The Profit Pie: Why Smart Farmers Choose Their Market Before Their Land (3 of 3)
Margin tells you how much to keep. Volume tells you how much to grow. But none of it matters without the right place to sell it. In part 3 o...
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Weekly insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. The show is hosted by Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices. Each...
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Putting Fungi in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 89
In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos discusses putting fungi into soil by building up the soil. Subscribe for more...
Profit Pie: 70% Profit Margin Doesn't Pay the Rent (2 of 3)
In Part 1, we built the Profit Pie, the framework for how much you keep on every bed. Here's what it doesn't tell you: a 70% margin on a bed...
Depending on What You Grow - Gardening Beyond Basics 88
In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke breaks down the nuances of making and using compost tea...
Refusing Expansion (MFB 61)
Most entrepreneurs see growth as progress. What if the smartest move is to stop? Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market f...
The Profit Pie: What Actually Moves Your Farm's Profit (1 of 3)
Ask most farmers what has the biggest effect on profit and they'll say inputs: seeds, soil, amendments, the stuff you put in the ground. The...
Farming on the Conservation Reserve Program - Gardening Beyond Basics 87
In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Dr. Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil discusses farming within the bounds of the Conservation Rese...
7 Years, 100k Invested, Zero Products (MFB 60)
Struggling founders: detailed plans slowly, never execute. Successful founders: Build basic version, get it to customers, learn what actuall...
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Trichoderma and Plants - Gardening Beyond Basics 86
In this episode, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University College of Agricultural and Life Sciences breaks down what happens in a symbiotic...
Farming Below Minimum Wage (MFB 59)
Do you know how much labor goes into growing that bed of lettuce? Not just the planting and harvesting, the weeding, the washing, the sellin...
7 Things That Happen When You Go From Employee to Farm Owner
Everybody fantasizes about being their own boss, but nobody fantasizes about standing in front of a field at 6 AM wondering if you made the...
What are Efficient Microbes - Gardening Beyond Basics 85
In this episode, one of the pioneers of probiotic technology, Dr. Matthew Wood of Probiotic Holdings, sheds light on what efficient microbes...
400 Trays/Week at $20/Tray (MFB 58)
While $20/tray of microgreens seems like a wildly profitable venture, do you know the kind of logistics, inputs, and labor that go into that...
The Farmer Too Busy to Plan Will Always Be Too Busy
How many hours did you work on your farm last week? And the harder question: how many of those hours were spent running the business versus...
Not All Biochar is Created Equal - Gardening Beyond Basics 84
In this episode, USDA soil scientist Dr. Kurt Spokas explains why not all biochar is exactly the same and why some are better than others. S...
A Profitable Farm Business on 1000Sqft. (MFB 57)
With a solid crop selection, tight crop succession, and unwavering customer base, you can ABSOLUTELY run a profitable business on 1000sqft....
The One Number That Separates Six-Figure Farms From Struggling Ones
Your farm has a salary cap. Land and time are finite, and every crop you plant spends some of both. The question isn't "what makes me the mo...
Misconceptions About Clay Soils - Gardening Beyond Basics 83
In this episode, Dr. David Laird of Iowa State University breaks down the most common beliefs around growing in clay soils. Subscribe for mo...
How Hiring Can Boost Your Business (MFB 56)
You can only grow so much by yourself. If you're planning on growing your business, you'll eventually need to hire out help. Subscribe for m...
7 Money Mistakes That Kill New Farms Before They Start
More than half of new farms fail in their first five years. In almost every case, it's not a growing problem...it's a money problem. After a...