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Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

The Modern Grower Podcast Network

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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30:25

Using The Winter for Planning Your Farm Season (GFL139)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/02/05

Darby discusses how to take advantage of the winter break to plan out your farm season so you can hit the ground running in the spring. Interested in starting your own farm? Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses or visit https://www.grassfedlife.co

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01:33:14

CBD Hemp for Small Farms - CBDo or CBDon't? (FSFS198)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/02/04

CBD hemp - the what, the why, the how, and the economics of raising hemp on a small scale farm? Rand Gifford grew a crop of CBD hemp on his farm in NC this year. He learned a ton along the way. He sells to 5 different locations and is starting to make value-added products through his own brand. In this interview, he shares with us the details of what this production looks like on his farm and why you might consider growing it. You can find Rand on the web at his farm’s website; Akira Botanicals. He

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11:25

Thoughts on Differents Cattle Breed Crosses (Ask Darby)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/01/29

Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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01:28:35

What Should a Market Farmer’s Fair Annual Income Be?...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/01/27

How much should you be making as an owner/operator of a small scale farm? Of course, context is important - but where should the center of the bell curve lay? Heath Emerson recently made an Instagram posing this question. In this episode, he talks about that post and also discusses some of the details of the practical in the field side of managing the expenses and production on a farm in this episode. If you want to follow along with what Heath Emerson is doing you can find him at BroadForkAcres.com

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01:19:09

Can You Make a Living on a Small Farm? (FSFS196)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/01/21

What does running a small farm really look like from a business perspective? How much money can you make, how much work is it, and what does your lifestyle look like? This episode was inspired by an Instagram post put up by Taylor Mendell who talks to us about answering these questions. Taylor runs a small roughly one-acre farm in Vermont with her husband, selling through a CSA and farmers' markets. Follow Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/habitfarming/ https://www.instagram.com/footprintfarm

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01:14:52

Fiefdoms - A Great or Terrible Idea for Getting More...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/01/15

Darby and I talk about his actual experience trying to set up several fiefdoms on his farm and managing one. Are they a great or terrible idea? Darby will share his thoughts on what worked, what didn't and what he wished he did better. Interested in starting your own farm? Not sure where to start? Want to take your farm to the next level? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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01:03:03

What Exactly is "No-Till"? (FSFS195)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/01/13

Is no-till farming actually worth it? Is the amount of compost required worth the investment, and do the results actually stack up in comparison to tilling? At the end of the day, where does no-till fit within the market-gardening realm? In this episode, we put these questions to Jesse Frost of the No-Till podcast and Rough Draft Farmstead. Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG

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11:15

Which Chicken Tractor Should I Use? (Ask Darby)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2020/01/08

Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best? Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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02:00:32

10 Life Changing Lessons to Live Your Best 2020...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/30

Today I will be sharing some of what I learned as Javan and I each go through our top 5 lessons from 2019. In total 10 simple ways of looking at life, approaching life, and thinking about life that can change your life tomorrow. I look at a lot of these lessons as base principles in an approach to life that very much contradicts the status quo. None of these lessons require any money or technology to implement. There are no tools or techniques here. It's simply changing your approach. Follow

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40:29

Beating Cancer & Living the Dream (FSFS193)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/23

Jason Conteras joins me to talk about his journey from working in an office in Southern California to battling cancer to moving across the country to homestead with his family in North Carolina. Jason's story is inspiring and goes to show that you never should give up. Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/sowtheland Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow

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01:11:04

10 Big Lessons to Change Your Life with Javan...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/21

Today's episode is a BEST OF episode, which is a replay of a previously aired episode. Enjoy! Today I will be sharing some of what I learned as Javan and I go through our top 5 lessons from 2016. In total 10 simple ways of looking at life, approaching life, and thinking about life that can change your life tomorrow. I look at a lot of these lessons as base principles in an approach to life that very much contradicts the status quo. None of these lessons require any money or technology to

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01:15:39

Can You Make a Living Growing Microgreens? (FSFS192)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/16

