Carrot Cashflow
Carrot Cashflow is the first 100% business-focused podcast for small-scale farmers and market gardeners. It teaches listeners how to market farm products better, increase sales, and attract more customers. Episodes cover farm business topics such as sales, marketing, social media, startup challenges, market selection, and work-life balance. The show features interviews with both beginning and experienced farmers, diving into their stories to understand what makes their farms successful. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network, it aims to help anyone run a profitable farm business.
Episodes
Should Your Market Farm Be Debt-Free? (Debt 1 of 2)
For years, Diego's answer was the same: kill all debt, pay cash, operate lean. But then he interviewed a farmer who did exactly that: zero debt, minimal overhead, cash for everything...and it might be part of why he still can't pay himself seven years in. Diego rethinks the debt question and lays out a two-phase framework for when staying debt-free protects you, and when it's quietly holding you b
The Math Nobody Does Before Starting a Farm
Almost every new farmer does the bed math: yield per row foot, CSA shares to break even. Almost nobody does the life math: what your household actually needs, what happens when you can't do the work alone, and how few real selling days you actually have. Through the honest story of one farmer seven years in, Diego walks through the five questions to answer before you start. Watch the video version
This Farmer Sells Out Every Week, But He's Still Broke
What's the most common advice when a farm isn't making money? Sell more. Find more customers. Add a market. Get into wholesale. And if demand is your problem, that's the right advice. But what if demand isn't your problem? Click here to learn more about farmer Troy and Tilth and Timber Farm! Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market
He Thought Farming Would Be Easier in 5 Years (He Was Wrong)
Back in 2019, Troy and Cindy Dickens quit their jobs, sold their house, paid off every dollar of debt, and started farming half an acre while living in a school bus off-grid. One caterpillar tunnel, 23 CSA members, a good week was $1,000 at the market, and they weren't paying themselves. Seven years later, everything has grown. Click here to learn more about farmer Troy and Tilth and Timber Farm!
Nobody Designs Their Farm for Their Kids (Then Everything Breaks)
A farmer told me something that stopped me cold: "I don't think we ever designed the farm well enough around having children." Seven years in, two kids, and that sentence had never been said out loud until I asked. Almost nobody designs their farm for their kids. They design it for the version of themselves that exists right now. Then the kids arrive, and everything breaks. Click here to learn mo
A Brutally Honest Look at Farming With a Young Family (CC61)
The last time Troy Dickens and Diego talked was 2020: no kids, a farm in Massachusetts, and Troy living in a converted school bus. Five years later, Troy and Cindy run Tilth and Timber on about three-quarters of an acre in Castine, Maine, with a five-year-old and a three-year-old on the farm every single day. As Troy puts it: "I must've had all the time in the world back then." Click here to learn
The Reselling Strategy That Added $30,000 to One Farm
There's a place on the market farming map where most farms go to die. It's not the ones that are too big or too small...it's the ones in the middle. Five acres, ten acres, mixed vegetables, a farmers market plus a couple of restaurants and a CSA. After a decade of interviewing farmers, that pattern shows up so often it's almost predictable. Click here to learn more about Aslan Organics! Watch the
Why Small Market Gardens Thrive - Be Careful Expanding
There's a place on the market farming map where most farms go to die. It's not the ones that are too big or too small...it's the ones in the middle. Five acres, ten acres, mixed vegetables, a farmers market plus a couple of restaurants and a CSA. After a decade of interviewing farmers, that pattern shows up so often it's almost predictable. Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! Subscrib
The Boring Path to Full-Time Farming That Actually Works
The romantic story goes: quit the soul-crushing job, buy some land, start a farm, never look back. Here's what actually happens: most people who do that fail within a few years because they run out of money before the farm can support them. Meanwhile, the un-sexy group who kept their jobs and farmed on evenings and weekends? Three to five years later, they're the ones still farming. Watch the vide
How Ben Hartman Plans His Whole Season With Three Questions
Most farmers plan their season by opening a seed catalog and picking what's pretty, what's new, and what their friends are growing. The best farmers open a one-page sheet, sit down with a customer, and ask three questions. Learn more about farmer Ben Hartman and Clay Bottom Farm here. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for mor
