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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

Discipline in Spending 06.01.2026

In this episode, homesteader and content creator Tony Barlow of Barlow Roots Market doubles down on the importance of being mindful and intentional when 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...

Higher Sales Per Customer Online 05.01.2026

In this episode, farmer Hermann Bruns of Wild Flight Farm shares how they get their customers to spend more when purchasing online.   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...

Don't Start a Business if You Have Debt 04.01.2026

In this episode, entrepreneur and content creator Diego Footer lists down all the reasons why you SHOULDN'T start a reason while you still have debts to pay.   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...

Organic is Different From Regenerative 03.01.2026

In this episode, pesticide scientist-turned-regenerative farmer Herb Young sheds light on the difference between organic growing and 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   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the...

Why Grow Medicinal Herbs 02.01.2026

In this episode, farmer Emily Erickson-Mills of Moonrise Meadows Farm shares the reasons why she chose to grow medicinal herbs and build a business around 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 other podcasts on t...

Unique Income Streams 01.01.2026

In this episode, part-time farmer and full-time nurse Chett Clayton of Hillside Harvest Farm shares their multiple income streams for their limited (but diversified!) 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 p...

Planning Out Crop Placement on the Farm 31.12.2025

In this episode, farmer Brittany Peters of Sun and Soil Farm joins Rookie Farmer Alec Smith to talk about how to strategize placing which crops where on the 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...

Err on Production vs Cover Cropping 30.12.2025

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm talks about whether to choose production or cover cropping when faced with an empty bed.   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...

A Positive or a Negative 29.12.2025

In this episode, soil scientist and adjunct professor Dr. Kurt Spokas talks about biochar and whether its overall effects are positive or negative.   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...

Reasonable Biochar Application Rate 28.12.2025

In this episode, biochar scientist and citizen scientist advocate Francesco Tortorici talks about a reasonable application rate for biochar that will yield 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 o...

Johnson-Su Bioreactor Compost 27.12.2025

In this episode, microbiologist and co-creator of the Johnson-Su bioreactor, Dr. David Johnson breaks down what the Johnson-Su Bioreactor is and the kind of compost it can produce.   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...

Pay Off vs. Investment 26.12.2025

In this episode, homesteader and content creator Tony Barlow talks about where to put profit: paying off debts or investing into the 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 P...

Big Changes Come from Small Ripples 25.12.2025

In this episode, farmer and consultant Jacki Hinchey of Blue Dog Farm talks about how someone else's passion can positively influence and inspire others in many ways.   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...

Posting Educational Content on Instagram 24.12.2025

In this episode, educator and content creator Kevin Espiritu talks about the caption logistics behind posting educational content on Instagram.   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...

Biology vs. Compacted Soil 23.12.2025

In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke discusses how living biology can help break up compacted 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 Gro...

Financial Viability: A Big Enough Customer Base 22.12.2025

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck and content creator Diego Footer discuss one tenet of a business' financial viability: 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 Modern...

What are Macroarthropods 21.12.2025

In this episode, soil microbiologist and founder of The Soil Food Web Dr. Elaine Ingham talks about macroarthropods and their role 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...

Fungi in Agriculture 20.12.2025

In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos sheds light on the role of fungi in 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   Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Carrot Cashflo...

Subpar Compost vs. No Compost At All 19.12.2025

In this episode, Malibu Compost CEO Randy Ritchie compares the benefits (or lack thereof) of applying subpar compost versus applying no compost at all.  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...

Some Essential Farm Tools 18.12.2025

In this episode, content creator Diego Footer shares some must-have tools for new (and not-so-new) 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 Podcast Network:   Carrot Cashflow  ...

Funding for Food Assistance 17.12.2025

In this episode, Abigail Darwin of Wholesome Wave Georgia talks about the reality behind food assistance and where to budget for it comes from.   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...

Increasing Our Soil's Carbon Stores 16.12.2025

In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University discusses different ways we can store carbon into 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 Modern Grower Podcast Network:   Car...

Common Clay Misconceptions 15.12.2025

In this episode, Agronomy Professor at Iowa State University Dr. David Laird debunks some misconceptions around clay 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:   Ca...

Cover Cropping vs. Tarping 14.12.2025

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm discusses the differences they observed when they cover cropped some beds and tarped others.  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...

Different Forms of Carbon 13.12.2025

In this episode, agricultural systems scientist Dr. Bruno Basso of CIBO Technologies sheds light on the different types of carbon and what we can do with 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 other podcasts on th...

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