Growers Daily
Growers Daily (formerly known as The No-Till Market Garden Podcast) is a nuts and bolts (and earthworms and microbes) look at how to run a productive, profitable no-till market garden for small and mid-sized farmers.
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Foraging Season is Coming + The Great Rake Show
02/17/2026
Foraging Season is Coming + The Great Rake Show
Welcome to episode 344 of Growers Daily! We cover: getting hyped for foraging season, weβll talk about what 2025 taught me for 2026, and weβll discuss one of the most important family of tools on the market gardenβthe rake. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Ravine Board Game: MUSIC from this episode: Waiting for You by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Growing Spring Broccoli + Are βLawn Careβ Grass Clippings Risky for Gardens
02/16/2026
Growing Spring Broccoli + Are βLawn Careβ Grass Clippings Risky for Gardens
Welcome to episode 343 of Growers Daily! We cover: spring broccoli and the risks of lawn clippings. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Great Backyard Birdcount: MUSIC from this episode: Feels Like That by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Improve Your Farming By Having Other Hobbies + A Wild Compost Conundrum
02/13/2026
Improve Your Farming By Having Other Hobbies + A Wild Compost Conundrum
Welcome to episode 342 of Growers Daily! We cover: hobby farming but literally, we are taking a WILD question about composting, and itβs feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Great Backyard Birdcount: Urea and Petroluem study: MUSIC from this episode: Riverside Drive by Northside via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Using Plants to Clean Soil + You Should Work on a Farm
02/12/2026
Using Plants to Clean Soil + You Should Work on a Farm
Welcome to episode 341 of Growers Daily! We cover: Working on a farm, about remediating the soil of chemicals with plants, and resources for midsize farms. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Great Backyard Birdcount: Bio-remediation potential of sunflowers: Sunflowers and other bioremediators: MUSIC from this episode: Dandelion Road by Northside via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Maintaining Living Soil + Applying the Three Principles of Soil Health
02/11/2026
Maintaining Living Soil + Applying the Three Principles of Soil Health
Welcome to episode 340 of Growers Daily! We cover: Back in November, Hannah and I headed to Columbia South Carolina for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Associationβs Sustainable Agriculture conference. I recorded my talk on Maintaining Living Soils and Applying the Three Principles of Soil Health. Enjoy! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Great Backyard Birdcount: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA): MUSIC from this episode: Didn't Know Love by Sully Bright via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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You Arenβt Valuing Your Labor + Start Seeds with Me
02/10/2026
You Arenβt Valuing Your Labor + Start Seeds with Me
Welcome to episode 339 of Growers Daily! We cover: the many species of HUMANS who once walked the earth together, valuing your labor, and Iβm gonna bring you along while I start some seeds. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Great Backyard Birdcount: Neanderthals and Humans... co-mingling: great video on humans species: MUSIC from this episode: Love Religion by Sully Bright via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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The Great Spinach Show + Where to Find Grants for Market Gardeners
02/09/2026
The Great Spinach Show + Where to Find Grants for Market Gardeners
Welcome to episode 338 of Growers Daily! We cover: spinach from seed to table, and taking a quick question about grants for market gardeners. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: Great Backyard Birdcount: MUSIC from this episode: What I Left to Find by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Is the Self Sustaining Farm a Realistic Goal + Filtering Chlorine and Cholarimine
02/06/2026
Is the Self Sustaining Farm a Realistic Goal + Filtering Chlorine and Cholarimine
Welcome to episode 337 of Growers Daily! We cover: water filtration for municipal water, self sustaining farms, and itβs feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: Heaven by Maybe via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Is it Okay to Till in Cover Crops + Stretching and Exercising Routines For Farmers
02/05/2026
Is it Okay to Till in Cover Crops + Stretching and Exercising Routines For Farmers
Welcome to episode 336 of Growers Daily! We cover: starting market gardens and finding customers, balancing soil disturbance and cover crops, and stretching them muscles so you donβt hurt yourselves. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Cover crops tillage and soil staballzaiton study: Yoga with Adreinne: MUSIC from this episode: For Everyone by The Eastern Plain Odds by Hennie Hun via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Prepping for Spring - LIVE with Farmer Jesse
02/04/2026
Prepping for Spring - LIVE with Farmer Jesse
Welcome to episode 335 of Growers Daily! We cover: your spring prep questions-LIVE! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: NA via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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What if I Canβt Trust My Mulch + Harvest Bins
02/03/2026
What if I Canβt Trust My Mulch + Harvest Bins
Welcome to episode 334 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do if you canβt trust your local mulch options, harvest bins, and some takeaways from the oak conference. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv UVM harvest bins Kez from Five Tales on Motherhood and farming: MUSIC from this episode: The Glitzy District by Dusty Decks via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: Tend: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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How to Grow Radishes + Weed Control in Orchards
02/02/2026
How to Grow Radishes + Weed Control in Orchards
Welcome to episode 333 of Growers Daily! We cover: radishing HARD, and weβll take a question about weed control in the orchard. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: Heart & Soul by Roots and Recognition Oaks and Willows by Anna Landstrom via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Peaceful Heritage Nursery: Certified Naturally Grown: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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My Unconventional Deer Fencing Strategy + Historyβs Great Photobombing
01/30/2026
My Unconventional Deer Fencing Strategy + Historyβs Great Photobombing
Welcome to episode 332 of Growers Daily! We cover: deer fencing, what is standing in the way of the history I want to learn about (which will or possibly WONβT make sense presently) and itβs feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Deer fence posts: Electrifiable wire: Energizers: MUSIC from this episode: Only So Far by Hennie Hun Bounce by Dyalla via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Aphids On Seedlings + Raw Manure in the Worm Bin?
