The Urban Farmer Podcast
Re-released for its 10th anniversary. The Urban Farmer is a documentary-style podcast that takes you behind the scenes of a real urban farming business to show you what it truly takes to run a successful farm in the city. Follow farmer Curtis Stone's journey over an entire growing season as he produces food on just a third of an acre in Kelowna, BC, Canada. The show was initially recorded in 2015. This series, hosted by Diego Footer, explores the daily struggles and successes of urban farming. Curtis shares his hard-earned knowledge of intensive production methods, season extension, optimal crop selection, farm...
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23 Crops, 5 Winners: Find Your Farm's Money Makers (TUF S1W37)
<p>Ever wonder what a profitable small farm actually grows and how much? In this rewind episode, Curtis Stone breaks down his 2015 harvest of nearly nine tons of produce from just 15,000 square feet, ranking his crops by both weight and revenue.</p> <p>They tackle why the lightest crops often earn the most, how to find the 20% of crops driving most of your sales, and the simple spreadsheet exercise that tells you what to double down on and what to drop next season.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YouTube Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content o...
Cash on Delivery: The Simple Fix for Unpaid Farm Invoices (TUF S1W36)
<p>Restaurant customers can be a farm's biggest revenue driver...right until one of them goes under and takes your money with it.</p> <p>In this flashback episode, Curtis Stone shares the real story of losing $4,000 to bounced checks and the exact protocol he now uses to protect his cash flow: from COD terms to follow-up procedures when payments go quiet.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YouTube Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.</p>...
"Scraping By" Isn't Sustainable, So Fix Your Business (TUF S1W35)
<p>In this flashback episode, Curtis Stone tackles one of the hardest questions in farming: when do you push through the struggle, and when do you admit the model just isn't working?</p> <p>He and Diego dig into calculated risk-taking, why "scraping by" isn't sustainable, and how paying for high-grade information and consulting can save you years of trial and error.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YouTube Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.</p>...
From Bare Lawns to a Profitable Farm Plot in Weeks (S1W34)
<p>Hindsight is always 20/20, so differently how would your farming journey look like if you start again, knowing what you know now? In this flashback Q&A episode, urban farming expert Curtis Stone looks back on his lived experiences and answers real questions on starting a farm from scratch, finding and securing land, converting lawns into productive growing beds, and pitching restaurants for sales.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YouTube Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Mod...
The Hidden Economics of Every Task on Your Farm (S1W33)
<p>Ever wonder if the tasks eating up your day are ACTUALLY worth your time? In this flashback episode, Curtis Stone breaks down the simple economics every small farmer needs to run: from washing tables to case-lot pricing, that can save you hours every week.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YouTube Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.</p> <p>Follow Modern Grower:<br /> Instagram<br /> Instagram</p> <p>Listen to other podcasts on the Moder...
The Boring Path to Full-Time Farming That Actually Works
<p>The romantic story goes: quit the soul-crushing job, buy some land, start a farm, never look back.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YT Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market far...
The Boring Path to Full-Time Farming That Actually Works
<p>The romantic story goes: quit the soul-crushing job, buy some land, start a farm, never look back.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YT Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market far...
How to Diagnose Farm Problems Fast AND Fix Them Fast (S1W32)
<p>Ever wonder why one bed of arugula thrives while the other fails, even when both were planted on the same day?</p> <p>In this flashback episode, Curtis Stone and Diego Footer break down how standardized systems help you zero in on and troubleshoot problems fast, why a walk-in cooler is non-negotiable for commercial growers, and the exact flame-weeding timing trick for weed-free carrots.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YouTube Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at...
Why the Best Farm Rarely Wins
<p>Liquid Death convinced people to pay $2 for a can of water — the most commoditized product on the planet — by refusing to look like every other water brand. They didn't make better water. They made memorable water.</p> <p>In a crowded market, the product that wins isn't the best one. It's the one people remember. This video breaks down six ways to differentiate, whether you're selling salad mix, water, or anything in between.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YT Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p>...
Why New Farmers Quit (It's Often Not the Money)
<p>The most common reason new farmers quit isn't money. It isn't exhaustion either — not exactly. It's that most of that exhaustion is self-inflicted. Bad decisions made with good intentions.</p> <p>Watch the video version over on our YT Channel!</p> <p> Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! </p> <p> Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.</p> <p>Follow Modern Grower:<br /> Instagram<br /> Instagram</p> <p>Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:<br /> Carrot Cashflow<br />
