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Year-Round Farming on 1.5 Acres (MFB 48)
When Taylor Mendell moved from California to Vermont, she made every mistake possible: spent their entire budget on irrigation during the wettest yea…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Exact Math Behind $250 of Lettuce a Week
How many beds of lettuce do you actually need to hit $250, $500, or $1,000 a week? Using production data from Ray Tyler's Rose Creek Farms in Tenness…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Replacing Lost Nutrients in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 74
In this episode, soil microbiologist and founder of The Soil Food Web Dr. Elaine Ingham talks about how farmers can go about replenishing soil nutrie…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Planning Habits that Turned a Farm Profitable (MFB 47)
Taylor Mendell was drowning. Nothing was working on Footprint Farm until she discovered something unexpected: brain science and habit formation could…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Market Gardening Explained: Can You Actually Make a Living on Under 2 Acres?
Most people hear "farming" and picture tractors and hundreds of acres. Market gardening is different: under five acres (often under two), vegetables …
2 months ago
The Conventional Pushback on No-Till - Gardening Beyond Basics 73
In this episode, Dr. Gabe Kenne of the University of South Carolina talks about conventional farmers' concerns on no-till growing.
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2 months ago
Why Better Products Lose to Worse Competitors (MFB 46)
Drawing from Harvard, MIT, and McKinsey research, Diego breaks down why farmers with superior produce lose to competitors with worse products.
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2 months ago
How Profitable Is Market Gardening? (The Real Math)
Revenue per acre in market gardening ranges from $20,000 to $400,000. Same crops, same square footage, 20x different results. After 10 years intervie…
2 months, 1 week ago
Weeds in Soil Health - Gardening Beyond Basics 72
In this episode, Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag Solutions sheds light on the role of weeds in maintaining soil health and in soil succession.
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2 months, 1 week ago
7 Steps to $160,000 Growing Lettuce (MFB 45)
After years of failed crops and poor germination, farmer Ray Tyler cracked the code on consistent lettuce production. Now growing 400 pounds weekly a…
2 months, 1 week ago