Welcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Also we discuss converting a rice paddy, and unfairly awesome life changes. the drinking episode: https://youtu.be/YYsX_rzcfsQ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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/jess...
Nov 08, 2024•18 min
Welcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Clearing a forest, farming herbs, and why did you get into food? Medicinal Herb Farmer Book: https://amzn.to/4fB4xTP Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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-suol...
Nov 07, 2024•20 min
Welcome to episode 27 of Growers Daily! We cover: Composting Leaves, Mulching with leaves and storing food because why not.?! Coolbot: https://storeitcold.referralrock.com/lv1/Y6I33LJV/ Thermostat: https://amzn.to/3Cq40Wh Root Cellar book: https://amzn.to/3NUmHUP static aerated cmpost vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755RfsdIzbQ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livings...
Nov 06, 2024•19 min
Katie Kulla is the author of Farm-Raised Kids. A brand new book from Storey Publishing. Katie is also an illustrator, one of the hosts of the Growing For Market Podcast and farms with her husband at Oakhill Organics on Grand Island in rural Dayton, Oregon. In this episode, we do discuss Katie's brand new book but we also talk a lot about Katie's experience growing seeds and how that experience has changed over the years. Katie's early seed experience was mostly growing seed contracts on her mark...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Certifications, big mistakes we made on our farm, and New Years Resolutions... but in November. NRCS soil survey: https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ Certified Naturally Grown: https://www.naturallygrown.org/get-certified/ Real Organic Project: https://realorganicproject.org/get-certified/ NYE resolution study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7725288/ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgr...
Nov 05, 2024•22 min
Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dealing with cover crops that have gotten a little out of hand, puzzles, and hopeful planting. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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-978886681996...
Nov 04, 2024•22 min
Today, we are going to break into the uniform tranquility of a beautiful region to speak with my guest, Jason Grauer, who is the Senior Director of Farm and Innovation at the Stone Barns Center . You all may be familiar with Blue Hill at Stone Barns, the very famous and very deservingly famous restaurant in the Hudson Valley of New York, Dan Barber, being the chef there, who also authored the book The Third Plate and who has inspired chefs, eaters, and farmers the world around with his commitmen...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Welcome to episode 24 of Growers Daily! We cover: A love of November, Reclaiming an old garden, confirmation bias, and the first month is in the books! Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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-97888...
Nov 01, 2024•23 min
Welcome to episode 23 of Growers Daily! We cover: Death and animals, rodents in the garden, and popcorn! Rat trap https://amzn.to/3AixDbC Arizona worm farm video: https://youtu.be/s6M8d4aBwP0 Nytimes article on animals and death: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/science/animals-death-monso.html Composter Podcast with Compost Power NYC: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-composter-podcast/id1639905999?i=1000666614460 Elephant study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6053989/ This ...
Oct 31, 2024•19 min
Welcome to episode 22 of Growers Daily! We cover: Tomato Trellis Cleanup. Some facts about kentucky and some thoughts about competition tomato trellis video: https://youtu.be/QaLNP3wr6hc Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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...
Oct 30, 2024•20 min
Welcome to episode 21 of Growers Daily! We cover: e. Coli in the Onions, Farm Franchises and my Favorite Crops to Harvest E. Coli outbreak: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-O157.html Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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...
Oct 29, 2024•18 min
Welcome to episode 20 of Growers Daily! We cover: Putting the Beds To Rest for Winter + Are we wrong about Mycorrhizal fungi, Also AI is screwing with farmers. Cover crop playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6-IYSxbbuE&list=PLGMgkMLKOtWu2VFfX46liznymtIz1o69p Spinach Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X23000726 2023 study on brassicas https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10698685/ Paper on non-host plants https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pi...
Oct 28, 2024•21 min
Welcome to episode 19 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today is feedback Friday! We get a little of your feedback, talk about cleaning under deer fences, and discuss a compost mulch study that is missing something (more plants). Growing For Market Article: https://growingformarket.com/articles/tillage-vs-mulch-permanent-bed-organic-vegetable Mulch study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377312787_Tarping_and_mulching_effects_on_crop_yields_profitability_and_soil_nutrients_in_a_continuous_no-t...
Oct 25, 2024•23 min
Welcome to episode 18 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we discuss the biochar (again), we talk about compost made in a garbage can, and smooth move, scientists. Foop Biochar: https://thefoop.com/?utm_campaign=RETARGET&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADmON2yozbDDTE4qHX0y4t89KuFNe&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8MG1BhCoARIsAHxSiQlN0bGZseoatqDrA8Rvn0isGIkkct6JIotdmTQfCHQBHgeWXBShhFgaAkR7EALw_wcB Growing For Market Article: https://growingformarket.com/articles/tillage-vs-mulch-permanent-bed-organic-vegetable ...
Oct 24, 2024•19 min
Welcome to episode 17 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we discuss the biochar trials I've started, we talk about building resilient farms, and breaking the lines in soccer. Foop Biochar: https://thefoop.com/?utm_campaign=RETARGET&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADmON2yozbDDTE4qHX0y4t89KuFNe&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8MG1BhCoARIsAHxSiQlN0bGZseoatqDrA8Rvn0isGIkkct6JIotdmTQfCHQBHgeWXBShhFgaAkR7EALw_wcB Study on droughts and rains becoming more extreme https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/2409061...
