Podcast Episodes

Hustle - The Biggest and Most Powerful Tool on The Farm, And It's Free - The Urban Farmer - S2W25 (FSFS64)

The last few episodes have focused on stuff. The tools of farming. Today we are talking about the flip side of tools, the opposite of the physical. T…

9 years, 5 months ago

Small Scale Farming on the Cheap - What's the least you could spend to start a farm? - Part 3 - The Tools - The Urban Farmer - S2W24 (FSFS63)

Part three of our series on Small Scale Farming on the Cheap - What's the least you could spend to start a farm?

Last week in Episode 23 we started …

9 years, 6 months ago

Small Scale Farming on the Cheap - What's the least you could spend to start a farm? - Part 2 - The Tools - The Urban Farmer - S2W23 (FSFS62)

Part two of our series on Small Scale Farming on the Cheap - What's the least you could spend to start a farm?.

Last week in episode 22 we covered t…

9 years, 6 months ago

Small Scale Farming on the Cheap - What's the least you could spend to start a farm? - Part 1 - The Base Principles - The Urban Farmer - S2W22 (FSFS61)

Farming... is it expensive to start, or not?

A lot of people want to get into farming, but they stall out when it comes to the money side of things.…

9 years, 6 months ago

Adapt or Die - The Importance of Being Flexible with Ideas and Expectations - The Urban Farmer - S2W21 (FSFS60)

"At too many companies, and in too many hapless careers, the number one imperative is to avoid failure and embarrassment associated therewith at all …

9 years, 6 months ago

How to Keep Weeds from Overtaking Your Farm, and How to Manage Them If They Do - The Urban Farmer - S2W20 (FSFS60)

If you are a single worker farm then you only have so much time and energy to spend on the farm. If you spend a massive amount of that working with w…

9 years, 6 months ago

Real World Challenges and Concerns about Starting Up a Farm on Half an Acre - How to Make it Happen and What to Think About - A Case Study - The Urban Farmer - S2W19 (FSFS59)

Farming, it truly is a lifestyle. And one that a lot of people seek out.

This leads people down the road of thinking about how can they start or tran…

9 years, 7 months ago

Selling to Restaurants is Great! Maybe, Maybe Not. A look at the Pros and Cons of Selling to Restaurants - The Urban Farmer - S2W18 (FSFS58)

This is Part 2 of that series and today we specifically focus on the pro's and cons of selling to restaurants taking into account high maintenance ve…

9 years, 7 months ago

All Customers ARE NOT worth Selling To, An In-Depth Look at High Maintenance versus Low Maintenance Customers - The Urban Farmer - S2W17 (FSFS57)

"Put another way, you are more upset about losing $50 than you are happy about gaining $50," the paper states.  In addition, bad events wear off more…

9 years, 7 months ago

It's REALLY Hot Out - Dealing with Summer Heat on the Farm For the Farmer and the Crops - The Urban Farmer - S2W16 (FSFS56)

Heat causes issues on the farm.

Not just with the farmer, but with the crops. Crops bolt quickly, pest pressure increases, water usage goes up, seeds…

9 years, 7 months ago