The Modern Grower Podcast Network
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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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Jul 11, 2026
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Episodes
Value Added Microgreen Products 18.07.2025 10:32
In this episode, microgreens grower Lupe Smith of Barons Microgreens shares the work and logistics that go into creating and selling value added microgreens 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 podcast...
Selecting for Traits in Cucumbers 17.07.2025 7:58
In this episode, seed farmer Jay Tracy of The Cucumber Shop talks about his method for selecting desirable traits in his cucumbers. 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 Netw...
Transparency of CBD Testing 16.07.2025 6:09
In this episode, hemp farmer Sam Bellavance of Sunset Lake CBD talks about the nuances behind CBD testing results. 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 Cas...
Sitting Down to Schedule Social Media Posts 15.07.2025 7:07
In this episode, John Reinwald of Farmstand Revival talks about scheduling social media posts with intention. 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 Cashflow...
Different Strategies Growing in Different Seasons 14.07.2025 8:54
In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck talks about the importance of knowing when and how to change your growing strategies when farming in different seasons of the year. 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 t...
Prepping for a CNG Inspection 13.07.2025 7:14
In this episode, Executive Director of Certified Naturally Grown Alice Varon shares what and how to prepare your farm for a CNG inspection. 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 Podc...
Organic Matter Turnover 12.07.2025 4:50
In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil Health sheds light on whether or not there's an upper limit to putting organic matter into the ground. 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 o...
Biology vs. Pest and Disease 11.07.2025 8:39
In this episode, soil microbiologist and founder of the Soil Foodweb Dr. Elaine Ingham talks about how soil microbiology can help keep pests and plant disease in check. 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 podc...
Defining Mycelium 10.07.2025 7:02
In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos defines what mycelium is and its role in 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 Network: Carrot Ca...
Different Talking Points for Different Markets 09.07.2025 4:40
In this episode, microgreen farmer Alex Hunter of Hunters' Dale Microgreens talks about how differently they market their microgreens depending on who they sell to. 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...
Prepping an Emergency Fund Before Transitioning 08.07.2025 8:22
In this episode, homesteader and content creator Tony Barlow of Barlow Roots Market discusses the value of being fiscally prepared before transitioning from employment to running a business. 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...
The Labor Behind Growing Microgreens as an Add-On 07.07.2025 6:12
In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm in New Zealand talks about the labor and logistics that go into tacking on a microgreens operation to an existing farm business. 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 Insta...
50% Farm 50% Business 06.07.2025 4:29
In this episode, farmer Becky Hume of VRDNT Farm reminds anyone who plans on starting a farm business that it won't just be planting crops, there's also the business side to take care of. 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 Li...
Selling More and Going Above and Beyond for Existing Customers 05.07.2025 8:53
In this episode, farmer and farming marketer Corinna Bench of My Digital Farmer talks about the value of going above and beyond customer service to keep your customers loyal. 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...
The Interactions Between Microbes and Amendments 04.07.2025 8:56
In this episode, agronomist and Logan Labs soil consultant Bill McKibben discusses how soil microbiology interacts with the soil amendments we apply. 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 G...
To Manure or to Biochar 03.07.2025 8:26
In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University weighs in on using biochar versus manure 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 Podcast Network: Carr...
Biochar Production vs. Result 02.07.2025 7:00
In this episode, biochar scientist and citizen scientist advocate Francesco Tortorici talks about how different biochar production methods can bring about drastically different results. 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 List...
When Does Tillage Become a Problem 01.07.2025 6:58
In this episode, University of South Carolina research associate professor Dr. Buz Kloot when tillage can be beneficial and when it can be too much. 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...
Taking on New Big Customers 30.06.2025 6:29
In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm in New Zealand talks about how they manage taking on new customers with big orders. 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 G...
Growing Pains of Expanding a Microgreens Operation 29.06.2025 6:13
In this episode, chef-turned-microgreens grower Jacob Goldfarb of Goldfarm Canada shares the different adaptations they had to go through as they grew their microgreens operation. 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...
Layers of Prioritization 28.06.2025 6:41
In this episode, Seedtime co-founder Paul Dysinger shares how they decide which features to add to Seedtime and which ones to put a bookmark on to revisit later. 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...
How Profitable are Cut Flower Bouquets 27.06.2025 6:53
In this episode, farmer Liz Calvelage of Little Bean Farm shares the potential profitability of cut flower bouquets at farmer's markets. 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...
What's Possible on 2,000sqft. of Land 26.06.2025 5:54
In this episode, farmer Ian Caselli shares what he's able to grow— and what he's able to net —on his 2000 sq ft. plot of land. 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:...
Crops Worth Keeping 25.06.2025 8:47
In this episode, farming couple Amber Broxon and Justin Miller of BroxonBerry Farm talk about how they decide which crops to axe and which ones to keep. 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...
Making Solo Farming Work 24.06.2025 9:27
In this episode, Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Garden shares how she's able to manage her farm business as a solo-preneur. 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:...
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