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In this episode, agronomist consultant Bill McKibben of Logan Labs talks a little bit about the services they offer to small 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 Netw...

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm in New Zealand shares his experience of transitioning from a 4-man farming operation to a solo 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 po...

In this episode, biochar scientist and citizen scientist advocate Francesco Tortorici defines what biochar is and what it can potentially do for 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:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Mo...

In this episode, University of South Carolina research associate professor Dr. Buz Kloot breaks down how to properly access and utilize the micro and macronutrients in the soil that would otherwise stay tied 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:  ...

In this episode, famer Dustin LaBat of Specklebelly Farm talks about why they charge a flat rate for all their vegetable varieties at their you-pick farm checkout.   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 o...

In this episode, full-time teacher and part-time farmer Michael Bell of Dallas Half Acre Farm talks about a manageable way to start a CSA: with just 3 to 4 crops.   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, mother-son duo Robin & Kellen Kanzius of Fred's Urban Farm talk about the logistics and nuances of running a self-serve farm stand.   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, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke gives us pointers on what to look for when purchasing compost.   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...

In this episode, Malibu Compost CEO Randy Ritchie breaks down the difference between good compost and bad compost.   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...

In this episode, Agronomy Professor at Iowa State University Dr. David Laird breaks down the processes that happen when you plant in 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...

In this episode, farmer Brittany Peters of Sun and SOil Farm shares the secrets to nailing down your succession planting.   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...

In this episode, Executive Director of Certified Naturally Grown Alice Varon talks about the history behind the conception of Certified Naturally Grown.   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...

In this episode, SCD Founder and CEO Dr. Matthew Wood talks about how your soil's native bacteria might not be the most efficient ones for your 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 other podcasts on the Modern...

In this episode, Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag Solutions sheds light on what the fungi Trichoderma does for 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 other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Carrot Ca...

In this episode, homesteader and content creator Tony Barlow or Barlow Roots Market shares how to start a farm the Barlow Way: slow, steady, but most importantly, debt-free.   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 chef Bruce Young of Blue Gate Farm talks about the viability and profitability of selling bread at 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...

In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Keith Zimmerman of Plum Creek Farm shares their strategies on how they get customers to stop by at their roadside farm stand.   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...

In this episode, former big ag scientist-turned-regenerative farmer Herb Young of Squeeze Citrus breaks down what it looks like to quantify nutrition on the food that we eat.   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 Emily Erickson-Mills of Moonrise Meadows talks about how she built her business on value-adding herbs to sell as premium 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 Mod...

In this episode, content creator and entrepreneur Diego Footer breaks down the pros and cons of the Paperpot Transplanter and Jang Seeder and whether or not they're essential to your 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   I...

In this episode, full-time nurse, part-time farmer Chett Clayton of Hillside Harvest Farm shares some reasons why you might want to consider growing garlic on your 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 podc...

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck shares how they terminate their cover crops and prep them for the coming 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 Grower:   Instagram   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Networ...

In this episode, Associate Professor of agricultural chemistry and plant biology at the University of Basilicata, Dr. Adriano Sofo talks about the difference between leaving soil bare versus applying a cover of organic litter on top.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Fo...

In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Garden shares her exprience of building a new farm on top of managing her existing 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 the Mo...

In this episode, farmer Jill Duncan of Loving Roots Urban Garden shares her exprience of building a new farm on top of managing her existing 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 the Mo...