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In this episode, seed farmer Jay Tracy of The Cucumber Shop talks about the economics behind saving your own seeds.   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...

In this episode, farmer and podcast host Alec Smith of Crop Culture Farm shares his reason behind wanting to start a farm and 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   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Pod...

In this episode, soil microbiologist and founder of the Soil Foodweb Dr. Elaine Ingham talks about the difference in the effects of applying compost versus growing living ground cover.   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...

In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke breaks down the basics of how to get started with compost teas.   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...

In this episode, farmer Hermann Bruns of Wild Flight Farm talks about the logistics that go into their online orders and farmer's market pick ups.   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...

In this episode, farming couple Carrie and Joe Chlebanowski of The Looney Farm walk us through how their farmer's market layout is set up.   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...

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck talks about keeping a close eye on the business and the business' spending during an expansion.   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 Growe...

In this episode, Bill Brinkerhoff of Argus Farmstop talks about how their always-open brick and mortar store helps bridge the gap between local producers and customers who want local food.   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 L...

In this episode, microgreen farmer Jacob Goldfarb of Goldfarm Canada talks about upgrading to a new growing space and how they outfitted the space according to their growing needs.   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...

In this episode, professional commercial photographer John Spaulding walks us through how post-processing professional photos works.  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...

In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Jenny Quiner of Dogpatch Urban Gardens talks about how to zero in on which expansion opportunities to push through with the business for maximum gains.   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   Instagr...

In this episode, farmer and educator Ray Tyler of Rose Creek Farms drills down the importance of tracking farm data year after year to continuously streamline farm operations.   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 othe...

In this episode, microgreen farmer Blake Cowling and Austin Collins talk about expanding their booming microgreens business by tacking on mushrooms to their product offering.   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...

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck talks about how they manage their tomatoes and cucumbers grown in their greenhouse using the Qlipr system.   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 M...

In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Keith Zimmerman of Plum Creek Farm talks about building a business on principles with profit as a result.   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...

In this episode, veteran microgreens grower Chris Thoreau and host Diego Footer talk about some considerations to think about to make the best seed purchase for your microgreens 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 Li...

In this episode, educator and farmer Rob Moores of Passion4Plants UK and rookie farmer Alec Smith of Crop Culture Farm talk about setting and commemorating milestones on the first, third, and fifth years of farming.   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...

In this episode, farmer Cassie Pierce of Peace of Prairie Farm shares her experience with adding flowers to her mixed vegetables farm 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 other podcasts on the Modern Grower...

In this episode, farmer Dustin LaBat of Specklebelly Farm talks about the potential economics of adding blackberries to a market garden 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 other podcasts on the Modern Grow...

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck and host Diego talk about how to create a financially sustainable business by watching your spending.   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...

In this episode, farmer Brian Sakurada of Shiwa Green Farm in Iwate, Japan shares a unique and interesting way to package and label their produce, especially their more exotic varieties.   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 Lis...

In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Farm talks about the importance of building connections and cultivating trust to build a solid customer base.   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...

In this episode, farmer and author Megan Neubauer of Pure Land Farm talks about the joy of having no seasonal crop planning on their you-pick farm and instead talks about their growing strategy for the you-pick season.   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 Gro...

In this episode, farmer Becky Hume of VRDNT Farm taps on her prior experience as a farm manager top come up with a cashflow strategy on her first year of farming.   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...

In this episode, farmer Liz Calvelage of Little Bean Farm shares the value of managing expectations of running a farm business, especially when life occasionally gets in the way.   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...