Oct 23, 2024•23 min
In the spirit of collaboration, I'm gonna do something a little different. A couple weeks ago I did a field day with OAK--that's the Organic Association of Kentucky --If you're listening to this and live in Kentucky you should totally be a member. We and acouple of dozen other farmers and farm professionals walked through our gardens. We talked about the conservation practices we're currently using on our market garden along with some of the lessons learned and fielded some questions. Before the...
Oct 23, 2024•53 min
Welcome to episode 16 of Growers Daily! We cover: Alex Ball of Old City Acres and Co-Host of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast joins the show today to chat with me about how to move a farm, what size is a good scale for part time farming, and what questions he has going into the next season of podcasting and farming. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Follow Alex: https://www.instagram.com/oldcityacres/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 ...
Oct 22, 2024•32 min
Welcome to episode 15 of Growers Daily! We cover: What the heck is silvohorticulture, how to make decisions on a farm (decision making frameworks) and it's messy monday! Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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-s...
Oct 21, 2024•22 min
Today's episode is with two of our compost pioneers, Karl Hammer from Vermont Compost and Mike Merner from Earth Care Farm . They share advice, stories from the early days, wishes for the future, and so much more. Both of these wonderful humans have always been generous talking about their experiences and helping the compost industry grow. It seems fitting as we head into the season of gratitude to tap into these two dedicated composters. As an aside, I'm super blessed to also have Mike Merner a...
Oct 21, 2024•56 min
Welcome to episode 14 of Growers Daily! We cover: Microplastics and are farmers to blame, the importance of neighbors, what to undersow with tomatoes, and what you should grow if you can grow anything. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Citations: Wirecutter article: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/how-to-avoid-eating-microplastics/ Nature Editorial: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02968-x Biosolids info: https://www.epa....
Oct 17, 2024•22 min
Welcome to episode 13 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to harvest when, should farms have positions like sports, and how farm names are born. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers 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 German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374...
Oct 16, 2024•21 min
Ellen Rignell has many years experience growing seed from her time at Trill Farms and as a program coordinator for the Gaia Foundation seed sovereignty program. But in this interview we catch Ellen at a new part of her seed journey as she's finishing the first growing season of her Winnow Farm Seeds , her very own seed company based in Dorset in the UK. In this episode, we discuss what Ellen wants from this new business and we discuss all the things other than growing seed that you need to know ...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Welcome to episode 12 of Growers Daily! We cover: PFAS in compost, keeping lists, what to plant in october, and deer fencing Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Texas A:&M deer fencing https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2016/05/12/four-wire-electric-fence-system-best-control-of-deer-access-to-food-plots/ Composter Pod about PFAS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-composter-podcast/id1639905999?i=1000672994274 French copy of The Living S...
Oct 15, 2024•23 min
Welcome to episode 11 of Growers Daily! We cover: does stress cause gray hair, the problem with fixating on wins as a soccer coach, balancing ecology and profit, and it's Messy Monday. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Interplanting Video: https://youtu.be/otkDHiZ-O4Q Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural- networking-workshop Kentucky Composting Conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ke...
Oct 14, 2024•23 min
I recently took a road trip to eastern Massachusetts. Most people visiting this classic New England area in October are either leaf peeping or visiting the witchy town of Salem, but you listeners know me better than that. I am much more excited about the brown leaves about to get into my compost pile and meeting composters like Andrew Brousseau, operations manager at Black Earth Compost . On my way in, winding through the historic streets of Gloucester, my anticipation grew as I saw so many litt...
Oct 14, 2024•42 min
Welcome to episode 10 of Growers Daily! We cover: Advice from farmers, using the word how, starting small + where to put your gardens, and is growing garlic in a high tunnel worth it? Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers seeding paper pot trays vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut7rsMIuvio&t=17s Mountain Roots Video: https://youtu.be/u3KoaRHV1I4 Sage Hill Ranch Video: https://youtu.be/53KKV4paafo Overwintered Alliums: https://youtu.be/nkk...
Oct 11, 2024•23 min
Welcome to episode 9 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to work fewer hours on the farm, how to ask bad questions, how to add value without adding work, the the magic you're looking for is in the work you're avoiding but also WHO IS DIPEN PAMAR. Show Sponsor: Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential: https://amzn.to/3Yi3WjU RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/...
Oct 10, 2024•22 min
Welcome to episode 8 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to make every crops succeed, how to navigate local farm laws, and work harder than you dream. Show Sponsor: Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com Ben Hartman's Lean Micro Farm: https://amzn.to/3Ni788T RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources/ Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spre...
Oct 09, 2024•21 min
This roundtable with Jameson Parker of the Moonlight Collective, William Crenshaw of the Nashville Food Coop, R'yana Michele of the Waterbear cooperative land project, & Lexi Close of the Appalachian producers co-op offers different perspectives on starting a cooperative business and was recorded at the '23 TN Local Food Summit. A special thank you to Natalie Seevers for inviting us down and coordinating the live recording. Save the date for the '24 TN Local Food Summit coming December 6th t...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to episode 7 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to scale with water, how pulse watering works and what is pulse watering, and Jennie Love shares an important piece of Advice Follow Jennie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notillflowers/ Jennie's No-Till Flowers Field Day: https://www.shoplovenfreshflowers.com/product/no-till-flowers-field-day Jennie's Podcast about Pulse Watering: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-pulse-watering-effective-irrigation/id1545850888?i=100...
Oct 08, 2024•39 min
