Welcome to episode 70 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback Friday + Your soil blocking questions answered + a human-powered compost spreader. Links from this episode: Landzie tools: https://landzie.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Harnois Greenhouses: https://w…

Happy Birthday to me, I’m 49. What?? How did that happen? Am I… Old? Come along with what some might call a midlife crisis, but I prefer to look at is as a reflection on life lessons, missteps, advice, my unique takes on life lessons, getting older, and the friends we made along the way. Subscribe to NO SLEEP TILL 50…

In this episode, we’re digging into organic seed production. Seed saving and breeding are all the rage in the flower farming world at the moment, which is an exciting way to dive even deeper into the world of flowers and get even nerdier. And we all love getting nerdier, don’t we? :-) Today's guest, Will Hazard, is the zinnia breeding project lead …

Welcome to episode 69 of Growers Daily! We cover: Growing onions from seed, do you need to trim onions before planting, and a passive potting mix? Maybe! Links from this episode: Trimming onions study: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8213/9e1802c8f5b57f434f5b0a751a71cbbffdcd.pdf reduced fertilizer and pesticide applications and onions study https:…

Hey Compost Lovers, I just booked my flights to Phoenix for USCC Compost Conference 2025. Join me, January 27th to 30th for compost enthusiasts from all over the globe unite to celebrate all things soil, sustainability, and innovation. What's in store? Workshops galore. Dive into fresh ideas, techniques, and discussions that'll make your Compost ga…

Welcome to episode 68 of Growers Daily! We cover: why I'm Dropping Organic certification and bailing on the farmers market and also, thoughts on recycling waste water from washing vegetables. Links from this episode: Sanidate label: https://cdn.commercev3.net/cdn.arbico-organics.com/downloads/sanidate-5_sds_20200729.pdf Sage Hill Ranch Video: https…

Welcome to episode 67 of Growers Daily! We cover: Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire + can you grow popcorn and sweet corn together Links from this episode: Swiftblocker: https://www.swiftblocker.com Winstrips: https://neversinktools.com/collections/winstrip-trays All About the Garden cell trays: https://allaboutthegarden.co…

Welcome to episode 66 of Growers Daily! We cover: How Farming is Already Futuristic, how much every tray of seedlings is worth, What the next few months look like on the farm. Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Harnois Greenhouses: https://ww…

On today's show, Alex Ball of Old City Acres sits down -again- with Jordan Schiebel of Middle Way Farm to discuss his newest project, Grinnell Farm to Table located in Grinnell, Iowa. We dig deep on managing a multi-farm food hub, Justins's sales in the farm and diversifying your food business to be more resilient. Jordan is a wealth of knowledge a…

Welcome to episode 65 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback Friday, How to keep bed width, and what to plant and what to transplant Links from this episode: Soil test variation research: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/saj2.20280 Soil test variations research 2: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00103624.2019.17094…

Welcome to episode 64 of Growers Daily! We cover: Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter, bird flu, cancer warnings on alcohol, LA fires, Links from this episode: The CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html Innovative Solar Practices Integrated with Rural Economies and Ecosystems: https://openei.org/w…

Welcome to episode 63 of Growers Daily! We cover: Marketing a Farm, Soil testing with Deep compost mulc Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Harnois Greenhouses: https://www.harnois.com/en/ and Peaceful Heritage Nursery: https://peacefulheritage.com CODE: NOTI…

Welcome to episode 62 of Growers Daily! We cover: Changes to No-till growers, do farmers need a microscope, and finding seeds all in one place? Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Harnois Greenhouses: https://www.harnois.com/en/ and Peaceful Heritage Nursery:…

Welcome to episode 61 of Growers Daily! We cover: Hello from an epic Ice storm + builidng a dream tunnel + Relay Cropping Links from this episode: Threefold Climate Battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acByGuSMALc solar wrap https://www.solawrapfilms.com Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show…

In the 1970s, one of the leaders of the Waldorf movement, Karl Ege, wrote in his essay "An Evident Need of Our Times." "What we are founding here is a seed, the seed of a living organism. The organism is essentially three-fold, pedagogical, artistic, and agricultural, as reflections of thought, feeling, and will. Each needs the others if the whole …

Join Melissa on a candid journey through her final year before turning 50. From life lessons and missteps to her unique take on the complexities of birthdays, this podcast offers an honest and thought-provoking exploration of midlife reflectionsDoor DU Public House Productions

Welcome to episode 60 of Growers Daily! We cover: It's feedback Friday + Modeling Farms Off Ecological Systems + Tariffs and Small Farms Links from this episode: Tariffs and farmers: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/30/farmers-trump-tariffs Collab podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collaborative-farming-podcast/id157000…

Welcome to episode 58 of Growers Daily! We cover: Are the farming masterclasses worth the money? How to price produce and which lable maker to buy? Links from this episode: Lable Maker: https://amzn.to/3ZZ4oDl USDA market report:https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/organic Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/not…

Welcome to episode 57 of Growers Daily! We cover: Farming in this economy?! + The Secret to a Long Healthy (Farm) Life (ie the harvard human development study) + Ramping up for the growing season. Links from this episode: the harvard study: https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org and this about that study: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/…