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 Sep 28, 2020

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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.

Episode Date
Sending Text Message Reminders for Online Orders
Dec 14, 2024
The Community as a Core Customer Base
Dec 13, 2024
Stepping out of the CBD Commodity Market & Carving Out a Niche
Dec 12, 2024
Don't Overlook the Power of Email Marketing
Dec 11, 2024
Diversity and Consistency: Keys to Selling Well at the Farmer's Market
Dec 10, 2024
Inventory Management with Online Selling
Dec 09, 2024
Why Aren't There a Lot of Local Food Shops
Dec 08, 2024
The Farmer's Market as a Catch-All for the Online Store
Dec 07, 2024
Content to Pull in a Following
Dec 06, 2024
Capturing Products in Their Best Light
Dec 05, 2024
Fatal Farming Flaws & Rookie Mistakes
Dec 04, 2024
The Purpose of Your Website
Dec 03, 2024
Getting Product into a Local Chain
Dec 02, 2024
Aggregating: Keep Track of Your Numbers
Dec 01, 2024
A Relationship Built on Rock Solid Foundations
Nov 30, 2024
Breeding Plants for Targeted Traits
Nov 29, 2024
Be Cautious of Fake Loans
Nov 28, 2024
Keeping the Loyal Customers Sticky
Nov 27, 2024
The Organic Inspector's Checklist
Nov 26, 2024
Cold Compost vs. Hot Compost
Nov 25, 2024
Challenges in a Year 4 Farm
Nov 24, 2024
How Much to Grow Different Crops
Nov 23, 2024
Choosing Soil Depth for Growing Microgreens
Nov 22, 2024
Pricing Aggregated Product
Nov 21, 2024
Choosing Your Desired Land to Farm
Nov 20, 2024
Competing on a Higher End Category
Nov 19, 2024
To Grow or Not to Grow This Microgreen Variety
Nov 18, 2024
A Small Farm as a Long-Term Business
Nov 17, 2024
Tunnels for Winter Growing
Nov 16, 2024
When Farming is Just a Piece of the Puzzle
Nov 15, 2024
Managing an Unmanned On-Farm Farm Store
Nov 14, 2024
Cover Crops in High Tunnels
Nov 13, 2024
Starting Farming on the Side
Nov 12, 2024
Less Emails Higher Retention
Nov 11, 2024
Permaculture in Market Gardening
Nov 10, 2024
Taking Control of Retail
Nov 09, 2024
Winter Growing Over Summer Growing
Nov 08, 2024
Less Tools, Better Farm Efficiency
Nov 07, 2024
Why Use Shade Cloth
Nov 06, 2024
Packing Soil in Microgreen Trays
Nov 05, 2024
Clearing Beds Ergonomically
Nov 04, 2024
Minimum Viable Product
Nov 03, 2024
It's Easier to Go Bankrupt with Debt
Nov 02, 2024
40K Pounds of Product Successfully Grown in Challenging Land
Nov 01, 2024
Why Use Tunnels on Your Farm
Oct 31, 2024
Where Profit and Ideology Sit in a Business
Oct 30, 2024
Growing Microgreens in Coco Coir
Oct 29, 2024
An Overview of Integrated Pest Management
Oct 28, 2024
How Far Genetics Can Go
Oct 27, 2024
Making a Farm Setup More Efficient
Oct 26, 2024
Hiring to Grow the Business
Oct 25, 2024
Tarping with Silage Tarps
Oct 24, 2024
Balancing Microgreen Yield and Quality
Oct 23, 2024
Getting Better at Estimating Yield
Oct 22, 2024
Running a Subscription Veggie Box on Limited Land
Oct 21, 2024
Getting and Keeping Those First Customers
Oct 20, 2024
Tacking on Cut Flowers to Your Market Garden Repertoire
Oct 19, 2024
Advice for Grafting Tomatoes
Oct 18, 2024
Silage Tarp Cons
Oct 17, 2024
Better Microgreens with Better Airflow
Oct 16, 2024
Dealing with CSAs and Field Struggles
Oct 15, 2024
Organic Systems Studies by The Rodale Institute
Oct 14, 2024
How Viable is Growing Hemp in a Market Garden?
Oct 13, 2024
Profitable Bitter Greens
Oct 12, 2024
Pivoting Careers to Farm
Oct 11, 2024
Leaving the Roots in Beds
Oct 10, 2024
Adding Cut Flowers to Your Market Garden
Oct 09, 2024
The Complexity Behind Online Order Fulfillment
Oct 08, 2024
What to Look for When Sourcing Seeds
Oct 07, 2024
Dealing with the Monotony of Production
Oct 06, 2024
A Strategic Flexible CSA Subscription
Oct 05, 2024
Having Enough for a Rainy Day
Oct 04, 2024
Cons of a Deep Compost Mulch System
Oct 03, 2024
Success Beyond Success
Oct 02, 2024
Customer Feedback from Aggregated Products
Oct 01, 2024
Farmers Market Flower Display Tips
Sep 30, 2024
Community as a CSA Selling Point
Sep 29, 2024
Organically Growing the Business
Sep 28, 2024
Is Farming for You?
Sep 27, 2024
Compost for Deep Compost Mulch System
Sep 26, 2024
Compost for Deep Compost Mulch System
Sep 26, 2024
Plant Breeding vs. GMOs
Sep 25, 2024
Gaps in the Microgreens Conversation
Sep 24, 2024
The Economics Behind Farming on the Side
Sep 23, 2024
Growing Vegetables vs. Growing Medicinal Herbs
Sep 22, 2024
Water Constraints and Better Soil
Sep 21, 2024
Seed Business Land Requirements
Sep 20, 2024
Getting Started at Farmers Markets
Sep 19, 2024
More Forgiving Microgreens
Sep 18, 2024
Choosing Tomato Root Stock
Sep 17, 2024
Approaching Stores with Microgreens
Sep 16, 2024
Mentally Shutting Off From the Business
Sep 15, 2024
Evolving Farming Goals
Sep 14, 2024
Caring for Cannabis
Sep 13, 2024
Crop Planning Based on Sales Outlets
Sep 12, 2024
Does Compost Tea Make a Difference?
