joins the show today to...
What is Silvohorticulture + How to Make Farm Decisions
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 15 of Growers Daily! We cover: What the heck is silvohorticulture, how to make decisions on a farm (decision making frameworks) and...
Two Composting Pioneers, Karl Hammer of Vermont Compost & Mike Merner of Earth Care Farm
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is with two of our compost pioneers, Karl Hammer from Vermont Compost and Mike Merner from Earth Care Farm. They share advice, stories...
What to Grow if You Can Grow Anything + Undersowing Cover Crops with Tomatoes?
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 14 of Growers Daily! We cover: Microplastics and are farmers to blame, the importance of neighbors, what to undersow with tomatoes,...
When to Harvest What + A Farm Name Birth Story
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 13 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to harvest when, should farms have positions like sports, and how farm names are born. Suppo...
All the Things You Need to Know--Other Than Seed--to Launch a Seed Business w/ Ellen Rignell of Winnow Farm Seeds
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Rignell has many years experience growing seed from her time at Trill Farms and as a program coordinator for the Gaia Foundation seed sovereignt...
Fencing out Deer and Other Critters (According to Research) + What We Plant This Late in the Season
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 12 of Growers Daily! We cover: PFAS in compost, keeping lists, what to plant in october, and deer fencing Support our work (👊...
Balancing Ecology and Profit + An Interplanting that Didn't Totally Work
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 11 of Growers Daily! We cover: does stress cause gray hair, the problem with fixating on wins as a soccer coach, balancing ecolog...
How Composters Can Be Proactive About PFAS w/ Andrew Brousseau of Black Earth Compost
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I recently took a road trip to eastern Massachusetts. Most people visiting this classic New England area in October are either leaf peeping or visitin...
Where is the Best Place to Put Your Gardens + Is Garlic Grown in a High Tunnel Worth it?
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 10 of Growers Daily! We cover: Advice from farmers, using the word how, starting small + where to put your gardens, and is growing ...
The Key to Shorter Work Days + Simple Ways to Add Farm Income Without (Much) Work
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 9 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to work fewer hours on the farm, how to ask bad questions, how to add value without adding wor...
Make Every Crop Succeed + Work Harder than you Dream (of Carrots)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 8 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to make every crops succeed, how to navigate local farm laws, and work harder than you dream. ...
Perspectives on Starting Different Cooperative Business Models, Roundtable at the TN Local Food Summit (Live Recording)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This roundtable with Jameson Parker of the Moonlight Collective, William Crenshaw of the Nashville Food Coop, R'yana Michele of the Waterbear coop...
What is Pulse Watering and Why is it so Dang Game Changing with Jennie Love of No-Till Flowers
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 7 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to scale with water, how pulse watering works and what is pulse watering, and Jennie Love shar...
It’s NOT Soil Health That Saved This Crop + “Best Farm Advice Ever” Week Begins!
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 6 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to deal with scurf in sweet potatoes, is competition good for seed crops, and why you should f...
Working ON the Compost Business, Not Just IN it with Pierce Louis of Dirt Hugger
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As farmers and composters, it's easy to get in the pattern of only thinking about our day-to-day fires that need to be addressed. Weeds, odors, staffi...
How to Speed Up a Compost Pile (But is it Worth it?) + A Burnout Prescription
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 5 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to make compost quickly (but also, should you?). We discuss some listener feedback, and we get...
How to Choose Hedgerow Plants + How a Soccer Coach Would Train Your Farm Employees
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 4 of Growers Daily! We cover: how not to retire from a podcast, how to pick hedgerow plants, and how to farm like a coach. Native H...
From Part-Time Growers to Full-Time Farmer + The Ag Product Having the Worst Year Ever
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 3 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to take a farm to full-time SAFELY, how alcohol's bad press might affect agriculture, and why I a...
Starting a Seed Company, Seed as Spiritual Partner, & Refining Isolation Distances w/ Manish Kushwaha of Gaia Organic Seeds
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Manish Kushwaha is a fourth generation seed farmer who had no intention of following the family tradition, but after a period working as a software en...
What the Hurricane was Like on One Flooded Farm + Managing a Few Common Garden Pests and More
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 2 of Growers Daily! We cover: What it was like from a farmers perspective inside of hurrican Helene. We talk about some common gard...
A Hurricane Hits the Mountains + Immediate Organic Certification? And Wild Tomatoes (sorta)
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Growers Daily, the daily podcast hosted by Farmer Jesse. You can also watch at our YouTube Channel. You can support our work over at P...
