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Today, host Alex Ball sits down with Chirstian Flickinger of Renegade Acres to discuss their certified organic heirloom vegetable farm and their organic seed business, Garden Hoard.
They are a year round operation growing produce through the spring-fall for sale to farmers markets while saving and processing seeds for winter packaging and sales. Their business started as a seed business, Garden Hoard, and grew into the actual production farm Renegade Acres. Katie, who started the seed business, is a mastermind of planning and her family history with saving seeds was the start of the business.
A major discussion of the interview is work life balance, and Katie & Christian are working really hard to enjoy their lives outside of farming. By prioritizing experiences and time together outside of the farm they are finding balance in their lives and making their farm more productive. Farming is a full time lifestyle that can easily consume you, and they are working hard to not let that happen.
Follow Christian & Katie on Instagram and check out their incedible seed website!
Folks who make the show possible...
Rimol Greenhouses are strong, durable and easy to assemble, offering the quality you need to grow productively year-round. Visit Rimol.com today.
Discover the beauty of BCS on your farm with PTO-driven implements for soil-working, shredding cover crops, spreading compost, mowing under fences, clearing snow, and more β at bcsamerica.com.
When you need proven varieties you can count on and detailed guidance from seeding to harvest, consider Johnnyβs your trusted growing partner. Visit johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes, because NOW is the best time to dial in those systems for the next growing season.
... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat
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Welcome to episode 43 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Today we are talking about growing ginger, dealing with the weeds from seeds, and it's feedback friday! Dan Brisebois joins the show again!
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Links from this episode:βΌοΈ Support us by Shopping Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/black-friday.html βΌοΈ
Grow ginger guide https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2018/08/early-season-heating-shows-promise-boosting-ginger-harvest#:~:text=When%20transplanted%20in%20high%20and%20low%20tunnels%2C,than%20ginger%20grown%20in%20the%20low%20tunnels.
Ginger in pots: https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/32/5/article-p425.xml#:~:text=.%2C%202017).-,Conclusions,containerized%20ginger%20and%20turmeric%20production.
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to episode 41 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Farming can be a lonely job, how to breed the seeds we want (and where to get the seeds to start with), and prepping the farm for winter.
Links from this episode:Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
OβHara No-Till book: https://amzn.to/3Orn0Xh
Neversink perforated polytunnels: https://neversinktools.com/collections/lowcat-low-tunnel/LowCat-Covering
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome back to Collab Farm, the podcast where we talk about all the ways small- and mid-scale farmers can work together, even in big $10 million food system rebuilding kinds of ways. Like this conversation that I had with Lexi Close from Appalachia Regional Cooperative Development and the Appalachia Producers Co-op. Now, Lexi is involved with much of the work going on in a cooperative beef processing facility that's currently under construction in Washington County, Eastern Tennessee. We get into how the project got started from the initial idea to the feasibility studies to raising such a large amount of capital. We also get into how the membership works, including some collective marketing opportunities for local producer members for the Eastern Tennessee region, and what these decentralized processing networks look like as much as 100 years ago, what we lost in centralization And how they can serve as a model for building them back.
Folks who support Collab FarmPeaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply is your one-stop shop for cover crops, soil amendments, tools, and more. Save 20% on your first order now with code: NOTILL24. Apply for a commercial account for year-round savings and dedicated support! Visit Groworganic.com/notill
ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) will offer the Business of Farming Conference on Saturday, February 22, in Asheville, North Carolina. Find out more at asapconnections.org
Farmhand enables you to offload your administrative tasks, send and manage communications, and sell more to your customers. Learn more and book a free test drive at farmhand.partners/notill
High Mowing Organic Seeds has the professional quality seeds and supportive grower reps to get you from seed to harvest. Visit highmowingseeds.com to request a catalog and use code NOTILL25 for 10% off your order of $100 or more!
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Welcome to episode 41 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Seeders, non-profits vs for-profit farms, and what seeds make sense for you to save in your region.
Links from this episode:Jang Seeder: https://shop.moderngrower.co/collections/jang
Earthway Seeder: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/seeders/earthway/earthway-seeder-9170.html
Four Row Pinpoint Seeder: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/seeders/pinpoint/four-row-pinpoint-seeder-9285.html
The Haraka Seeder I want to try one day when I grow up: https://eden-equip.co.za/portfolio/haraka-rolling-punch-planter/
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to episode 40 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Seed Week Begins with talking about some of the my favorite seeds to save. We also discuss how I'm adapting my planting to a warmer climate and later frost date, and Dan Brisebois joins the show to talk seed contracts!