Sep 11, 2024
Funneling Customers to the Online Store
Sep 10, 2024
The Challenges of Bootstrapping
Sep 09, 2024
Lean on What Sells
Sep 08, 2024
Basement Microgreens Logistics
Sep 07, 2024
Off-Season on a Flower Farm
Sep 06, 2024
Encourage Questions to Distinguish Your Farm
Sep 05, 2024
Little Efforts Stack
Sep 04, 2024
Combined Income Sources and Market Streams
Sep 03, 2024
Logistical Challenges of Home Delivery
Sep 02, 2024
Growing Microgreens in Straight Peat Moss
Sep 01, 2024
Inventory Logistics of Aggregate Selling
Aug 31, 2024
Selling Cut Flowers to Florists vs. Designers
Aug 30, 2024
Considerations for Choosing Which Crops to Grow
Aug 29, 2024
Running a Medicinal Herbs Business
Aug 28, 2024
The Appeal of On-Farm Workshops
Aug 27, 2024
The Appeal of On-Farm Workshops
Aug 27, 2024
Samples Translating to Sales
Aug 26, 2024
Why Grow Wheatgrass Microgreens
Aug 25, 2024
Difficulties of a One-Person Business
Aug 24, 2024
Biointensive Growing for Market Gardens
Aug 23, 2024
Growing Foxgloves
Aug 22, 2024
Balancing Content Creation & Farming
Aug 21, 2024
Success in Adding Market Streams
Aug 20, 2024
Success in Adding Market Streams
Aug 20, 2024
Microgreens Market Research
Aug 19, 2024
Which Microgreens to Try First
Aug 18, 2024
Making Land Farmable
Aug 17, 2024
Affordable Land vs. Profitable Land
Aug 16, 2024
Pitching Buying Wholesale from Other Farms
Aug 15, 2024
When the Business is in a Good Place
Aug 14, 2024
Deep Compost Mulch System
Aug 13, 2024
Considering Hydroponics
Aug 12, 2024
Quantifying a Crop's Success
Aug 11, 2024
Transitioning from Garden to Market Garden
Aug 10, 2024
Growing Medicinal Herbs for Market
Aug 09, 2024
Aggregating Products in Shopify
Aug 08, 2024
Keeping the Business a Lifestyle Business
Aug 07, 2024
An Overview of Post-Harvest Processing
Aug 06, 2024
Tunnel Specs
Aug 05, 2024
Good Seeds, Bad Seeds, & Seed Suppliers
Aug 04, 2024
Dealing with Tomato Disease
Aug 03, 2024
Getting 100 Customers in One Week
Aug 02, 2024
Consulting a Lighting Expert
Aug 01, 2024
Disrupting the Farmers Market Scene with Cut Flowers
Jul 31, 2024
Hiring is Spending Money to Make Money
Jul 30, 2024
REKO Ring Cons
Jul 29, 2024
4 Principles of Creating Living Soil
Jul 28, 2024
Increasing Dollars Per Sale for Flowers
Jul 27, 2024
Why Some Farmers Refuse Online Farmers Markets
Jul 26, 2024
Cover Cropping on a Small Scale Farm
Jul 25, 2024
Pumpkin Pricing
Jul 24, 2024
Pathogen Susceptibility of Seeds
Jul 23, 2024
Raising Product Prices
Jul 22, 2024
Grafting Tomatoes Based on Your Needs
Jul 21, 2024
Wood Chips in Walkways
Jul 20, 2024
Evaluating the Profitability of a Microgreen Variety
Jul 19, 2024
Designing Market Bouquets vs. Wedding Bouquets
Jul 18, 2024
An Upper Limit to Genetics
Jul 17, 2024
Learnings From the Livestock Farm
Jul 16, 2024
Compensation for Running an Online Farmers Market
Jul 15, 2024
Tomato Density and Disease Pressure
Jul 14, 2024
Restaurant Logistics & Considerations
Jul 13, 2024
What a Bed of Summer Greens Can Look Like
Jul 12, 2024
Selling Bouquets at Farmers Markets
Jul 11, 2024
How Nutrient Dense are They Really
Jul 10, 2024
Adding Varieties to Your Microgreens Repertoire
Jul 09, 2024
Some Basic REKO Ring Guidelines
Jul 08, 2024
The Numbers Behind Mushrooms
Jul 07, 2024
The 5S of the Lean System: Sorting
Jul 06, 2024
Choosing Which Varieties to Grow
Jul 05, 2024
A Veg Grower Dabbling in Flowers
Jul 04, 2024
Moving from Farmigo to Shopify
Jul 03, 2024
Pumpkin Farm Stand Sales
Jul 02, 2024
Err Towards Caution & Production
Jul 01, 2024
What Having a Business Lifestyle Means
Jun 30, 2024
Beta Testing Before Implementing Changes
Jun 29, 2024
The Carts and Horses of Tomato Nutrition
Jun 28, 2024
Seasonality in Crop Planning
Jun 27, 2024
Don't Burn Your Bridges
Jun 26, 2024
Aggregating From Other Farmers
Jun 25, 2024
Meeting Your Employee's Career Expectations
Jun 24, 2024
When Seeds are Taken Seriously
Jun 23, 2024
The Difference Between Growing Veg and Growing Flowers
Jun 22, 2024
Growing Tips for Summer Greens
Jun 21, 2024
Setting up an Online Farmers Market in 72 Hours
Jun 20, 2024
Woodchips in Walkways
Jun 19, 2024
Microgreens Packaging and Ecological Impact
Jun 18, 2024
Keeping Employees in the Off Season
Jun 17, 2024
Freeing Up More Bandwidth
Jun 16, 2024
Utilizing Leftover Fertility
Jun 15, 2024
Organic Certification for Non-Agricultural Land
Jun 14, 2024
Hybrids Can Taste Better Than Heirlooms!
Jun 13, 2024
Getting Creative with the Aggregator Model
Jun 12, 2024
Deep Compost Mulch System (with Chickens!)
Jun 11, 2024
Pushing the Borders of Your Brand
Jun 10, 2024
Off-Farm Farm Stand Visibility & Visibility
Jun 09, 2024
Progress as You Deem Progress
Jun 08, 2024
Microgreens and Sustainable Agriculture
Jun 07, 2024
Start and Stick with What Works
Jun 06, 2024
If a Farmers Market is a Good Fit
Jun 05, 2024
Strategizing Crop Variety
Jun 04, 2024
Considerations for Selling to Restaurants
Jun 03, 2024
Keeping Track of Restaurant Payments
Jun 02, 2024
Moving a Farmers Market Online
Jun 01, 2024
The Minimum Requirements to Start a Flower Farm
May 31, 2024
Starting with Selling Number 2 Produce
May 30, 2024
Working Efficiently with an Employee
May 29, 2024
Tackling Growing Greens in Summer
May 28, 2024
Living Wage++
May 27, 2024
A Farm is a Business
May 26, 2024
Quitting Vs. Moving On
May 25, 2024
Growing Celosia
May 24, 2024
Switching From CSAs to Farmers Markets
May 23, 2024
The Local Farmer's Edge Over Big Companies
May 22, 2024
Applying Lean Principles
May 21, 2024
Using Shade Cloth on Summer Greens
May 20, 2024
Pricing Your Product
May 19, 2024
Cognitive Dissonance of Running a Business
May 18, 2024
An Ergonomic Way to Clear Out Beds
May 17, 2024
Native Predatory Insects Taking Action
May 16, 2024
Maintaining the Quality of Summer Greens
May 15, 2024
How Scalable is Going No-Till?
May 14, 2024
Local Line Packaging and Delivery Logistics
May 13, 2024
Adding Egg Production to the Market Garden
May 12, 2024
What You Need to Sell to Local Florists
May 11, 2024
When the Farm Can't Be the Full-Time Thing
May 10, 2024
Irrigating in High Tunnels
May 09, 2024
When to Start Systematizing
May 08, 2024
Denser Planting for Better Quality Summer Greens
May 07, 2024
Business Fragility: Key Person Risk
May 06, 2024
Direct Marketing is Key to Small Farm Success
May 05, 2024
Growing Sunflower Shoots in Field Beds
May 04, 2024
Precisely Identify Value
May 03, 2024
Hoping for Favorable Mutations
May 02, 2024
Brainstorming to Get 100 Customers in One Week
May 01, 2024
Wages & Incentives
Apr 30, 2024
Tractors on an Organic Farm
Apr 29, 2024
Pros and Cons of a CSA Model
Apr 28, 2024
Interplanting is Not for Everyone
Apr 27, 2024
Selling Cut Flowers to Wholesalers
Apr 26, 2024
Pacing the Work Just Right
Apr 25, 2024
The Challenge of Growing Summer Greens in Tennessee
Apr 24, 2024
Considerations Behind Adding a Delivery Day
Apr 23, 2024
Where to Start with No-Till
Apr 22, 2024
Experimenting on 100-Foot Paper Chains
Apr 21, 2024
Your Seed Supplier and You
Apr 20, 2024
To Leave or Not to Leave Paperpot Chains
Apr 19, 2024
Native & Imported Beneficial Insects
Apr 18, 2024
Arriving at the Best Price for Microgreens
Apr 17, 2024
Old School Networking Selling to Chefs
Apr 16, 2024
Balancing a Strict Schedule with Unpredictability
Apr 14, 2024
Stand Up
Apr 13, 2024
Dealing with Bermuda Grass
Apr 12, 2024
Local Line Setup and Integration
Apr 11, 2024
A Small Flower Grower's Place in the Local Scene
Apr 10, 2024
Premium Limited Product
Apr 09, 2024
Replacing a Market with Online Sales
Apr 08, 2024
Gamechanging Tools for the Small Farm
Apr 07, 2024
Bootstrapping Your Farm
Apr 06, 2024
What to Look for When Hiring
Apr 05, 2024
Get Creative and Become Anti-Fragile
Apr 04, 2024
The Risks in Growing Microgreens in Compost
Apr 03, 2024
New Crops & Focus Crops
Apr 02, 2024
Creating SOPs and Checklists
Mar 31, 2024
Breeding Plants for Multiple Disease Resistance
Mar 30, 2024
Respecting Your Workplace Dynamics
Mar 29, 2024
Life Adapts to the Business
Mar 28, 2024
Adding a Design Business to Your Flower Farm
Mar 27, 2024
Choosing Tomato Rootstock
Mar 26, 2024
More Variety, Higher Average Order
Mar 25, 2024
What to Look for When Sourcing Seeds
Mar 24, 2024
Maximizing Farmers Market Booth Space
Mar 23, 2024
80-Hour Living Wage
Mar 22, 2024
Why Open Up Shop with Local Line
Mar 21, 2024
Working from the Customer Back to the Farm
Mar 20, 2024
Farming as a Secondary Business
Mar 19, 2024
Setting Up a Shopify Farm Store
Mar 17, 2024
Aggregating to Boost Sales
Mar 16, 2024
Getting Traction on Instagram
Mar 15, 2024
When to Sow Which Microgreens
Mar 14, 2024
Why Add Compost
Mar 13, 2024
Weighing the Positives More
Mar 12, 2024
12-Year Rotation System
Mar 11, 2024
An Overview of the US Flower Market
Mar 10, 2024
Field Struggles & The CSA
Mar 09, 2024
Checking Out & Focusing on the Moment
Mar 08, 2024
Taking the Time to Do Things Right
Mar 07, 2024
Selling Other Farmers' Number 1 & Number 2 Produce
Mar 06, 2024
Turning Down an Opportunity
Mar 05, 2024
No-Till, Healthier Soil?