Ben Hartman Makes $1,000 Per Bed...on a Third of an Acre
"Every bed here should generate $1,000 of value." That's Ben Hartman, standing on 15,000 square feet...a third of an acre. Twenty years ago, he started on a 1,000-acre corn and soybean operation, then market gardened on two acres. Today, he farms less land than he ever has, and his profit margin is the highest it's ever been. Learn more about farmer Ben Hartman and Clay Bottom Farm here. Watch the
Ben Hartman: How to Stay in Business 20 Years by Doing Less, Better (CC60)
Ben Hartman wrote The Lean Farm in 2015 and changed how a generation of market gardeners thinks about systems and waste. Twenty growing seasons in, he farms just 15,000 square feet—about a third of an acre—and his margins are the highest they've ever been. Click here to learn more about Learn Farmer Ben Hartman and Clay Bottom Farm. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on
Why Farm Businesses Fail When They Scale
The hardest part of farming isn't starting. It's what happens when things start working: when customers show up, when market days get bigger, when you need more beds, more hands, more of everything. That's when the foundation cracks. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tip
7 Hidden Costs of Your First Year at a Farmers Market
Everyone says the farmers market is the obvious place to start. Low barrier to entry — show up with an easy-up, a table, and a cooler. But low barrier to entry is not the same as low cost. Click here to learn more about Neil and Garden to Market. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, marke
How 3 Farmers Built Financial Independence Without Quitting Their Jobs
Seven and a half years ago, a farmer wrote down five goals. The last one: use a farm to buy a farm. He just closed on fifty acres for over a million dollars. The farm's financial track record made the purchase possible — not savings, not investors, not inheritance. Click here to learn more about farmer Shane and Aslan Organics! Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over
From $247 Market Days to $10,000 Weeks (CC59)
Shane and his wife started with two 8×12 plots as a hobby. Nine years later they own a 50-acre property in Sarnia, Ontario, market garden on 2.5 acres, and crossed $200,000 in revenue last year — up from $173,000 the year before. Minimum 30% year-over-year growth every year since they started in Ontario. Click here to learn more about farmer Shane and Aslan Organics! Watch the episode here! Intere
$130K/Year Selling Lettuce (Zero Farmer's Markets, Zero Packaging Costs)
$130,000 in farm revenue. $30,000 take-home. Where does the other $100,000 go? That gap is the most useful part of Chef Mikey Russo's story. Watch the video on our YouTube Channel! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies
Can You Make a Living Farming? (It Depends on 5 Things You're Not Counting)
A hundred and thirty thousand (yes, $130,000) in farm revenue sounds great until you see what stays. Chef Mikey Russo took home $30,000 from his farm last year. He paid $40,000 in labor. The rest went to reinvestment: compost, tools, YouTube equipment, coaching, infrastructure. That's not a failure. That's a deliberate strategy. Watch the video on our YouTube Channel! Interested in watching the
$130K/Year Selling Lettuce & Still Turns Down Customers
Michael Russo spent 20 years as a chef working 80-hour weeks, sometimes 100. He walked away at 40 with no farming experience, no degree, and no business background. First real growing season: $2,100 in his best week ($600 restaurant, $1,500 farmer's market). Even off weeks with groundhog damage, he pushed $1,000. He spent $30,000 on equipment in year one...all cash from his previous career, no deb
$130K/Year Selling Lettuce & Still Turns Down Customers
Michael Russo spent 20 years as a chef working 80-hour weeks, sometimes 100. He walked away at 40 with no farming experience, no degree, and no business background. First real growing season: $2,100 in his best week ($600 restaurant, $1,500 farmer's market). Even off weeks with groundhog damage, he pushed $1,000. He spent $30,000 on equipment in year one...all cash from his previous career, no deb
Chef Mikey Russo on Building a Farm Brand, Not Just a Farm (CC58)
Chef Mikey Russo left a 20-year kitchen career to start a market garden in Tennessee. We first talked in 2023 during his first full-time season. Now he's in year four with no job, running $130,000 in annual revenue across 80 fifty-foot beds on two properties, selling to roughly eight restaurants, and paying himself $30,000 after $40,000 in labor costs. Click here to learn more about Chef Mikey and
Carrots: The Most Underrated Profit Crop in Market Gardening
After 10 years of analyzing crop economics, one crop keeps scoring a perfect five out of five on every profitability metric I track. It's not lettuce. It's not microgreens. It's carrots. Watch the video on our YouTube Channel! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!
