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Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

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Daily farm and garden talk. All about growing vegetables profitably and efficiently on small farms and in gardens. Each episode focuses on one specific topic - growing practices, how-to, farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, soil preparation, weed management, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Starting a Mini-Farmers Market 11.07.2026

In this episode, rookie farmer Colton Simpson of Simpson's Market Garden shares his efforts into building up a small, local farmers market in his area.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern...

Compost is Worth It 10.07.2026

In this episode, regenerative agriculture expert Dr. Jessica Chiartas talks about how good quality compost is worth using on production beds.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Po...

Working Where You Live 09.07.2026

In this episode, farmer Gabby Fultz of Dusty Dog Gardens shares the shift that happens when you start farming the same place where you live.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Pod...

Demand Forecasting 08.07.2026

In this episode, factory production manager-turned-farmer Neil Robinson doubles down on the value of keeping good records to get good at forecasting what your market wants when.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to ot...

Growing Just One Product 07.07.2026

In this episode, Chef Mikey Russo of Chef's Harvest shares the joys of growing (and getting good at!) just ONE product.  Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Carrot...

Getting a Jump on Production 06.07.2026

In this episode, rookie farmer Jared Sapach of Reuben's Roots shares how he strategizes with season extension to get a jump on production.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podca...

The Role of Animals in Grasslands 05.07.2026

In this episode, Dr. David Eldridge of the University of New South Wales shares the large part that various sizes of fauna play in grassland succession.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Moder...

Expectations from Humic & Fulvic Acids 04.07.2026

In this episode, Live Earth Products President Russell Taylor tells us what we can expect humic and fulvic acids to do on our farms.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Net...

You-Pick Communications 03.07.2026

In this episode, author and farmer Megan Neubauer talks about how she goes about sending pings and reminders to her you-pick community.  Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast N...

Considerations for Land and Market 02.07.2026

In this episode, Farmer Chett Clayton of Hillside Harvest asks rookie farmer Alec Smith for considerations to think about before locking in on a parcel of land and a market to sell at.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Liste...

Fungi Evolutionary Pathways 01.07.2026

In this episode, mycology expert Dennis Desjardin sheds light on how and why fungi develop different evolutionary traits.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Car...

Fertilizing Appropriately 30.06.2026

In this episode, agronomist and principal consultant at Soilsmith Ag Bruce Davison talks about the importance of sticking to a fertilization program to avoid damaging the soil.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to oth...

Efficiency from Restaurant-Only Sales 29.06.2026

In this episode, chef and farmer Mikey Russo of Chef's Harvest talks about how efficient his farm became after switching to restaurant-only sales.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grow...

Customer-Centered Crop Choice 28.06.2026

In this episode, factory manager-turned-farmer Neil Robinson shares how important it is to pay attention to your core clientele and tailor your crop varieties to best suit them.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to ot...

Ground Beetles are Farm Friends 27.06.2026

In this episode, entomologist and agroecologist Dr. Jacob Pecenka talks about the role of ground beetles in maintaining soil health.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Net...

Learning From Challenges 26.06.2026

In this episode, Muirhead Canning Company owner Russell Loughmiller shares how they learned a lot after facing challenges running a canning company.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Gr...

You-Pick Sales to Profit $100,000 25.06.2026

In this episode, author and farmer Megan Neubauer of Pure Land Organic Farm talks about how much sales a you-pick farm needs to profit $100,000.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower...

Regulations and Value Added Products 24.06.2026

In this episode, chef and farmer Cory Babb talks about the local rules and regulations in place in his locale for selling value-added products.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower...

Selling Transplants to Other Growers 23.06.2026

In this episode, worker-owner Monica Ponce of Love is Love Cooperative Farm talks about the logistics of selling transplants to other growers.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower P...

Weeds as a Signalling Tool 22.06.2026

In this episode, pesticide scientist-turned-regenerative farmer Herb Young of Squeeze Citrus sheds light on how weeds are more than just a nuisance; they can actually tell us what's happening to our soils.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instag...

Adding Worm Castings to the Soil 21.06.2026

In this episode, agronomist and principal consultant at Soilsmith Ag Bruce Davison tsheds light on why worm castings are an excellent addition to soils.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Moder...

Warm & Cool Season Grasses 20.06.2026

In this episode, plant ecologist Dr. Roger Rosentreter talks about different types of grasses prevailing during different seasons.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Netwo...

Crop Planning Backwards 19.06.2026

In this episode, Chef and farmer Mikey Russo of Chef's Harvest talks about how he meets with his biggest clients before the start of the growing season to project which crops they'll need when.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instag...

Get Good at Demand Forecasting 18.06.2026

In this episode, factory manager-turned-rookie farmer Neil Robinson talks about the value of keeping good records to get good at predicting what your market wants when.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podca...

Bacteria Preventing Shrub Growth 17.06.2026

In this episode, Dr. David Eldridge of the University of New South Wales talks about why shrub growth is sometimes slow or non-existent in landscape succession.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on t...

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