Mar 03, 2024
Seed Qualities to Look For
Mar 02, 2024
Compost Will Pay Off
Mar 01, 2024
Are Heating Costs Worth It?
Feb 29, 2024
Growing Cosmos
Feb 28, 2024
Choosing an Organic Certifier
Feb 27, 2024
The Basics of Conventional Plant Breeding
Feb 26, 2024
Lean on What Sells
Feb 25, 2024
What Holds People Back from Farming
Feb 24, 2024
Increasing Farm Efficiency with Mechanizing
Feb 23, 2024
The Transferable Skills that Come with Experience
Feb 22, 2024
Type 1 & Type 2 Waste
Feb 21, 2024
Sourcing Product for Aggregation
Feb 20, 2024
Compatibility of Sprays & Beneficial Insects
Feb 18, 2024
A Life Beside Microgreens
Feb 17, 2024
High Tunnel Pay Back Period
Feb 16, 2024
A Checklist for the Organic Inspector
Feb 15, 2024
Bring in the Pros
Feb 14, 2024
Scaling Enough to Reach Life Goals
Feb 13, 2024
Business Fragility: Where Do You Sell?
Feb 12, 2024
Market Bouquets as Clean Up Hitters
Feb 11, 2024
Managing CSAs in Local Line
Feb 10, 2024
Trading Time for Experience
Feb 09, 2024
Find the 5% to Cut
Feb 08, 2024
Focusing on Income-Generating Work
Feb 07, 2024
Keeping Seeds Pathogen-Free
Feb 06, 2024
Running Ads for the Online Farm Store
Feb 04, 2024
Why Are F1 Varieties Unstable?
Feb 03, 2024
No-Till & Reduced Weed Pressure
Feb 02, 2024
The Pros and Cons of Buying Someone's Business
Feb 01, 2024
Recognizing Happiness (And Other Things)
Jan 31, 2024
Why Grow Rudbeckia
Jan 30, 2024
Predatory Insects' Lifespans
Jan 29, 2024
Integrated Plant Protection
Jan 28, 2024
Finding Non-Certified Organic Implements in a Certified Organic Farm
Jan 27, 2024
Mushrooms as a Market Garden Add-On
Jan 26, 2024
How Big to Go
Jan 25, 2024
Transitioning from Farm Time to Family Time
Jan 24, 2024
Hustle Now, Better Quality of Life Later
Jan 23, 2024
Technique vs. Principle
Jan 21, 2024
Selling Live Microgreens in Clamshells
Jan 20, 2024
Organic Farming as Food Insurance
Jan 19, 2024
High Tunnel Features for the South East
Jan 18, 2024
Encouraging Feedback
Jan 17, 2024
The Intention of Flexibility
Jan 16, 2024
Selling Flower CSAs to Restaurants and Businesses
Jan 15, 2024
Why Consider No-Till
Jan 14, 2024
Tweaks to Improve Germination Rates
Jan 13, 2024
Shoring Up Farm Income
Jan 12, 2024
Pay Attention to Your Farm's Feedback
Jan 11, 2024
Competitive Edge with Timing Your Flowers
Jan 10, 2024
Different Ways of Living
Jan 09, 2024
Cutting Off Overburden
Jan 07, 2024
Between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be
Jan 06, 2024
Where to Sell Your Hemp
Jan 05, 2024
Breeding Resistance into Plants
Jan 04, 2024
Doing Something for the Sake of Doing
Jan 03, 2024
Making Things Work with Fallbacks
Jan 02, 2024
Letting Go to Grow the Business
Jan 01, 2024
Growing Into Your Own as a Farmer
Dec 31, 2023
Timing Your Cool Season Flower Planting
Dec 30, 2023
Choosing Which Microgreen Varieties to Grow
Dec 29, 2023
Different Predatory Insects for Different Environments
Dec 28, 2023
You Don't Have to Spend a Lot of Time on Your Farm
Dec 27, 2023
Profitable Winter Crops
Dec 26, 2023
Burn Out & Time for Yourself
Dec 24, 2023
Balancing Farming and Family
Dec 23, 2023
Some Hiring Worries
Dec 22, 2023
Simplifying with a 6" Paperpot System
Dec 21, 2023
Opening Finance Conversations
Dec 20, 2023
Winter Microgreens
Dec 19, 2023
How Far Can Genetics Go
Dec 18, 2023
Special Needs and Checklists
Dec 16, 2023
Different Problems in a Year Four Farm
Dec 15, 2023
Being a Good Parent is Hard
Dec 14, 2023
Cover Cropping & Keeping Biomass
Dec 13, 2023
Waste Tasks vs. Value-Adding Tasks
Dec 12, 2023
Can a Small Scale Farm be a Long Term Business?
Dec 10, 2023
Should You Get an Organic Certification?
