Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

Benny and Courtney Pino from Loblolly Farm join me to talk about the Top 10 Cool Season Flowers for Small Farms.  We talk about why you should consider these flowers, how to grow then, and how to use them in bouquets.  We also get into pest and disease pressure for each type of flower and the overall difficulty to grow them.

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Direct download: FSFS176_BennyCourtney_Flowers3.mp3
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Chris Thoreau joins me to discuss crop planning for a microgreens business using spreadsheets. We discuss timing crops for orders, using spreadsheets to plan and forecast income, and how to use spreadsheets for business planning.

Get Chris's Crop Planner at: https://urbanmicro.ca/crop-planner/

 

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Direct download: FSFS175_ChrisT_Spreadsheets.mp3
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Jordan MacPhee of Maple Bloom Farm joins how microgreens fit in with field crops on their farm.  They are also in expansion mode on the farm and talk hiring considerations, selling more, and maintaining quality.

 

Connect with Jordan:

http://www.maplebloomfarm.ca

Growing Your Microgreens Business Course with Chris Thoreau: http://www.permaculturevoices.com/microgreens

  

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Direct download: FSFS173_JordanMacPhee_ChrisT.mp3
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Ben Hartman talks about creating the optimum conditions for growing tomatoes.  He also touches on building soil in between crops and handling crop turnover.

Ben's Online Course: 

https://www.theleanfarmschool.com

Follow Ben:

https://www.instagram.com/claybottomfarm

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Direct download: FSFS172_BenHartman_Soil.mp3
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