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Welcome BACK to yet another exciting season of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast. As mentioned at the end of last season, I--Jesse--will not be hosting this year. My role now is more of a producer for the suite of podcasts and work we publish at No-Till Growers. I'm excited to introduce the second host, Alex Ball of Old City Acres! We are big fans of Alex's work and in this mini-interview we muse on the progression and evolution of our respective farms. He's gong to bring a lot to the host seat because of his interest in the details surrounding what it takes to run a successful farm business, which is something I felt was lacking in my own approach. Alex is someone you can listen to and talk to for hours, he's a lot of fun, and we can't wait for his contribution to the podcast. Alex's first interview will be coming out next Monday. As always, our work is powered by the folks who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers, you can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our brand new forum at notillgrowers.community.chat

Benina Montez, of Burroughs Family Farms, is a badass FOURTH generation farmer in the Central Valley of California. She has been farming alongside her family and made the shift to regenerative organic certification for their almonds, walnuts, and olives. They also produce pastured chickens and lamb through silvopasture. It's really cool to hear from someone like Benina who has experienced the journey from not only something conventional to something regenerative, but also what it means to BE a fourth generation farmer and how you have to continuously move the bar to remain a relevant family farm. Benina is super awesome, honest, and has a lot to offer people who are curious about how it can all be done regeneratively in tree systems with silvopasture. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. Johnny's Selected Seeds vegetable, flower, and cover crop seeds. Certified Naturally Grown grassroots, peer-to-peer, holistic certification. and You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or check out No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook and join the conversation at our new and improved growers forum.

Welcome BACK to yet another exciting season of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast. As mentioned at the end of last season, I--Jesse--will not be hosting this year. My role now is more of a producer for the suite of podcasts we publish at No-Till Growers. It's been super fun and I've greatly enjoyed listening behind the scenes to these first interviews with our new hosts. Speaking of new hosts, we want to start introducing them to you one by one over the next few weeks, beginning with the one and only Mimi Casteel of Hope Well Vineyard. Mimi's first interview will be coming out next Monday, officially kicking off season FIVE. As always, our work is powered by the folks who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers, you can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our brand new forum at notillgrowers.community.chat

Welcome to The Composter! In our first episode, Jayne Merner Senecal had the pleasure of speaking with Carla Castegnero, co-founder and president of AgRecycle, Penn's largest composting operation headquartered in Pittsburg. AgRecycle was one of the pioneers in the composting industry founded in 1991. Carla has a wealth of knowledge on making high-quality compost with a wide variety of feedstocks. She's a seasoned composter and was the recipient of Rodale's Organic Pioneer Award in 2013. You can find Jayne Merner Senecal and Earth Care Farm on Instagram The Composter is brought to you by... BioCycle is the leading resource on composting, organics recycling, biogas, end-product markets, policy and regulation, and community outreach and education. Sign up for the bi-monthly free newsletter here. For 25+ years, Komptech has worked with scientists, agriculturalists, and consumers to develop a four-step process that produces healthly, contaminant-free compost while optimizing efficiency. Learn more about shred, turn, screen, seperate here and get a complimentary consultation to see if it's right for your commercial operation.

So excited to share the first episode of the latest season of The Winter Growers Podcast with y'all so it can be on your radar in the Summer as you prepare for... well... your Winter production. Clara has a great lineup ahead, growers from the South as well as the Northern US and Canada, even some international growers. Subscribe to Winter Growers wherever you're hearing this one. Here is. Clara Coleman. Kelli and Mike of Roots Farm, a certified-organic, diversified vegetable farm in Tiverton, RI, grow year-round on 1.5 acres using no-till, intensive farming methods and six moveable high-tunnels, each 30' x 48' in size. The use of moveable tunnels maximizes both time and space, utilizing three moves each year to optimize production, especially in the shoulder seasons. The biggest challenge of Winter growing for them is the management of humidity with row-covers in an unheated protected space. Although they've been farming full-time since 2014, they did not find financial stability until 2020, and now support their family and a crew of six. Winter Growers is made possible by... Growing for Market Magazine, enter code "winter" at checkout to get 25% off a new subscription. Rimol Greenhouses, for high-tunnels and greenhouses. Johnny's Selected Seeds, check out their seriously amazing Growers Library. Tunnel Vision Hoops, for your Winter infrastructure needs. And you, our Patreons and supporters. You can support our creators for as little as $2/month on Patreon or Notillgrowers.com/support. Y'all are the best!