From Farming to Potting Soils to Composting with Adam Schwartz of DirtCraft Organics
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Schwartz from DirtCraft Organics has a background in farming. He saw the gap in the potting soil market in his area of North Carolina. He's fille...
Announcing GROWERS DAILY - A New Show with Farmer Jesse
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are announcing Growers Daily, a new daily show with Farmer Jesse. It will come up at our YouTube Channel, or obviously on this feed. You...
Coordinated Crop Planning with Emma Busby from Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Busby used to be the former Chapter Coordinator for the Southeast TN Young Farmers and has since moved on to be a board member of the Alabama Sus...
Closing the Loop in Food Recovery through Composting with James Hoffer of The Food Bank
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For over 40 years, The Food Bank has served as the primary source of food for the Hunger Relief Network in the Miami Valley of Ohio. The Food Bank, th...
Growing Seed in a Humid Tropical Climate with Gabriel Bravo of Semillas Plantae
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Bravo is one of the founders of the company Semillas Plantae and farms with Mima Picado at El Tablazo Farm in Costa Rica. In this episode, Gab...
Spreading Compost Fever with Marvin Hayes of The Baltimore Compost Collective
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marvin Hayes from the Baltimore Compost Collective is one of the most passionate compost advocates out there, spreading his compost fever. It became a...
Big Team Farms with Sarah Mock
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Mock has written two books that I absolutely love and have had a profound effect on how I view my own farming outside of just growing better carr...
On-Farm Johnson-Su Composting for Thousands of Acres with Tyler Zimmerman
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last winter, I went to Covington, Kentucky for the Acres USA EcoAG Conference. It was my kind of nerd fest. I listened to researchers sharing their ne...
A Seed Farmer's Favorite Tool, The Winnow Wizard with Mark Luterra
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In almost every interview on The Seed Farmer, my guests and I wind up talking about tools. And one tool that podcast guests have mentioned more than a...
A Small-Scale Neighborhood Composting Business with Andreas Ruiz of Regenera Organico
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I absolutely love how small the world is and how compost can connect us all! This March, I visited San Francisco and found myself at a party where I k...
The Modern Farm Commons with Ian & Kristina of The Farmers Land Trust
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian McSweeney & Kristina Villa, co-directors of The Farmers Land Trust, are responsible for creating and supporting farmland commons, a vehicle f...
Community-Scale Composting in NYC with Domingo Morales of Compost Power NYC
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Domingo Morales of Compost Power NYC was raised in New York City with little connection to nature until he was 22 years old and had a position at the ...
Wild Seed Collection, Working with Market Gardeners, & DIY Seed Equipment w/ Kim Delaney of Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Delaney farms with Aaron Lyons and Stephen Surgenessie at Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds in Mount Forest, Ontario. They grow certified organic seeds ...
The Deep, Caring Process of Human Composting with Katrina Spade of Recompose
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wow, compost lovers, we made it to season three! Thank you. That's three years of compost love being shared and celebrated. This season is going to be...
The Seed FARMER Podcast, Season 2 Preview + New Book
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Brisebois here, seed grower at Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm, spreadsheet crop-planning enthusiast, and also host of The Seed Farmer Podcast. Wait....
The Complexities of a Year-Round, Truly Full-Diet, CSA with Mark & Kristen Kimball of Essex Farm
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Kristen Kimball of Essex Farm in Essex, New York, have farmed for over 20 years together. Mark and Kristen are known for their year-round, fr...
A Small-Farm Powerhouse Thriving on One Acre, Sara Patterson of Red Acre Farm
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Farmer Sara Patterson of Red Acre Farm in Cedar City, Utah, was just 14 years old when she started her first CSA on her parents' land after they moved...
A Robust, Nimble, Mission-Driven, Two-Acre Farm with Kate Woods of Beetlebung Farm
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Woods, farm manager of Beetlebung Farm in Chilmark, Massachusetts, along with her partner Nick, are the co-managers of a two-acre regenerative an...
The Art of Kaizen + Holistic Management on a Growing, Year-Round Vegetable Farm with Max & Katie of Winter Kissed Farm
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As their farm name suggests, Montana farmers Max Smith and Katie Madden of Winter Kissed Farm focus on growing vegetable crops year-round, especially ...
