Farm Small Farm Smart

By: The Modern Grower Podcast Network
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  • Summary

  • Insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. In each episode, I talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to find out what makes their market farm successful. I focus on in-the-field farming. Soil preparation, weed management, post-harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm tools and equipment, and growing crops. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.
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Episodes
  • Adding Farm Profits with You-Pick Blackberries (CC50)

    Adding Farm Profits with You-Pick Blackberries (CC50)
    Jan 8 2025

    Dustin LaBat of Specklebelly Farms in Weimar, Texas shares their you-pick farming model that includes not only vegetables but also cut flowers and blackberries, which is the biggest draw. He talks about the labor, economics, and marketing strategies that go into running their farm, as well as how blackberries can be an incredibly profitable crop for market farmers. Lastly, he touches on plant sales, farm stand sales, and restaurant sales as complementary income that allows their farm to run all year round.

    Check out Specklebelly Farms here!

    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
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Adapting Your Farm Business to Market Changes - The Profitable Mini-Farm E27

    Adapting Your Farm Business to Market Changes - The Profitable Mini-Farm E27
    Jan 7 2025
    In this episode, farmer Jodi Roebuck talks about navigating running a farm business during an economic downturn while making strategic investments on the farm. He also drills down the importance of having a financial buffer to cushion expenses during tough times. Learn more about farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck: https://www.roebuckfarm.com/ @roebuckfarm

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    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
    • Carrot Cashflow Podcast
    • In Search of Soil

    Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99
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    57 mins
  • How to Grow the Best Cucumbers - Gardening Beyond Basics E03

    How to Grow the Best Cucumbers - Gardening Beyond Basics E03
    Jan 6 2025

    So you want to grow your own cucumbers...but where do you even start?

    Farmer Jay Tracy of The Cucumber Shop walks us through the whole process of growing the best cucumbers, from choosing which cucumbers to grow, to how to start them, to the kind of soil to grow them in, to how to maintain your cucumber plants to keep them pumping out fruit for weeks and weeks!

    Learn more about Jay Tracy and Cucumber Shop here.

    Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel!

    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:

    • Farm Small, Farm Smart
    • Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily
    • The Growing Microgreens Podcast
    • Carrot Cashflow Podcast
    • In Search of Soil
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    33 mins

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