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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

New Products for Market Farmers 18.03.2026

In this episode, entrepreneur and content creator Diego Footer shares his thought process for choosing which products to sell to market farmers.   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...

The Farm's Community 17.03.2026

In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Farm talks about the community that blooms around a farm.   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...

A Farmers Market Customer 16.03.2026

In this episode, Athens Farmers Market Market Director Brian Strickland walks us through how a casual farmers market goer becomes a regular.   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...

Valuing Humanely-Raised Animals 15.03.2026

In this episode, Sunnyside Egg Co. founder Patrick Samuels sheds light on what it means for farmers and customers to value how livestock is raised.   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 Gro...

Clay & Organic Matter Interactions 14.03.2026

In this episode, Agronomy Professor at Iowa State University Dr. David Laird sheds light on how organic matter interacts with clay 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 Modern Grower Podcas...

Biochar in Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change 13.03.2026

In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University talks about biochar's capacity to sequester carbon and how it can impact climate change.   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...

Weeds in the Succession of a Landscape 12.03.2026

In this episode, Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag Solutions discusses the role of weeds in an ecological 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 Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Carrot Cashflo...

Weeds in the Succession of a Landscape 12.03.2026

In this episode, Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag Solutions discusses the role of weeds in an ecological 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 Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Carrot Cashflo...

Carbon Sequestering Plants 11.03.2026

In this episode, agricultural systems scientist Dr. Bruno Basso of CIBO Technologies lists down some plants that can aid in carbon sequestration.   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...

Compaction & Soil Pore Space 10.03.2026

In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil Health sheds light on the impact of soil compaction on soil pore space.   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 Gro...

The Challenge of Pricing & Shiny New Object Syndrome 09.03.2026

In this episode, consultant and author Ellen Polishuk talks about the struggles of setting prices and resisting the urge to go after the next new thing when 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 Listen to oth...

Signage and Maximizing Store Displays 08.03.2026

In this episode, Bill Brinkerhoff of Argus Farmstop talks about the value of proper signage to entice potential customers while maximizing store displays.   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 Mod...

What it Means to Grow Regeneratively 07.03.2026

In this episode, pesticide scientist-turned-regenerative farmer Herb Young breaks down what growing regeneratively actually entails.   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...

Bridging the Gap Between Farmers and Property 06.03.2026

In this episode, Krisztian Varsa from the Conservation Fund shares how the Farms Fund program helps connect enterprising farmers to land ownership to conserve farmland.   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...

Rolling with the Punches 05.03.2026

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck and content creator Diego Footer talk about learning to adapt to unexpected events that might disrupt normal business 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...

Encouraging Trichodermal Growth 04.03.2026

In this episode, Cornell Professor Emeritus Gary Harman discusses how to promote fungal colonies in production 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 other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Carrot C...

Setting Up Farm Systems 03.03.2026

In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Farm talks about the value of and how to set up efficient farm systems.   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 Networ...

Choosing a Good Farmers Market 02.03.2026

In this episode, Market Director of Athens Farmers Market Brian Strickland shares some pointers on how to choose which farmers 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 Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Growe...

Why Pasture-Raised Eggs 01.03.2026

In this episode, Sunnyside Egg Co. founder Patrick Samuels shares the many reasons why a farmer would be interested in raising pasture-raised eggs.   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 Gro...

Start Up Costs and Startup Tools 28.02.2026

In this episode, farmer Jennifer Brand of Sonaterra Farms talks about the real costs to start a farm and the tools to get the operation running.   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...

Photographers and Their Specialities 27.02.2026

In this episode, professional commercial photographer John Spaulding talks about how different photographers have different specialties.   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...

Customer Relationships Funding Farm Implements 26.02.2026

In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Farm shares how her strong bond with her clientele helped fund the infrastructure on her farm.   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...

Selling at 4 Farmers Markets 25.02.2026

In this episode, full-time nurse and part-time farmer Chett Clayton talks about the work that goes into selling at 4 farmers 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 Ne...

The Reality of a Collaboration 24.02.2026

In this episode, farmer Emily Erickson-Mills shares her sobering experience of starting a collaborative CSA with other farmers in their 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 Grower Po...

From Traditional to Regenerative Agriculture 23.02.2026

In this episode, former big ag scientist-turned-regenerative farmer Herb Young of Squeeze Citrus shares his transition from working with traditional conventional agriculture to regenerative agriculture.   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...

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