The No-Till Flowers Podcast

The No-Till Flowers Podcast episodes:

• 04.03.2024

  Tips for Wholesale Flower Sales with Scott Shepherd

  We don’t typically dive into business topics on this podcast as I like to keep the focus on regenerative growing practices.  But today we’re going to go off theme a bit for a special guest.  Many of you already know...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Storing Peonies and Tulips + How to Handle Cut Flowers After Harvest with Dr. John Dole

  There are some incredible nuggets of pure gold in this episode.  You will definitely want to have a pen and paper handy!  Joining me today is Dr. John Dole, cut flower researcher and professor at North Carolina State University.  As...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Plant Tissue Testing Explained with Bryant Mason

  Welcome to Part 2 of a recent interview host Jennie Love had with guest Bryant Mason of Soil Doctor Consulting. If you haven’t already listened to Episdoe 37 or Episode 29, stop this one now and go back to listen to those...

  
• 01.17.2024

  Organic Fertilizers, the Crucial Role of Calcium, Orchard Establishment and Much More with Bryant Mason

  Guest Bryant Mason of Soil Doctor Consulting returns to the podcast for another lively conversation about organic nutrients with host Jennie Love. If you haven’t already listened to Episode 29 in Season 3, stop this one now and go back to...

  
• 01.07.2024

  Cool Flowers, Native Hedgerows, and Frost Cloth with Lisa Mason Zeigler

  Today’s guest needs little introduction in the flower farming world. Lisa Mason Zeigler of the Gardener's Workshop is an author, teacher, industry leader, flower farmer, podcaster, and also a good friend of mine.  With 25 years of growing under her...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Farming on Heavy Wet Clay + No-Till Lessons Learned with Jesse Frost

  Today’s guest needs little introduction in the small farm no-till world.  Jesse Frost of Rough Draft Farm in central Kentucky has helped so many of us learn about soil health and diversified small scale production through the No-Till Growers YouTube channel,...

  
• 12.04.2023

  Why I Love to Spray at My Farm -- Boosting the Phyllosphere

  We're back with Season 4 of the No-Till Flowers Podcast!  In this solo episode, host Jennie Love talks about regenerative spraying and how to boost the health of your crops with foliar feeding.  Learn about the phyllosphere and what easy...

  
• 07.12.2023

  Cover Cropping Basics for Small Scale Regenerative (Flower) Farms

  Curious about cover crops for a flower farm?  Host Jennie Love walks listeners through a clear and concise overview of cover crops suitable for a small regenerative farm and why cover crops are such a valuable tool in the summer...

  
• 03.24.2023

  Part 2: Beneficial Insects and Natural Pest Control with Margaret Parks of Evergreen Growers Supply

  Here's Part 2 of my chat with Margaret Parks of Evergreen Growers Supply, an Oregon-based supplier of beneficial insects and microorganisms.  If you haven't already, be sure to listen to Part 1 to get an introduction to using beneficial...

  
• 03.13.2023

  Beneficial Insects and Natural Pest Control with IPM Expert Margaret Parks of Evergreen Growers Supply

  I’m joined in this episode by Margaret Parks of Evergreen Growers Supply, an Oregon-based supplier of beneficial insects and microorganisms.  We begin by discussing the big picture pieces of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as they relate to small scale flower...

  
• 02.21.2023

  JADAM Basics: Making JMS and Other Natural Inputs

  Host Jennie Love walks listeners through a clear and concise discussion of what natural farming is and how to begin making natural inputs like JADAM Microbial Solution (JMS).  If you've been intimidated by the host of natural inputs talked about...

  
• 02.14.2023

  Nutrient Balancing in Living Soils with Bryant Mason, the Soil Doctor

  Guest Bryant Mason of Soil Doctor Consulting in Colorado joins host Jennie Love in a lively conversation about nutrient balancing and soil testing, including key nutrients for better flower production and stem quality.  Follow Bryant on Instagram @soil_doctor.   Bryant has...

  
• 01.31.2023

  Seed Starting, Regenerative Style with Lisa Mason Zeigler from The Gardener's Workshop

  It’s seed starting time!  I’d venture to say this is what we growers are live for!  Watching seedlings grow in the depths of winter is the best mood lifter.  Those of you in the Southern Hemisphere are likely gearing up...

  
• 01.22.2023

  Finding Land and Evolving a Farm Business with Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm

  Guest Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm in Maryland joins host Jennie Love again to discuss building and rebuilding a successful farm business over the past decade.  Covered in this episode are: - Finding land to farm - Pros and cons of renting versus...

  
• 01.08.2023

  No-Till Basics: Bed Preparation Using the Deep Mulch System

  Host Jennie Love walks listeners through a clear and detailed description of how she has prepared no-till beds at her farm over the seasons.  She goes into particular detail about the "deep mulch system" that many smaller diversified farms use...

  
• 12.27.2022

  The Power of Pulse Watering: Effective Irrigation and Better Plant Health with Emma Horswill from Earthenry Farm

  Welcome to Season 3 of the No-Till Flowers podcast!  Emma Horswill from Earthenry Farm in Tasmania joins host, Jennie Love, for a lovely chat that hits on several important regenerative farming practices.  The primary focus of this episode is irrigation,...

  
• 11.18.2022

  Farming to Heal the Ecosystem with Dr. Doug Tallamy

  Do you view your farm as a production space? A landscape that should generate x number of stems in x square feet for x amount of dollars each season?  Many farmers do.  In this episode, host Jennie Love encourages listeners...

  
• 10.04.2022

  Bokashi and Worm Farming at Scale with Guest Matt Arthur of BLH Farm

  In this episode, host Jennie Love is joined by farmer Matt Arthur of BLH Farm to dive into bokashi and worm farming at a scale that can actually provide a large volume of high-quality compost and castings for a small...

  
• 07.26.2022

  Tackling Burnout and Farmer Well-Being Through Collective Selling with Amelia Ihlo

  Welcome to the first in a short summer series of episodes dedicated to farmer well-being.  This is my 14th season flower farming and running a small business centered around such a stunning and stressful product.  Every season brings its own...

  
• 06.17.2022

  The Magical BRIX Number That Stops Pests - An Exciting Conversation with Dr. Tom Dykstra

  In this episode, host Jennie Love is joined by Dr. Tom Dykstra, an entomologist with over 25 years of experience in academic and field research. Predominantly, he has studied insect olfaction (how insects smell) from the standpoint of bioelectromagnetics and...

  
• 04.07.2022

  The Everything Ranunculus Episode with Dave Dowling of Ball Colorlink

  Host Jennie Love is joined again Dave Dowling of Ball Colorlink. Dave was on Season 1 of the podcast to discuss tulips in detail.  Check out that episode if you haven't already.  This time we're talking for an hour about...

  
• 03.18.2022

  Breaking Down What Biochar Is and Why We Should Make It with Dr. Catherine Brewer

  Host Jennie Love sits down with Dr. Catherine Brewer of New Mexico State University.  Dr. Brewer (Catie) is a chemical and materials engineer who has devoted a good portion of her professional scientific career to studying biochar, particularly as it...

  
• 02.22.2022

  The Ins and Outs of Intercropping with Denise Richter

  Joining host Jennie Love on today's show is Denise Richter from Pistil & Stamen in New Orleans.  On her small urban flower farm, Denise has had to get very clever over the years with intercropping to maximize the number of...

  
• 02.21.2022

  Exploring the Science Behind Natural Farm Inputs With Author, Nigel Palmer

  Host Jennie Love sits down with former aerospace engineer turned author, Nigel Palmer, to discuss his outstanding book The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments.  Nigel has done a superb job of putting the science behind homebrewed natural inputs...

  
• 02.20.2022

  Welcome to the No-Till Flowers Podcast!

