Welcome to episode 78 of Growers Daily! We cover: This is the how-to-grow sweet peppers from seed episode! We also talk about when to pull your tarps. ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Original Pepper Video: https://youtu.be/ih2w43nTI9Q MUSIC TODAY “Sunny Side” by Jörgen Hallberg via …

In part 1 of this 2-part No-Till Farmer podcast, world renowned no-till expert and former Dakota Lakes Research Farm manager Dwayne Beck shares essential lessons learned from the early days of no-till that can help growers turn their modern-day operation into one that is sustainable and profitable. Beck focuses in this episode on the need to farm w…

In today's episode, we are replaying an interview that originally aired on The Flower Podcast, where host Scott Shepherd interviewed yours truly, Jennie Love, about regenerative flower farming. This seemed like a great conversation to include in the archives here on No-Till Flowers. Deep gratitude to Scott for sharing it with us! Be sure to follow …

Happy Birthday to me, I’m 49. What?? How did that happen? Am I… Old? Come along with what some might call a midlife crisis, but I prefer to look at is as a reflection on life lessons, missteps, advice, my unique takes on life lessons, getting older, and the friends we made along the way. Subscribe to NO SLEEP TILL 50…

Welcome to episode 77 of Growers Daily! We cover: Perennial Cover Cropping for Clay Soils, No, weeds are not a good thing (necessarily), and what's up at the farm right now ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Perennial Cover Crop Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXLYLzOJNo8 Book, …

Welcome to episode 76 of Growers Daily! We cover: What are “Beneficials” REALLY, Hydroponics for Small Farms? And the conferences within farm conferences ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: The Ky hydro farm that shut down: https://apnews.com/article/appharvest-indoor-farming-bankruptcy…

Welcome to episode 75 of Growers Daily! We cover: managing slugs with ecology, managing farmer loneliness in the business plan, and chatting with certified organic market gardeners after I dropped both markets and certification 😬 . ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Slug episode: https…

For this episode, I--Natalie--chatted with Louis Geller from North Spore, which is a mushroom company based out of my home state of Maine. I have known about North Spore since they were founded, which I think was about 10 years ago, and watch their business grow with great enthusiasm because their mission is really cool to bring mushroom cultivatio…

Welcome to episode 74 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback Friday! Are there plants that deter moles? And The Flow State and Chefs. Links from this episode: Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Pocket gopher IPM guide: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/pocket-gophers/pest-notes/#gsc.tab=0 One MAter Gardener’…

Welcome to episode 73 of Growers Daily! We cover: When The Garden Won’t Drain, When the Cover Crops Won’t Die, and static aerated compost Links from this episode: Living pathway and static aerated compost Ep: https://youtu.be/3GsiPJMIjo4 Static Aerated Compost System: https://youtu.be/755RfsdIzbQ Four Winds Farm Composting System: https://youtu.be/…

Jared Zystro is a research and education director at the Organic Seed Alliance. Jared is based in Arcada, California. I invited Jared onto this episode so he can tell you about the Organic Seed Growers Conference in Corvallis, Oregon that is taking place from February 26th to March 1st, 2025. I first went to this conference in 2008 and it was the s…

Welcome to episode 72 of Growers Daily! We cover: History is not history, what data to collect in the garden this year, and what tillage does to soil (but why I sometimes recommend it) Links from this episode: Link to discussion about setting goals: https://youtu.be/pThCulhXXp8 Crop Profitability post on the forum: https://notillgrowers.community.c…

Welcome to episode 71 of Growers Daily! We cover: Country currency, can biochar deactivate herbicides, and shouts to farm conference Links from this episode: Bio char and persistent herbicide study: https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.052 Review of biochar and chemical contaminant remediation: https://www.sciencedirect.…

My guest is Jerry Toth of To'AK Chocolate, a luxury chocolate brand. Jerry studied economics at Cornell University and was a Hansard scholar at the London School of Economics. After very briefly working as an investment banker, he switched gears and relocated to South America in his 20s and then nomadically roamed the continent for several years, w…

Welcome to episode 70 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback Friday + Your soil blocking questions answered + a human-powered compost spreader. Links from this episode: Landzie tools: https://landzie.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Harnois Greenhouses: https://w…

Welcome to episode 69 of Growers Daily! We cover: Growing onions from seed, do you need to trim onions before planting, and a passive potting mix? Maybe! Links from this episode: Trimming onions study: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8213/9e1802c8f5b57f434f5b0a751a71cbbffdcd.pdf reduced fertilizer and pesticide applications and onions study https:…

Hey Compost Lovers, I just booked my flights to Phoenix for USCC Compost Conference 2025. Join me, January 27th to 30th for compost enthusiasts from all over the globe unite to celebrate all things soil, sustainability, and innovation. What's in store? Workshops galore. Dive into fresh ideas, techniques, and discussions that'll make your Compost ga…

Welcome to episode 68 of Growers Daily! We cover: why I'm Dropping Organic certification and bailing on the farmers market and also, thoughts on recycling waste water from washing vegetables. Links from this episode: Sanidate label: https://cdn.commercev3.net/cdn.arbico-organics.com/downloads/sanidate-5_sds_20200729.pdf Sage Hill Ranch Video: https…

Welcome to episode 67 of Growers Daily! We cover: Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire + can you grow popcorn and sweet corn together Links from this episode: Swiftblocker: https://www.swiftblocker.com Winstrips: https://neversinktools.com/collections/winstrip-trays All About the Garden cell trays: https://allaboutthegarden.co…