Here's our latest collaboration with Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Cooperative-Farm, The Seed Growers Podcast! Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you're listening to this podcast today. Joelene and Adrianna of Empowered Flowers grow certified organic veg in Oregon City, OR where they sell through farmers markets and a Winter CSA. They ALSO grow a variety of seeds on seed contracts for seed companies. Adrianna and Joelene explain how they've integrated commercial seed saving into the market garden, how they got started with their first contract, and why they like contracts for selling seeds. Follow Empowered Flowers on Instagram Check out the Empowered Flowers website Mentioned in the show... Wild Garden Seeds, where they learned how to save seeds The Winnow Wizard, the machine they use to process seeds Follow Dan Brisebois on Instagram Check out Dan's blog Going to Seed See where Dan farms cooperatively at Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm The Seed Growers Podcast is made possible by... The Organic Seed Alliance, a US-based nonprofit that advances ethical seed solutions to meet food and farming needs in a changing world. Join the community at organicseedcommons.org The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, producers of the Seed Heads Podcast, works in partnership with organic and agro-ecological seed producers and farmers to advance agricultural biodiversity across Canada. and No-Till Growers. Check out some of our other podcasts and the No-Till Growers YouTube channel with over 400 videos, order a copy of The Living Soil Handbook, and sustain our mission of keeping our work free for growers everywhere by supporting it on Patreon.

The seed for The No-Till Market Garden Podcast began with Pual and Elizabeth Kaiser on The Farmer to Farmer Podcast with Chris Blanchard several years ago. It's only fitting that Farmer Jesse's final episode as host be a return to where it all began, Singing Frogs Farm. Mentioned in the show... The NEW Singing Frogs Farm Website The Climate Farm School The CAFF Study Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

A few thoughts from the co-founder of No-Till Growers, departing host of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast, & author of The Living Soil Handbook... "We've just been germinating these last four years. Now we grow."

Six approaches, one garden. Today on the podcast, Jesse talks with Bruce Darrel of Red Gardens in Ireland about his six distinct approaches to growing veg and his experiences, a bit about the ecovillage he's a part of, and his awesome and prolific YouTube channel teaching folks to grow their own food. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Today, we get into something a little off the beaten path of the podcast with small-scale fruit production in the market garden with Blake Cothron of Peaful Heritage Nursery in good ol' KY. We also talk about foliar feeding, the nursury biz, and specific perennial crops. #KYrepresent Paw Paws, the Complete Growing and Marketing Guide The Berry Grower, Small-Scale Organic Fruit Production in the 21st Century (PRE-ORDER NOW) Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Welcome BACK Brooke, and for the first time Dan, from a farm that holds a dear place in our hearts, Urbavore Farm in Kansas City, Missouri. They and Jesse talk about evolving practices and very measured compromises in the face of climate extremes, their brilliant Compost Collective partnership, and some profound insight into balancing our ideals with what is practical. Wonderful interview, wonderful folks, enjoy. Mentioned in the show... Their amazing website and social media The Compost Collective of KS Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

A little off the beaten path today with fellow Kentuckian Sarah Barney of Among the Oaks in Appalachia. We talk about her background in ecology, HERB production and marketing, and making farms welcoming for folks with disabilities, herself included. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

What. A. Guest. Tevin Allen of Tevin's Farm from Jamaica joins the show to talk about how he has adapted market gardening techniques for his climate, adopting a simplified approach because the tools and infrastructure are not available, dealing with a clay-loam soil and flood season, his atypical marketing style, how the country has moved away from organic growing, and how he is bringing it back. All the while expressing nothing but love and joy for the act of farming on a small scale. So much love for this one. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

