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Greenhouse soil best practices with Judson Reid of Cornell University in New York State
Episode 184
Soil is finally getting the attention it deserves, and though many of the best practices in the field hold true in the greenhouse, there are some imp…
2 months, 1 week ago
The big peony episode with Kate-Lynn Clark of En Fleurs farm in Quebec
Episode 183
When Kate-Lynn Clark got the opportunity to take over a peony farm, it didn’t include the land. So she dug up and moved over 250 varieties of peonies…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Incorporating agroforestry into Delight Flower Farm with Maggie Taylor in Illinois
Episode 182
In 2023, Maggie Taylor wrote an article for Growing for Market Magazine about several projects she had started as part of a grant program incorporati…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Lessons from 37 years of market farming with Chip and Susan Planck of Wheatland Farms in Virginia
Episode 181
Chip and Susan Planck ran Wheatland Farms growing vegetables in Virginia for 37 years, and in this interview, we talk with them about what worked, wh…
3 months ago
Breeding hyloom and disease-resistant tomatoes with Greg Vogel of Cornell University
Episode 180
“Hyloom” tomato varieties have become popular with growers for the combination of heirloom flavor and looks, and grower-friendly traits like improved…
3 months, 1 week ago
Doubling greenhouse tomato yields and beyond using automation with Drew Cramer of Ghost House Farm in Michigan
Episode 179
On this week’s podcast we talk with Drew Cramer of Ghost House Farm in Michigan about how he more than doubled his greenhouse tomato yields through g…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Beyond NPK: micronutrients with macro impact with Gregg Forster of Wisconsin Mineral Solutions
Episode 178
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium get a lot of attention, but there are other nutrients that are just as important for soil and plant health. In thi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Scaling and planning microgreen production with Garrett Corwin of Piedmont Microgreens and Microgreen Manager in North Carolina
Episode 177
Garrett Corwin started Piedmont Microgreens out of his garage in Durham, North Carolina, and after six years he’s scaled the business to 350-400 tray…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Seattle Growers Market: Lessons from 15 years of cooperative flower marketing with SGM General Manager Carrie Read
Episode 176
One trend we’ve noticed is the growing number of flower farming cooperatives. We think it might be part of local growers banding together to increase…
4 months ago
Community supported farm research with Anna Wallingford of New Hampshire Community Supported Research
Episode 175
When Anna Wallngford got fired (twice) by DOGE from her job doing entomological research for the federal government, she formed New Hampshire Communi…
4 months, 1 week ago