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Making $500,000 on Lettuce (MFB 44)
Ray Tyler rejected the race-to-the-bottom pricing that destroys most small farms. Instead, he discovered customers willing to pay $10/pound for premi…
7 hours ago
Nitrogen & Soil Cover - Gardening Beyond Basics 70
In this episode, Dr. Bruno Basso of CIBO Technologies how keeping the soil covered can help keep nitrogen in place.
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4 days, 7 hours ago
Why 90% of Farms Fail and How to Avoid It (MFB 43)
In this episode, Diego talks about uncomfortable financial questions any aspiring farmer MUST answer before starting their farm business.
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1 week ago
Ex-Chef Makes $2,100/Week Farming: No Farming Experience, No Degree
Michael Russo spent 20 years as a chef — 80-hour weeks, sometimes 100. Seven weddings in a single day. Then he looked at the executive chefs above hi…
1 week, 3 days ago
Agricultural Practices vs. Agricultural Principles - Gardening Beyond Basics 69
In this episode, Research Associate Professor Dr. Buz Kloot of Soil Health Labs talks about the difference between practices and principles and how o…
1 week, 4 days ago
Which Farm Products are Worth Your Money (MFB 42)
Stop buying hope. Start making informed decisions.
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…2 weeks ago
7 Revenue-Per-Bed Benchmarks Every Market Gardener Should Know
How much should a market garden bed generate? After analyzing numbers from hundreds of farmers, the range is massive: $300 per bed to $1,500+ from th…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Fungal Tissue and Their Carbon - Gardening Beyond Basics 68
In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos breaks down fungi and the carbon they hold.
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2 weeks, 4 days ago
Making a Living on an 1/8th of an Acre (MFB 40)
Jill Duncan generates $65,000 annually from just 1/8 acre - smaller than most suburban backyards. With no employees, no electricity on site, no wash …
3 weeks ago
One Crop to Fund the Entire Farm (The Cash Flywheel Crop)
A caterpillar tunnel costs $1,400. One harvest of lettuce at $6/lb produces 400–425 pounds — $2,400 in revenue. The tunnel pays for itself in a singl…
3 weeks, 3 days ago