COMPOST CONTENTS... Each season, we have a professional composter on to talk about well-made compost because it's so essential to the market garden. Today, we have Zach Brooks of Arizona Worm Farm on to talk about his high-quality compost, vermicast, and veggie operation (among other things). The conversation ranges from the microbiology of healthy compost to the profitability of the many enterprises they have going on there. The AZ Worm Farm is so awesome we had to record the conversation twice. Warning, if you don't have worms already, you're going to want to get some after listening. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Fellow Kentuckian Zach Selby of DreamTime Market Gardens joins the show to talk about his Lexington KY no-till market garden, a creative land-access partnership, how being a chef for over a decade has informed his growing, what to and not to do when working with chefs, and how herbs can increase your value proposition when selling to restaurants. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

What a joy, we're so happy to bring you this conversation with Cheyenne Sundance of Sundance Harvest in Toronto, Canada. She and Jesse talk about constructed raised bed greenhouse production/growing, expanding to 1.5 acres, collaborating on Winter CSA, being real about you and your farm (it ain't all salad greens), being accessible as an urban farm, self-care early in your farm career, and looking forward to 2022. We hope you love this one as much as we did producing it. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

The Farm Spreadsheet Master, Dan Brisebois of Tourne Sol Cooperative Farm, joins me on the show today to talk about one of the most underutilized tools on small farms (hint, it's spreadsheets), how to apply it to a seed growing enterprise, setting limits to improve prioritization and quality of life, and an exciting new endeavor he'll be bringing to everyone's podcast feeds real soon. Mentioned on the show... Dan's awesome blog Going to Seed The Farmer Spreadsheet Academy Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers (our favorite book on crop planning he co-authored) Spreadsheet Maniac Instagram Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Harper Kaufman of Two Roots Farm in Basalt Colorado joins the show to talk about employee management, farming in an extreme altitude, having a farm store take the CSA overflow (for a very respectable revenue) and more! Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Little somethin' different for you this week. Instead of taking the holiday off the podcast, I moderated two separate talks at the EFAO 2021 conference and they offered to let us share them on the feed. The first session is on large scale no-till featuring Ken Laing, former podcast guest Dan Oostenbrink, and Theo Germain-Trudeau and here is where you can learn more about them and this event. Before the session, we suggest you learn more about Ken Laing's Living-Lab Ontario No-Till Trials through this video! The second session is with Daniel Mays, Kristine Hammel, Ryan Spence, and Isabelle Spence-Legault. Learn more about our speakers and the session here. Watch the videos at the No-Till Growers YouTube channel. Learn more about the EFAO at EFAO.CA. This podcast was brought to you by... You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Mason Kuehn joins the show to discuss his small urban farm set up in Winter Park, Florida. Because his farm is in multiple locations (on various lawns), we discuss a lot of the logistics involved from harvest to spreading compost and beyond. Follow Winter Park Urban Farm on Instagram and wherever else you follow farmers. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Seventeen year old Dawson Mehalko of Jubilant Fields Farm joins the show to talk about his small farm in Texas. About managing the heat with greens, soil management, irrigation, compost, and more! Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Nazirahk Amen of Purple Mountain Organics is BACK on the show to talk about how he saw the crack epidemic impact farming and food sovereignty in Black communities in the South, some of lesser known histories of how African Americans and shaped the food system, connects soil mineralization with human nutrition, and shares some more technical aspects about small scale dry bean, wheat, and rice production. Check out his Instagram for some truly awesome videos about the mechinization he uses to farm these staples. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM You, our listeners. Most of our means comes directly from our audience. Help us keep our work free for growers everywhere by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. We promise not to use the proceeds to build a rocket and go to space, just to make more awesome free content. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Jeremy Mueller of Commplace Farm--formerly of Excelsior Farm--in Oregon joins the show to talk transitioning farms, scaling up from a market garden to a 10+ acres of not-so-small salad greens farm, mechanization, systems, wholesale head lettuce vs salad production, misadventures with a flail mower collector, and more. Mentioned in the show... Jesse will be at the ACRES Eco Ag Conference,the Ecological Farmers of Ontario Conference, the Oxford Real Farming Conference, among others. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook or a sweet hat if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

This week Gerry Ross of Kupa'a Farms joins the show from the dry side of Maui, who knew?, to talk about tropical farming in an arid climate, growing mulch, 14+ years straight of CSA, boosting organic matter, GINGER, and a whole lot else. Really fascinating conversation, really fascinating farm. Enjoy. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growers & Co durable farmwear, quality hand tools, and a beautiful small-farm publication. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM You, our listeners. Most of our means comes directly from our audience. Help us keep our work free for growers everywhere by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. We promise not to use the proceeds to build a rocket and go to space, just to make more awesome free content. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

