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Urban flower farming on multiple plots with Elizabeth Lutz Kelly of Happy Dragon Flower Farm in Ohio
Episode 151
When Elizabeth Lutz Kelly’s flower growing hobby turned into a business, it outgrew the space she had available in her yard in Akron, Ohio. Even thou…
9 months ago
Harvest Bucks- making farmers market SNAP dollars go twice as far with Emily Grassie of the Maine Federation of Farmers Markets
Episode 150
This week we welcome Emily Grassie, the Director of Food Access Programs at the Maine Federation of Farmers Markets (MFFM) to talk about Harvest Buck…
9 months, 1 week ago
How to price your flowers with Lennie Larkin of Flower Farming for Profit
Episode 149
Flower pricing can be tricky with so many factors affecting value, between different crops, different markets and varying types of arrangements. You …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Improving tunnel tomato production by picking the low-hanging fruit with Vern Grubinger from the University of Vermont
Episode 148
As the Vegetable and Berry Specialist at the University of Vermont for 35 years, Vern has a lot of experience with helping growers improve their high…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing the Western Arid Growers Network (WAGN) with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell in Oregon
Episode 147
We get together with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell this week to discuss the challenges of farming in arid environments, and a new network they are …
10 months ago
Sarah Gretsinger of The Kale Next Door on scaling down and intensifying production in Akron, Ohio
Episode 146
Sarah Gretsinger worked for other farms for over a decade before starting her urban farm, The Kale Next Door, on the land around her house in Akron, …
10 months, 1 week ago
Making and evaluating biologically active compost with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Compost in Indiana
Episode 145
Whether buying or making your own, how do you tell if compost is any good? We go deep on this question with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Co…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
End of year tax and accounting strategies from farmer/CPA Sarah Scott of Scott Farm & Flower in New York State
Episode 144
As we approach the end of the year, we wanted to check in with farmer/CPA Sarah Scott to ask about tax and accounting best practices to make sure gro…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ellen Polishuk on what she learned from 30+ years of farming and how to keep learning from other farmers
Episode 143
After retiring from more than 30 years of farming, much of it at Potomac Vegetable Farms in Virginia, Ellen Polishuk started Plant to Profit to keep …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Turtle Tree Seed founder Beth Everett on 45+ years of farming at Meadowlark Hearth farm in Nebraska
Episode 142
Learn about the origins of Turtle Tree Seeds, and why co-founder Beth Everett returned to her family’s fourth-generation farm in this week’s podcast …
11 months, 1 week ago