What a Factory Floor Can Teach You About Running Your Farm
Neil Robinson spent 20 years designing dishwashers and ovens for factory assembly lines. Then he quit and started a market garden. When I asked what transferred, he didn't say growing skills. He said: the way factories think about movement, waste, and process. Click here to learn more about Neil and Garden to Market. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our You
35% Profit Margin and Still Can't Pay the Bills (The Profit Trap)
35% profit margin. Your accountant says bravo. Your spouse says we're not losing money. But 35% of not enough is not enough. This is the profit margin trap — and it catches more farm businesses than bad weather ever will. Click here to learn more about Neil and Garden to Market. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more con
From $400 Days to $800 Days: What Changed at the Farmer's Market
$400 a day. That's where Neil Robinson started his first year at a farmer's market in New Zealand. The vendor two stalls down selling nearly identical product had a line out the front. Neil was standing there, wondering what was wrong with his carrots. Nothing was wrong with his carrots. The other vendor's carrots were familiar. Click here to learn more about Neil and Garden to Market. Watch the
Year One of Market Farming at 55 (CC57)
He spent 30+ years in product design and manufacturing. Then at 55, Neil Robinson left his desk job in New Zealand and started a market garden from scratch. This interview covers the unfiltered first-year reality: 15 weeks of showing up to a farmer's market before sales felt consistent. $400 was a good day in those early weeks — now a good week is over $800, pushing past $1,000 with the right prod
How One Bed of Lettuce Can Generate $746 in Profit
Salanova is the most common lettuce crop in market gardening. But how many growers actually know their profit margin on it? Most are guessing. This episode breaks down the real economics using production data from Ray Tyler's book The Farmer's Guide to Growing Organic Lettuce — numbers from a working farm in Tennessee, not theory. The scenario: 100-foot bed, 30 inches wide, landscape fabric, 4×6
$112K Profit You-Pick Farm Model
A parking lot, a tent, a pack of scissors. That's the entire retail infrastructure for a farm that grossed $158,500 last year. Watch the video on our YouTube Channel! Click here to check out Megan's book, Pick Your Own Farming by Megan Neubauer (Acres USA). Online course + monthly live calls: purelandorganic.com Click here to learn more about Pure Land Organic Farm. Check out their TikTo
How to Start a Pick-Your-Own Farm (No Cooler, No Market, No Harvest)
Twenty-two people spending $45 each. That's $1,000 a week. That's a neighborhood. Megan Neubauer built a $158,000/year pick-your-own operation at Pure Land Organic in Texas — with no walk-in cooler, no wash station, no farmer's market booth, and no harvest labor. The customers do the picking. Click here to watch the video version of this episode. Click here to check out Megan's book, Pick Your Ow
$158K in 8 Weeks: The Farm Model Nobody's Talking About (CC56)
Megan Neubauer runs Pure Land Farm in McKinney, Texas with her dad. They switched from a year-round market garden (peak revenue: under $50K) to a 100% pick-your-own model — and haven't looked back. This is my third interview with Megan...and the numbers have climbed every time. Click here to check out Megan's book, Pick Your Own Farming by Megan Neubauer (Acres USA). Online course + monthly live
Finding Purpose in Permaculture Farming (CC55)
Join Derek as he shares his inspiring journey from cannabis caretaker to DJ to regenerative farmer at Rosemary's Oasis. He shares how he and his wife balance multiple income streams as they lay down the foundations of a sustainable farm focused on microgreens, herbalism, and permaculture principles...all while building a family.
