Carrot Cashflow

Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Megan Neubauer from Pure Land Farm joins me to discuss her revolutionary you-pick farming model. The model is extremely profitable and gives her a lot of extra time each year to do things off the farm. Megan goes through her strategies for sales, marketing, and crop planning. You can learn more in Megan's book: Pick-Your-Own-Farming Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Alec Smith is a farmer planning to start his own farming business after working on farms. He discusses the details of his past experiences, his motivation to start his farm, and the steps he has taken or plans to embark upon to achieve this. This includes working part-time on his farm project while still working at his full-time farm job, the financial considerations, the specific goals for the first year and subsequent years, technological advancements he's excited about, and apprehensions about starting his own business. Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:00) Scale into a new product slowly. Expand as there is demand. (0:21:45) Farmer Becky Hume from VRDNT Farm talks about her road to building a successful farm business. https://www.instagram.com/vrdnt.farm/ (1:52:45) Drunk Ideas - Phone blocking technology. Show feedback: [email protected] Check out my book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:00) Pay attention to business analytics and face the numbers—they don't lie. (08:50) Listener Q&A with a Twist: How do you evaluate yourself as a parent? (0:19:50) Farmers Amber Broxon and Justin Miller join me to discuss how the evaluate success on their farm. How they balance farm with life, farm budgeting, and more. (1:51:30) Drunk Ideas - F1 everything. Broxon Berry Farm: http://instagram.com/broxonberry Show feedback: [email protected] Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Paul Dysinger, co-founder of Seedtime, joins me to talk about his journey to build the best farm and garden software ever. He shares lessons that have helped him manage time, prioritize tasks, and balance work and life. Learn more about Seedtime [Affiliate link] Shop all of our farm tools and equipment: https://shop.moderngrower.co/

(0:00) Thanksgiving food talk. Is the food better the next day? Top 5 sides. Pumpkin pie is gross. (0:31:56) Farmer Mark DeRespinis describes how he has built a very successful no-till farm raising high-quality vegetables and selling them to restaurants in the Boulder, CO area. (2:05:35) Drunk Ideas - The Michelin Star guide for produce. Mark's farm: https://www.instagram.com/esoterraculinary/ Check out our Black Friday Sale: https://shop.moderngrower.co/

(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from. (0:15:53) Farmer Liz Calvelage talks about running her farm part-time with kids. (1:11:20) Listener Q&A - Productivity Hack (1:15:49) Drunk Ideas - Car Siri Little Bean Farm: https://littlebeanfarm.com/our-story/ Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from. (0:24:00) Farmer Ian Jerolmack talks about how they are crushing it on their farm and will do $500k in sales. (1:27:15) Listener Q&A - Cut expenses or grow revenue? (1:39:47) Drunk Ideas - The Auto Warner Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:30) When life gives you hard times, how do you react - crumble or take it head-on. (12:35) Farmer Ian Caselli talks about his farming journey. Ian started farming part-time and tries to manage his hours to earn extra income for his family. (1:08:50) Listener Q&A - Is a $500 farmers market worth it? (1:16:30) Drunk Ideas - The Foot Tent Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

(0:30) The purgatory of mediocrity. What happens when you aren't good enough to succeed but not bad enough to fail? (14:25) Michael Russo a former chef, discusses his transition into farming. How he is making it work while working an off-farm job. (1:02:22) Listener Q&A (1:09:58) Drunk Ideas - The "It's OK to say NO" sign. Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF Mike's Farm - https://www.instagram.com/chefsharvestfarmllc

What makes a farm successful - the farmer or the system? People think it's the tools and other items that make it work, I argue it's the farmer that makes it work. (10:42) Jennifer Brand joins to discuss transitioning from the software field to farming. Raising unique vegetables and carving out a unique niche in her market. (1:26:51) The debut of Drunk Ideas. Partially thought out "good" business ideas. The mobile farmers market booth. Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF Sonaterra Farm - https://www.instagram.com/sonaterrafarm

Broxon Berry Farm- https://www.instagram.com/broxonberry Want to learn more? Check out my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Sales and Marketing - Get it on Amazon.

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Many people start market gardening in the hopes of becoming an established farm that consistently provides fresh, local food to their community. But what if that niche is already filled and there's already a lot of other people doing what you want to do? You can certainly try keeping at it. Or you can pivot and lean on your other skills to fill a different niche. In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, we've invited Bruce Young of Blue Gate Farm in Warren, Connecticut to talk about their journey into small-scale farming as well as how they shifted gears from growing vegetables to raising animals, and finally, to successfully selling bread at a booming farmer's market. Learn more about Blue Gate Farm on their website and Instagram. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.

Many farms have different programs to draw people to their location—from tours to workshops to parties. If you're someone who's managing your farm's CSA program while running an on-farm farm stand, what can you do to draw people in and keep them coming back? In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, we're talking to Will Conway of Stone Acres Farm to share some useful tips and tricks on how to run a successful farm stand, what they're doing to keep customers coming back, and how they're managing their unique CSA program alongside it. Learn more about Stone Acres Farm on their website and Instagram. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.

Tony Barlow of Barlow Roots Market joins me to talk about balancing an off-farm job, homeschool and running a successful farm on the side. If you are interested in following Tony and learning more about the things we spoke about today he has just started a new channel called Homestead Money. He is looking forward to sharing more on homesteading, market gardening and finance. Specifically, he hopes to help homestead dreamers purchase their homestead, and current homesteaders manage their finances wisely. You can join his email list here: http://eepurl.com/ijcC61. Or follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/homesteadmoney/ Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.

Learn more about different marketing strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Stephanie Haynes of the Vancouver, Washington Farmer's Market joins us to talk about why they created an online store for their local farmer's market, how they pulled it off, and the CSA-type program they have to increase to further increase their vendors' sales while introducing more unique produce to their market. Learn more about the Vancouver, Washington Farmer's Market through their website and get updates through their Instagram. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.

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Learn more about different marketing strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Farmer and consultant Ellen Polishuk joins Diego to discuss running a successful farm business. Ellen has over 30 years of experience growing vegetables and cut flowers in the Washington, DC area. Learn more about Ellen: https://www.planttoprofit.com/ https://www.instagram.com/planttoprofit_farmerellen Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.

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Learn more about different marketing strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Tom & Marcy Bradley of Pleasant Valley Farms talk about how they took advantage of their adventurous market to sell their livestock products. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.

Learn more about different marketing strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Microgreens grower Reuven Marriott shares the trials and tribulations of starting and running a microgreens business in Israel. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon. Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

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Learn more about different marketing strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Farmer Noah Poulos shares their profitable business model of selling bulk to wholesale customers at Clem's Organic Gardens in North Carolina. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon. Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

Learn more about different marketing strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Farmer Trey Johnson of St. Joseph Homestead joins me to discuss how they have optimized home delivery for their market garden. Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon. Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

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Learn about other viable farm business models in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

When people are looking to buy something, they often go over their options and see which one is of the best quality. But when all their options are of equal quality, how do they decide then? They look at you and whether or not they resonate with you, your values, and what you're doing. In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, farmer and farming marketer Corinna Bench talks about how selling more doesn't always mean finding new customers. Sometimes, it's urging your current customers to buy more. And urging them to buy more is an easy ask when you've taken the time to build meaningful relationships with them. Learn more about Corinna. https://mydigitalfarmer.com/ Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon. Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

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Learn more about branding strategies in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Learn more from Corinna and other farmers in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

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Learn more from Max and other farmers in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing, available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

Learn more from Josh and other farmers in my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing available on Amazon or at readyfarmerone.com.

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