01/29/2026
Aphids On Seedlings + Raw Manure in the Worm Bin?
Welcome to episode 331 of Growers Daily! We cover: chicken manure in the compost bin, aphids on the plant starts and liability insurance for u-pick flowers. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Decent Aphid overview: MUSIC from this episode: Past Life by Hennie Hun via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Growing Crops in Living Mulches with Lincoln Fishman
01/28/2026
Growing Crops in Living Mulches with Lincoln Fishman
Welcome to episode 330 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are chatting with Lincoln Fishman of Momentum Ag all about living mulches. We discuss his own evolutions to planting directly into living covers. We discuss his aha moment using them. Some of the challenges, ideas, and gaps in knowledge on the subject. And the many ways to look at this idea of planting directly into or with perennial crops. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Momentum Ag: MUSIC from this episode: Sunrise by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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What February Looks Like for a Market Garden + A Bed Shaper Showdown
01/27/2026
What February Looks Like for a Market Garden + A Bed Shaper Showdown
Welcome to episode 329 of Growers Daily! We cover: what the next month will look like on the farm (assuming all the ice melts), bed shapers vs rotary plows, and the standing soil blockers. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Joel from Earth Tools demonstrating the bed shaper: MUSIC from this episode: Nothing But the Blues by Megan Wofford About The Things You Love by Hennie Hun via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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How to Grow Shallots + Are Earwigs Good or Bad?
01/26/2026
How to Grow Shallots + Are Earwigs Good or Bad?
Welcome to episode 328 of Growers Daily! We cover: shallots in all their lovely entirety, plus earwigsβgood, bad? Weβll see. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Johnny's onion growing day-length chart: MUSIC from this episode: Roots by Northside First Day at School by Martin Klem via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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The Innovation That Stole Your Time + Microbes in The Winter
01/23/2026
The Innovation That Stole Your Time + Microbes in The Winter
Welcome to episode 327 of Growers Daily! We cover: where the microbes go in winter, what happened when we started telling time(hint: it kind of started telling us) and itβs feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv From the journal nature: Stuff You Should Know Keeping Time Episode: Cyanobacteria study on degraded soil with different soil types: Cyanobacteria study in dryland restoration: MUSIC from this episode: Waltz for Brigid by Roy Williams via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Do Magnets Work on Irrigation Water + Where are We at on Jadam and KNF?
01/22/2026
Do Magnets Work on Irrigation Water + Where are We at on Jadam and KNF?
Welcome to episode 326 of Growers Daily! We cover: checking in on KNF and JADAM, we ask if magnetizing irrigation water works, and we take a question about too much mulch on garlic. Is it a thing? We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Review of magnets and water: Study on brackish water and magnets in china: Water salt transport study: Jujubes and magnets: Critical of water magnets: Water Magnets and Descaling: KNF study: MUSIC from this episode: Solstice by Staffan Carlan Second Guessing by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Running a Farm Store + Starting No-Till Gardens w/Blue Goose Farm
01/21/2026
Running a Farm Store + Starting No-Till Gardens w/Blue Goose Farm
Welcome to episode 325 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are chatting with Keenan McVey of Blue Goose Farm in Ontario Canada. Keenan, along with his wife Ashley, run this small farm and along with it a really interesting, in-town Farm Store that is a little different from what you might think of as a farm store and has proved to be an invaluable marketing option for them. Keenanβs roots are in the culinary world, and the farm was also started with another chef from the area some of you may know, named Matty Matheson (of the excellent show The Bear). Keenan tells us that story as well as helps detail the technical stuff about how the gardens were created and how they are maintained. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Blue Goose Farm: Blue Goose IG: Matty Matheson YT: MUSIC from this episode: Hawkeye by Kylie Dailey via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Using Legume Nodules to Fertilize Heavy Feeders? + Best Garden Hoes
01/20/2026
Using Legume Nodules to Fertilize Heavy Feeders? + Best Garden Hoes
Welcome to episode 324 of Growers Daily! We cover: wetlands and agriculture going fisticuffs (but not really), using legumes to fertilize heavy feeders (?), and I will break down my favorite garden hoes (in my context). We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Good legume/Nitrogen breakdwown: Wetlands seminar: Cool Wetlands Restoration Project in Iceland (with eels): Un-ditching Europe: MUSIC from this episode: Slack Days by American Legion via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Grow Great Leeks + Unconventional Tunnel Crops + More
01/19/2026
Grow Great Leeks + Unconventional Tunnel Crops + More
Welcome to episode 323 of Growers Daily! We cover: breaking down Leeks, we take a fun wide ranging series of questions about unconventional tunnel crops, tomatoes dropping flowers, and so much more. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Berry Essay on computers: MUSIC from this episode: Stuck with Me by Victor Lundburg Between Waves and Winds by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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A Brief History of Dissent + Cover Cropping for a Full Year
