Podcast Episodes

Starting and Growing an On Site Farmstand and Farm with Jenny Quiner of Dog Patch Urban Gardens (FSFS119)

Farmer Jenny Quiner of Dog Patch Urban Gardens in Des Moines, Iowa  talks about farm startup, growth, and unique ways to sell your product.

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8 years, 4 months ago

The Journey Towards the Regenerative Vegetable Farm - Learning, Selling, and Growing More Product Over Time with Shawn Kuhn of Vitruvian Farms (FSFS117)

Shawn Kuhn joins me to talk about selling to restaurants, growing a lot of greens, season extension, and trying to be more regenerative.

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8 years, 5 months ago

Continuous Improvement - Lessons Learned on Farm and on Other Farms with Brian Bates of Bear Creek Organics (FSFS116)

In this episode Brian Bates of Bear Creek Organics joins me to talk about greens production, employees, and learning from big farms.

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8 years, 5 months ago

Knowing and Growing What Chef's Want and What's Profitable with chef and farmer, The Culinary Gardener Evan Chender (FSFS115)

Utilizing his experience as a chef Evan Chender has set out to produce niche crops for chefs such as edible flowers and more exotic cultivars and typ…

8 years, 5 months ago

Start with What You Can and Grow - Season Extension, Farm Tools, and Improving Processes with Ray Tyler (FSFS114)

In this episode Ray Tyler of Rose Creek Farms will talk about how his farm has dealt changes on the farm as it evolved.  He'll also talk about how th…

8 years, 5 months ago

Increasing Farm Productivity and Efficiency with Michael Kilpatrick (FSFS113)

Farmer and consultant Michael Kilpatrick joins me to talk about improving farm productivity and profitability through better processes.

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8 years, 6 months ago

The Lean Farm with Ben Hartman (FSFS112)

Author and farmer Ben Hartman talks about his farm and his book, The Lean Farm.

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8 years, 6 months ago

Buying, Growing, and Improving a Microgreens Business with Max Beecher and Chris Thoreau (FSFS111)

The benefits of building a microgreens business, and how to keep improving it.

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8 years, 6 months ago

Starting Your Own Farm by Selling Someone Else's Vegetables First with Max Beecher (FSFS110)

Today we are going to Ojai California to talk to a farmer who's more than just a farmer.

Max Beecher was inspired into farming by Joel Salatin and J…

8 years, 7 months ago

The Struggles and Successes of Microgreen Startup with Eddy Gilmore (FSFS109)

Today's episode is a different type of episode.  It's a consult style episode with new grower Eddy Gilmore and long-time microgreen grower Chris Tho…

8 years, 7 months ago