Welcome to episode 121 of Growers Daily! We cover: Asparagus in the market garden (and why we don't see that crop a whole lot), navigating the last frost date, and what to do when you don't have access to epic amounts of good compost for mulching We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Intercropping asparagus study with olives: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030123002800#:~:text=Expert%20opinions%...
Apr 01, 2025•22 min
Welcome to episode 120 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna talk about farming and retiring, Climate Batteries, and updates from here on the farm. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Forest Garden Greenhouse: https://amzn.to/4iZT1TS ThreeFold Farm's Climate Battery Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acByGuSMALc Threefold's awesome climate battery breakdown page: https://threefold.farm/climate-battery-gr...
Mar 31, 2025•24 min
Welcome to episode 119 of Growers Daily! We cover: AI in the gardens, and Unique composting locations, operations, all of it. And it's feedback Friday, We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Scrooge McDuck breakdown: https://www.livescience.com/19919-gold-recreate-scrooge-mcduck-gold-coin-swim.html Our friend Jack's AI soil management Site: www.cultra.us Times article on Are You Smarter than AI https://www.nytimes.com/i...
Mar 28, 2025•24 min
Welcome to episode 118 of Growers Daily! We cover: the fascinating world of shade cloth colors, maximizing vermicompost and what to do about those overwintered carrots. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Worm Farmers Handbook: https://amzn.to/4j9vWy0 Shade cloth in horticulture: https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/hortsci/44/2/article-p239.pdf Adverse effects of shade on lettuce: https://journals.ashs.org/jashs/...
Mar 28, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 117 of Growers Daily! We cover: the types of interplanting, increasing predators for cucumber beetles (among other dweebish pests), and windbreaks. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Managing Cucumber Beetles in Organic Farming Systems paper: https://eorganic.org/node/5307 Study on spiders and tree diverstiy: https://www.nsf.gov/news/new-study-reveals-tree-species-diversity-increases Silvohorticul...
Mar 26, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 116 of Growers Daily! We cover: cilantro, basil, dill, and parsley —(ie the main culinary herbs) and garden life after pools (that one will make sense soon). 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: "Spring Is You" By Niklas Gabrielsson with Martin Landström & His Orchestra via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrow...
Mar 25, 2025•19 min
Episode Description 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 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ 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 st...
Mar 24, 2025•26 min
Welcome to episode 114 of Growers Daily! We cover: why we love polycultures, interplanting with garlic, and it's feedback friday. 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: GO CATS (that's it. That's the link) MUSIC from this episode: Sway TogetherBy Hannah Juanita Danish National Anthem by National Anthem Worx Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.c...
Mar 21, 2025•21 min
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 ‼️ DONATE‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&am...
Mar 20, 2025•20 min
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 ‼️ DONATE‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&...
Mar 19, 2025•21 min
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… ‼️ DONATE‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb...
Mar 18, 2025•17 min
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. ‼️ Tax Deductible Donation ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiyts...
Mar 17, 2025•22 min
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. Folks who support the show... Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes , because NOW is the best time to dial i...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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. ‼️ Tax Deductible Donation ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&am...
Mar 14, 2025•20 min
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. Tax Deductible Donation! -> https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ 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-or...
Mar 13, 2025•21 min
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 Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ MUSIC from this episode: GrowBy Gloria Tells via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsor...
Mar 12, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 106 of Growers Daily! We cover: the hardest vegetables to grow, competition from community gardens(?), and where to put a garden in the first place. Links for today: Common Earth Gardens https://cclou.org/common-earth-gardens/ MUSIC from this episode: AcrobatBy Martin Hall via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Ment...
Mar 11, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 105 of Growers Daily! We cover: Veganic composts, how to test your soil moisture without tools, and the easiest veggies to grow! Links for today: Soil moisture publication from ATTRA: https://attra.ncat.org/publication/soil-moisture-monitoring-low-cost-tools-and-methods/ NRCS irrigation Guide: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/7385.pdf Daylight Saving Episode: https://youtu.be/iW6L1dzUroI MUSIC from this episode: El Agua By Caro Luna via www.epidemicsound.c...