Dec 09, 2023
Hemp's Place in a Small Market Farm
Dec 08, 2023
Gaps in the Microgreens Conversation
Dec 07, 2023
Covercropping Under High Tunnels
Dec 06, 2023
Fulfillment in Empowering Others
Dec 05, 2023
Screening Employees & Granting Ownership
Dec 04, 2023
The Challenges of Farming on New Land
Dec 03, 2023
Business Fragility: Nuanced Diversification
Dec 02, 2023
Some Limitations with Square
Dec 01, 2023
Investing In Large Equipment
Nov 30, 2023
How Beneficial Insects Do Their Work
Nov 29, 2023
Tips for a More Efficient Post-Harvest Process
Nov 28, 2023
Burn Out and Asking for Help
Nov 26, 2023
A Job That Fits into Farming
Nov 25, 2023
Managing Fair Share Farm's Business
Nov 24, 2023
Defining Living Wage
Nov 23, 2023
More Forgiving Microgreens
Nov 22, 2023
Cold Season Flower Calendula
Nov 21, 2023
First Direct to Consumer Customers
Nov 20, 2023
Write Yourself a Check
Nov 19, 2023
We Need More Farmers
Nov 18, 2023
Plant Breeding & GMO Crops
Nov 17, 2023
Organic Inspections at Farmer's Markets
Nov 17, 2023
The Time Commitment for Microgreens
Nov 16, 2023
Choosing Which Ag Route to Go
Nov 15, 2023
Beware the Internal and External Haters
Nov 14, 2023
Standardizing to 6-Inch Paper Chains
Nov 12, 2023
Using Shopify to Create an Online Store
Nov 11, 2023
Adding Spices to Your Product Offering
Nov 10, 2023
Kaizen: Continuous Improvement
Nov 09, 2023
Changing Course When Things Get Too Much
Nov 08, 2023
Moving Onto the Next Chapter
Nov 07, 2023
Knockdown for Manageable Pest Levels
Nov 06, 2023
What You Want From the Business
Nov 05, 2023
Advice on Winter Growing
Nov 04, 2023
On-Farm Composting & Organic Certifications
Nov 03, 2023
Having Little Kids on the Farm
Nov 02, 2023
The Challenges of Growing a Microgreens Operation
Nov 01, 2023
Allocating Time for Best Efficiency
Oct 31, 2023
Shade Cloth: A Worthy Investment
Oct 29, 2023
Hiring Out to Free Up Bandwidth
Oct 28, 2023
Sunflower: The Quintessential Farm Flower
Oct 27, 2023
Tighter Spacing, Higher Yield with Tomatoes
Oct 26, 2023
Leveraging Photos for Higher Sales
Oct 25, 2023
The Cost of Organic Certification
Oct 24, 2023
Growing Hemp on a Small Farm
Oct 23, 2023
Managing Mushrooms
Oct 22, 2023
Used Equipment for Wash & Pack
Oct 21, 2023
The Why of Starting a Business
Oct 20, 2023
Getting More Young People Interested in Farming
Oct 19, 2023
De-Prioritize Ultimate Productivity
Oct 18, 2023
Profitability of a Permaculture Farm
Oct 17, 2023
Growing Gomphrena and Marigolds
Oct 15, 2023
Logistical Challenges of Home Delivery
Oct 14, 2023
Built on Solid Foundations
Oct 13, 2023
Managing Pests at Their Most Active
Oct 12, 2023
Plant Breeding vs. GMOs
Oct 11, 2023
Improved Soil Health After Mindful Tilling
Oct 10, 2023
Social Impact from Day One
Oct 09, 2023
Passing and Failing Organic Inspection
Oct 08, 2023
Farmer's Market Signage
Oct 07, 2023
Farms as Amenities in a Development
Oct 06, 2023
Adjusting Crop Planning
Oct 05, 2023
Selling Online Vs. Selling at the Farmer's Market
Oct 04, 2023
Crops That Lead Into Microgreens
Oct 03, 2023
The Logistics of Growing Pumpkins
Oct 01, 2023
A Busy Farm Stand
Sep 30, 2023
Different Microgreens Markets
Sep 29, 2023
Starting Out Differently
Sep 28, 2023
Grafted Tomatoes are Hands Down Superior
Sep 27, 2023
Competing on Convenience
Sep 26, 2023
Growing Snapdragons and Sweet Peas
Sep 25, 2023
Modifying Bed Lengths for the Paperpot System
Sep 24, 2023
Business Fragility: How are You Advertising to Whom
Sep 23, 2023
Winter in the First Year of Farming
Sep 22, 2023
Transitioning to Organic
Sep 21, 2023
Insect Pressure in a High Tunnel
Sep 20, 2023
Hiring for the Highest Return of Effort
Sep 19, 2023
Staying the Same vs. Pulling the Trigger
Sep 17, 2023
Mechanizing & Standardizing Row Spaces
Sep 16, 2023
Issues with a Fiefdom Model
Sep 15, 2023
Selling Mushrooms to Chefs
Sep 14, 2023
Predator Insect vs. Parasites
Sep 13, 2023
Taking Time Off When Productivity Starts to Fall
Sep 12, 2023
Shopify's Improvements in Functionality
Sep 11, 2023
Forward Thinking with Lists
Sep 10, 2023
Online Vegetable Sales: Square vs. Squarespace
Sep 09, 2023
Farmer's Market Both Layout
Sep 08, 2023
Balancing Hiring & Scaling the Business
Sep 07, 2023
Marketing & Messaging Around Microgreens
Sep 06, 2023
Grower vs. Business Owner
Sep 05, 2023
Tractor-Scale & Hand-Scale Crops
Sep 03, 2023
Becoming an Organic Inspector
Sep 02, 2023
Overwintering Cool Season Flowers
Sep 01, 2023
Approaching Food Safety & HACCP
Aug 31, 2023
Taking Ownership of Different Roles
Aug 30, 2023
Making a Living Farming
Aug 29, 2023
The Key to Farming as a Couple
Aug 28, 2023
Finance Learnings in Farming
Aug 27, 2023
Profitable Bitter Greens
Aug 26, 2023
Farms Fill Voids
Aug 25, 2023
Food Safety Wash-Pack Tips
Aug 24, 2023
The Best Place to Reevaluate
Aug 23, 2023
What Using Beneficial Insects Looks Like
Aug 22, 2023
The Advantages of Being a Female Farmer
Aug 20, 2023
10% of the Job Market
Aug 19, 2023
Self-Check & Self- Awareness
Aug 18, 2023
Bootstrapping and Its Challenges
Aug 17, 2023
Net Positives of Cover Cropping
Aug 16, 2023
An Online Store's Early Customer Base
Aug 15, 2023
Rodale Institute's Organic Systems Trials
Aug 14, 2023
Using Traffic Data to Choose a Farm Stand Site
Aug 13, 2023
Plant Disease Resistance & Soil
Aug 12, 2023
The Value of Research
Aug 11, 2023
The Future of Local Food From Local Farms
Aug 10, 2023
Pivoting Crop Choices From Chefs to Direct Consumers
Aug 09, 2023
Long DTM, Long Productive Season
Aug 08, 2023
Standing Out as a First Year Farmer
Aug 06, 2023
The Benefits of Wider Row Spacing
Aug 05, 2023
With Money Comes Choices
Aug 04, 2023
The Pros and Cons of Moving Farms
Aug 03, 2023
Scaling for Price
Aug 02, 2023
Never Get Complacent
Aug 01, 2023
Engaging New Customers
Jul 31, 2023
The Benefits of Using Shade Cloth
Jul 30, 2023
More is Caught Than Taught
Jul 29, 2023
Growing Scabiosa & Bupleurum
Jul 28, 2023
Improving a Farm Setup
Jul 27, 2023
A Market for Predatory Insects
Jul 26, 2023
The Trajectory of Growth
Jul 25, 2023
Leveraging Social Media to Grow the Business
Jul 23, 2023
Boost the CSA with Other Local Products
Jul 22, 2023
Breaking Down Feedback
Jul 21, 2023
Keeping Diseases Off Tomatoes
Jul 20, 2023
If You're Not Where You Want to Be Yet
Jul 19, 2023
Growing Profitable & Non-Profitable Crops
Jul 18, 2023
Standardize & Simplify
Jul 17, 2023
Compartmentalizing Hobbies to Make the Business Work
Jul 16, 2023
The Nuances of Growing Dahlia
Jul 15, 2023
Different Mushroom Varieties & Packaging them for Market
Jul 14, 2023
Squarespace Online Farm Store
Jul 13, 2023
Coping with First Year Farming Challenges
Jul 12, 2023
A 60-Day Trial Period
Jul 11, 2023
What Making a Living Means
Jul 09, 2023
Plant Breeding Then vs. Plant Breeding Now
Jul 08, 2023
Securing an Off-Farm Farm Stand Location
Jul 07, 2023
Realistic Expectations with Beneficial Insects
Jul 06, 2023
Grow Hemp From Clones, Not Seeds
Jul 05, 2023
Zero Percent Day Means Decay
Jul 04, 2023
The Days are Long, The Years are Short
Jul 03, 2023
Planning for Consistent Harvest Days
Jul 02, 2023
Lisianthus and the Nuances of Color
Jul 01, 2023
Higher Profits on Less Land
Jun 30, 2023
Good Compost vs. Bad Compost
Jun 29, 2023
Online Store Considerations
Jun 28, 2023
Does Compost Tea Make a Difference
Jun 27, 2023
Rejecting Candidates
Jun 25, 2023
Collaborating with Chefs
Jun 24, 2023
Keeping the Farm Separate
Jun 23, 2023
Tomato Grafting Advice
Jun 22, 2023
Managing a No-Till Market Garden
Jun 21, 2023
CSA Digital Logistics
Jun 20, 2023
Gauging What Works Week to Week
Jun 19, 2023
Screening and Selecting Plants for Various Traits
Jun 18, 2023
From a Full-Time Job to a Mushroom Business
Jun 17, 2023
Is Farming For You?
Jun 16, 2023
Self-Serve Farm Stand Security
Jun 15, 2023
The Challenges of Growth
Jun 14, 2023
Self-Doubt is Forever
Jun 13, 2023
Daucus & How to Use Them
Jun 11, 2023
Pricing Aggregated Products
Jun 10, 2023
Decision-Making in a Partnership
Jun 09, 2023
Is CSA the Right Choice for a Small Farm?