An Inspiring Veteran Farmer on Self, Family, & Community Care with Elizabeth Keen of Indian Line Farm
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Keen of Indian Line Farm in Western Massachusetts, has been farming for 27 years and began her farm with her husband on land that was the bi...
Beginning a New Farm with Intentionality w/ Ellie & Dan of Small Holding Farm
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Goldstein and Dan Bryant of Small Holding Farm in Morganton, North Carolina, were recommended by a fan of the show as young, new, year-round far...
Year-round Growing on an Island with Aidan Feeney of Fog Town Farm on Nantucket Island
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan Feeney of Fog Town Farm is located on Nantucket Island, 30 miles off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Growing up on Nantucket as an outdoor enthusias...
Nearly 20 Years of Four-Season Farming Done Well with Nate & Gabrielle of Six River Farm
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nate & Gabrielle of Six River Farm are located just north of Portland, ME. As early apprentices of Paul and Sandy Arnold of Pleasant Valley Farm—als...
Blooms During the Coldest and Darkest Months of the Year with Emily of Von Trapp Flowers & Emily of Little Farmhouse Flowers
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I have TWO guests, Emily Von-Trapp of Von Trapp Flowers in VT and Linda D’arco of Little Farmhouse Flowers in NY. Emily and Linda each operat...
Building a Year-Round, Family-Focused Farm in the South with Ray Tyler of Rose Creek Farms
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 14 years, Ray Tyler of Rose Creek Farms has been passionate about developing growing systems to successfully grow and sell certified org...
The Making of No-Till Growers and the Collab Farm Podcast with Jackson Rolett (Season Finale!)
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Folks who support the show... Harnois Greenhouses for controlled environment agriculture innovation, partnering with market gardeners and farmers acro...
How Our Market Gardens & Farms Can Support Bee Health w/ Sarah Red-Laird of Bee Girl [dot] Org
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Mimi Casteel of Hope Well Wine talks with friend, BEE researcher, and "bee girl" herself, Sarah Red-Laird about how our farms and market gardens ...
Accessing Land & Sustaining a Farm Business | Roundtable w/ Starry Ridge & Cedar Field Farms
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Alex Ball sits down for a farmer roundtable with Kolin Buzerak of Starry Ridge Farm, and Caitlin and Simon Yevzelman of Cedar Field Farm to discu...
Demystifying Soil Testing & Analysis with Bruce Hoskins of The University of Maine Soil Testing Lab
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Soil Testing. Over the years, Natalie has gotten a lot of this kind of question: why are my results from THIS lab different from my results from THAT ...
Turning Burdens into Resources & Community Grazing Cooperatives w/ Sarah Keiser of Wild Oat Hollow
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say it's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem. And ...
Multi-farm Cooperatives, Building Teams, and Urban/Rural Production with Cheyenne Sundance of Sundance Harvest, Commons, & Market
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Ball sits down with fellow farmer and friend Cheyenne Sundance of Sundance Harvest, Commons, & Market in Ontario, Canada. They dig deep on managi...
Scaling-up from Homestead to Farm Business | Roundtable w/ Cedar Chest Farm & Wild East Farm
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In March, part of the No-Till Growers team went to the Organic Growers School in NC and held a roundtable with Erin of Cedar Chest Farm and Lyric and ...
BONUS Using Technology as a Personal Assistant so You Can Farm More to w/ Ari Memar, Founder of Farmhand
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Got a BONUS Farmer Jesse episode this week with Ari Memar, founder of Farmhand, a personal assistant for growers. It may not surprise you, Farmer J is...
World Renown Compost & Cut Flowers w/ Bridget & Henrietta, The Land Gardeners
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is nobody who does more awesome headlines than the British. Especially the tabloids, so good. They can even manage to talk about things like com...
Mid-Scale No-Till, Building a Reliable Workforce, & the Power of Collectives w/ Hannah & Michelle of Green Things Farm Collective
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode Alex Ball of Old City Acres sits down with Hannah Weber & Michelle Brosius (½ of the management team) from Green Things Farm Col...
Former Oil & Gas Man Leaves Lucrative Career to Become Small-Scale Vigneron w/ Tim Phillips of Charlie Herring Wine
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine the theme music from Masterpiece Theater… a former oil & gas accountant leaves his lucrative career and travels by bicycle to a walled garde...
BONUS Starting & Running a Small Seed Company with Daryl Wade of Sow Right Seeds
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Farmer Jesse recently got the chance to speak with Daryl Ward of Sow Right Seeds about starting and running a small seed company. In particular, how s...