Podcast Episodes

What Urban Farming Is Really Like - Success and Challenges with Farmer AJ Zaycheck (FSFS125)

AJ Zaycheck of Spin Cities Farm joins me to talk about what his first year in farming was really like.  He also shares a lot of tips on what helped …

8 years, 4 months ago

The Importance of Soil - Where Market Gardening and Grow Biointensive Meet with Jodi Roebuck (FSFS124)

Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck farm discusses how he has incorporated Grow Biointensive practices into his market garden.  Techniques include compost, mulc…

8 years, 4 months ago

Why We Choose Flowers Over Vegetables with Loblolly Farm (FSFS123)

Benny and Courtney Pino join me to talk about their journey into small scale vegetable farming and why that journey shifted to growing flowers.

Fol…

8 years, 4 months ago

Your Journey to You - Following The Dream and Following Opportunity Too (TUF REPLAY)

We all have this great chance to go great places.  Yet we all don't take it.  Today's episode is a look at the opportunity and why some people squand…

8 years, 5 months ago

The Challenges of Market Farming in Hot and Wet Texas with Brent Heironimus (FSFS122)

Brent joins me to talk about the challenges of growing in hot and wet Southeast Texas.  It's forced him to adapt and modify things he has seen on ot…

8 years, 6 months ago

The 10 Year Evolution of a Microgreen Farmer - Life and Business, Business and Life (FSFS121)

Chris Thoreau has grow microgreens for over 10 years, but he recently reached the point where he Chris realized it was time to do something else and…

8 years, 6 months ago

Increasing Post Harvest Processing Efficiency with Michael Kilpatrick (FSFS120)

Michael Kilpatrick joins me to talk about some of the issues that he sees on farms that struggle with post harvest processing and how most farms can …

8 years, 6 months ago

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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 months ago