"What if I told you, you could make $10,000 in three days?" Richard Wiswall of Cate Farm, Vermont and author of The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook joins Jesse to make the case for paying as much attention to the business of farming as we do the growing. He talks about having a cooperative mindset, the hidden costs of direct marketing, dropping loss leaders, doing market research, the power of a smiple crop-budget and cost-benefit analysis, and goes deep on plant sales. Mentioned in the show... The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook (get it directly from Richard, folks) Deep Root Organic Cooperative Beet Clock record-keeping app Automatic soil-blocker Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growers & Co durable farmwear, quality hand tools, and a beautiful small-farm publication. BCS America two-wheel tractors and implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Mimi Casteel of Hopewell Wine in Salem, Oregon and Farmer Jesse talk about the place and potential of no-till and cover-crops in viticulture, how her practices have evolved over the years, remineralization, foliar micro-nutrient applications, how truly healthy plants make great wine, the broader societal implications of regenerative viticulture, and genuinely nerd out about wine bit. Mentioned in the show... Find the I'll Drink To That podcast w/ Mimi, as well as several others she's been on, here Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growers & Co durable farmwear, quality hand tools, and a beautiful small-farm publication. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM You, our listeners. Most of our means comes directly from our audience. Help us keep our work free for growers everywhere by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. We promise not to use the proceeds to build a rocket and go to space, just to make more awesome free content. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Hayden O'Donnell of Goodie Farm in Cherry Valley, California joins the show to talk about being a first generation farmer, expanding land under cultivation and diversifying crops, running a farm store, integrating animals, pricing food and more. Check out their Farmsite and follow them on Instagram. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growers & Co durable farmwear, quality hand tools, and a beautiful small-farm publication. BCS America two-wheel tractors andn implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Got a little mid-week something for you listeners. JM and the Growers and Co team are launching the third edition of their magazine today! Not only do they make amazing farm tools and gear, they publish a beautiful magazine about small-scale growers and how they're changing the world for the better. AND, they put together a podcast to highlight some of the folks in it. Featured in the podcast, as well as the magazine, are... Black Sheep Farm The New Farm Le Rizen Steadfast Farm Check out the Growers and Co Instagram for a chance to win a year subscription to the magazine, a copy of The Living Soil Handbook, and a Growers and Co cap. Season 4 of The No-Till Market Garden kicks off November 1st!

Ag consultant and podcaster Graeme Sait joins Jesse Frost to talk nutrient density, using refractometers, the microbiometer, and other field tools and lab tests, nutrient interactions, biostimulants, foliar applications, deep compost, and So. Much. More! Mentioned in the show... Nutrition Farming, one of our favorite farming podcasts Nutri-Tech Solutions, where you can also find all of the meters and tools, like the refractometer and microbiometer, Graeme references The Microbiometer Brookeside Laboratories The Bionutrient Food Association and the bionutrient meter Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Robin and Peter of Transition Farm in Victoria, Australia join Mikey Densham to chat about seed production in the market garden, the importance of biodiversity, photosynthesis, biodynamics, and more! Mentioned in the show... Transition Farm Online Seed Shop Culinary Breeding Network (US) CBN on Collaborative Farming Podcast Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Introducing SEASON 2 of the WINTER GROWERS PODCAST with Clara Coleman of Four Season Farm. Subscribe to the Winter Growers podcast feed for the rest of the season wherever you listen to yours. Vera Fabian and Gordon Jenkins of Ten Mothers Farm in Cedar Grove, NC join host Clara Coleman to talk about bringing together their experiences from very different but amazing farms, collective land use, the challenge of shifting more production to the winter months on a small scale, and living and working in the sometimes contradictory space between the wild and the cultivated. Mentioned in the show... Green String Farm in California Four Season Farm in Maine Vera & Gordon's high-tunnels are from Tunnel Vision Their budget breakdown they send to members Winter Growers is made possible by... Growing for Market Magazine, enter code "winter" at checkout to get 25% off a new subscription. Johnny's Selected Seeds, check out their seriously amazing Growers Library. Tunnel Vision Hoops, for your Winter infrastructure. And you, our Patreons and supporters. You can support our creators for as little as $2/month on Patreon or Notillgrowers.com/support. Y'all are the best!

