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Welcome to episode 115 of Growers Daily!

We cover: how to improve your soil this spring, what the responsibility of farmers is to their local communities, and cover crops for the early part of the season

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Links for today:

Feb 21st episode about rising food costs: https://youtu.be/Si3GDau0lEo

Compost and decreasing soil pathogens: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10874327/

Compost improve soil structurre: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706122004244

How to start gardenin video: https://youtu.be/wm4cM6ZOe-w

Interplanting Video: https://youtu.be/MvzQKEa2z_A

Mulch video: https://youtu.be/SoF7Z6sWiEY

Cover crop vid: https://youtu.be/GzvVLmqquG4

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Welcome to episode 114 of Growers Daily!

We cover: why we love polycultures, interplanting with garlic, and it's feedback friday.

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GO CATS (that's it. That's the link)

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Sway TogetherBy Hannah Juanita

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Welcome to episode 113 of Growers Daily!

We cover: how to use a backyard garden to prepare for a farm business, Bermuda grass in a hot climate, and testing compost for contamination

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Links for today:

OK State U bermudagrass trials: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/bermudagrass-suppression-methods-for-oklahoma-home-gardens.html

Roundtable on Scaling up the Homestead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjC6Sg5nGjg&t=1719s

Additional video on Homestead to farm: https://youtu.be/Lh1MOOpxjAU

Bioassay Breakdown: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/conducting-a-bioassay-for-herbicide-residues

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Welcome to episode 112 of Growers Daily!

We cover: It is Wednesday, March 19th 2025, and today we're gonna talk about the neglected importance of shade, buying plant starts, and locating a greenhouse

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Links for today:

Grafting Video: https://youtu.be/5o4ZXWqh2Qk

Growers Daily about Grafting: https://youtu.be/GJR3E3LTaVE

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All Yours, BabyBy Kylie Dailey

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Welcome to episode 111 of Growers Daily!

We cover: harvesting legumes and where the nitrogen goes, Wind, and the state of the citrus industry in America…

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Links for today:

good paper on changing wind: https://e360.yale.edu/features/global-stilling-is-climate-change-slowing-the-worlds-wind#:~:text=The%20recent%20declines%20in%20surface,to%207.4%20miles%20per%20hour.

Report on Florida oranges from The AP: https://apnews.com/article/florida-citrus-oranges-hurricanes-agriculture-1b15f4d51cd6df41188a1884aa38dd8e

Florida to lose much of its ag land by 2070: https://1000fof.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FOF-1306-Ag-2040-2070-Report-v4-WEB.pdf

Sustainable Market Farming BOOK by Pam Dawling (look for 2nd edition): https://amzn.to/4iqX2Ai

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Welcome to episode 110 of Growers Daily!

We cover: 3 sisters-Slash-Milpa, discuss what we've been up to through this tiny warm spell (besides tiny sunburns), and why we stopped growing microgreens.

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Links for today:

Final NTMG: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000699465875

Potato video: https://youtu.be/ZJLdLFv6w6o

Potato slip episode: https://youtu.be/UQuCOXh1OjE

Guatamala milpa study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82784-2

Roebuck Farm peashoots in field: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOsr4GRICA

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The No-Till Market Garden Podcast has been going strong since 2018 and today we say goodbye with the hosts. Natalie Lounsbury, Mimi Castell, Alex Ball and Farmer Jesse all share some of their favorite moments of hosting and interviewing. Thank you for the many years for support and of listening.

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Welcome to episode 109 of Growers Daily!

We cover: raw biochar, converting a field from alfalfa to gardens, the importance of being annoyed, AND it's feedback friday.

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Walk with YouBy Kylie Dailey

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Welcome to episode 108 of Growers Daily!

We cover: certified organic seeds are important for organic systems, miracle gro in compost, farming in a very cold climate, and the term "farm" used outside of farming.

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Links for today:

A review on conventional seeds on organic farms: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S157352141000014X

The term Farm: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-origin-of-farm

The Microplastics Polymor study: https://showme.missouri.edu/2025/research-reveals-hidden-risks-from-plastic-coated-fertilizers-in-soil/#:~:text=While%20PC%2DCRFs%20can%20boost,plastic%20particles%20into%20the%20environment.

Green Acres Farmer Training program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdEuvXWf8Cs

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Welcome to episode 107 of Growers Daily!

We cover: a beet breakdown (a BEETdown, if you will) and taking care of those tools, but also a fun announcement many years in the making.

Links for today:

Beet video: https://youtu.be/-w1tvgVj-9k

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GrowBy Gloria Tells

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MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

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