Today, we are going to break into the uniform tranquility of a beautiful region to speak with my guest, Jason Grauer, who is the Senior Director of Farm and Innovation at the Stone Barns Center. You all may be familiar with Blue Hill at Stone Barns, the very famous and very deservingly famous restaurant in the Hudson Valley of New York, Dan Barber,…

Welcome to episode 24 of Growers Daily! We cover: A love of November, Reclaiming an old garden, confirmation bias, and the first month is in the books! 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 Livin…

Welcome to episode 23 of Growers Daily! We cover: Death and animals, rodents in the garden, and popcorn! Rat trap https://amzn.to/3AixDbC Arizona worm farm video: https://youtu.be/s6M8d4aBwP0 Nytimes article on animals and death:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/science/animals-death-monso.html Composter Podcast with Compost Power NYC: https://pod…

Welcome to episode 22 of Growers Daily! We cover: Tomato Trellis Cleanup. Some facts about kentucky and some thoughts about competition tomato trellis video: https://youtu.be/QaLNP3wr6hc Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingso…

Welcome to episode 21 of Growers Daily! We cover: e. Coli in the Onions, Farm Franchises and my Favorite Crops to Harvest E. Coli outbreak: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-O157.html Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/li…

Welcome to episode 20 of Growers Daily! We cover: Putting the Beds To Rest for Winter + Are we wrong about Mycorrhizal fungi, Also AI is screwing with farmers. Cover crop playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6-IYSxbbuE&list=PLGMgkMLKOtWu2VFfX46liznymtIz1o69p Spinach Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X23000726 20…

Welcome to episode 19 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today is feedback Friday! We get a little of your feedback, talk about cleaning under deer fences, and discuss a compost mulch study that is missing something (more plants). Growing For Market Article: https://growingformarket.com/articles/tillage-vs-mulch-permanent-bed-organic-vegetable Mulch study…

Welcome to episode 18 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we discuss the biochar (again), we talk about compost made in a garbage can, and smooth move, scientists. Foop Biochar: https://thefoop.com/?utm_campaign=RETARGET&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADmON2yozbDDTE4qHX0y4t89KuFNe&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8MG1BhCoARIsAHxSiQlN0bGZseoatqDrA8Rvn0isGIkkct6JIotdmTQfCHQBHg…

Welcome to episode 17 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we discuss the biochar trials I've started, we talk about building resilient farms, and breaking the lines in soccer. Foop Biochar: https://thefoop.com/?utm_campaign=RETARGET&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADmON2yozbDDTE4qHX0y4t89KuFNe&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8MG1BhCoARIsAHxSiQlN0bGZseoatqDrA8Rvn0isGIkkct6JIo…

In the spirit of collaboration, I'm gonna do something a little different. A couple weeks ago I did a field day with OAK--that's the Organic Association of Kentucky--If you're listening to this and live in Kentucky you should totally be a member. We and acouple of dozen other farmers and farm professionals walked through our gardens. We talked abou…

Welcome to episode 16 of Growers Daily! We cover: Alex Ball of Old City Acres and Co-Host of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast joins the show today to chat with me about how to move a farm, what size is a good scale for part time farming, and what questions he has going into the next season of podcasting and farming. Support our work (👊) at www.not…

Welcome to episode 15 of Growers Daily! We cover: What the heck is silvohorticulture, how to make decisions on a farm (decision making frameworks) and it's messy monday! 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…

Today's episode is with two of our compost pioneers, Karl Hammer from Vermont Compost and Mike Merner from Earth Care Farm. They share advice, stories from the early days, wishes for the future, and so much more. Both of these wonderful humans have always been generous talking about their experiences and helping the compost industry grow. It seems …

Welcome to episode 14 of Growers Daily! We cover: Microplastics and are farmers to blame, the importance of neighbors, what to undersow with tomatoes, and what you should grow if you can grow anything. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Citations: Wirecutter article: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecu…

Welcome to episode 13 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to harvest when, should farms have positions like sports, and how farm names are born. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettag…

Ellen Rignell has many years experience growing seed from her time at Trill Farms and as a program coordinator for the Gaia Foundation seed sovereignty program. But in this interview we catch Ellen at a new part of her seed journey as she’s finishing the first growing season of her Winnow Farm Seeds, her very own seed company based in Dorset in the…

Welcome to episode 12 of Growers Daily! We cover: PFAS in compost, keeping lists, what to plant in october, and deer fencing Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Texas A:&M deer fencing https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2016/05/12/four-wire-electric-fence-system-best-control-of-deer-access-to-food-plot…