Can you turn a small plot into a thriving business? The answer is: yes, you can! With our comprehensive guide to market gardening, learn everything from crop selection and intensive cultivation methods to direct marketing strategies and how to turn a profit.

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Host Diego poses a question for seed farmer and author Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm: how realistic is it to create and maintain your own hybrid variety of a crop? Farmer Dan breaks down the process, and it might not be as difficult as it seems.

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In episode two of Market Farming Basics, we peel back the truth about land requirements for successful market farming in this comprehensive guide. Whether you're interested in urban market gardening, microgreen farming, or larger-scale vegetable production, we break down the land needs for various market farming approaches. Learn how to maximize productivity and profitability on small plots using intensive farming techniques.

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The Rookie Farmer Podcast
In Search of Soil Podcast

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Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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Join soil scientist Bruce Davison of Soilsmith Ag as he sheds light on applying vermicompost to your soils. What vermicompost is good vermicompost? How much should you use? What will it do to your soil and your crops?

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In Search of Soil Podcast

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Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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Welcome to Market Farming Basics!

In this first episode, we answer the question: what is market gardening? Discover the ins and outs of market gardening, a sustainable, small-scale farming practice that brings fresh, high-quality produce directly to your community! We’ll explore how market gardeners grow a diverse range of vegetables, herbs, and flowers on a small plot of land, maximizing productivity through intensive cultivation techniques such as succession planting, intercropping, and raised beds.

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Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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Farmer Jay Tracy of The Cucumber Shop shares the story behind the Facussa: a melon grown as a cucumber in Sardinia, Italy. He talks about the fruit itself and how to grow it.

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In Search of Soil Podcast

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Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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Farmer and Qigong practitioner Chris Winters of The Fertile Current discusses the basics of electroculture and the myriad of benefits it can bring to your farm and your production.

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In Search of Soil Podcast

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Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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Russell Taylor of Live Earth Products, Inc. dives into the difference between humic acid and fulvic acid: what they're made of and the different applications they're used for across many different industries.

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Carrot Cashflow
Farm Small Farm Smart
Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
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The Urban Farmer Podcast
The Rookie Farmer Podcast
In Search of Soil Podcast

Check out Diego's books:
Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon
Ready Farmer One on Amazon

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