From Farm Dreams to Canning Fortune: The Last Artisan Cannery in the Northwest (CC54)
In this episode, Russell Loughmiller of Muirhead Canning Company sheds light on how small-scale farmers can turn excess harvest into premium shelf-stable products that sell for twice the price of commercial alternatives. Learn how value-added processing can create year-round revenue streams and build customer loyalty through a CSA-style pre-order system that eliminates guesswork and stabilizes cas
Farm Your Way to Freedom: Building a Debt-Free Farm Business (CC53)
Join Dallas Half Acre Farm owner Michael Bell as he shares his practical, low-pressure approach to building a profitable part-time farm business. Michael, a full-time PE teacher with retirement on the horizon, reveals his simplified CSA model that focuses on just 3-4 high-value crops while requiring minimal infrastructure and startup costs. Learn how he serves 35-40 customers weekly with a flexibl
Work Smarter, Not Harder: A Market Gardener's Systems for Solo Success (CC52)
In this episode, host Diego welcomes returning guest Jill Duncan as she embarks on the journey of moving her farm a little ways away from an urban center outside the city. She shares how she's moving her farm operations, the challenges of the move, how she's maintaining her customer base, and how she's planning and laying out her new farm given her market garden experience. Click here to learn mo
From Oil Fields to Farm Fields: A Quest for Health Becomes a Retirement Dream (CC51)
In this episode, host Diego welcomes Kelly Dafor, a farmer-to-be at the beginning of their farming journey. Kelly is looking to transition out of the oil and gas industry and into agriculture. She shares the reason for the transition, her plans and goals for her farm, the challenges she expects to have, and the gains she looks forward to. Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower
Adding Farm Profits with You-Pick Blackberries (CC50)
Dustin LaBat of Specklebelly Farms in Weimar, Texas shares their you-pick farming model that includes not only vegetables but also cut flowers and blackberries, which is the biggest draw. He talks about the labor, economics, and marketing strategies that go into running their farm, as well as how blackberries can be an incredibly profitable crop for market farmers. Lastly, he touches on plant sale
The Frugal Farmer's Journey: Cultivating Profits Through Prudent Spending (CC49)
Tony Barlow of Barlow Roots Market returns to the show to look back on their 10-year market gardening journey. He shares the practical financial mindset with which he ran Barlow Roots, as well as how they manage their finances both inside and outside the business. Sign up to Tony's newsletter here! Click here to learn more about Barlow Roots Market! Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.mo
Cucumbers, From Hobby to Business: The Journey of a Niche Seed Seller (CC48)
Jay Tracy of CucumberShop.com shares his interesting journey of starting a hobby, which later turned into a business of breeding and selecting the best of over 70 different varieties of cucumbers and selling cucumber seeds online. Click here to learn more about Jay Tracy and Cucumber Shop! Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower
High Prices, Small Portions: Cracking the Code of Japanese Market Gardening (CC47)
Brian Sakurada of Shiwa Green Farm in Iwate, Japan joins host Diego to share his interesting farming journey and how he began selling organic produce not just in his local area but all over Japan. He also talks about the differences between farming in the US and farming in Japan, as well as the reality of organic farming in Japan. Click here to learn more about Brian Sakurada and Shiwa Green Farm
The Time Trap: Are You Losing Precious Moments Without Realizing It?
This is the audio version of my newsletter Seeding Thoughts. Subscribe and read previous issues of the newsletter here. Time slips away quickly, especially when raising children, leaving parents wishing they could relive precious moments. The key is to proactively manage your present by implementing "Sacred Time" - non-negotiable slots in your schedule dedicated to important relationships and ac
The Secret to a Productive Day: It All Starts the Night Before [EASY LIFE HACK]
This is the audio version of my newsletter Seeding Thoughts. Subscribe and read previous issues of the newsletter here. Going to bed on time is a crucial yet often overlooked strategy for boosting productivity and overall well-being. It sets off a positive chain reaction, leading to more energetic mornings, better focus, and improved performance throughout the day. By prioritizing consistent sle
Pick-Your-Own Profits: Keys to Pick-Your-Own Farming with Megan Neubauer (CC46)
Farmer, business owner, and author Megan Neubauer from Pure Land Farm returns to the show to give us an update of her latest growing season running a Pick-Your-Own Farm. Megan talks about the changes they made with their growing practices and the strategies they use when there's either too much or not enough produce to pick, and she also shares the new season passes that they offer their pickers.
