Episodes

  • Telling Your Farm Story to Create a Deep Relationship with Customers
    May 18 2022

    Melissa Ballard joins me to talk about how selling online has helped their business.  She also discusses how she tells her farm story to build and deepen the relationship with her customers.

    Follow Bluegrass Beef @bluegrassbeef

    Want to learn more?  My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!!  Get it on Amazon. 

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    46 mins
  • Carrot Cashflow - My New Farm Business Podcast - Preview Episode 1
    Mar 30 2022

    The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Grassfed Life.  You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast.

    iTunes:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534

    Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04

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    Farmer Jeremy Tolley discusses why they go above and beyond to service their farm customers.  He shares the extra steps he takes to really make customers feel like they are getting something special.  He shares how he built his customer base using the website NextDoor.   You will also hear his thoughts on why these decided to start aggregating products from other farms.

    Follow Red Thread Farm @redthreadfarm

    Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April!

    Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/

    Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter
    Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

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    38 mins
  • Carrot Cashflow - My New Farm Business Podcast - Preview Episode 2
    Mar 29 2022

    The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Farm Small Farm Smart.  You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast.

    iTunes:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534

    Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04

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    Farmer Vannah Roddy discusses the benefits of her weekly veggie box.  It's a program that has been successful for her as a farmer while also being something that works for customers.  

    Follow Encompass Farm @encompassfarm

    Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April!

    Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/

    Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter
    Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot

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    31 mins
  • Thoughts on Free Ranging Pastured Poultry (Ask Darby)
    Feb 28 2022

    Darby shares his thoughts about free-ranging pastured poultry. 

    Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses:

    https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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    8 mins
  • Micro-Beef: Raising Cattle on Without a lot of Land - What's Possible (Ask Darby)
    Feb 14 2022

    Darby answers a question about raising cows or sheep when you don't have much land.

    Grassfed Life Courses:

    https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

     

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    9 mins
  • Keeping a Ram on the Farm (Ask Darby)
    Jan 31 2022

    Darby shares his thoughts on keeping a ram on the farm.

    Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses:

    https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

     

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    6 mins
  • Practical Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs (Ask Darby)
    Jan 17 2022

    Darby gives advice on farrowing pigs.

    Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses:

    https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

     

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    7 mins
  • How to Begin Selling from a Farmstead (Ask Darby)
    Jan 3 2022

    Darby gives advice on selling from your farmstead (not homestead).

    Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses:

    https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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    11 mins