Podcast Episodes

Customers Finding Bugs in the Lettuce HELP + Building a Farm that You can Sometimes Leave

Welcome to episode 221 of Growers Daily!

We cover: how to set up a farm so you can go out of town occasionally, spotting bugs in your lettuce before …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

What Restoring Ecology Does for Economies, Communities, Farmers, and Health with John D. Liu

Welcome to episode 220 of Growers Daily!

We cover: John D. Liu, ecologist, filmmaker, and co-chair of Ecosystem Restoration Communities, joins us to …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

It's Seed Saving Season + Ecological Weather Management

Welcome to episode 219 of Growers Daily!

We cover: when the peppers just won't pepper, the relationship between local land and local weather, and it'…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to Do about Poor Potato Yields + Managing the Greenhouse in the Heat

Welcome to episode 218 of Growers Daily!

We cover: poor potato yields and what to do about it, managing a greenhouse when it's endlessly hot outside,…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Managing Blossom End Rot + The Environmental Protection Agency is Done Working for You

Welcome to episode 217 of Growers Daily!

We cover: calcium, blossom end rot, how the EPA has determined that its job is the opposite of its job, and …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ashes from the Woodstove in the Garden + Leaves Versus Composting

Welcome to episode 216 of Growers Daily!

We cover: wood ash in the garden, leaves and their resistance to the inevitable, and are there risks with co…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

What a (Peat-Free) Soil Mix Might Look Like + A Worker-Owned Compost Business w/ Nathan Rutz

Welcome to episode 215 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Nathan Rutz with Tilth Soil joins us to chat about composting, workplace cooperatives, and a host …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

How to Deal with Flea Beetles + The Importance of Seeing Farms in Person

Welcome to episode 214 of Growers Daily!

We cover: the importance of visiting (but also showing your own) farms. Plus it's the flea beetle episode.

W…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Storing Rain Water Safely + Recovering the Gardens for a Fall Crop

Welcome to episode 213 of Growers Daily!

We cover: that time I almost moved to France to become a winemaker, water storage done safely and is your ga…

11 months ago

There is No Such Thing as a Green Thumb + Pulling Onions Early

Welcome to episode 212 of Growers Daily!

We cover: if you can or should pull onions early, the myth of the green thumb, and it's feedback friday!

We …

11 months ago