Paul Dysinger, co-founder of Seedtime, joins me to talk about his journey to build the best farm and garden software ever. He shares lessons that have helped him manage time, prioritize tasks, and balance work and life. 

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(0:00) Thanksgiving food talk. Is the food better the next day? Top 5 sides. Pumpkin pie is gross.

(0:31:56) Farmer Mark DeRespinis describes how he has built a very successful no-till farm raising high-quality vegetables and selling them to restaurants in the Boulder, CO area.

(2:05:35) Drunk Ideas - The Michelin Star guide for produce.

Mark's farm: https://www.instagram.com/esoterraculinary/

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(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from.

(0:15:53) Farmer Liz Calvelage talks about running her farm part-time with kids. 

(1:11:20) Listener Q&A - Productivity Hack

(1:15:49) Drunk Ideas - Car Siri

Little Bean Farm: https://littlebeanfarm.com/our-story/

Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on  Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from.

(0:24:00) Farmer Ian Jerolmack talks about how they are crushing it on their farm and will do $500k in sales.

(1:27:15) Listener Q&A - Cut expenses or grow revenue?

(1:39:47) Drunk Ideas - The Auto Warner

Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on  Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:30) When life gives you hard times, how do you react - crumble or take it head-on. 

(12:35) Farmer Ian Caselli talks about his farming journey. Ian started farming part-time and tries to manage his hours to earn extra income for his family. 

(1:08:50) Listener Q&A - Is a $500 farmers market worth it?

(1:16:30) Drunk Ideas - The Foot Tent

Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on  Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:30) The purgatory of mediocrity. What happens when you aren't good enough to succeed but not bad enough to fail?

(14:25) Michael Russo a former chef, discusses his transition into farming. How he is making it work while working an off-farm job.

(1:02:22) Listener Q&A

(1:09:58) Drunk Ideas - The "It's OK to say NO" sign.

Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Mike's Farm - https://www.instagram.com/chefsharvestfarmllc

What makes a farm successful - the farmer or the system? People think it's the tools and other items that make it work, I argue it's the farmer that makes it work.

(10:42) Jennifer Brand joins to discuss transitioning from the software field to farming. Raising unique vegetables and carving out a unique niche in her market.

(1:26:51) The debut of Drunk Ideas. Partially thought out "good" business ideas. The mobile farmers market booth.

Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Sonaterra Farm - https://www.instagram.com/sonaterrafarm

Broxon Berry Farm- https://www.instagram.com/broxonberry

Want to learn more?  Check out my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Sales and Marketing - Get it on Amazon. 

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