Mar 10, 2025•23 min
Squirrels, today we begin with an ending and we will end with a beginning. My guests today, the wonderful and amicable Andy Dibben and Ben Raskin, authors of the new book SilvoHorticulture will be inspiring us to participate in the great art of welcoming trees into our cropping systems. The planting of trees that will continue to bestow generations to come with gifts unnumbered feels like the perfect last episode, doesn't it? Let's get inspired, shall we. Folks who support the show... Farmhand i...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Welcome to episode 104 of Growers Daily! We cover: dry Farming in dry climates, and big farming regrets + it's feedback friday! Links for today: Shared pathogens with alpaca https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10778254/ Indian Agriculture in America book: https://amzn.to/4iadp4j If I could do it all again would I still farm episode: https://youtu.be/OLTFx5DCX9Q MUSIC from this episode: "It Blows My Mind" By OTE feat. Edie via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notill...
Mar 07, 2025•22 min
Welcome to episode 103 of Growers Daily! We cover: managing aphids in the greenhouse, rubber band alternatives for bunching stuff, crops to grow this year for, well, next March and cilantro and lacy phacelia as cut flowers… Links for today: Twist tie machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUHhWy7s5Oc BUNN tying machines: https://bunntyco.com Tach-It Model #3510 Hand-Held Twist Tie Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAM5F5gPXI8 Aphid management guide for greenhouses: https://ag.umass.edu/g...
Mar 06, 2025•21 min
Welcome to episode 102 of Growers Daily! We cover: Megafauna + How to Buy Good Compost + Succession Planting Tips ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Dec 13th episode on crop planning: https://youtu.be/IvbL9YE70qY Peter Allen Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000690779742 4 types of compost: https://youtu.be/SxFjb0i8sbE MUSIC from this episode: via www.epidemicsound.com...
Mar 05, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 101 of Growers Daily! We cover: Pest-Free Kale? + How to Find the Right Garden Planner ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Kale video: https://youtu.be/S948__7Arqs Seedtime link: https://seedtime.us/notill Spreadsheet academy: https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com MUSIC from this episode: West Side Story By Roy Edwin Williams via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/suppor...
Mar 04, 2025•21 min
Welcome to episode 100 of Growers Daily! We cover: It's the 100th episode! We talk about the importance of challenges (like this show), irrigation tips, and what not to do in the spring. ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 MUSIC from this episode: One Hundred Times By LaKesha Nugent Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com M...
Mar 03, 2025•19 min
Erica Reinheimer wrote in the introduction to the intelligent gardener, "Gardening has been my calling. I like the listening part. I like sitting close to the plants in the morning, being with them, connecting. Understanding how minerals contribute to the garden has deepened that connection." While Erika and Alice Reinheimer, my guests today, left their lives in high tech to, in their words, grow excellent food, eat excellent food, help people grow excellent food, play music with friends, putter...
Mar 03, 2025•54 min
Welcome to episode 99 of Growers Daily! We cover: Pigs in the garden, Misting summer lettuce, and it's feedback friday! ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Pennstate on squash bugs: https://extension.psu.edu/squash-bug Timer: https://www.dripworks.com/galcon-6256s-od-wall-mount-dc-controller-6-station Summer lettuce vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=589sGmOhKlE Music: La FelicidadBy Caro Luna Via https://www.epidemicsound.com Supp...
Feb 28, 2025•23 min
Welcome to episode 98 of Growers Daily! We cover: growing pest free squash, broadforking vs tilling, and value adding ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Episode with CSA in Germany: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-growers-podcast-network/id1441886206?i=1000457101392 ExcludeNet: https://www.berryprotectionsolutions.com/netting Episode about what tiller does to soil: https://youtu.be/kpuVFYD74pg Featured MUSIC TODAY ...
Feb 27, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 97 of Growers Daily! We cover: Burlap for mulch, is farmer Jesse real, and how big to make beds and paths, ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Living Paths Video: https://youtu.be/wrcMmW4WKF8 Featured MUSIC TODAY "Weather" By Pandaraps, Big Soda, Is Our Children Learning Via https://www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Spo...
Feb 26, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 96 of Growers Daily! We cover: how much can you earn in a market garden, FSMA exemptions, and are you ready for march? ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Natalie Podcast from Yesterday: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000695562553 Helpful FSMA document about exemptions: https://psdocs.spes.vt.edu/FSMA/PSR_who_is_covered.pdf#:~:text=To%20be%20Qualified%20Exemp...
Feb 25, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 95 of Growers Daily! We cover: Growing in Sand VS Clay Soils + How I Grow Carrots in Clay how to get academic papers for free ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Growers Daily MLS Fantasy Soccer League ⚽️ : https://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/#classic/leagues/25574/join/H9SY94WY Radio lab episode about Sci-hub: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-library-of-alexandra/id152249110?i=1000642648720 Sci-hub: www.Sci-hub...
Feb 24, 2025•18 min
