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This week, Diego talks about crop rotation: what it is, why consider implementing it, and some effective strategies to implement it on your market garden.   You can also read the article using the link below:  https://moderngrower.co/principles-of-crop-rotation-for-the-market-garden   If you'd like to receive these helpful farming articles every week, you can subscribe to our newsletter using the...

This week, farmer Seth Davis writes about how Steadfast Farm simplifies their day-to-day farm operations by implementing standardization.    You can also read the article using the link below:  https://paperpot.co/standardizing-systems-at-steadfast-farm/   If you'd like to receive these helpful farming articles every week, you can subscribe to our newsletter using the link below:  https://modern-g...

In Episode 10 of The Profitable Mini-Farm, farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm talks about selling to restaurants: the pros, the cons, and how to keep restaurant customers happy.  Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com...

Tony Barlow of Barlow Roots Market joins me to talk about balancing an off-farm job, homeschool and running a successful farm on the side. If you are interested in following Tony and learning more about the things we spoke about today he has just started a new channel called Homestead Money. He is looking forward to sharing more on homesteading, market gardening and finance. Specifically, he hopes...

In Episode 9 of The Profitable Mini-Farm, farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm shares his approach to selling to retail stores, as well as their unique arrangement of managing dedicated refrigerators for his produce in each store. https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego...

In Episode 8 of The Profitable Mini-Farm, farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm discusses the process they go through in their wash and pack, their delivery system, as well as some wash and pack efficiency tips. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Die...

Farmer and consultant Ellen Polishuk joins Diego to discuss running a successful farm business. Ellen has over 30 years of experience growing vegetables and cut flowers in the Washington, DC area. Learn more about Ellen: https://www.planttoprofit.com/ https://www.instagram.com/planttoprofit_farmerellen   Want to learn more?  My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and...

In Episode 7 of The Profitable Mini-Farm farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm discusses the different equipment they use in their wash and pack station. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow Paperpot...

In Episode 6 of The Profitable Mini-Farm farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm discusses considerations for setting up your wash pack building. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG h...

In Episode 5 of The Profitable Mini-Farm farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm talks about market gardening and how viable it is as a career. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG htt...

In Episode 4 of The Profitable Mini-Farm farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm talks about how to form beds on new farm land. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.c...

In episode 3 of The Profitable Mini-Farm farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm talks about the importance of farm standardization. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instag...

In episode 2 of The Profitable Mini-Farm farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm discusses what to think about when selecting a farm site.  Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https:/...

In episode 1 of our new show - The Profitable Mini-Farm - farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm talks about farm business - what his context is and how that's shaped his farm. Learn more about Jodi: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at  https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diego...

In this preview episode of our new show - The Profitable Mini-Farm - farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm discusses where John Jeavon's biointensive gardening and market farming come together. Check out the first episode of the new show next week. Jodi Roebuck, a world-renowned contemporary market gardener, uses traditional + sustainable practices to be at the forefront of the profitable, small-scale...

When doing an initial layout design for your farm, how do you think about what goes where? What teacher-turned-farmer Chad Gard of Hole in the Woods Farm took into account during their initial planning phase were field blocks and crop rotation. Now, their field blocks are rotated in a 12-year cycle, intentionally switching out different crop families to promote diversity in their soils. Learn more...

While 30-inch beds are the standard for market gardening, it may or may not be the best bed width to implement depending on the farm's context. In this episode of Farm Small Farm Smart, farmer Dean Buttacavoli of Cabbage Throw Farm shares his experience throwing pathways out the window and converting their entire plot into farmland with 15-inch row spacing. Learn more about Cabbage Throw Farm .  I...

Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego. Chris talks to longtime entrepreneur Pierre Marlow of Alberta, Canada to share his experience discovering microgreens and starting a microgreens business as a retirement plan. Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning software: https://seedleaf.co/ Chris Thoreau's website: https://urbanmicro.ca/   Increase farm efficiency with the  Paperpot Transplanter a...

Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego. Chris talks to grower Michael Quinn about his experience starting a microgreens business in Northern Ireland, the regional differences that can come with a startup business, and how a startup can be intentional with creating social impact right from the get-go.  Learn more about Michael and Mourne Microgreens . Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning so...

Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego. Chris talks with Lily Evans of Short Roots Urban Farm in Kenosha, Wisconsin to share her experience of how she started her microgreens business by bootstrapping. Learn more about Lily / https://www.instagram.com/shortrootsurbanfarm/ Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning software: https://seedleaf.co/ Chris Thoreau's website: https://urbanmicro.ca/   I...

Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego.  Chris talks with Jacob Goldfarb of Goldfarm Canada to talk about how he grew his microgreens business from 20 trays a week to 120 trays a week, as well as the challenges he faced with growing his farming operation.  Learn more about Jacob https://www.instagram.com/goldfarm_canada/ Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning software: https://seedleaf.co/ C...

Use code is " SMART " to get 30% off any new magazine subscription!  Like many farmers I know, I've always struggled with setting prices. I want to charge a "fair" price for my customers, and I want to make sure those prices will allow me to continue farming. My thinking on pricing has evolved quite a bit over the last decade as I've been exposed to more useful concepts from the business world, an...

This episode of Farm Small Farm Smart features Module 19 in the Sattin Hill Market Farming Course, where Josh Sattin talks equipment, general tips, when to harvest, how to harvest lettuce, baby greens, root crops (carrots, beets, etc.) and bunching crops, packaging, selling, invoicing and delivering. Download course guides: https://www.paperpot.co/josh Watch the Sattin Hill Farm Course: https://ww...

This episode of Farm Small Farm Smart features Module 18 in the Sattin Hill Market Farming Course, where Josh Sattin talks the importance of an efficient wash pack station, plumbing, water source, setup, and workflow refrigeration. Download course guides: https://www.paperpot.co/josh Watch the Sattin Hill Farm Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuQBEr4pd4

This episode of Farm Small Farm Smart features Module 17 in the Sattin Hill Market Farming Course, where Josh Sattin talks the benefits of composting and how to do it. https://www.paperpot.co/josh Watch the Sattin Hill Farm Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuQBEr4pd4