  No-Till Flowers is a podcast all about regenerative practices to help flower farms be more resilient and our community to thrive.  Flower farms can do so much more than just grow flowers!  Through our work on our farms, we can...

  
• 02.11.2022

  Teasing Apart the Woo-Woo: Biodynamic Farming with Teton Full Circle Farm

  Host Jennie Love talks with Erika Eschholz & Ken Michael from Teton Full Circle Farm in Idaho about what it means to be a biodynamic flower farm.  We get into both the practical parts of biodynamics and the woo-woo.   Erika and...

  
• 01.24.2022

  A Little Goes a Long Way in Regenerative Flower Farming: KNF and JADAM with Tony Gaetz of Bare Mountain Farm

  And we're back!  It's the premiere of Season 2 of No-Till Flowers!!   Host Jennie Love talks again with fan favorite, Tony Gaetz of Bare Mountain Farm about making and using natural farm inputs for fertility and biology a la Korean...

  
• 08.02.2021

  Breaking Down Compost w/ Jesse Frost

  Surprise! Welcome to the third of No-Till Flowers spontaneous seasonal series... To build on our last No-Till Flowers Summer short about improving meh compost with Ellen Polishuk, Jennie and Optimus... I mean, Jesse Frost (a hilarious, but unfortunate recording...

  
• 07.12.2021

  Improving Poor Compost w/ Ellen Polishuk (Summer Short)

  Surprise! Welcome to the second of No-Till Flowers spontaneous seasonal series... It may be a Summer short, but Jennie Love of Love N Fresh Flowers and Ellen Polishuk of Plant to Profit have a powerful conversation about what to do...

  
• 04.19.2021

  The Everything Tulips Episode w/ Dave Dowling of Ball Colorlink

  Surprise! Welcome to the first of No-Till Flowers spontaneous seasonal series... Jennie Love of Love N Fresh Flowers talks with Dave Dowling of Ball Colorlink about everything TULIPS! Because, you know, that's probably what you're doing right now. They cover...

  
• 02.10.2021

  Joe Schmitt - Fair Field Flowers

  Legendary flower grower Joe Schmitt joins the show to talk ornamental grains and grasses, efficient tools for reducing wear on the body, and a bunch else from his lifetime in flower farming. Links: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/transplanters/paperpot-transplanter-7601.html https://www.pendragonfabrication.com/specialty-machinery/drangen-lay-down-work-cart/ https://www.nativeseeds.org/pages/sonoran-panic-grass https://territorialseed.com/products/quinoa-brightest-brilliant-rainbow?variant=12786106433635...

  
• 02.03.2021

  Erin McMullen - Raindrop Farm

  Erin McMullen joins host Jennie Love to talk restoring soil, wholesale flowers, farming with kids, being a female farmer.  https://www.raindropfarms.net Lacy Phacelia: https://greencoverseed.com/product/1076/ Follow Jennie: www.instagram.com/notillflowers Sponsors: www.growingformarket.com  www.farmersfriend.com https://www.ascfg.org   Brought to you by www.Notillgrowers.com  and the supporters at...

  
• 01.27.2021

  Brenda and Andrew - Good Hope Blooms

  Brenda and Andrew of Good Hope Blooms join host Jennie Love to talk biodynamic flower farming in through a multi-year drought, smoke from wildfires, farm store management, and more!  http://goodhopeblooms.com.au https://www.instagram.com/good_hope_blooms/   Links:  https://www.youtube.com/user/livingwebfarms Pat Coleby book: https://amzn.to/2Y8B1Px https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta?variant=32280908103714...

  
• 01.22.2021

  BONUS - Dahlia Pest Management with LeeAnn Huber of Coseytown Flowers

  A bonus to this week's Dahlia episode––this one all about pest management!  http://coseytownflowers.com/ trap discussed: https://www.mosquitomagnet.com/store/mosquito-magnet-trap/dynatrap?area_to_protect=46 www.instagram.com/notillflowers  www.notillgrowers.com  

  
• 01.20.2021

  LeeAnn Huber - Coseytown Flowers (The Dahlia Episode!)

  LeeAnn Huber joins the show to dive deep into Dahlias, everything from breeding to storage, over wintering, best varieties, fertility and more!  https://coseytownflowers.com other links: https://coseytownflowers.com/dahlia-education/ https://lovenfreshflowers.com/2020/11/08/overwintering-dahlias/ https://lovenfreshflowers.com/2014/03/24/how-to-take-dahlia-cuttings-to-build-your-stock/   Follow Jennie at www.instagram.com/notillflowers Sponsors: www.farmersfriend.com www.growingformarket.com www.ascfg.org More info...

  
• 01.13.2021

  Molly and Asher - On the Mountain Farm

  Molly and Asher join Jennie from Maine to discuss biodynamic flower production, general soil management, landscape fabric for weed suppression and more.  www.onthemountainfarm.com https://www.instagram.com/onthemountainfarm/ Follow Jennie: www.instagram.com/notillflowers Sponsors: www.farmersfriend.com + www.growingformarket.com + www.ascfg.org   Josephine Porter Institute (Asher recommended this...

  
• 01.06.2021

  Bronwyn and Chris - Island Flower Farm

  Permaculture and flower farming in windy conditions with no-till bed prep, fertility management and more. https://www.islandflowerfarm.ca  Links from the show: http://www.growgreatvegetables.com/fertilizers/a-great-organic-fertilizer-mix/ https://stoneslinger.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzsz-BRCCARIsANotFgMygzKh6oZx5X0jIjK6O1ud_jTvwfnFWc0Y1k7eInhyDWxg5V19iWcaAgnkEALw_wcB https://www.brakethecycle.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2IAudd33wwPrl6s0t0IkLcfxvD-mnutt8yodcKioRtLyRmWi8C7mraNKw https://amzn.to/3rDzAGs   Sponsors: www.growingformarket.com  www.farmersfriend.com and https://www.ascfg.org Follow Jennie: www.instagram.com/notillflowers  www.notillgrowers.com 

  
• 12.30.2020

  Ellen Polishuk - Plant to Profit

  Jennie is joined by Ellen Polishuk of Plant to Profit to talk soil testing, soil health, adding microbes and more. Links: https://www.planttoprofit.com Book: https://amzn.to/2KCsP74 https://www.midwesternbioag.com https://www.fertrell.com https://www.7springsfarm.com/soil-amendments/ https://www.midwesternbioag.com/products/microhume/ Follow Jennie: www.instagram.com/lovenfreshflowers or www.instagram.com/notillflowers www.notillgrowers.com    

  
• 12.23.2020

  Laura Beth Resnick - Butterbee Farm

  Jennie and Laura Beth Resnick talk about no-till flowers in the tunnel, employee management and more.  Butterbee Farm: https://www.butterbeefarm.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butterbee_farm/ No-Till Flowers: www.notillflowerspodcast.com Sponsors: www.farmersfriend.com and www.growingformarketmagazine.com and http://www.ascfg.org A www.notillgrowers.com production   

  
• 12.23.2020

  Mimo Davis - Urban Buds

   Jennie catches up with Mimo Davis in St. Louis and chats about reclaiming city lots, bindweed, changes markets and more!    http://urbanbudscitygrownflowers.com/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanbuds/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butterbee_farm/ No-Till Flowers: www.notillflowerspodcast.com Sponsors: www.farmersfriend.com and www.growingformarketmagazine.com and http://www.ascfg.org A www.notillgrowers.com production 

  
• 12.23.2020

  Tony Gaetz - Bare Mtn Farm

  Jennie catches up with Tony Gaetz of Bare Mtn Farm in Oregon to talk no-till flowers, KNF, and more!     site http://baremtnfarm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baremtnfarm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/baremtnfarm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butterbee_farm/ No-Till Flowers: www.notillflowerspodcast.com Sponsors: www.farmersfriend.com and www.growingformarketmagazine.com and http://www.ascfg.org A www.notillgrowers.com production