Rod Bruin joins Mikey Densham to chat about 40+ years of farming in the sub-tropics, managing consistently heavy rainfall and wind, an innovative compost spreader, and more. Check out Summit Organics farmsite and follow them on Instagram. Mentioned in the show... Check out this amazing ariel of the Summit Organics Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Dan Palmer joins Mikey Densham to chat about the potential for permaculture in the market garden, the psychology of design, principles of holistic management, defining regenerative, and more! Mentioned in the show... Making Permaculture Stronger Holistic Decision Making Reading Landscape w/ David Holmgren Find full notes, past episodes, and more at No-Till Growers Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Mikey Densham catches up with Erika and Hayden of Epicurean Harvest to talk working with chefs and restaurants––including foraging and pricing––how they started out on leased land, monitoring life and environmental goals, and more! Find full notes and more shows at No-Till Growers Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--Like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Darren Aitken joins host Mike Densham for a chat about biodynamics, soil health & humus, prep 500+, that biodynamic glow, farmer to farmer exchanges, seeds & cover cropping, and more! Check out Darren and Vortex Veggies Farmsite. Also mentioned in the show... Demeter Bio-Dynamics in Australia Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators a decent wage for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. Y'all rock.

Southern Hemisphere host Mikey Densham chats with Oliver Shorthouse of Ramarro Farm outside of Melborne, Australia about measuring crop profitability, working closely with top chefs, staff management, and more! Follow Ramarro and Mikey on Instagram and keep up with the podcast by following No-Till Growers, too. Specialy thanks to Curly's Ag and Active Vista for making the show possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or at the No-Till Growers website. Thanks for helping us pay our creators a decent wage for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to leanr and enjoy. Y'all rock.

Wayne Shields of Peninsula Fresh Organics joins host Mikey Densham to talk about his 45 years of market gardening, the journey from conventional to organic farming, the 145+ acres they farm across two climates, fertility and seasonality on a large scale, and a whole lot more. Shout out to our show sponsors Curlys Ag, Active Vista, & our Patreon folks. Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support

Nicole Masters and guest host Mikey Densham talk practically managing and monitoring soil health, humus and microbes, bacteria and fungi, worms and vermicompost, research and more! Mentioned in the show... Nicole's book, For the Love of Soil Her agroecological education company, Integrity Soils Slakes Soil Aggregate Stability App The Regen Platform App from Integrity Soils The Bionutrient Meter Huge props to our show sponsors Curly's Ag & ActiveVista, if you're in Austrailia or New Zealand check them out! As well as our supporters on Patreon, becomes a supporter for at little as $2/month.

Mikey Densham talks with Nat Wiseman of Village Greens. Village Greens is a small-scale market garden situated within the Aldinga Arts Eco Village on the Fleurieu Peninsula in Australia. Mikey and Nat get into data driven marketing, leaning up the wash/pack, when a tractor makes sense on a small-scale, and the advantages/challenges of working somewhat reasonable hours with a big team. Mentioned in the show... Village Greens Online Store Village Greens Instagram Growing for Market Magazine EDI GROCER on Instagram The Southern-Hemisphere edition of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast is made possible by Active Vista, Curly's Ag, and growers like you. Support our work at notillgrowers.com/support

Mikey Densham, previously of Mossy Willow, joins the show to talk about what he has been up to over the last couple of years as well as an exciting new collaboration with No-Till Growers! The Living Soil Handbook in the United States: https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook/d9z5gkf1bbnhu0w5xxb3trngiqhwgo OUTSIDE OF the United States: Our shipping is ridiculous but the book will be out in late August, just preorder from your favorite local retailer 🙌 Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Kristyn Leach joins the show again, this time we talk symphylans infestation, 2020 seed shortages, big issues with hybrids and more! Second generation seeds: https://www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_second_generation_seeds.html Follow: http://instagram.com/namu_farm/ Sponsors: www.growers.co www.farmersweb.com and www.tilthsoil.com Support our work: www.notillgrowers.com www.patreon.com/notillgrowers

