Growing For Market Podcast X Neversink Farm Podcast
1) Introducing the Western Arid Growers Network (WAGN) with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell in Oregon
We get together with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell this week to discuss the challenges of farming in arid environments, and a new network they are forming for growers in those climates! Nella Mae an...Show More
2) Sarah Gretsinger of The Kale Next Door on scaling down and intensifying production in Akron, Ohio
Sarah Gretsinger worked for other farms for over a decade before starting her urban farm, The Kale Next Door, on the land around her house in Akron, Ohio. Hear how she scaled down techniques she had p...Show More
3) Making and evaluating biocomplete compost with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Compost in Indiana
Whether buying or making your own, how do you tell if compost is any good? We go deep on this question with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Compost in Columbus, Indiana in this week’s podcast i...Show More
4) End of year tax and accounting strategies from farmer/CPA Sarah Scott of Scott Farm & Flower in New York State
Sarah and her family run Scott Farm & Flower and Allegiant Tax & Accounting Services, so she understands both the accounting world and how farm businesses operate. In this episode, we make sure your a...Show More
5) Ellen Polishuk on what she learned from 30+ years of farming and how to keep learning from other farmers
After retiring from more than 30 years of farming, much of it at Potomac Vegetable Farms in Virginia, Ellen Polishuk started Plant to Profit to keep teaching the next generation of growers.
6) Turtle Tree Seed founder Beth Everett on 45+ years of farming at Meadowlark Hearth farm in Nebraska
Learn about the origins of Turtle Tree Seeds, and why co-founder Beth Everett returned to her family’s fourth-generation farm in this week’s podcast with host April Parms Jones. Founded in 1994, Turtl...Show More
7) Scaling up, scaling down and finding the right farm size over 20+ years of farming with Chris Jagger of Blue Fox Farm in Oregon
After starting the farm over 20 years ago, Chris Jagger and his family scaled Blue Fox Farm from very small up to about 45 acres, including a lot of wholesaling. When the wholesale market changed, the...Show More
8) How to plan for and bounce back from flooding with Noah Poulos of Wild East Farm in North Carolina
Wild East Farm was one of many in North Carolina that suffered from catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Parts of the state received 15-30 inches of rain during the storm, ...Show More
9) Raising standards for produce and soil quality with Laura Llewellyn of Chimalow Produce in Washington State
With over 20 years of farming experience, hear how Laura Llewellyn grew Chimalow Produce to maximize soil and veg quality, based on the idea that healthy soil will lead to better vegetables.
10) Scaling up and growing 60,000 dahlias with Grace Lam of Fivefork Farms in Massachusetts
Scaling up means different things for different farms; hear from Grace Lam how Fivefork Farms has scaled up to the point where they are growing 60,000 dahlias both for flower and tuber sales and over ...Show More