Jun 08, 2023
Goals & Growing the Business Organically
Jun 07, 2023
Growing an Online Store
Jun 06, 2023
The After-Effects of Adding Complexity
Jun 05, 2023
Life-Saving Spreadsheet
Jun 04, 2023
Creating & Fostering Connections
Jun 03, 2023
Adapting the Business to Changing Customer Patterns
Jun 02, 2023
Microgreen Education Strategies
Jun 01, 2023
Breeding Plants for Certain Traits
May 31, 2023
Improving Farm Efficiency with Less Tools
May 30, 2023
Protected Cultures of Cool Season Flowers
May 28, 2023
Freeing Up More Time
May 27, 2023
Hiring for a Monotonous Job
May 26, 2023
Microgreens and Edible Flowers
May 25, 2023
Responsibility and Task Turnover
May 24, 2023
You Have to Love Content Creation
May 23, 2023
Raw Hard Work is Key to Success
May 22, 2023
Caring for Cannabis
May 21, 2023
Relationship and Business Side by Side
May 20, 2023
Honor the Frustration
May 19, 2023
Creating New Value Added Products
May 18, 2023
Financial Success at What Cost
May 17, 2023
Addressing Water Constraints with Better Soil
May 16, 2023
Test First Before Adding Compost
May 14, 2023
Pumpkins as a Market Garden Add-On
May 13, 2023
Shopify Vs. Woo Commerce
May 12, 2023
Make Things Easier by Digitizing
May 11, 2023
Clean Microgreens Equals Long Shelf Life
May 10, 2023
The Initial Market
May 09, 2023
Growing Flowers for Market for the First Time
May 08, 2023
CSA Crop Planning For New Growers
May 07, 2023
Better Stop Early Thank Hang On Too Late
May 06, 2023
Growing Vegetables & Growing Mushrooms
May 05, 2023
New Farm Big Changes
May 04, 2023
Integrated Pest Management
May 03, 2023
Starting a Business & Long-Term Life Plans
May 02, 2023
Permaculture Theory vs. Practice
Apr 30, 2023
Storing Cannabis and Timing for Pricing
Apr 29, 2023
Realistic Job Expectations
Apr 28, 2023
Advertising Weddings and Workshops
Apr 27, 2023
Extending Your Season with Microgreens
Apr 26, 2023
Handling Burnout When it Catches Up
Apr 25, 2023
Living Off Our Younger Selves' Decisions
Apr 24, 2023
Feverfew and Flower Planning Percentages
Apr 23, 2023
Cold Compost vs. Hot Compost
Apr 22, 2023
Farming in the 90s and Farming Today
Apr 21, 2023
Leverage and Filling Space
Apr 20, 2023
Business Management is a Full-Time Job
Apr 19, 2023
On Harvesting Microgreens
Apr 18, 2023
Blending Life, Work, and Business Seamlessly
Apr 16, 2023
Choosing Chefs with Bigger Orders
Apr 15, 2023
Considerations for a Microgreens CSA
Apr 14, 2023
Branding Services for Farms
Apr 13, 2023
Simplifying Production to Lessen Labor
Apr 12, 2023
The Changes Two Years into Farming
Apr 11, 2023
Asking Holistic Questions
Apr 10, 2023
Types of Hemp and Which One to Grow
Apr 09, 2023
The Turning Point that Changes Everything
Apr 08, 2023
Time Efficiency with Packing
Apr 07, 2023
More Yields with Interplanting
Apr 06, 2023
Various Textures and Colors with Zinnia
Apr 05, 2023
Microgreens Liability Insurance
Apr 04, 2023
Results from Biochar
Apr 02, 2023
Why Live, Vegan Microgreen Trays
Apr 01, 2023
Tapping Your Existing Network to Sell Your CSA
Mar 31, 2023
Getting Feedback and Making Changes to Your CSA
Mar 30, 2023
Planning Flower Choices for the Season
Mar 29, 2023
Why Consider Cover Cropping
Mar 28, 2023
From 32 to 52: Looking at Farming Long Term
Mar 27, 2023
Growing Greens, Cilantro, Etc.
Mar 26, 2023
Growing Basil and Grasses for Flower Production
Mar 25, 2023
Finding the Right Soil Mix
Mar 24, 2023
Rejecting Candidates
Mar 23, 2023
Samples Translating to Sales
Mar 22, 2023
Listen to Instinct
Mar 21, 2023
Growing Better Sunflower Shoots
Mar 19, 2023
A Farm's Initial Funding
Mar 18, 2023
The Drive to Create Content
Mar 17, 2023
Processing and Lab Testing Hemp
Mar 16, 2023
Why Choose to Keep Pushing
Mar 15, 2023
Little Efforts Stack
Mar 14, 2023
Building Trust Between Employee and Manager
Mar 13, 2023
Why Abide by Sanitary Guidelines
Mar 12, 2023
How Much Should a Farmer Make in a Year
Mar 11, 2023
Incorporating Biochar in a Low-Till Farm
Mar 10, 2023
Running a Medicinal Herbs Business
Mar 09, 2023
Cut Flowers Shelf Life
Mar 08, 2023
Live Uncut Tray Logistics
Mar 07, 2023
A Flower CSA Add-On
Mar 05, 2023
Why Add Lettuce to Microgreens
Mar 04, 2023
Tips for Growing Tomatoes
Mar 03, 2023
Mentally Shutting Off From the Business
Mar 02, 2023
Approaching the Concept of Living Wage
Mar 01, 2023
Keeping Consistent Products
Feb 28, 2023
Navigating the Employer-Employee Relationship
Feb 27, 2023
Success Within Your Context
Feb 26, 2023
Co-Op Considerations
Feb 25, 2023
Heat-Resistant Cultivars
Feb 24, 2023
Where Microgreen Growers Tend to Mess Up
Feb 23, 2023
What Permaculture Can Offer Market Gardening
Feb 22, 2023
Where to Find Talent for Your Business
Feb 21, 2023
Expectations vs. Reality of Growing Flowers
Feb 19, 2023
Keeping Your Marketing in Mind
Feb 18, 2023
Needing Money from the Homestead
Feb 17, 2023
Hemp Legality
Feb 16, 2023
Sometimes Good Enough is Enough
Feb 15, 2023
Communication to Sell Weddings
Feb 14, 2023
Packaging Microgreens
Feb 13, 2023
New Chef Clients for Live Trays
Feb 12, 2023
Tilling While Preserving Soil Health
Feb 11, 2023
The Mental Component of Farming
Feb 10, 2023
Why and How to Test Your Soil
Feb 09, 2023
Tips for Displaying Flowers at the Market
Feb 08, 2023
Medicinal Herb CSA
Feb 07, 2023
What You Need to Do vs. What You Can Afford to Do
Feb 05, 2023
80-20 on a Solid Microgreens Customer Base
Feb 04, 2023
Incentives, Recognition, and Gratitude
Feb 03, 2023
Buying to Sell
Feb 02, 2023
Compressing Soil in Microgreen Trays
Feb 01, 2023
When One Plus One is Three
Jan 31, 2023
The Learning Curve of 30 Microgreen Crops
Jan 30, 2023
Balancing Farming and Quality of Life
Jan 29, 2023
Finding Satisfaction in Doing the Books
Jan 28, 2023
The Nuances of Cannabis Profitability
Jan 27, 2023
Trading One Stress for Another
Jan 26, 2023
From Vegetables to Flowers
Jan 25, 2023
Disease-Free Soil with Solarizing
Jan 24, 2023
Top Watering vs. Bottom Watering Microgreens
Jan 22, 2023
Getting to the Heart of Someone's Motivation
Jan 21, 2023
Varied Flexibility with Flower Market Streams
Jan 20, 2023
Predicting Budget Needs
Jan 19, 2023
Medicinal Herb Offerings
Jan 18, 2023
Arriving at a CSA Model
Jan 17, 2023
Enjoying Both On and Off-Farm Jobs
Jan 16, 2023
The Cost of Acquisition
Jan 15, 2023
The Produce Itself
Jan 14, 2023
Mind the Burn Out
Jan 13, 2023
A Small Farm Selling to Whole Foods
Jan 12, 2023
Having Enough for a Rainy Day
Jan 10, 2023
Bringing Live Microgreens to the Market
Jan 08, 2023
Considerations for Expansion
Jan 07, 2023
Nutrient Brews for Microgreens
Jan 06, 2023
Control the Controllable
Jan 05, 2023