ADHD and Entrepreneurs: Insights into Validity, Diagnosis, and Treatment [Seeding Thoughts]
In this episode of 'Carrot Cashflow,' host Diego follows up on a past episode exploring the subject of ADHD and general strategies you can use to improve focus. Subscribe and read my newsletter, Seeding Thoughts. Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.moderngrower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Gr
The Long Game: What 11 Years of Podcasting Taught Me [Seeding Thoughts]
In this episode of 'Carrot Cashflow,' host Diego reflects on his 11-year podcasting journey, sharing the key lessons he's learned over the years. He discusses his early love for talk radio and the influence of Howard Stern, his unexpected venture into podcasting, and the formative experiences that have shaped him. Diego highlights the importance of giving freely, recognizing invisible impacts, fin
Beware the Business Quicksand: Lessons from a Serial Mistake-Maker [Seeding Thoughts]
In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, host Diego discusses the pitfalls of chasing 'shiny objects' in business and the importance of properly vetting new opportunities before diving in. He uses examples like the Denver Broncos' acquisition of quarterback Russell Wilson and the impulsive decisions of new homesteaders to illustrate how easily attractive but ultimately detrimental ideas can seduce peop
Is ADHD the Secret Sauce (and hidden killer) for Entrepreneurs? [Seeding Thoughts]
In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, the focus is on managing ADHD and the tendency to chase new and exciting ideas, which are often to the detriment of ongoing projects. Diego touches on how ADHD traits like curiosity, risk-taking, and impulsivity align with entrepreneurial behavior. He discusses how these traits can be both beneficial and detrimental, emphasizing the importance of maintaining foc
The Tough Decision: When to Close Your Business [Seeding Thoughts]
In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, host Diego discusses reasons for shutting down a business, including personal and financial factors. Personal reasons include losing interest, stress, and better opportunities elsewhere. Financial reasons include poor product quality, overwhelming debt, and cash flow issues. Diego also outlines weak reasons for keeping a business running, such as fear of failure
From Marine to Market Garden: Finding Your Niche in Small-Scale Farming (CC45)
Rarely do people come into farming as their first career choice, as told by the countless stories of farmers who came from diverse career backgrounds—from healthcare to IT to sales to education to human resources—you name it. Farmer Lindsey Hauger's story is not so different: having served in the Marines, he also worked in automotive repair and even ran his own trucking company before getting int
Survey says: 95% of us stress when sales drop. Now what? [Seeding Thoughts]
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16 Steps & Bits of Advice for Starting a Farm Business [Seeding Thoughts]
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Building a Business Around Really Fancy Salad with Jacki Hinchey (CC44)
Jackie Hinchey, who has a background in agriculture, transitioned from a mom with a simple veggie garden to establishing Blue Dog Farm, known for its premium 'really fancy salad.' Initially started as a hobby, her farm grew into a successful business. Jackie discusses growing diverse crops on a small scale, ensuring high product quality, managing the business efficiently, and adapting to challenge
Farming Solo on 1/8 Acre and Making a Living Doing It (CC43)
Jill Duncan introduces her small-scale urban farm, Loving Roots Urban Farm, located in Ferguson, Missouri. Operating on just an eighth of an acre, Jill discusses the practices she uses, such as no-till farming and focusing on high-value, quick-growing crops like salad mixes and cherry tomatoes. Despite the limited space, she makes a living wage and shares insights into her methods for efficiency,
Hard Work is Overrated [Seeding Thoughts]
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Someone Will Pay You for Your Knowledge [Seeding Thoughts]
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Drowning in Reality - Balancing Business, Parenthood, and Life [Seeding Thoughts]
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Now is the Best Time to Make the Right Decision [Seeding Thoughts]
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Managing Cashflow [Seeding Thoughts]
Read my newsletter, Seeding Thoughts. Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp
You Might Have 100 Things You Have to Do, Here's Why You Shouldn't Do Any of Them
Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
The Agritourism Revolution: Pick-Your-Own-Farming (CC42)
Megan Neubauer from Pure Land Farm joins me to discuss her revolutionary you-pick farming model. The model is extremely profitable and gives her a lot of extra time each year to do things off the farm. Megan goes through her strategies for sales, marketing, and crop planning. You can learn more in Megan's book: Pick-Your-Own-Farming Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Lis
Shifting from Farm Work to Farm Owner (CC41)
Alec Smith is a farmer planning to start his own farming business after working on farms. He discusses the details of his past experiences, his motivation to start his farm, and the steps he has taken or plans to embark upon to achieve this. This includes working part-time on his farm project while still working at his full-time farm job, the financial considerations, the specific goals for the fi
