Potential Cons to Cover Cropping - Gardening Beyond Basics 79
In this episode, Research Associate Professor Dr. Buz Kloot of Soil Health Labs talks about the potential reasons why farmers would choose n...
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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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Farmers Markets vs CSAs (MFB 52)
Which should you sell to, farmer's markets, or CSAs? The answer: it depends. Can you grow consistently? Can you deliver on your weekly order...
5 Variables That Turn an Underperforming Crop Into a Top Earner
Jodi Robuck's first beet harvest: one bunch. Maybe $3. Twelve months later, the same bed produces over $850. Not luck — he changed one varia...
Plant-Fungi Relationships - Gardening Beyond Basics 78
In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi. Subscribe...
DIY Costs More Than You Think (MFB 51)
Sometimes, you can cheap out and MacGyver your way to get your farm business going...but not always. Subscribe for more content on sustainab...
Mature Compost is Better Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 77
In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke explains the importance of allowing compost to take its...
Farms that Fail, Farms that Thrive (MFB 50)
In this episode, Diego talks about the small differences that make up the difference between farms that make it...and farms that don't. Subs...
5 Common Farm Purchases vs. the $10,000 Question
5 purchases, one filter. Every year farmers spend thousands on equipment they're told they need. Almost nobody asks one question before swip...
Assessing Soil Health and Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 76
In this episode, microbiologist and co-creator of the Johnson-Su bioreactor, Dr. David Johnson, schools us on how to tell if a soil is healt...
The Real Reason Why Farmers Quit (MFB 49)
Diego has identified what breaks farm business owners. It's not the physical work: it's everything else. And the difference between farmers...
The Most Profitable Crops for a Market Garden
Search "most profitable crops" on YouTube and you'll get saffron, ginseng, cannabis. After interviewing 200+ small-scale farmers over a deca...
Cover Crops, Biomass, and Nutrient Cycling - Gardening Beyond Basics 75
In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Dr. Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil discusses how increasing above-soil biomass plays a role in...
Year-Round Farming on 1.5 Acres (MFB 48)
When Taylor Mendell moved from California to Vermont, she made every mistake possible: spent their entire budget on irrigation during the we...
The Exact Math Behind $250 of Lettuce a Week
How many beds of lettuce do you actually need to hit $250, $500, or $1,000 a week? Using production data from Ray Tyler's Rose Creek Farms i...
Replacing Lost Nutrients in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 74
In this episode, soil microbiologist and founder of The Soil Food Web Dr. Elaine Ingham talks about how farmers can go about replenishing so...
The Planning Habits that Turned a Farm Profitable (MFB 47)
Taylor Mendell was drowning. Nothing was working on Footprint Farm until she discovered something unexpected: brain science and habit format...
Market Gardening Explained: Can You Actually Make a Living on Under 2 Acres?
Most people hear "farming" and picture tractors and hundreds of acres. Market gardening is different: under five acres (often under two), ve...
The Conventional Pushback on No-Till - Gardening Beyond Basics 73
In this episode, Dr. Gabe Kenne of the University of South Carolina talks about conventional farmers' concerns on no-till growing. Subscribe...
Why Better Products Lose to Worse Competitors (MFB 46)
Drawing from Harvard, MIT, and McKinsey research, Diego breaks down why farmers with superior produce lose to competitors with worse product...
How Profitable Is Market Gardening? (The Real Math)
Revenue per acre in market gardening ranges from $20,000 to $400,000. Same crops, same square footage, 20x different results. After 10 years...