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5 Variables That Turn an Underperforming Crop Into a Top Earner
Jodi Robuck's first beet harvest: one bunch. Maybe $3. Twelve months later, the same bed produces over $850. Not luck — he changed one variable at a …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Plant-Fungi Relationships - Gardening Beyond Basics 78
In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi.
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4 weeks ago
DIY Costs More Than You Think (MFB 51)
Sometimes, you can cheap out and MacGyver your way to get your farm business going...but not always.
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1 month ago
Mature Compost is Better Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 77
In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke explains the importance of allowing compost to take its time mat…
1 month ago
Farms that Fail, Farms that Thrive (MFB 50)
In this episode, Diego talks about the small differences that make up the difference between farms that make it...and farms that don't.
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1 month, 1 week ago
5 Common Farm Purchases vs. the $10,000 Question
5 purchases, one filter.
Every year farmers spend thousands on equipment they're told they need. Almost nobody asks one question before swiping the c…
1 month, 1 week ago
Assessing Soil Health and Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 76
In this episode, microbiologist and co-creator of the Johnson-Su bioreactor, Dr. David Johnson, schools us on how to tell if a soil is healthy and of…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Real Reason Why Farmers Quit (MFB 49)
Diego has identified what breaks farm business owners. It's not the physical work: it's everything else.
And the difference between farmers who bare…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Most Profitable Crops for a Market Garden
Search "most profitable crops" on YouTube and you'll get saffron, ginseng, cannabis. After interviewing 200+ small-scale farmers over a decade and ru…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cover Crops, Biomass, and Nutrient Cycling - Gardening Beyond Basics 75
In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Dr. Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil discusses how increasing above-soil biomass plays a role in nutrient …
1 month, 2 weeks ago