You Can Make Good Money Farming (CC40)
(0:00) Scale into a new product slowly. Expand as there is demand. (0:21:45) Farmer Becky Hume from VRDNT Farm talks about her road to building a successful farm business. https://www.instagram.com/vrdnt.farm/ (1:52:45) Drunk Ideas - Phone blocking technology. Show feedback: diego@paperpot.co Check out my book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sel
Measuring Farm Success, Farm Budgeting and More with Broxon Berry Farm (CC39)
(0:00) Pay attention to business analytics and face the numbers—they don't lie. (08:50) Listener Q&A with a Twist: How do you evaluate yourself as a parent? (0:19:50) Farmers Amber Broxon and Justin Miller join me to discuss how the evaluate success on their farm. How they balance farm with life, farm budgeting, and more. (1:51:30) Drunk Ideas - F1 everything. Broxon Berry Farm: http://instagra
Lessons Learned Creating the Ultimate Farm Planning Software (CC38)
Paul Dysinger, co-founder of Seedtime, joins me to talk about his journey to build the best farm and garden software ever. He shares lessons that have helped him manage time, prioritize tasks, and balance work and life. Learn more about Seedtime [Affiliate link] Shop all of our farm tools and equipment: https://shop.moderngrower.co/
The $700,000 No-Till Farm with Mark DeRespinis (CC37)
(0:00) Thanksgiving food talk. Is the food better the next day? Top 5 sides. Pumpkin pie is gross. (0:31:56) Farmer Mark DeRespinis describes how he has built a very successful no-till farm raising high-quality vegetables and selling them to restaurants in the Boulder, CO area. (2:05:35) Drunk Ideas - The Michelin Star guide for produce. Mark's farm: https://www.instagram.com/esoterraculinary/ Ch
Successful Farming with Kids & Scoring Life (CC36)
(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from. (0:15:53) Farmer Liz Calvelage talks about running her farm part-time with kids. (1:11:20) Listener Q&A - Productivity Hack (1:15:49) Drunk Ideas - Car Siri Little Bean Farm: https://littlebeanfarm.com/our-story/ Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook
Half-Million Dollar Market Farming and Dangerous Opinions (CC35)
(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from. (0:24:00) Farmer Ian Jerolmack talks about how they are crushing it on their farm and will do $500k in sales. (1:27:15) Listener Q&A - Cut expenses or grow revenue? (1:39:47) Drunk Ideas - The Auto Warner Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9
Part-Time Farming for Part-Time Pay - A Case Study & Doing Very Hard Things (CC34)
(0:30) When life gives you hard times, how do you react - crumble or take it head-on. (12:35) Farmer Ian Caselli talks about his farming journey. Ian started farming part-time and tries to manage his hours to earn extra income for his family. (1:08:50) Listener Q&A - Is a $500 farmers market worth it? (1:16:30) Drunk Ideas - The Foot Tent Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0
Transitioning into Farming & The Purgatory of Mediocrity (CC33)
(0:30) The purgatory of mediocrity. What happens when you aren't good enough to succeed but not bad enough to fail? (14:25) Michael Russo a former chef, discusses his transition into farming. How he is making it work while working an off-farm job. (1:02:22) Listener Q&A (1:09:58) Drunk Ideas - The "It's OK to say NO" sign. Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazo
Selling High Quality Artisanal Vegetables with Sonaterra Farm (CC32)
What makes a farm successful - the farmer or the system? People think it's the tools and other items that make it work, I argue it's the farmer that makes it work. (10:42) Jennifer Brand joins to discuss transitioning from the software field to farming. Raising unique vegetables and carving out a unique niche in her market. (1:26:51) The debut of Drunk Ideas. Partially thought out "good" business
Building a Successful Farm Business with Broxon Berry Farm (CC31)
Broxon Berry Farm- https://www.instagram.com/broxonberry Want to learn more? Check out my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Sales and Marketing - Get it on Amazon.
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How Stress and Fatigue Make Everything Worse...But There is a Bright Side (Seeding Thoughts)
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Don't Waste Money - Listen to This Before Buying Your Next Farm Tool (Seeding Thoughts)
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Lessons Learned from Lamar Jackson's Quest for $200M (Seeding Thoughts)
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Crushing it with a Bread CSA... and Selling Baked Goods (CC30)
Many people start market gardening in the hopes of becoming an established farm that consistently provides fresh, local food to their community. But what if that niche is already filled and there's already a lot of other people doing what you want to do? You can certainly try keeping at it. Or you can pivot and lean on your other skills to fill a different niche. In this episode of Carrot Cashflow
Running a Successful Farm Stand Beside a Thriving CSA with Will Conway (CC29)
Many farms have different programs to draw people to their location—from tours to workshops to parties. If you're someone who's managing your farm's CSA program while running an on-farm farm stand, what can you do to draw people in and keep them coming back? In this episode of Carrot Cashflow, we're talking to Will Conway of Stone Acres Farm to share some useful tips and tricks on how to run a suc
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