Links from this episode: From Homestead to Farm Video: https://youtu.be/Lh1MOOpxjAUcover crop gone wild Video: https://youtu.be/nz8TXSjnwtk
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Babies, I consider it one of the hallmarks of professionalism to bring you people who share our tendency towards obsession, because we all know that obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness, but the best obsessions bring forth the most exquisite results. And today, we are talking to not one, but two beautifully, and I mean it, beautifully obsessed people. It is my extreme pleasure to introduce you to my very dear friends Robin Touchet and Kevin Pike of Branchwater Farms. Robin and Kevin have an incredible backstory. They have this beautiful website. I can't recommend enough that you go and read it all and look at it all. It's so pretty and well done and well thought. But more than that, they're making amazing spirits. Their story is incredible. We will get into some of it. They both have a wine background. They've graduated to something much stronger, and they've landed in this beautiful farm in the Hudson Valley. We're gonna get into all the things with Kevin and Robin, and they do their production of the various things that they grow, their ambitions are to be no -till, and we talk about the struggles with that along the way. It's a fascinating journey, and they are so wonderful, and I highly recommend you check them out and follow them.
The Branchwater Farms beautiful website and Instagram
Check out Mimi Casteel's Hope Well Wine and follow Stone Barns on Instagram
Folks who make the show possible...
Rimol Greenhouses are strong, durable and easy to assemble, offering the quality you need to grow productively year-round. Visit Rimol.com today.
Discover the beauty of BCS on your farm with PTO-driven implements for soil-working, shredding cover crops, spreading compost, mowing under fences, clearing snow, and more β at bcsamerica.com.
When you need proven varieties you can count on and detailed guidance from seeding to harvest, consider Johnnyβs your trusted growing partner. Visit johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes, because NOW is the best time to dial in those systems for the next growing season.
... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat
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Welcome to episode 39 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Stop talking about going to Mars, dealing with garden waste, and it's feedback Friday!
Links from this episode: Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to episode 38 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Is it Actually a Farm Without Livestock, Leeky Elephant Garlic, how to track sales at market.
Links from this episode:Elephant garlic: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7249167/
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Companion planting, interplanting, accents, and is the farmers market worth it?
Links from this episode:Companion Planting Video: https://youtu.be/MvzQKEa2z_A
Root knot nematode study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030442381500076X#:~:text=Although%20all%20tested%20companion%20plants,2009/128/EC).
Tomato whitefly and marigold study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6396911/
Accents and Social Mobility in the UK https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1360780418816335
Editorial: Language beyond Words: The Neuroscience of Accent https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5169099/#:~:text=Christiner%20and%20Reiterer%20investigate%20the,Romero%2DRivas%20et%20al.
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Heron Breen is this episode's guest. Heron grows seed on six acres at Fruits of Our Labors in St. Albans, Maine. In this episode, Heron and I discussed the nature of seed work as a plant-based meditation that encompasses sculpture, art, science, and quantum physics, and the generational connection that seed provides across time and space. And then we pivot into talking about how to space seed crops and the reasons and importance of broader spacing before delving into what words like heirloom and open pollinated seeds really mean. In the deep dive, we talk about growing onions and leeks for seed.
Follow Dan on Instagram, get his newsletter, & follow Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm
PRE-ORDER Dan's new book, The Seed Farmer, from notillgrowers.com to further support our work!
Folks who support The Seed Farmer Podcast
The goal of the Culinary Breeding Network is to improve communication between plant breeders, seed growers, farmers, chefs, produce buyers and others to improve quality in vegetables, fruits and grains. Learn more and check out upcoming events!
Are you a farmer looking for educational resources in Canada? Check out Young Agrarians! They are a farmer-to-farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic, and regenerative farmers.
This February, join thousands of farmers like you from across the U.S. for three days of community building and farmer-led learning at the 36th annual Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Truelove Seeds is a farm-based seed company offering culturally important and open pollinated vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Check out their podcast, Seeds & Their People, wherever you're listening to The Seed Farmer Podcast!
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Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily!
We cover: How to get rid of slugs, planning for the planning [sic}, and information overload.
Links from this episode:live trap: https://amzn.to/4fWpads
new organic grower book: https://amzn.to/4fRLeWh
sluggo: https://amzn.to/48ZMaFR
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to episode 35 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Reviving dead soil, growing messy carrots, and what happened to all the bugs on windshields?
Links from this episode:Denmark bug study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6580276/
Colorado Bug Study: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.462
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-
networking-workshop
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Hey everyone, it's Alex Ball of Old City Acres back for another season and I'm so excited to bring you all new interviews with small farmers from all across the country and abroad. This season, we're going to dig deep at what it takes to survive as small -scale farmers, grow your business, and meet your individual farm business goals. We're launching my year off right with a very enlightening and uplifting interview with Jennifer Dunbar of Lovelight Farm in Birmingham, Alabama. We talk about farming in a tropical climate, working with local schools and community members, collaborating with other farmers on products and inputs, and much, much more.
Folks who make the show possible...
Rimol Greenhouses are strong, durable and easy to assemble, offering the quality you need to grow productively year-round. Visit Rimol.com today.
Discover the beauty of BCS on your farm with PTO-driven implements for soil-working, shredding cover crops, spreading compost, mowing under fences, clearing snow, and more β at bcsamerica.com.
When you need proven varieties you can count on and detailed guidance from seeding to harvest, consider Johnnyβs your trusted growing partner. Visit johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes, because NOW is the best time to dial in those systems for the next growing season.
... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat
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Welcome to episode 34 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Feedback friday! Today we also discuss "do you have to mulch garlic" , plus sweet potato roots after being grown in growbags, strawbales and the soil.
Female Farmer Books:
The Ecological Farm: https://amzn.to/3O6caps
Sustainable Market Farming: https://amzn.to/4hJn2qS
For the Love of Soil: https://amzn.to/3YOaqq4
Worm Farmers Handbook: https://amzn.to/4fQJYTh
Other links from this episode:
Managing Cover Crops Profitably: https://www.sare.org/resources/managing-cover-crops-profitably-3rd-edition/
Garlic study: https://wap.hillpublisher.com/UpFile/202003/20200303201934.pdf
Sweet potato study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022022381
Dan Briseboisβ Garlic experiment: https://danbrisebois.com/2014/07/05/mulched-garlic-vs-unmulched-garlic/#:~:text=We%20have%20always%20mulched%20our,earlier%20than%20the%20mulched%20garlic.
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-
networking-workshop
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
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Welcome to Episode 33 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Static Aerated composting, farm conferences, and Living Pathways
Johnson-su: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxUGk161Ly8&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fregenerationinternational.org%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-networking-workshop
static aerated vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755RfsdIzbQ
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK (in four languages)!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-networking-workshop
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to Episode 32 of Growers Daily!
We cover: How to start a composting operation, how to stay hydrated, how to deal with pests in composting.
Follow Jayne
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/earthcarefarm_ri/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@earthcarefarm1247
Watch our videos with Earth Care
How Great compost gets made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0CXHT6kQk&t=4s
Peek Inside this compost operation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XabdzBXJq0&t=583s
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-
networking-workshop
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Iβm going to be real honest with you, Iβve been working hard lately. If youβre listening to this, I bet youβve been working hard, too. Case in point, I JUST got our garlic in the ground in down here in zone 7, but better late than never I suppose.
So, I thought Iβd seize this opportunity to bring back an old episode, the very FIRST episode of collaborative farm, actually, a conversation I had with Chris bonder of Close to Home Organics and Glen Valley Farm. This one still comes to mind as one of the best collab farm episodes ever and now that weβre reaching a wider audience, I wanted to give it the opportunity to reach more listeners. Chris is not only stellar farmer and a part of a cooperative farm framework, heβs extremely well versed in the history of modern farm cooperatives.
Folks who support Collab FarmPeaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply is your one-stop shop for cover crops, soil amendments, tools, and more. Save 20% on your first order now with code: NOTILL24. Apply for a commercial account for year-round savings and dedicated support! Visit Groworganic.com/notill
ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) will offer the Business of Farming Conference on Saturday, February 22, in Asheville, North Carolina. Find out more at asapconnections.org
Farmhand enables you to offload your administrative tasks, send and manage communications, and sell more to your customers. Learn more and book a free test drive at farmhand.partners/notill
High Mowing Organic Seeds has the professional quality seeds and supportive grower reps to get you from seed to harvest. Visit highmowingseeds.com to request a catalog and use code NOTILL25 for 10% off your order of $100 or more!
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Welcome to episode 31 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Welcome to the book show! We discuss books, how to publish a farm book, and green fallowing.
All the books...The Organic Business Farmers Handbook: https://amzn.to/40COeBI
The No-till Organic Vegetable Farm: https://amzn.to/4fp45rY
The Lean Farm: https://amzn.to/4epQfo8
The Lean Micro Farm: https://amzn.to/3O1hqea
The New Organic Grower: https://amzn.to/3O67GPW
The Winter Harvest Handbook: https://amzn.to/3O9fqAk
The Market Gardener: https://amzn.to/4foo1ev
The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Growers Guide: https://amzn.to/4fzW43q
First Generation Farming: https://stan.store/sylvanaquafarms/p/first-generation-farming
The Teaming With Series: https://amzn.to/3CjiVBG
A Soil Owners Manual: https://amzn.to/3Z0EAaQ
The Ecological Farm: https://amzn.to/3O6caps
No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture: https://amzn.to/4fKpfk2
The Regenerative Growers Guide to Garden Amendments: https://amzn.to/4fIvBjZ
Jadam: https://amzn.to/3CkNt6i
Sustainable Market Farming: https://amzn.to/4hJn2qS
The Seed Farmer: https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowersMY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-
networking-workshop
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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Welcome to episode 30 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Welcome to Messy Monday--today we discuss exemptions to the organic rule, exemptions to compost rules, refereeing soccer, and oh, a potential game-changing potato method.
FSMA exemptions: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-produce-safety
Potato video: https://youtu.be/ZJLdLFv6w6o
Organic cert exemptions: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/2%20Exempt%20Producers%20FINAL%20RGK%20V2.pdf
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
MY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-
networking-workshop
Show Sponsors:
Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com
Farmhand: https://www.farmhand.partners/notill
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π
5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)
π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨
Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! πhttps://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat
Music π΅ π via empidemicsound.com
π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
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