In this episode Chris Thoreau joins me to explore the idea - Can you actually make a living growing microgreens? Is it actually possible or just an unrealistic dream? If it is possible what does that look like? How big does the business need to be? How much do you need to be selling? Would you need employees? TLDR: It is possible, with the right combination of luck, skills and hard work. Some people will find it’s a fit for them and their lifestyle, but they’ll need to be committed. Learn how to

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01:09:34

The Importance of Self-Care On the Farm (FSFS191)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/09

Jordan MacPhee of Maple Bloom farm joins me to talk about facing challenges on the farm this year, just like any of us out there in the field. Physical and mental challenges that he had to deal with. Right now, just postseason, when all of the problems you’ve just faced are fresh in your mind, do a mental inventory of what you’ve faced. Think about what you can do to better mitigate or handle those problems next year. You’re not going to be perfect, none of us ever are. But we can reflect and learn,

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01:13:46

Farming Trees Not Vegetables - Maintenance, Less...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/06

Today's episode is a BEST OF episode, which is a replay of a previously aired episode. Enjoy! Stefan Sobkowiak of The Miracle Farm is encouraging more vegetable farmers to consider planting some fruit trees. And to start planting some trees now, so they are established and producing when you or the vegetable farming gets old. Now you may be saying, "I barely have enough time to do the work that I am doing now." Establishing this orchard might not take as much time as you think. And the slow

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01:01:41

The Farming Lifestyle - Homestead to Farm with Jesse...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/12/02

Farmer and Homesteader Jesse Frost joins me to talk about his journey into homesteading and farming. How and when did it go from homesteading to farming, and what was that like? Jesse also hosts the No-Till Growers Podcast https://www.notillgrowers.com/ Follow Jesse https://www.instagram.com/roughdraftfarmstead Learn how to start a Profitable Microgreens Business http://bit.ly/learntogrowmicrogreens Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm

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08:51

Raising Cattle on Without a lot of Land - What's...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/11/23

Darby answers a question about raising cows or sheep when you don't have much land. This BEST OF episode is a replay of a previous episode of the Grassfed Life Podcast - https://apple.co/2m75EVG Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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01:13:26

Common Microgreen Diseases and Solutions to Them...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/11/18

Molds, fungus, viruses - oh my! Depending on your growing environment you may encounter one or perhaps even all of these diseases. And what do you do once you encounter them? If there’s a small section of mold on your tray, for example, what do you do with that tray? Do you scrap the whole tray or can you harvest the unaffected part? We ask these questions with long-time grower and microgreen expert Chis Thoreau, this week, on FSFS. Learn how to start a Profitable Microgreens Business

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01:10:36

Building a Farm Following Online and In-Person with...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/11/11

Farmer Josh Sattin from Sattin Hill Farm joins me to talk about how he built up a farm following for his new farm pretty quickly - both online and in-person with local chefs. He shares strategies for how he did that and how it has helped with sales. He also gets into the various ways he is building soil on-farm from his no-till methods to using wood chip mulch in his pathways to utilizing chickens to prepare new growing areas. Follow Josh: https://www.instagram.com/sattinhillfarm

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49:27

Raising American Guinea Hogs, The Homestead Pig with...

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/11/09

This BEST OF episode is a replay of a previous episode of the Grassfed Life Podcast - https://apple.co/2m75EVG Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses While American Guinea Hogs are suited to a wide variety of environments and will do better than most breeds on low-grade forage, they prefer lush pastures with clover along with access to minerals, kitchen scraps, quality hay in winter, clean water to drink, access to a muddy wallow, minimal shelter from

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01:01:54

Tackling Challenges on a Small Farm (FSFS187)

Farm Small Farm Smart Daily ·

2019/11/04

This week’s interview on FSFS features a season’s end reflection on a timeless topic; the challenges of farming. More specifically, the challenges unique to a small scale farm with Benny and Courtney Pino of Loblolly Farm. Specifically, we discuss caterpillar tunnels, weed pressure, and irrigation. We also address their plans for solutions to these issues coming into 2020. Follow Loblolly: https://www.instagram.com/loblollyfarm/ Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other

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