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Farm Small Farm Smart — 599 episodes · page 1 of 6
You're Selling to the Wrong People (2 of 2)
Inoculating Soil with Microbes - Gardening Beyond Basics 91
Why Your Farm Will Fail Charging Low Prices (1 of 2)
Increasing Carbon Stores in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 90
The Profit Pie: Why Smart Farmers Choose Their Market Before Their Land (3 of 3)
Putting Fungi in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 89
The Profit Pie: 70% Profit Margin Doesn't Pay the Rent (2 of 3)
Depending on What You Grow - Gardening Beyond Basics 88
Refusing Expansion (MFB 61)
The Profit Pie: What Actually Moves Your Farm's Profit (1 of 3)
Farming on the Conservation Reserve Program - Gardening Beyond Basics 87
7 Years, 100k Invested, Zero Products (MFB 60)
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Trichoderma and Plants - Gardening Beyond Basics 86
Farming Below Minimum Wage (MFB 59)
7 Things That Happen When You Go From Employee to Farm Owner
What are Efficient Microbes - Gardening Beyond Basics 85
400 Trays/Week at $20/Tray (MFB 58)
The Farmer Too Busy to Plan Will Always Be Too Busy
Not All Biochar is Created Equal - Gardening Beyond Basics 84
A Profitable Farm Business on 1000Sqft. (MFB 57)
The One Number That Separates Six-Figure Farms From Struggling Ones
Misconceptions About Clay Soils - Gardening Beyond Basics 83
How Hiring Can Boost Your Business (MFB 56)
7 Money Mistakes That Kill New Farms Before They Start
Multiplying Microbes and Their Regionality - Gardening Beyond Basics 82
Making Over 230k in Year 2 of Farming (MFB 55)
How the Smartest Farmers I Know Stopped Competing and Started Winning
Finished & Unfinished Compost - Gardening Beyond Basics 81
Build a Plan that Fits Your Farm (MFB 54)
Why Trying to Sell to Everyone Is Killing Your Business
Tillage and Carbon in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 80
Making a Living Farming (MFB 53)
Potential Cons to Cover Cropping - Gardening Beyond Basics 79
Farmers Markets vs CSAs (MFB 52)
5 Variables That Turn an Underperforming Crop Into a Top Earner
Plant-Fungi Relationships - Gardening Beyond Basics 78
DIY Costs More Than You Think (MFB 51)
Mature Compost is Better Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 77
Farms that Fail, Farms that Thrive (MFB 50)
5 Common Farm Purchases vs. the $10,000 Question
Assessing Soil Health and Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 76
The Real Reason Why Farmers Quit (MFB 49)
The Most Profitable Crops for a Market Garden
Cover Crops, Biomass, and Nutrient Cycling - Gardening Beyond Basics 75
Year-Round Farming on 1.5 Acres (MFB 48)
The Exact Math Behind $250 of Lettuce a Week
Replacing Lost Nutrients in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 74
The Planning Habits that Turned a Farm Profitable (MFB 47)
Market Gardening Explained: Can You Actually Make a Living on Under 2 Acres?
The Conventional Pushback on No-Till - Gardening Beyond Basics 73
Why Better Products Lose to Worse Competitors (MFB 46)
How Profitable Is Market Gardening? (The Real Math)
Weeds in Soil Health - Gardening Beyond Basics 72
7 Steps to $160,000 Growing Lettuce (MFB 45)
Our Understanding of Humus - Gardening Beyond Basics - 71
Making $500,000 on Lettuce (MFB 44)
Nitrogen & Soil Cover - Gardening Beyond Basics 70
Why 90% of Farms Fail and How to Avoid It (MFB 43)
Ex-Chef Makes $2,100/Week Farming: No Farming Experience, No Degree
Agricultural Practices vs. Agricultural Principles - Gardening Beyond Basics 69
Which Farm Products are Worth Your Money (MFB 42)
7 Revenue-Per-Bed Benchmarks Every Market Gardener Should Know
Fungal Tissue and Their Carbon - Gardening Beyond Basics 68
Making a Living on an 1/8th of an Acre (MFB 40)
One Crop to Fund the Entire Farm (The Cash Flywheel Crop)
Mature Compost, Better Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 67
Making $4,700 Daily on a You-Pick Farm (MFB 41)
7 Numbers Behind a $240,000 Lettuce Operation
Creating the Ideal Biochar - Gardening Beyond Basics 66
Anti-Farmer's Market: The You-Pick Model (MFB 39)
How Much Does It Actually Cost to Start a Market Garden? (Real Numbers)
Johnson-Su Bioreactor - Gardening Beyond Basics 65
Really Fancy Salad (MFB 38)
Can You Actually Make $10,000 From a Backyard Farm?
Building the Soil 360° Holistically - Gardening Beyond Basics 64
Farm Dreams vs. Reality (MFB 37)
7 Things Farmers Buy That Will Never Pay for Themselves
Biochar and Its Action in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 62
Reducing Weed Pressure with Cover Cropping - Gardening Beyond Basics 63
Farming Couple Makes $100,000 on Less Than an Acre (MFB 36)
5 Systems That Saved This Farming Couple's Marriage
From Zero to $110,000 in 4 Seasons (MFB 35)
The $100,000 Per Acre Farm (That Sells 52 Weeks a Year)
Manures and Potential Toxins in Compost - Gardening Beyond Basics - 61
Full-Time Teacher Part-Time Farmer (MFB 34)
Between Carbon Sequestration, Nitrogen Loss, and Yields - Gardening Beyond Basics 60
How to Stay Married as Farm Business Partners (MFB 33)
Soil Tests and Input-less Growing - Gardening Beyond Basics 59
5 Questions that Predict Farm Success (MFB 32)
The Role of Fungi in Agriculture - Gardening Beyond Basics 58
Is the Paperpot Transplanter Worth the Investment? (MBF 31)
Avoiding Composting Mistakes - Gardening Beyond Basics 57
Raised Beds: A Must or Mistake? (MBF 30)
Compost for Improving the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 56
Debt-Free Farming: Smart Spending for New Farmers (MFB 30)
How Cover Crops Can Break Up Soil Compaction - Gardening Beyond Basics 55
First Year Focus: Build Solid Foundations (MBF 28)
When Nature Builds Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 54
The #1 Focus for Beginner Farmers: Get Experience (MFB 27)
Expanding Research with Citizen Scientists - Gardening Beyond Basics 53