Jean-Martin Fortier of La Ferme des Quatre-Temps, and Growers and Co. joins the show to talk about his experience with living pathways, his indoor and outdoor approach to fertility management, the changing culture of the small-farm movement over the last decade and where it's headed, and adds his two cents about my upcoming book. Just sayin'. Here's the Youtube conversation I reference with Josh Sattin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOIY5pV9epQ Sponsors: www.Growers.co + www.bcsamerica.com + www.tilthsoil.com Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support www.patreon.com/notillgrowers Major Supporters: Scott Snodgrass and Jean-Martin Fortier

Justin Gay of Seeds of Xanxadu joins the show to talk about high production micro greens and mushrooms in a backyard setting and complimenting those crops with a small number of garden beds. https://www.instagram.com/theseedsofxanxadu/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNH9HTl695sWR8QAFX4rLgg Sponsors: www.Growers.co + www.farmersweb.com + www.tilthsoil.com Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support or or www.patreon.com/notillgrowers Major Supporters: Scott Snodgrass and Jean-Martin Fortier

Andrew Mans joins us to talk about his one acre greenhouse, using sap analyses for nutrient management, intercropping on a large scale, and more. https://mansorganics.ca http://instagram.com/mans_organics/ Cat tunnels for Canada: https://growhoops.ca Sponsors: www.bcsamerica.com and www.growers.co and www.tilthsoil.com My book: https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work: www.notillgrowers.com/support Major supporters: JM Fortier and Scott Snodgrass

Cover crop guru, Steve Groff joins the show to talk about his large, wholesale operation in Lancaster County, PA + can you manage all your fertility with cover crops + organic termination methods + tillage radish history + more! book: https://www.stevegroff.com/book CBD products: https://cedarmeadow.farm Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverCropCoach IG: https://www.instagram.com/sgroff64/ Sponsors: www.farmersweb.com + www.growers.co Major supporters: JM Fortier + Scott Snodgrass Support our work: www.Notillgrowers.com/support

James joins the show from Washington state to talk about different bed flip options, paper pot in deep mulch, as well as a breakdown for beets, arugula, and leeks. http://radiclerootsfarm.com/about#meet-your-farmer https://www.instagram.com/radiclerootsfarm/ Sponsors: www.Growers.co + www.bcsamerica.com + www.tilthsoil.com Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support or at www.patreon.com/notillgrowers

Tracy joins the show to chat about her unique approach to baby greens, running a pay-what you can farm store, being an organic, queer-run farm, building land reparations into a farm plan, and a whole lot more. https://www.instagram.com/countyrailfarm/ https://countyrailfarm.com/about-us/ Sponsors: www.Growers.co www.farmersweb.com www.tilthsoil.com Support our work at: www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Major Supporters: JM Fortier and Scott Snodgrass

Steve Larson joins the show from Akron, Ohio to talk no-till, cover crops, compost troubles, following the guidance of a few popular agronomists and more. https://www.instagram.com/stevelarson723/ https://www.instagram.com/living.city.farms/ https://www.facebook.com/livingcityfarms/ Sponsors: www.Growers.co + www.tilthsoil.com + www.bcsamerica.com Major Supporters: JM Fortier and Scott Snodgrass Learn more: www.notillgrowers.com Support our work at www.patreon.com/notillgrowers or at www.notillgrowers.com/support

Haley Roberts and Max VanderBroek join the show to chat about growing flowers, no-till vegetables, selling to chefs in covid and more. https://www.harpethmoonfarm.com https://www.instagram.com/harpethmoonfarm/ Sponsors: www.growers.co and www.farmersweb.com Major supporters: JM Fortier and Scott Snodgrass Pick up The Living Soil Handbook at www.Notillgrowers.com Support our work at www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers.

Nazirahk Amen joins the show to talk dry land rice production, cover crops, and the economic potential of small grains. Located outside of Washington DC. https://www.instagram.com/doctorfarmerbrother/ www.Purpletools.net Sponsors: www.farmersweb.com www.bcsamerica.com www.growers.co Major supporters: Jean Martin Fortier and Scott Snodgrass Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support Jesse's book: https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook