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Farm Small Farm Smart

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About the show

Insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. In each episode, I talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to find out what makes their market farm successful. I focus on in-the-field farming. Soil preparation, weed management, post-harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm tools and equipment, and growing crops. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.

Latest episodes

  • Why Your Farm Will Fail Charging Low Prices (1 of 2)

    October 5, 2026 · 13 min

    There's a number most farmers never calculate: the minimum price you need just to break even. Diego walks through the math that separates small farms that survive from the ones that slowly bleed out: why wholesale is a volume game you…

  • Increasing Carbon Stores in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 90

    October 4, 2026 · 15 min

    In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University talks about where the long-term carbon stores in the soil actually come from.  Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!…

  • The Profit Pie: Why Smart Farmers Choose Their Market Before Their Land (3 of 3)

    September 28, 2026 · 13 min

    Margin tells you how much to keep. Volume tells you how much to grow. But none of it matters without the right place to sell it. In part 3 of the Profit Pie series, we break down the four sales channels: farmers markets, CSAs…

  • Putting Fungi in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 89

    September 27, 2026 · 18 min

    In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos discusses putting fungi into soil by building up the soil.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!   Get market…

  • The Profit Pie: 70% Profit Margin Doesn't Pay the Rent (2 of 3)

    September 21, 2026 · 16 min

    In Part 1, we built the Profit Pie, the framework for how much you keep on every bed. Here's what it doesn't tell you: a 70% margin on a bed doesn't pay the rent. Margin is how much you keep per bed. Income is margin times volume. Get one…

  • Depending on What You Grow - Gardening Beyond Basics 88

    September 20, 2026 · 13 min

    In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke breaks down the nuances of making and using compost tea depending on what you're growing and what your goals are.   Subscribe for more content on…

  • Refusing Expansion (MFB 61)

    September 17, 2026 · 8 min

    Most entrepreneurs see growth as progress. What if the smartest move is to stop?  Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!   Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern…

  • The Profit Pie: What Actually Moves Your Farm's Profit (1 of 3)

    September 14, 2026 · 18 min

    Ask most farmers what has the biggest effect on profit and they'll say inputs: seeds, soil, amendments, the stuff you put in the ground. They're wrong.  After a decade of interviews, here's the profit pie: every factor that touches your…