Establishing a Foothold
Jan 04, 2023
Considerations for Growing and Selling Cut Flowers
Jan 03, 2023
Don't Let Your Ego Get in the Way
Jan 02, 2023
Finding Someone Who Fits and Sticks
Jan 01, 2023
Growing Hemp on a Small Farm
Dec 30, 2022
Progress and Diversifying
Dec 29, 2022
The Appeal of On-Farm Workshops
Dec 28, 2022
Tractors on an Organic Farm
Dec 27, 2022
Getting the Difficult Conversations Going
Dec 25, 2022
Enforcing Self-Care in a Busy Life
Dec 24, 2022
Testing for the Right Skills
Dec 23, 2022
Long DTM, Long Productive Season
Dec 22, 2022
Establishing Medicinal Herbs
Dec 21, 2022
Running a Farm Business with Your Partner
Dec 20, 2022
A Stuntman Venturing Into a New Enterprise
Dec 19, 2022
Selling the Results and End Goals
Dec 18, 2022
Grow or Sell and Why
Dec 17, 2022
Assessing and Expanding the Business
Dec 16, 2022
The Hardest Part About Balancing Life and Business
Dec 15, 2022
Selling CSAs in Miami
Dec 14, 2022
Basement Microgreens Logistics
Dec 13, 2022
High Risk, Sanitation, and Liability
Dec 11, 2022
Partitioning Business Responsibilities
Dec 11, 2022
Selling Live Trays at Farmer's Markets
Dec 10, 2022
Becoming More Efficient as You Farm More
Dec 09, 2022
Managing Life, Sales, and Expenses
Dec 08, 2022
Timing Your Cool Season Flower Planting
Dec 07, 2022
The Value in Planning
Dec 06, 2022
If You Don't Have Enough Capital
Dec 05, 2022
Does Hemp Have a Place in a Small Market Farm
Dec 04, 2022
Childcare While Running a Farm
Dec 03, 2022
Profitable Bitter Greens
Dec 02, 2022
Respecting Your Workplace Dynamics
Dec 01, 2022
Watering Coco Coir Microgreen Trays
Nov 30, 2022
Where the Free Time Goes
Nov 29, 2022
Online CSA Model
Nov 27, 2022
Running a Farm as a Couple
Nov 26, 2022
Time Into the Business & Time Out of the Business
Nov 25, 2022
Maximum Medicine Herb Potency
Nov 24, 2022
Moving Away From a Dialed-In Setup
Nov 23, 2022
Encourage Questions and Distinguish Your Farm
Nov 23, 2022
Firm Motivations
Nov 21, 2022
Stand Out With Service
Nov 20, 2022
Product Specifics
Nov 19, 2022
The Value of Product Longevity
Nov 18, 2022
Managing Burnout From the Business
Nov 17, 2022
Challenges and Solutions to Tropical Farming
Nov 16, 2022
Successfully Adding Market Streams
Nov 15, 2022
Building Relationships and Selling
Nov 13, 2022
Selling Live Trays to Chefs
Nov 12, 2022
Evolving Your Farming Goals
Nov 11, 2022
Funding the Business
Nov 10, 2022
Bringing Flowers to the Farmer's Market
Nov 09, 2022
Stronger Herbs Grown with Autonomy
Nov 08, 2022
Water for Pea Shoots and Sunflower Shoots
Nov 07, 2022
Instant Farmer
Nov 06, 2022
Marketing Premium Microgreens
Nov 05, 2022
An Evolving Farm Career
Nov 04, 2022
Building a Regenerative Small-Scale Farm from the Ground Up
Nov 03, 2022
Exploring and Arriving at a Microgreens Sales Outlet
Nov 02, 2022
Cutting Down on Emails
Nov 01, 2022
Cutting On Operational Costs to Compete
Oct 30, 2022
Product Longevity is Key
Oct 29, 2022
Yield Increases and Soil Mixes
Oct 28, 2022
More Questions Now Than Before
Oct 27, 2022
Microgreens Market Research
Oct 26, 2022
New Business Start
Oct 25, 2022
Keep Your Head Down and Focus
Oct 24, 2022
Catering Chef Requests
Oct 23, 2022
Planting and Harvesting Daily
Oct 22, 2022
Making Moves to Cut Down on Expenses
Oct 21, 2022
The Time Logistics of Online Sales
Oct 20, 2022
Choosing the Land You Want
Oct 19, 2022
The Challenges of Running an Experimental Farm
Oct 18, 2022
Making Farming On the Side Work
Oct 16, 2022
Microgreens Packaging and Presentation Ideas
Oct 15, 2022
Young Inspiration
Oct 14, 2022
Tips For Unstacking Microgreens
Oct 13, 2022
Think About These Before You Farm
Oct 12, 2022
Combating the Monotony of Production
Oct 11, 2022
Changing Career Paths to Farm
Oct 10, 2022
The Initial Draw Into Microgreens
Oct 09, 2022
When You Like Sales More Than Farming
Oct 08, 2022
Coco Coir Microgreens
Oct 07, 2022
When Farming is Just a Slice of the Pie
Oct 06, 2022
Funneling Customers to the Online Store
Oct 05, 2022
Flower Growing Learning Curve
Oct 04, 2022
Cover Cropping in No-till Systems (Growing for Market Monday)
Oct 03, 2022
Medicine for the Land and Body
Oct 02, 2022
Guaranteed Sales and Buying Back Produce
Oct 01, 2022
Regulating Temperature in a Microgreens Greenhouse
Sep 30, 2022
Getting the Right Soil Microgreens Mix
Sep 29, 2022
Due Diligence
Sep 28, 2022
Holding Onto Your Why
Sep 27, 2022
Learnings From the First Growing Season
Sep 26, 2022
30" vs. 60" Beds
Sep 25, 2022
Bite-Sized Stories
Sep 24, 2022
Growing Medicinal Herbs for Market
Sep 23, 2022
Non-Profit, For-Profit, and Ideology
Sep 22, 2022
Pricing Produce for Grocery Stores
Sep 21, 2022
Choosing Which Microgreens to Grow
Sep 20, 2022
The Scientific Truth About Garlic Varieties (Growing for Market Monday)
Sep 19, 2022
Making Things Work
Sep 18, 2022
Sanitation Time and Labor Cost
Sep 17, 2022
Choosing Crops Based on Pricing
Sep 16, 2022
Some Tips to Secure Chef Clients
Sep 15, 2022
A BCS's Place on a No-Till Farm
Sep 14, 2022
On Having Crop Variety
Sep 13, 2022
Growing Vegetables Vs. Growing Medicinal Herbs
Sep 12, 2022
Adding Cut Flowers to Your Farm
Sep 11, 2022
Managing CSA and Software
Sep 10, 2022
Consistency is Both a Strength & a Weakness
Sep 09, 2022
Increasing Product and Farm Visibility
Sep 08, 2022
The Challenges of Starting & Scaling a Microgreens Business
Sep 07, 2022
Going About Servicing Restaurants
Sep 06, 2022
Consider Growing Cukes Umbrella Style (Growing for Market Monday)
Sep 05, 2022
Cutting Overhead Living Costs
Sep 04, 2022
How Grow BioIntensive Performs in Different Climates
Sep 03, 2022
A Humble Start
Sep 02, 2022
Making Peace with Patience and Time
Sep 01, 2022
Why You Should Stack Your Microgreen Trays
Aug 31, 2022
Combined Income Sources and Market Streams
Aug 30, 2022
Sunflower, Seeds, and Mitigating Disease
Aug 29, 2022
Starting an Urban Farm in Sweden
Aug 28, 2022
Tips for Approaching Seed Wholesalers
Aug 27, 2022
Selling Seconds
Aug 26, 2022
The Challenges After Securing Urban Lots
Aug 25, 2022
Crop Choices for Deep Soils
Aug 24, 2022
Selling CSA to a Food Desert
Aug 23, 2022
Worm-till: How to Use Cardboard Instead of Tillage
Aug 22, 2022
Profitable Crops
Aug 21, 2022
Making Land Farmable
Aug 20, 2022
To Cut or Not to Cut Microgreens
Aug 19, 2022
Important Producer Decisions
Aug 18, 2022
From Gardening to Production
Aug 17, 2022
Improving Microgreens Airflow
Aug 16, 2022
Four Years into Farming
Aug 15, 2022
How to Start Growing Seeds for Market
Aug 14, 2022
Difficulties of a One-Person Business
Aug 13, 2022
Jang Performance on a No-Till Farm
Aug 12, 2022
