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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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 />
5 Selling Strategies for Greens That Most Farmers Never Think About
<p>You can grow the most beautiful head of lettuce on the planet. If you sell it the wrong way, at the wrong time, for the wrong price, you lose. These five strategies happen after harvest — not in the field.</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 C...
Work to Learn, Not to Earn: Planning Your First Farm Years (S1W31)
<p>How much money do you actually need to make as a farmer to survive? Not how much you want to make, what's the real floor? Most people dramatically overestimate that number.</p> <p>Curtis Stone's framework: calculate your actual cost of living, set your production goal (say $80,000), then budget your first year at one-third of that (~$25,000). Year two: two-thirds. Year three and beyond: the full target. His own first years: "If I could make twenty grand a season, that would be enough." He was prepared to live below the poverty line while he learned.</p> <p>Watch the video...
4 Reasons Why Growing Your Farm Could Shrink Your Profit
<p>Four reasons expansion can hurt you, and the 5 questions to ask before taking on any new space: What exactly will I grow there? Who's already buying it? Can my labor handle it? Does it connect to my existing infrastructure? What's my rotation plan for months one, three, and six?</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 ot...
Stop Asking What Tool to Use for Weeding
<p>What's the best tool for weeding? Wrong question. That question assumes weeding is inevitable. The best market gardeners don't have a favorite weeding tool, they've built solid systems so they barely need to weed at all.</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 />
