Growers Live

Josh Q&As w/ Andrew Mans of Mans Organics in Alberta, Canada. Mans growers in an acre of protected culture and 100 acres of field production. And if you're in Canada, check out Grow Hoops for Canadian-built caterpillar tunnels. This is Josh's LAST GROWERS LIVE... for a while. He's taking a break after more than a year of Grower's Live to focus on some other projects for both No-Till Growers and himself. If you haven't already, check out Josh's Sattin Hill YouTube channel, which is a wealth of not only micro-farming information, but beautiful farm profiles of other growers around the South. He's does an absolutely phenomenal job, folks. Growers Live has been brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in a few bucks a month to help us keep our content free and pay our contributors for their hard work. Y'all rock!

Josh Q&As with Beau & Paul of Mountain Roots Farm in Eastern Tennessee about their shared history in brewing, farming in partnership, beginning again on a new farm (i.e. set it up right!), growing mostly under protected culture, EARTHWORK, leveraging carbon through their tree service, and As to listener Qs. Mentioned in the show... Farmers Friend Caterpillar Tunnels The Neversink Farm Course New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in a few bucks a month to keep it going. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Aloha, y'all! Josh Q&As with Stephen Ciancioso of Buena Vista Gardens in Hawaii about simple, low-tech, high-production, veg farming in a tropical climate. Stephen is a fantastic grower in a unique context, even despite the challenges and limitations of growing on a rural island farm. A LOT of good technical insight, some challenging topics, and common sense in this one! New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in a few bucks a month to keep it going. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook (finally, out now). Get it from No-Till Growers and more of your hard-earned $s will go toward making more podcasts and videos free for growers everywhere. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in a few bucks a month to keep it going. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As w/ Howard Allen of Faithfull Farms in Chapel Hill, North Carolina about faith, family, and farming, growing mostly under tunnels, educating up-and-coming farmers, having an abundence mentality in the local marketplace, the KIS mindset and SOPs, making decisions with a long view of small-scale agriculture, and so SO much more. Howard is a great guest, grower, and guy. Score two alliterations in one show note. Check out these videos at Faithfull Farms Year-Round No-Till Tunnel Production Bootstrapping High Tunnels Buffer Zone Between Tunnels Flipping Beds of Baby Greens New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in for more free content. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As w/ Terrance Layhew, an organic inspector and the host of The Intellectual Agrarian podcast. He goes deep on organic certification from the other side of the clipboard (which is fascinating), how to be an important part of agriculture without being a farmer, answers some live organic certQs, & talks about his great agricultural philosophy podcast. Follow him on the Grams and subscribe to it where you're getting this one! New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in for more free content. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As w/ Evan Perkins of Small Axe Farm about building a homestead and market gardening, off-grid, on-slope, at a high elivation in Vermont. Follow Small Axe Farm on Instagram and check out their super rad Farmers Friend Good Life Farm Tour! New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com/support to pitch in for more free content. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Erich Shultz of Steadfast Farm about how his current operation better reflects his quality of life goals, farming with a systems-based mindset, details on his honor-system farmstand, being practical -and- clean, hiring and labor processes, growing in the Southwest, agrihoods, and of course soil managment. Erich is truly a leader in the small farm space for good reason and definitely a farmer you should be following his work on Instagram. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Jayne Merner Senecal of Earth Care Farm, a professional high-quality compost operation AND farm, about the composting business, considerations when starting one, fostering microbiology in the composting process, some compost philosophy, persistent herbicides, and a ton of listener composting Qs. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also, brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers and Josh Sattin on Instagram and visit notillgrowers.com. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Jesse Frost of Rough Draft Farmstead and No-Tiill Growers about living pathways, dealing with poor drainage, experimentation, biodynamics and his history with wine, getting the most from tasks on the farm you love to do, the stress of early season CSA managment, being honest with your farmer self, and having a no-dogma approach to no-till. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Taylor & Daniel of Briceland Forest Farm in Humbolt, CA about how their respective histories led them to grow cannabis alongside veg, how policy has affected the profitability of small-scale growers, intercropping veg and cover crops with cannabis, the importance of growing cannabis in living soils, hugelkultur/lasagna style bed considerations, being thoughtful about local sources of fertility, the shifting ecological balance in California, farming OFF-GRID WITH KIDS, and engagement. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Jenny Quiner of Dogpatch Urban Gardens about urban farming, running a professional farmstand and multi-faceted business, value-added goods like custom salad dressing, nerdin' out about Summer lettuce, and listener Qs. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Brain Bates of Bear Creek Orgainc Farm in Michigan about the philosophical and financial trajectory of their farm over the last seven years, the makings of a compelling social media account, garlic, lavender, and salad greens production schedules, the economics of pivoting from farmers market to farmstand sales, and so much more. As always, Brian takes you deep into his farm numbers and philosophy for an insightful 90 minutes. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with the one-and-only Jennie Love of Love N Fresh Flowers and the No-Till Flowers Podcast. She gets into beginner flowers (woodies & perennials) and setups for established veg growers, her podcasting experience, tips on starting a fresh urban flower farm from an abandoned lot, KNF seed starting, alternatives to horticultural netting, pollinators, LIVING PATHWAYS, the power of experience, online courses, and why growing flowers is so damn important. Check out her crazy informative blog, listen to her ecological flower podcast, follow her flowerstagram, all of it. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with the prolific Andrew Mefferd, author of The Greenhouse & Hoophouse Growers Handbook, The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, & Growing for Market Magazine. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Dan Oostenbrink of Local Harvest about managing a deep compost mulch on 20+ acres!, staying on top of weeds, controlling soil moisture, hedgerows, what lean farming looks like at his scale, the importance of family farming, etc. Follow Local Harvest on Instagram. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm, about small farm efficiencies, farm/life balance, intensive farm education. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Micheal and Shannon of Hillview Farms, CA. They talk about tradoffs between no/low-till approaches with regards to saving time, saving your back, and staying protiable while keeping soil health front and center, farming in California, marketing (Shannon is a legend, Micheal's words), and answer some grower questions about field tomato production. Brought to you by Farmers Friend and YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.

Josh Q&As with Jonathan Dysinger, owner and founder of Farmers Friend, about caterpillar tunnels and season extension. New episodes of Growers Live are brought to you by Farmers Friend. Order two or more caterpillar tunnels and get free shipping (as of podcast episode release). Also brought to you by YOU, our patrons and supporters. Follow No-Till Growers on Instagram or visit notillgrowers.com to know when the next episodes will go live. As always, patreons get first dibs on questions.