The Effort and Results of the Back to Eden Method
Aug 11, 2022
The Logistics of Time
Aug 10, 2022
Successfully Managing Crops and CSA Customers
Aug 09, 2022
Matching Sales to Production (Growing for Market Monday)
Aug 08, 2022
Niche Products
Aug 07, 2022
Start with One Microgreen Crop
Aug 06, 2022
Who & How to Sell When You're Strapped for Time
Aug 05, 2022
Tips from a Former Produce Section Manager
Aug 04, 2022
Making Farming Work with Short Seasons
Aug 03, 2022
Approaching Stores with Microgreens
Aug 02, 2022
The Land Needed to Start a Seed Business
Aug 01, 2022
Scouting Ahead to Find Your Market
Jul 31, 2022
Adding Amendments When You're No-Till
Jul 30, 2022
Community as a CSA Selling Point
Jul 29, 2022
Software Order Details
Jul 28, 2022
Diversifying to Sell More Tomatoes
Jul 27, 2022
Diversifying to Sell More Tomatoes
Jul 27, 2022
Optimizing the Soil
Jul 26, 2022
Considerations for Choosing Microgreen Soil Depth
Jul 24, 2022
Making the Economics Work with Farming on the Side
Jul 23, 2022
Separating Seed Crops from Vegetable Crops
Jul 22, 2022
A Foothold in a Crowded Market
Jul 21, 2022
Low Inputs with Grow BioIntensive
Jul 20, 2022
Back to Eden Method of Bed Flipping
Jul 19, 2022
Tips for New Players at the Farmer's Market
Jul 18, 2022
Tools to Help You Put The Right Price on Products (Growing for Market Monday)
Jul 18, 2022
Powerless Challenges
Jul 17, 2022
Setting Yourself Apart with Hydroponics
Jul 16, 2022
Choice Flavor and Intuition
Jul 15, 2022
The Best Ways to Learn
Jul 14, 2022
What Farming Looks Like with a Full-Time Job
Jul 13, 2022
Growing Seed For Market
Jul 12, 2022
Structuring Your Weeks
Jul 10, 2022
Grow BioIntensive for Market Gardening
Jul 09, 2022
A Pay-What-You-Can Model That Works
Jul 08, 2022
Refining the Process After the First Seasons
Jul 07, 2022
Consider the Costs
Jul 06, 2022
Deciding How Much of Which Crops to Grow
Jul 05, 2022
Working and Growing in the Land
Jul 04, 2022
Learning to Balance Microgreen Yield and Quality
Jul 03, 2022
Advice for Starting Farming on the Side
Jul 02, 2022
Growing A Seed Business
Jul 01, 2022
Keeping CSA Customers Sticky with Clean Veggies
Jun 30, 2022
Advice for the New Farmer
Jun 29, 2022
Choosing and Buying Seed
Jun 28, 2022
Strategies to Grow Organic Matter Levels (Growing for Market Monday)
Jun 27, 2022
Significantly Higher Yields with Hydroponics
Jun 26, 2022
Success But Maxed Out
Jun 25, 2022
Taking Advantage of an Online Sales Model
Jun 24, 2022
Connecting with Chefs
Jun 23, 2022
Sell More Online with Bundle Offers
Jun 22, 2022
Introducing Values-Based Action
Jun 21, 2022
Germination Trials
Jun 20, 2022
Small Scale Seed On A Quarter Acre
Jun 19, 2022
Some Challenges with Growing Hydroponically
Jun 18, 2022
Making Changes After Learning the Flow
Jun 17, 2022
Success Beyond Success
Jun 16, 2022
Increased Productivity with the Right Staff
Jun 15, 2022
Growing 40k Pounds Of Crops On Challenging Land
Jun 14, 2022
When No-Till Won't Work (Growing for Market Monday)
Jun 13, 2022
Examples of Efficiency
Jun 12, 2022
Time, Cost, and Profit
Jun 11, 2022
Adapting For Weather
Jun 10, 2022
When Evolving the Business Means Pulling Back
Jun 09, 2022
Customers and Crops
Jun 08, 2022
Transitioning from Hobby Garden to Market Garden
Jun 07, 2022
Small Target Market Sales
Jun 06, 2022
Affordable Land vs. Profitable Land
Jun 05, 2022
Precision with Less Than Precise Customers
Jun 04, 2022
Hully Sunflower Shoots
Jun 03, 2022
Land Crisis
Jun 02, 2022
The Cost of Starting a Hydroponics Operation
Jun 01, 2022
Small-Scale Seed Breeding
May 31, 2022
Whoa Till: Minimum Depth Tillage (Growing for Market Monday)
May 30, 2022
What It Takes
May 29, 2022
BCS Use
May 28, 2022
Paperpot and Growing
May 27, 2022
Payment Model Ideas
May 26, 2022
Profit and Products
May 25, 2022
Why Consider Growing Hydroponically
May 24, 2022
Values-Based Seed Buying
May 23, 2022
Grafting Nuances
May 22, 2022
Scaling the Work
May 21, 2022
Saving Time Pays Off in Many Ways
May 19, 2022
Soil, Compost, and Contamination
May 18, 2022
Crop Specific Advice
May 17, 2022
Sweet Potato Propagation and Production (Growing for Market Monday)
May 16, 2022
Unity and Planning
May 15, 2022
Designing Easily Teachable Systems
May 14, 2022
Expanding the Customer Base
May 13, 2022
First Steps to Minimize Waste
May 12, 2022
Is Your Life Balanced or Unbalanced?
May 11, 2022
Microgreens Outdoors
May 10, 2022
Exploring Space Options
May 09, 2022
Hindsight
May 08, 2022
Priorities, Hope, and Healing
May 07, 2022
Bed Advantages and Tools
May 06, 2022
Time and Infrastructure
May 05, 2022
New Farm Built from Past Experience
May 04, 2022
Packing Trials and Errors
May 03, 2022
No-Till Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes (Growing for Market Monday)
May 02, 2022
Season-Specific Setups
May 01, 2022
Make a Way
Apr 30, 2022
Life Happens While You're Farming
Apr 29, 2022
Go Slow But Not Too Slow
Apr 28, 2022
How to Get it Done
Apr 27, 2022
Fertilize More
Apr 25, 2022
Growing in Your Living Space
Apr 24, 2022
Get Out and Try It
Apr 23, 2022
Origins of the Journey
Apr 22, 2022
Where to Start
Apr 21, 2022
Revisiting Resources
Apr 20, 2022
From Farm to Farm
Apr 20, 2022
Timing Crops and Carrots
Apr 19, 2022
Hardening Off Process is Worth the Effort (Growing for Market Monday)
Apr 18, 2022
Have a Job for Every Day of the Week
Apr 17, 2022
More Options for Expansion
Apr 16, 2022
Learning Curve, Land, and Shares
Apr 15, 2022
Weed Control
Apr 14, 2022
Bring Something Different
Apr 13, 2022
Choosing to Grow Naturally
Apr 12, 2022
Getting Started
Apr 11, 2022
You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure
Apr 10, 2022
Pricing Wheatgrass and Other Produce
Apr 09, 2022
Search for Land
Apr 08, 2022
The Key to Getting Restaurant Customers
Apr 07, 2022
Less is More
Apr 06, 2022
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
Apr 05, 2022
Farming Small with a Recipe for Profit (Growing for Market Monday)
Apr 04, 2022
Appalachian Trail
Apr 03, 2022
Simple Tools that Make a Difference
Apr 02, 2022
Growing What People Want
Apr 01, 2022
We Can Turn This Around
Mar 31, 2022
My Niche
Mar 30, 2022
Organize Your Farm by Zones
Mar 29, 2022
Adjusting Our Operations to Suit Our Lives
Mar 28, 2022
Bermuda Problems
Mar 27, 2022
Bed Specifics
Mar 26, 2022
How We Harvest 200lbs. of Salad Mix a Week
Mar 26, 2022
Why Farmers are The Same
Mar 25, 2022
Climate and Produce
Mar 24, 2022
Where's the Money in Farming?
Mar 23, 2022
From Romance to Reality
Mar 22, 2022
Why You Should Consider Doing a Market Based Flex CSA (Growing for Market Monday)
Mar 21, 2022
Is All Biochar Created Equal?
