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Mature Compost, Better Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 67
In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke explains why compost that have sat longer are generally better q…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Making $4,700 Daily on a You-Pick Farm (MFB 41)
In this episode, Diego breaks down the exact tactics, systems, and numbers behind Megan Neubauers's pick-your-own operation over in Texas. Learn how …
4 weeks ago
7 Numbers Behind a $240,000 Lettuce Operation
What if one crop could pay your bills 40 to 50 weeks a year? Elliot Seldner at Fair Share Farm in North Carolina built his entire operation around le…
1 month ago
Creating the Ideal Biochar - Gardening Beyond Basics 66
Biochar expert Kelpie Wilson of Wilson Biochar breaks down how to make good biochar: what feedstock to use and how to char them.
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1 month ago
Anti-Farmer's Market: The You-Pick Model (MFB 39)
In this episode, Diego interviews Megan Neubauer, who transformed her struggling market farm into a $151,000 you-pick operation working just 8 weeks …
1 month ago
How Much Does It Actually Cost to Start a Market Garden? (Real Numbers)
The amount you spend starting a farm has almost no correlation with how successful it becomes. Some of the worst outcomes I've seen came from people …
1 month, 1 week ago
Johnson-Su Bioreactor - Gardening Beyond Basics 65
In this episode, microbiologist and co-creator of the Johnson-Su bioreactor, Dr. David Johnson, introduces the Johnson-Su Bioreactor, what it does, a…
1 month, 1 week ago
Really Fancy Salad (MFB 38)
In this video, I break down how Jacki Hinchey of Blue Dog Farm created her signature "Really Fancy Salad" that commands $20/pound (double the normal …
1 month, 1 week ago
Can You Actually Make $10,000 From a Backyard Farm?
Can 10 beds in a backyard generate $10,000? Diego did the math using real numbers from farmers he has interviewed over the past decade. Farmer Jill D…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Building the Soil 360° Holistically - Gardening Beyond Basics 64
Soil specialist and consultant Dr. Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil discusses a holistic way to build the soil...minus commercial fertilizers.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago