Trialing Biochar + Building Weather-Resilient Farms
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Release Date: 10/23/2024
How to Deal With Leftover Vegetables + We Need to Forget about Mars
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Welcome to episode 39 of Growers Daily! We cover: Stop talking about going to Mars, dealing with garden waste, and it's feedback Friday! Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Show Sponsors: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmhand: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) 👀:...
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Is it Actually a Farm Without Livestock + Elephant Garlic Isn't a Leek Afterall (probably)
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Welcome to episode 38 of Growers Daily! We cover: Is it Actually a Farm Without Livestock, Leeky Elephant Garlic, how to track sales at market. Links from this episode: Elephant garlic: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Show Sponsors: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmhand: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and...
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Why More Pro Growers Don’t Companion Plant + Do Farmers Markets Make Sense?
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Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily! We cover: Companion planting, interplanting, accents, and is the farmers market worth it? Links from this episode: Companion Planting Video: Root knot nematode study: Tomato whitefly and marigold study: Accents and Social Mobility in the UK Editorial: Language beyond Words: The Neuroscience of Accent Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Show...
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Seed Work Across Time and Space & Allium Seed Breakdown w/ Heron Breen of Fruits of Our Labors
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Heron Breen is this episode's guest. Heron grows seed on six acres at Fruits of Our Labors in St. Albans, Maine. In this episode, Heron and I discussed the nature of seed work as a plant-based meditation that encompasses sculpture, art, science, and quantum physics, and the generational connection that seed provides across time and space. And then we pivot into talking about how to space seed crops and the reasons and importance of broader spacing before delving into what words like heirloom and open pollinated seeds really mean. In the deep dive, we talk about growing onions and leeks for...
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Is there TOO MUCH Growing Info + How to Manage Slugs!
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to get rid of slugs, planning for the planning [sic}, and information overload. Links from this episode: live trap: https://amzn.to/4fWpads new organic grower book: https://amzn.to/4fRLeWh sluggo: https://amzn.to/48ZMaFR Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Show Sponsors: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmhand: Other stuff and...
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Reviving Abused Soil + Remember Insects on Windshields?
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Welcome to episode 35 of Growers Daily! We cover: Reviving dead soil, growing messy carrots, and what happened to all the bugs on windshields? Links from this episode: Denmark bug study: Colorado Bug Study: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Evansville Event: Show Sponsors: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmhand: RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS Carolina Farm...
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An Early-Career CSA Market Gardener on Her Challenges, Successes, & Opportunities w/ Jennifer Dunbar of Lovelight Farm
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Hey everyone, it's Alex Ball of back for another season and I'm so excited to bring you all new interviews with small farmers from all across the country and abroad. This season, we're going to dig deep at what it takes to survive as small -scale farmers, grow your business, and meet your individual farm business goals. We're launching my year off right with a very enlightening and uplifting interview with Jennifer Dunbar of in Birmingham, Alabama. We talk about farming in a tropical climate, working with local schools and community members, collaborating with other farmers on products and...
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Do You Have to Mulch Garlic? + Sweet Potatoes Grown Three Ways
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Welcome to episode 34 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Today we also discuss "do you have to mulch garlic" , plus sweet potato roots after being grown in growbags, strawbales and the soil. Female Farmer Books: The Ecological Farm: Sustainable Market Farming: For the Love of Soil: Worm Farmers Handbook: Other links from this episode: Managing Cover Crops Profitably: Garlic study: Sweet potato study: Dan Brisebois’ Garlic experiment: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY...
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No-Turn Compost Systems + Living Pathway Regrets?
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Welcome to Episode 33 of Growers Daily! We cover: Static Aerated composting, farm conferences, and Living Pathways Johnson-su: Evansville Event: static aerated vid: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK (in four languages)! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Evansville Event: Show Sponsors: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmhand: RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous...
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What it Takes to Start a Compost Operation + Dealing With Pests in Compost (With Jayne Merner)
The No-Till Growers Podcast Network
Welcome to Episode 32 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to start a composting operation, how to stay hydrated, how to deal with pests in composting. Follow Jayne Insta: Youtube: Watch our videos with Earth Care How Great compost gets made: Peek Inside this compost operation: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Evansville Event: Show Sponsors: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmhand: ...
info_outlineWelcome to episode 17 of Growers Daily!
We cover: Today we discuss the biochar trials I've started, we talk about building resilient farms, and breaking the lines in soccer.
Study on droughts and rains becoming more extreme https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240906141644.htm#:~:text=Ohio%20State%20University.%20%22,accessed%20October%2020%2C%202024).
Study on Aridification: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-70816-2
Interview with Jennie:
Jennie's Podcast about Pulse Watering for No-Till Flowers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-pulse-watering-effective-irrigation/id1545850888?i=1000591419355
Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers
MY BOOK!
The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook
French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot
Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html
German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374
Links Mentioned:
-Holistic management worksheet: http://www.purplepitchfork.com/uploads/4/2/5/9/42595701/doc_goal_formation_packet.pdf
-Silvohorticulture PREORDER https://amzn.to/3UhzFzr
-Link to Sunday Video: https://youtu.be/JrPUtKsCBdo
Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-
Show Sponsor: Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association CSFA (numerous resources) https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/cfsa-helene-resources
Organic Growers School OGS ( list of farmers in need ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) donate: https://asapconnections.org/about-us/
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