Farm Small Farm Smart

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Farm Small Farm Smart episodes

March 21, 2018 Pioneering Urban Farming in Sweden with Buddha Browett of Los Perros Urban Farming (FSFS133)
Buddha Browett joins me to talk about what it is like to run the first commercial urban farm in Sweden. He discusses some of the challenges that he is facing from weather to cash flow to being a dad and balancing time.

Connect with Buddha Browett:

Instagram: http://instagram.com/losperrosurbanfarming

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/losperrosurbanfarming/

Website: https://www.losperrosurbanfarming.com/

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52 min
March 14, 2018 Seeing the Vision - The Long, Slow Road to Farming for Life with Michael Bell (FSFS132)
Farmer Michael Bell from Texas joins me to talk about running an urban farm on the side while maintaining a full-time job as a teacher, and a father.

Connect with Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbell971/

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1 hr
March 07, 2018 Running a Small Scale Seed Selling Business on a Small Farm with Dan Brisebois (FSFS131)
Dan Brisebois of Tourne Sol Farm joins me to talk about small scale vegetable seed growing. Dan has grown seed on his farm for over 10 years and sells that seed via his own seed company and to other seed retailers. It's a lucrative business model that might just be a fit as a side business or an add on business for a small farm.

Dan Brisebois:

Dan's PV3 presentation on Growing Seed

Dan's Farm Website

Dan's book on Crop Planning

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41 min
February 21, 2018 Growing Great Microgreens Starts with the Great Soil featuring Chris Thoreau (FSFS130)
Microgreen grower Chris Thoreau joins me to talk about the importance of soil in growing microgreens. Learn how Chris grows microgreens in his online course: http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens
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1 hr 10 min
February 14, 2018 Selling Vegetables Online and Farm Start Up with Daniel Garcia of Garcia's Gardens (FSFS129)
Daniel Garcia joins me to talk about his journey into farming - why he started and how he evolved his farm. He also discusses tips for selling at the farmers' market and gives his thoughts on selling to two online grocers - a model that seems very promising.

Garcia's Gardens:

Website: http://garciasgardens.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garciasgardens/

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57 min
February 07, 2018 Farm Success with Methods You Might Not Expect featuring Yosef Camire (FSFS128)
Yosef Camire of Ahavah Farm joins me to talk about some of the challenges and successes he has had starting a farm at an elevation 7000 feet in Colorado. His farm uses "different" techniques such as woodchips in the beds and a pay what you can farmers' market model, and it works.

Ahavah Farm:

Website - https://www.ahavahfarm.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ahavahfarm

Listen to past episodes at: https://www.paperpot.co/podcast

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

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1 hr 12 min
January 31, 2018 Grow A Lot of Vegetables on Just 8000 Square Feet... Hydroponically with Darren Vollmar (FSFS127)
Darren Vollmar of Ledgeview Gardens in Green Bay, Wisconsin joins me to talk about why they grow vegetables hydroponically and what it takes to do so.

Ledgeview Gardens:

Website - http://www.ledgeviewgardens.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ledgeview_gardens

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ledgeviewgardens/

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1 hr 16 min
January 24, 2018 A Practical Look at Vegetable Farming and a Fragile Seed System with Chris Thoreau (FSFS126)
Microgreen grower and local seed advocate Chris Thoreau and I talk about local seed - the challenges of it, what that means, and how practical it is. Learn how Chris grows microgreens in his online course: http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens
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1 hr 14 min
January 17, 2018 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 make the farm profitable in year one - from selling to time management. Follow AJ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spincitiesfarm/
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1 hr 16 min
January 10, 2018 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, mulching with tarps, and the importance of deep soil. Follow Jodi @ http://www.instagram.com/roebuckfarm
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1 hr 20 min