01/16/2026
A Brief History of Dissent + Cover Cropping for a Full Year
Welcome to episode 322 of Growers Daily! We cover: a year-round cover crop conundrum, we are embracing the βprogressβ dissenters throughout history, And itβs feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Berry Essay on computers: MUSIC from this episode: Running This World by Sven Karlsson Scranton Rag by Roy Edwin Williams via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Why Iβm Getting Small Fruits + Should I Swap My Tractor for a Walk-Behind + MORE
01/15/2026
Why Iβm Getting Small Fruits + Should I Swap My Tractor for a Walk-Behind + MORE
Welcome to episode 321 of Growers Daily! We cover: We are talking about alfalfa pellets, plastic mesh inside your sod, Stink bugs infestations, sanitizers in wash water, should I swap my tractor for a walk-behind, and a small fruit conundrum, SO MANY topics! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Sanitizer and Wash water breakdown: MUSIC from this episode: FYP by First Timer The Spirit of the West by Roy Edwin Williams via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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From Chef to Farmer with Jamie Swofford of Old North Farm
01/14/2026
From Chef to Farmer with Jamie Swofford of Old North Farm
Welcome to episode 320 of Growers Daily! We cover: we chat with Jamie Swofford of Old North Farm and Old North Shrub to chat about the farm he owns with his partner Keia, his transition from chef to farmer, selling to chefs, and much much more. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Old North Website: Old North Insta: Substack about farm goings on : MUSIC from this episode: What Never Was by Victor Lundberg via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Where Pro Growers Start Plants + Is Newspaper Okay as a Mulch
01/13/2026
Where Pro Growers Start Plants + Is Newspaper Okay as a Mulch
Welcome to episode 319 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you need grow lights or heat lamps (and what the pros use for their starts), we discuss newspaper as a mulch or assistant mulch, and weβll go out to the field and do a little soil-block-a-long. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Some on Inks: MUSIC from this episode: Happy Go Lucky by Victor Lundberg Tony's Beach by Hara Noda via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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How Much Bug Damage is Too Much For Market + Growing Great Peas
01/12/2026
How Much Bug Damage is Too Much For Market + Growing Great Peas
Welcome to episode 318 of Growers Daily! We cover: a full crop breakdown of Peas, and weβll take a question about how much bug damage is too much to sell your produce. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Yield expectations for peas (and other growing info): . MUSIC from this episode: Beam by Peachwood Past Life by Hennie Hun via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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What Cities and Suburbs Can Offer The Environment + Horsetail and Other Perennial Jerks
01/09/2026
What Cities and Suburbs Can Offer The Environment + Horsetail and Other Perennial Jerks
Welcome to episode 317 of Growers Daily! We cover: controlling horsetail (and other rhizomatous weeds), the place of cities and suburbs, and itβs feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv Horsetail on the PNW for identification: Greensburg Kansas: Efficiency study in Austria: MUSIC from this episode: Wonders of Nature by Ten Towers About the Things You Love by Hennie Hun via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Managing A Trellis in Wider Beds + Have You Any Wool?
01/08/2026
Managing A Trellis in Wider Beds + Have You Any Wool?
Welcome to episode 316 of Growers Daily! We cover: wool in the garden, taking a CSA crop diversity question, and we talk trellising in wider beds. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: Morning Coffee by Dyalla via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmraise: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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Dry Farming, Deer Fencing, and Cover Crops in the Paths with Eric Nordell
01/07/2026
Dry Farming, Deer Fencing, and Cover Crops in the Paths with Eric Nordell
Welcome to episode 315 of Growers Daily! We cover: today I am so excited to share this conversation with my buddy Eric Nordell of Beech Grove Farm in Pennsylvania to chat about, well, a lot of things. Eric and his wife Anne have run beech grove farm since 1983 and they do things a little differently (like farming with horses) but they dry farm which we discuss, they use some cover crops in the paths in interesting ways (also discussed) and in fact, we get into a whole digression about their deer fencing that youβre gonna wanna hear. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: League Code: kpu9zv interseeding video: Cover Crops Incorporated blog: Soil slide presentation: And the No-Till Garlic video: Older Podcast Interview with Eric: MUSIC from this episode: Summer Past by Roy Williams via Support our work (π) at or Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: Johnnys Selected Seeds: Farmraise: High Mowing Seeds: Ohio Earth Food: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: π¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π The Living Soil Handbook π π Hats π§’ π Forum π¬ π Music π΅ π via π MERCH π Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or freelance sound editor:
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