Farm Small Farm Smart

Scott Hebert and I each talk about 5 of our favorite audiobooks - why we like them and why you might too!  Happy New Years! Connect with Scott: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/flavourfulfarms YouTube:  https://bit.ly/2u3WxIW   Listen to past episodes: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www.paperpo...

A review process for 2018 and tips on how to build off of success from 2018 to have your best year ever in 2019.      Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow PaperpotCo on Instagram:  http://bit.ly/2B45VK

Jenny Quiner talks about growing her farm business through her farmstand.  What has worked, what hasn't, and several ideas for growing farmstand business.   Follow Jenny @dogpatch_urban_gardens   Listen to past episodes: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow PaperpotCo on Instagram:...

Elliot Seldner of Fair Share Farm talks about his options for scaling income.  What crops he could add and what market streams he could grow and what that might look like.   Connect with Elliot:  https://www.instagram.com/fair_share_farm/   Listen to past episodes: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www...

Ben Hartman gives you some tips on how you can use LEAN principles to eliminate waste from your farm and make your farm more efficient in 2019. Ben's Online Course:  https://www.theleanfarmschool.com Follow Ben: https://www.instagram.com/claybottomfarm Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment...

Elliot Seldner of Fair Share Farm talks concerns and considerations with scaling once you have a business that works - from hiring employees to growing the farm. Connect with Elliot:  https://www.instagram.com/fair_share_farm/   Listen to past episodes: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www.paperpot.co...

Happy Thanksgiving.  This episode is a replay of an episode of Grassfed Life that aired earlier this week.  In this fun episode, livestock farmer Darby Simpson and I talk about how board games are a great way to use your downtime and connect with others.   Learn more about Grassfed Life:  http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/2hayYod Farm Business Essentials Online Cours...

Chris Thoreau discusses the importance of buying the right equipment, knowing when to get advice, and understanding the context of what you do and why you do it.  Blind copying is dangerous. Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau:  http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot T...

Justin Gay talks about farms market sales strategies, selling live cut microgreens and pre-packaged, and growing a small farm that gives him the most options for his life context.  Connect with Justin:  https://www.instagram.com/theseedsofxanxadu/   Listen to past episodes: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at ht...

Ben Hartman discusses the base principles that make up the lean system and gives you practical tips on how you can apply them to your farm to save time, money and effort. Ben's Online Course:  https://www.theleanfarmschool.com Follow Ben: https://www.instagram.com/claybottomfarm Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and...

Rome Julian of Lake Tilly Acres talks about starting his farm on the side, growth challenges, and how he has time to run the business, work another job, and have a family. Follow Rome: https://www.instagram.com/laketillyacres/ Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau:  http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Incre...

Max Becher and Chris Thoreau chat about the differences between growing microgreens and field crops, when to add more microgreen crops, and when do you have too many crops. Connect with Max: http://www.ojaifarmstand.com Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau:  http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase far...

Travis Schulert joins me to talk about how he has made farming on the side successfully mesh with the rest of his life and his full-time job.  Travis also discusses his farmer's market pricing and sales strategies. Connect with Travis:  https://www.permadynamics.org/ Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small...

Farmer Ben Hartman talks about how lean principles turned their farm around. Learn more about Ben's courses: https://www.theleanfarmschool.com/   Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow PaperpotCo on Instagram:  http://bit.ly/2B45VKQ

Luke Carneal of The Sonoma Farm joins me to shares his experience selling to wholesalers as a small farm.  He'll give you a lot of tips on approach and working with wholesale customers. Connect with Luke:  https://www.instagram.com/thesonomafarm/ Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau:  http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paper...

Jay Reid talks about how they have marketed their new farm and CSA program and what steps they have taken to stand out from the competition.  Jay also discusses how he and his partner Kat have made farming and their relationship co-exist in a positive way. Connect with Jay:  https://www.instagram.com/resilient_farms/ Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficie...

Max Becher shares some strategies that he used to find new customers very quickly including Facebook ads and email campaigns. Connect with Max: http://www.ojaifarmstand.com Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow PaperpotCo on Instagram:  http://bit.ly/2B45...

Farmer Ben Hartman and I talk about removing tools and processes from your farm to make your farm more efficient (lean). Ben's Upcoming Workshops: http://www.claybottomfarm.com Ben's Books: The Lean Guide to Growing Vegetables: https://amzn.to/2v0vpZv The Lean Farm: https://amzn.to/2K1Yh8s Marie Kondo - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: https://amzn.to/2uXEGBH Follow Diego on Instagram: http:...

Chris Thoreau and I talk about balancing life and business, and planning for life and business.  We also talk about observing self care to get out of a rut and hit the mental reset button. Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau:  http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot...

Jon Grootveld talks about some of the challenges and successes that he is having during the early start-up stages of his new microgreens business. Then Chris Thoreau joins the conversation to troubleshoot some growing issues Jon is having. Connect with Jon: Instagram: @vertagrosystems   Website:  http://www.vertagro.ca Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau:  http://www.permac...

Moses Kashem joins me to talk about the challenges of growing in Miami, farming seasonally versus full-time, and how he has had success selling to Whole Foods as a small market farmer. Connect with Moses: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/st.simonsfarm/ Website:  https://urbanvegetableproject.com/   Building Your Microgreens Business Course: http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen...

John Jarmusz joins me to talk about farming reality - what farming has been like in comparison to his expectations going in. We also touch on success, failure, and defining success. Connect with John: Website: http://apmicrofarm.com/   Building Your Microgreens Business Course: http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm e...

Drew Sample of Columbus City Greens joins me to talk about how he has changed his farming path from one of market gardening to microgreens and how relationships he has formed have helped with that change.  Drew will share times on dealing with chef, microgreen growing, and sales. Connect with Drew Sample: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/capcitygreens/ Podcast: http://www.samplehour.com   Bui...

Joey and Jerome from Urban Rebel Farms talk about growing veganic microgreens, growing microgreens in only coir, selling live and uncut microgreens, and more. Connect with Joey and Jerome: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/urbanrebelfarms/ Websitet:  https://urbanrebelfarms.com/   Building Your Microgreens Business Course:  http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens Listen to past episodes...

Scott Hebert discusses how his farming journey has evolved and how it has challenged some of his initial expectations and assumptions. Connect with Scott: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/flavourfulfarms Podcast:  https://stoicmettle.com/   Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment  at htt...