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 …

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 www.Patreon.com/no…

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: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6580276/ Colorado Bug Study: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.462 Support our work (👊) at www.…

Hey everyone, it's Alex Ball of Old City Acres 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 launchi…

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: https://amzn.to/3O6caps Sustainable Market Farming: https://amzn.to/4hJn2qS For the Love of Soil: https://a…

Welcome to Episode 33 of Growers Daily! We cover: Static Aerated composting, farm conferences, and Living Pathways Johnson-su: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxUGk161Ly8&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fregenerationinternational.org%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricul…

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: https://www.instagram.com/earthcarefarm_ri/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@earthcarefarm1247 Watch our videos with Earth Care How Great compost gets made: https://www.youtube.com/w…

I’m going to be real honest with you, I’ve been working hard lately. If you’re listening to this, I bet you’ve been working hard, too. Case in point, I JUST got our garlic in the ground in down here in zone 7, but better late than never I suppose. So, I thought I’d seize this opportunity to bring back an old episode, the very FIRST episode of colla…

Welcome to episode 31 of Growers Daily! We cover: Welcome to the book show! We discuss books, how to publish a farm book, and green fallowing. All the books... The Organic Business Farmers Handbook: https://amzn.to/40COeBI The No-till Organic Vegetable Farm: https://amzn.to/4fp45rY The Lean Farm: https://amzn.to/4epQfo8 The Lean Micro Farm: https:/…

Welcome to episode 30 of Growers Daily! We cover: Welcome to Messy Monday--today we discuss exemptions to the organic rule, exemptions to compost rules, refereeing soccer, and oh, a potential game-changing potato method. FSMA exemptions: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-produce-safety Potato video: https:/…

Hey listeners, it's Natalie. I have a sweet, tart, and charming treat for you today. Bernis Ingvaldson runs Honeyberry USA with her husband Jim out of their farm in northern Minnesota. So this all came about because last year a friend and guest listener, shout out to Michelle, suggested I contact a USDA researcher she knew who had done some work wi…

Welcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Also we discuss converting a rice paddy, and unfairly awesome life changes. the drinking episode: https://youtu.be/YYsX_rzcfsQ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/l…

Welcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Clearing a forest, farming herbs, and why did you get into food? Medicinal Herb Farmer Book: https://amzn.to/4fB4xTP 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 co…

Welcome to episode 27 of Growers Daily! We cover: Composting Leaves, Mulching with leaves and storing food because why not.?! Coolbot: https://storeitcold.referralrock.com/lv1/Y6I33LJV/ Thermostat: https://amzn.to/3Cq40Wh Root Cellar book: https://amzn.to/3NUmHUP static aerated cmpost vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755RfsdIzbQ Support our wor…

Katie Kulla is the author of Farm-Raised Kids. A brand new book from Storey Publishing. Katie is also an illustrator, one of the hosts of the Growing For Market Podcast and farms with her husband at Oakhill Organics on Grand Island in rural Dayton, Oregon. In this episode, we do discuss Katie’s brand new book but we also talk a lot about Katie’s ex…

Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Certifications, big mistakes we made on our farm, and New Years Resolutions... but in November. NRCS soil survey: https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ Certified Naturally Grown: https://www.naturallygrown.org/get-certified/ Real Organic Project: https://realorganicproject.org/get-certified/ NYE …

Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dealing with cover crops that have gotten a little out of hand, puzzles, and hopeful planting. 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 …