Mar 20, 2022
Making Sales Happen
Mar 19, 2022
Scaling the Work
Mar 18, 2022
Microgreens are a Lot of Work
Mar 17, 2022
How Do You Find a Product That is a Fit?
Mar 16, 2022
Sowing the Seeds of Farming
Mar 15, 2022
Farming Doesn't Have to Be Full Time
Mar 14, 2022
A Modest Start
Mar 13, 2022
Why We Hate Drip Tape
Mar 12, 2022
It Just Takes Time to Build a Customer Base
Mar 11, 2022
Co-Op Benefits
Mar 10, 2022
Connect, Sell, and Find Your Niche
Mar 09, 2022
The Business Supports Who We Are
Mar 08, 2022
Set Boundaries for CSA Members (Growing for Market Monday)
Mar 07, 2022
Crop Choices for Customers
Mar 06, 2022
Focus on Quality
Mar 05, 2022
The Segmented Production Systems on Large Farms
Mar 04, 2022
An Approach to No-Till
Mar 03, 2022
Research and Try Stuff
Mar 02, 2022
How I Got Into Farming
Mar 01, 2022
Inspired to a Farming Life
Feb 28, 2022
High Cost of Doing Too Much
Feb 27, 2022
Farming, Family, and Prioritizing
Feb 26, 2022
From Landscape to Farm
Feb 25, 2022
Use Your Customers to Help Refine Your Ideas
Feb 24, 2022
There is Hope in The Pursuit
Feb 23, 2022
Transplanting Bunches vs. Singles
Feb 22, 2022
It’s Time to Marie Kondo Your Seed Stash (Growing for Market Monday)
Feb 21, 2022
Motivation for Doing the Work
Feb 20, 2022
Why Restaurants Like Our Greens
Feb 19, 2022
Making Change Happen
Feb 18, 2022
What if You Aren't a Salesman?
Feb 17, 2022
How Do I Know if Biochar is Working?
Feb 16, 2022
Explaining How and Why You Do Things
Feb 15, 2022
Life While Trying to Farm
Feb 14, 2022
Creating Benchmarks for 'Good Enough'
Feb 13, 2022
Getting a Premium for Permaculture
Feb 12, 2022
Bring What You Say You Will Bring
Feb 11, 2022
Is Your Career Sustainable?
Feb 10, 2022
Diversify Your Market Streams
Feb 09, 2022
Cash Crops are the Cover Crops
Feb 08, 2022
Cover Cropping in No-till Systems (Growing for Market Monday)
Feb 07, 2022
Feet in Two Worlds
Feb 06, 2022
Big Changes
Feb 05, 2022
Nothing Wrong with Blue Collar
Feb 04, 2022
Balancing Being a Farmer and a Mom
Feb 03, 2022
Set Your Own Limits and Goals
Feb 02, 2022
Learning What Crops Customers Like
Feb 01, 2022
Be Prepared To Struggle
Jan 31, 2022
Grow The Microgreens Your Chefs Want
Jan 30, 2022
Washing and Cleaning Greens
Jan 29, 2022
Killing the Single Career Myth
Jan 28, 2022
How Much Biochar Should I Add?
Jan 27, 2022
The Good and Bad of Starting a CSA
Jan 26, 2022
Have a Crop Rating System
Jan 25, 2022
No-till Bed Flips and Transplanting Protocols (Growing for Market Monday)
Jan 24, 2022
The Evolution of a Farmer
Jan 23, 2022
Great Tools JM Found Along the Way
Jan 22, 2022
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Jan 21, 2022
Farming Too Big vs. Farming Efficiently
Jan 20, 2022
Information is the Best Investment
Jan 19, 2022
Making Small Compromises to Make the Ideology Work
Jan 18, 2022
No Better Way to Learn Farming Than Doing It
Jan 17, 2022
Growing in the Wintertime
Jan 16, 2022
The Benefits of Having a Farmstand
Jan 15, 2022
Why Bottom Water Microgreens
Jan 14, 2022
Go Ahead, Just Do It and Start
Jan 13, 2022
No Better Time to Do It Than Now
Jan 12, 2022
Grow What Pays the Bills
Jan 11, 2022
Dahlias Are Well Worth the Investment (Growing for Market Monday)
Jan 10, 2022
Each Enterprise Has to Carry Its Weight
Jan 09, 2022
Inoculating Biochar
Jan 08, 2022
Learning Efficiency Starting Out
Jan 07, 2022
Some Things Only Experience Can Teach
Jan 06, 2022
Strategically Adding Technology
Jan 05, 2022
Making Decisions that Match Our Needs
Jan 04, 2022
Do What It Takes When It Needs to Happen
Jan 03, 2022
Understanding the Language of Nature
Jan 02, 2022
Keeping an Open Mind Transitioning into Farming
Jan 01, 2022
Find What Works and Make Things Better
Dec 31, 2021
Completing the Full Cycle
Dec 30, 2021
Don't Expect Free Help
Dec 29, 2021
Early Cashflow Strategy That is NOT a CSA
Dec 28, 2021
The Scientific Truth About Garlic Varieties (Growing for Market Monday)
Dec 27, 2021
Start Up Struggles, Start Up Grind
Dec 26, 2021
Creating a Track Record of Excellence
Dec 25, 2021
Biointensive Production: Why and How
Dec 24, 2021
No One Formula for All
Dec 23, 2021
Enjoying Life with a Deeper Purpose
Dec 22, 2021
Something Beautiful From Something Terrible
Dec 21, 2021
Increasing Production by Increasing Fertility
Dec 20, 2021
Presentation at the Farmer's Market
Dec 19, 2021
The Basics of Biochar
Dec 18, 2021
Gaining a Foothold
Dec 17, 2021
Collaboration is the Key
Dec 16, 2021
Trial Varieties and Find the Best For You
Dec 15, 2021
Achieving More Than Expected in Time
Dec 14, 2021
Consider Growing Cukes Umbrella Style (Growing for Market Monday)
Dec 13, 2021
Going the CSA Route with Salads
Dec 12, 2021
Why Go No-Till?
Dec 11, 2021
Want to Make More vs. Have to Make More
Dec 10, 2021
Start Small and Keep Your Overhead Low
Dec 09, 2021
Competing with the Help of Stackable Symbiotic Enterprises
Dec 08, 2021
Long Term Weed Control and Management
Dec 07, 2021
Adding Value to Get and Keep Your Customers
Dec 06, 2021
Leaving Decisions to Farmers
Dec 05, 2021
Where Realism and Romanticism Intersect
Dec 04, 2021
Taking Business Costs Seriously
Dec 03, 2021
Where to Start with Seed Saving
Dec 02, 2021
Perfect is the Enemy of Living
Dec 01, 2021
Putting Emphasis on Food Safety
Nov 30, 2021
The Journey of Finding Your Calling
Nov 29, 2021
Seeing Cooking as an Agricultural and Political Act
Nov 28, 2021
Divorcing Landownership and Farming
Nov 27, 2021
The Big Part Community Plays
Nov 26, 2021
Staying On Track with Crop Planning
Nov 25, 2021
Kickstarting Ecological Restoration with Fungi Friends
Nov 24, 2021
Underestimate One Thing and Overestimate Five
Nov 23, 2021
Designing Farms After Natural Ecosystems
Nov 22, 2021
Taking Time to Find Flexibility and Balance
Nov 21, 2021
Receptive Consumers for Farming Success
Nov 20, 2021
The Actual Basis of Wealth
Nov 19, 2021
What Happens Between Plant Roots and Biochar
Nov 18, 2021
The Benefits of Polyculture on You and Your Farm
Nov 17, 2021
Experience is the Best Teacher (Especially Before You Start Your Own Farm)
Nov 16, 2021
Getting More by Keeping Small
Nov 15, 2021
Limited Resources Can Be your Best Friend
Nov 14, 2021
Cation Exchange with Biochar
Nov 13, 2021
Getting More with Collaborative Distribution
Nov 12, 2021
Give Up on Perfection
Nov 11, 2021
Farm Stand as a Main Income Stream
Nov 10, 2021
Grow Crops Bigger and Leave More Behind
Nov 09, 2021
Start in Bite-Sized Pieces
Nov 08, 2021
Building an Ecosystem by Building a Business
Nov 07, 2021
Take that Step and Face Your Fears
Nov 06, 2021
Where Passion and Skill Overlap