Creative Coffee Production in Puerto Rico w/ Dr. Patricia Marie Cordero-Irizarry
Release Date: 02/25/2026
Starting Tomatoes from Seed + Can You Let Tomatoes Run Wild
Growers Daily
Welcome to episode 356 of Growers Daily! We cover: While my voice is recovering we’re going to keep my current talking to a minimum and let some of my OLDER talking do some work. So today’s episode is all about tomatoes, from starting tomatoes, grafting tomatoes, and finally, can you let your tomatoes grow wild? We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: This year's NCAA bracket Challenge: MUSIC from this episode: Oh the City by Haydari Habibi What I Left to Find by Victor Lundberg via Support...
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Getting Ready for Pests with a Total Pest Show
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Welcome to episode 355 of Growers Daily! We cover: While my voice is recovering we’re going to keep my current talking to a minimum and let some of my OLDER talking do some work. So today’s episode we’ve gathered some segments on common garden pests, growing squash without the bugs, pests you can’t just exclude, and even get a little cameo from our friend Jayne Merner to talk about pests in compost. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: Winterstorm by Roots and Recognition...
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Big Ol’ High Tunnel Mistakes + Should You Heat a Tunnel?
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Welcome to episode 354 of Growers Daily! We cover: today is a total tunnel show, looking back at a few segments we did on big high tunnel mistakes, if heating a tunnel would be worth it, and building that dream tunnel. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: Quiet Days by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Good Agriculture: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The...
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A Quick Update on My Voice
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We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Patreon link to ask questions: MUSIC from this episode: Solace by Staffan Carlan via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Good Agriculture: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support...
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Lessons in Winter Farming + Certifying Naturally Grown + Work Life Balance w/ Broadfork Farm
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Welcome to episode 353 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are chatting with Dan Gangon of Broadfork Farm in Virginia. I saw Dan and his partner Janet speak at the VABF conference a few years back and I just loved how down to earth they were about the ups and downs of winter farming, farming in general, and work life balance, which is a lot of what we chat about today. We are also gonna be talking about how and why they certify as Certified Naturally Grown, and how that label has worked for them. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for...
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Small Solutions Solve Big Problems + Don’t Transfer that Potato Disease
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Welcome to episode 352 of Growers Daily! We cover: not transferring a certain potato disease from the tubers, solving big problems little-ly, and it’s feedback friday, of course. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Study on controlling scab with biological inoculum: Good scab info from Cornell: Biologicals + mustard Meal: Book Rec, Moral Abundance: MUSIC from this episode: Pins and Needles by Staffan Carlan via Support our work (👊) at ...
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When Your Straw Came with Seeds + Cover Cropping Raised Beds
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Welcome to episode 351 of Growers Daily! We cover: why plants can go from good to bad so quickly sometimes, cover cropping in raised beds, and a nightmare straw scenario. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: Running to Recess by American Legion via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕...
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Creative Coffee Production in Puerto Rico w/ Dr. Patricia Marie Cordero-Irizarry
Growers Daily
Welcome to episode 350 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we’re talking coffee! As a coffee drinker and soil nerd myself, I was very excited when I met Patricia Cordero at the OAK conference last month and she told me her area of study was soil conservation in coffee production in Puerto Rico. So, naturally, I asked her to come on and talk a bit about the coffee production and soil there and oh boy is it both very awesome with lots of multispecies plantings among the coffee, and also quite sad with the state of agriculture there and farmers struggling to find the labor they need to keep their...
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Can I Speed Up My Potatoes + Freshening Up the Air
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Welcome to episode 349 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we’re talking air, we discuss speeding up the potatoes, and flailing the fire out of some grass and weeds. Or just a special type of mower. Or both. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: IHME study on air pollution and dementia: Air polluters: Dr Sara Adar talk on air pollution: MUSIC from this episode: Get Along by Hennie Hun via Support our work (👊) at or Show...
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How to Grow for GREEN Tomatoes + Fats in the Compost
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Welcome to episode 348 of Growers Daily! We cover: growing for green tomatoes (and not the heirloom types) and fats in the compost pile We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: February Moon by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living...
info_outlineWelcome to episode 350 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we’re talking coffee! As a coffee drinker and soil nerd myself, I was very excited when I met Patricia Cordero at the OAK conference last month and she told me her area of study was soil conservation in coffee production in Puerto Rico. So, naturally, I asked her to come on and talk a bit about the coffee production and soil there and oh boy is it both very awesome with lots of multispecies plantings among the coffee, and also quite sad with the state of agriculture there and farmers struggling to find the labor they need to keep their farms going. But we talk all things coffee from what makes good coffee beans to the techniques they use for soil conservation and so much more.
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