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 Ken were gracious enough to provide a long list of resources for listeners who want to learn more about biodynamics: 

Books Grasp the Nettle By Peter Proctor Agriculture by Rudolf Steiner Gardening for Life by Maria Thun The Biodynamic Way by Maria Thun A Biodynamic Farm by Hugh Lovel Biodynamic Gardening by Monty Waldin Calendars The Maria Thun Biodynamic Almanac 2022 (be sure to get the edition appropriate for your area- e.g. The North America Edition) Stella Natura 2022 Biodynamic Planting Calendar Edited by Sherry Wildfeuer Organizations Biodynamic Demeter Alliance (formerly The Biodynamic Association and Demeter USA) Resources The Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics Biodynamic Source What is Biodynamics? by Ken Michael and Erika Eschholz

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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 Natural Farming and JADAM practices.  The running theme is that a little goes a long way. 

Tony was on Season 1 of the podcast so be sure to check out that episode if you haven't already.  

Tony and his wife Denise have an outstanding YouTube channel full of videos about Korean Natural Farming, JADAM, biochar, bokashi, no-till techniques, tools, and much more.  

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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 error), author of The Living Soil Handbook and host of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast, break down the four types of compost, how small-scale farmers can make their own without heavy equipment, they get real nerdy about worm bins, and lessons learned managing no-till on clay soils.

Mentioned in the show:

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John Kempf's Regenerative Agriculture Podcast

The Food Lab Earth Podcast

The Worm Farmers Handbook

Uncle Jim's Worm Farm

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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 with less-than-awesome compost, modifying our approaches to soil health over time, and an important piece of advice for farm resilience in the wake of a changing climate... and ain't just to increase your organic matter!

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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 a lot of ground, from considerations when ordering bulbs, to no-till planting, harvesting, storing, designing, profitability, favorite varieties, and resources.

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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

https://www.wildgardenseed.com/index.php?cPath=39

https://www.victoryseeds.com/sorghum_white-popping.html

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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/

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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

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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

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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/

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