Thursday, November 28, 2024

Be Cautious of Fake Loans


In this episode, podcast host Diego Footer talks about keeping an eye on fake loans: personal money that is funneled into the business...without the business paying it back. 

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Monday, November 25, 2024

Cold Compost vs. Hot Compost


In this episode, farmer James Hutchinson talks about the difference between hot and cold compost as well as their pros and cons. 

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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Challenges in a Year 4 Farm


In this episode, farmer Elliot Seldner shares the challenges they faced at year four in their new farm location. 

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Saturday, November 23, 2024

How Much to Grow Different Crops


In this episode, grower Darren Vollmar talks about how they accurately estimate and predict how much produce to grow to meet their demand. 

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Competing on a Higher End Category

In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Jenny Quiner talks about how they chose not to compete in the commodity category to be able to prioritize better, healthier ingredients in their products. 

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* This article was originally published here

Sunday, November 17, 2024

A Small Farm as a Long-Term Business


In this episode, farmer Taylor Mendell talks about how viable a small-scale market farm can be as a sustainable long-term business. 

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Tunnels for Winter Growing


In this episode, grower and content creator Josh Sattin talks about how having high tunnels on his farm has significantly helped with growing in the winter season. 

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* This article was originally published here

Friday, November 15, 2024

When Farming is Just a Piece of the Puzzle


In this episode, grower and content creator Scott Hebert talks about farming as one of the many facets of his life. 

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Sunday, November 10, 2024

Permaculture in Market Gardening


In this episode, farmer Heath Emerson talks about permaculture's place in a for-profit market gardening business. 

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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Taking Control of Retail


In this episode, farmer and entrepreneur Keith Zimmerman talks about why they chose not to go down the wholesale path and instead take control of their retail sales. 

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* This article was originally published here

Friday, November 8, 2024

Winter Growing Over Summer Growing


In this episode, grower and content creator Josh Sattin shares why he chooses not to grow in the summer and instead to double down in winter. 

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

November 7 Green Energy Times

Headline News:

  • “BlueFloat’s 2.1-GW Oz Project Clears Milestone” • The 2,100-MW Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind Project has been granted major project status  by the Australian Government. It is one of sixteen diverse projects nationwide to receive this recognition and only the second offshore wind project being developed to hold this status. [reNews]

Offshore wind farm (BlueFloat Energy image)

  • “How Do Cooler Heads Prevail?” • If we can’t talk politics, there is one part of sustainability that we should turn our attention to: Local self-reliance. It means that a community can create its own power, grow much of its own food, and make some of the goods that it uses. From farmers markets to community microgrids, we have many parts of the solution. [CleanTechnica]
  • “A Tiny Grain Of Nuclear Fuel Is Pulled From Ruined Japanese Nuclear Plant, In A Step Toward Cleanup” • A robot that spent months in the ruins of a reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a sample of melted nuclear fuel the size of a grain of rice. Officials said it was a step toward starting the cleanup of hundreds of tons of fuel debris. [MSN]
  • “Trump Return Likely To Slow, Not Stop, US Clean-Energy Boom” • A Biden-era law providing a decade of subsidies for new solar, wind, and other clean energy projects would be close to impossible to repeal, thanks to support from Republican states, and other levers available to the next president would only have marginal impact, analysts say. [Reuters]
  • “Germany Sets New Record For Renewable Power” • From January to September, wind and solar exceeded fossil power generation for the first time in Germany, reaching a record 45% share. Solar is growing faster than expected, exceeding national targets. Wind deployment is still lagging but signs of a future acceleration are emerging. [ember-energy.org]

The US Nuclear Power Report has one event report: Vermont Yankee gave an offsite notification of a small brush fire.



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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Why Use Shade Cloth


In this episode,  farmer Derek Amadi talks about the benefits of using shade cloth on their farm. 

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Packing Soil in Microgreen Trays


In this episode, veteran microgreens grower Chris Thoreau talks about what packing soil in microgreen trays does and whether or not it should be done. 

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Monday, November 4, 2024

Clearing Beds Ergonomically


In this episode, the Lean Farmer Ben Hartman talks about how they clear their beds without breaking their backs. 

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* This article was originally published here