Farm Small Farm Smart

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Farm Small Farm Smart episodes

November 25, 2022 Biointensive Market Gardening with Jodi Roebuck - NEW SHOW PREVIEW
In this preview episode of our new show - The Profitable Mini-Farm - farmer Jodi Roebuck @roebuckfarm discusses where John Jeavon's biointensive gardening and market farming come together. Check out the first episode of the new show next week.

Jodi Roebuck, a world-renowned contemporary market gardener, uses traditional + sustainable practices to be at the forefront of the profitable, small-scale local food movement.

Having clocked into his third decade in the field of championing local, sustainable food production, Jodi's work is based alongside the work of peers Curtis Stone (The Urban Farmer) and Jean-Martin Fortier (The Market Gardener).

His commitment to Regenerative Agriculture has cemented long-term relationships with many of the world's leading sustainable food production figures, shaping the direction of Roebuck Farm and influencing growers around the globe

Learn more about Jodi:

https://www.roebuckfarm.com/

@roebuckfarm

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1 hr 20 min
November 18, 2022 Designing a Farm for Long-Term Crop Rotations (FSFS263)
When doing an initial layout design for your farm, how do you think about what goes where? What teacher-turned-farmer Chad Gard of Hole in the Woods Farm took into account during their initial planning phase were field blocks and crop rotation. Now, their field blocks are rotated in a 12-year cycle, intentionally switching out different crop families to promote diversity in their soils.

Learn more about Hole in the Woods Farm.

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1 hr 6 min
November 11, 2022 Why We Switched from 30" Beds to Standard Row Spacing (FSFS262)
While 30-inch beds are the standard for market gardening, it may or may not be the best bed width to implement depending on the farm's context.

In this episode of Farm Small Farm Smart, farmer Dean Buttacavoli of Cabbage Throw Farm shares his experience throwing pathways out the window and converting their entire plot into farmland with 15-inch row spacing.

Learn more about Cabbage Throw Farm.

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44 min
October 22, 2022 Swing for the Game Changer or Roll with the Game Manager (Seeding Thoughts)
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7 min
October 15, 2022 When Paying Someone $40M to Go Away Is the Correct Move (Seeding Thoughts)
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9 min
September 10, 2022 Sometimes Our Idea Isn't the Best Idea (Seeding Thoughts)
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8 min
August 27, 2022 Do This One Thing and Your Business Will Stand Out (Seeding Thoughts)
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8 min
August 12, 2022 Starting a Microgreens Business as a Retirement Plan (FSFS261)
Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego. Chris talks to longtime entrepreneur Pierre Marlow of Alberta, Canada to share his experience discovering microgreens and starting a microgreens business as a retirement plan.

Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning software: https://seedleaf.co/

Chris Thoreau's website: https://urbanmicro.ca/

Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/

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1 hr 3 min
August 05, 2022 Microgreens and Intentional Social Impact from Day 1 with Michael Quinn (FSFS260)
Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego. Chris talks to grower Michael Quinn about his experience starting a microgreens business in Northern Ireland, the regional differences that can come with a startup business, and how a startup can be intentional with creating social impact right from the get-go.

Learn more about Michael and Mourne Microgreens.

Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning software: https://seedleaf.co/

Chris Thoreau's website: https://urbanmicro.ca/

Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/

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49 min
July 29, 2022 Bootstrapping a Microgreens Business with Lily Evans (FSFS259)
Grower Chris Thoreau is guest hosting for Diego. Chris talks with Lily Evans of Short Roots Urban Farm in Kenosha, Wisconsin to share her experience of how she started her microgreens business by bootstrapping.

Learn more about Lily /https://www.instagram.com/shortrootsurbanfarm/

Seedleaf - Microgreen Crop Planning software: https://seedleaf.co/

Chris Thoreau's website: https://urbanmicro.ca/

Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/

Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot
51 min