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Farm Small Farm Smart

Farm Small Farm Smart

By: The Modern Grower Podcast Network
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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.Modern Grower Natural History Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Increasing Carbon Stores in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 90

    Increasing Carbon Stores in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 90
    Oct 4 2026

    In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University talks about where the long-term carbon stores in the soil actually come from.

    Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!

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    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
    Carrot Cashflow
    Farm Small Farm Smart
    Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
    The Growing Microgreens Podcast
    The Urban Farmer Podcast
    The Rookie Farmer Podcast
    In Search of Soil Podcast

    Check out Diego's books:
    Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
    Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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    15 mins
  • The Profit Pie: Why Smart Farmers Choose Their Market Before Their Land (3 of 3)

    The Profit Pie: Why Smart Farmers Choose Their Market Before Their Land (3 of 3)
    Sep 28 2026

    Margin tells you how much to keep. Volume tells you how much to grow. But none of it matters without the right place to sell it.

    In part 3 of the Profit Pie series, we break down the four sales channels: farmers markets, CSAs, restaurants, and wholesale, and how to match the channel to what your farm actually needs, not just the one with the highest margin.

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    Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!

    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.

    Follow Modern Grower:
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    Instagram

    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
    Carrot Cashflow
    Farm Small Farm Smart
    Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
    The Growing Microgreens Podcast
    The Urban Farmer Podcast
    The Rookie Farmer Podcast
    In Search of Soil Podcast

    Check out Diego's books:
    Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
    Ready Farmer One on Amazon

    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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    13 mins
  • Putting Fungi in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 89

    Putting Fungi in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 89
    Sep 27 2026

    In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos discusses putting fungi into soil by building up the soil.

    Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!

    Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.

    Follow Modern Grower:
    Instagram
    Instagram

    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
    Carrot Cashflow
    Farm Small Farm Smart
    Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
    The Growing Microgreens Podcast
    The Urban Farmer Podcast
    The Rookie Farmer Podcast
    In Search of Soil Podcast

    Check out Diego's books:
    Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
    Ready Farmer One on Amazon

    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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    18 mins
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