Growing For Market Podcast

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Growing For Market Podcast

by Andrew Mefferd, Katie Kulla, April Parms Jones

Growing for Market is the farmer-to-farmer magazine for local food and flower growers, for 33 years and growing. GFM keeps you informed about the business of growing and selling vegetables, cut flowers, plants, herbs, and other food products. If you are market farming or gardening, you'll find valuable information that will help make your business more profitable and enjoyable, all written by farmers, for farmers. Please join us today!
Link: https://growingformarket.com/pages/growing-for-market-podcast

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1

Boost farm revenue by adding dried herbs to your crop plan with Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm and Collaborative in Maine

1:08:20 Mar 17, 2026

2

Sweet corn- can you make money on it? And best practices with Dan Fillius from Iowa State University

1:36:24 Mar 10, 2026

3

The future of market farming in the era of digital sales with Amelia Ihlo of Rooted Farmers and Jill Shea of the Connecticut Flower Collective

1:22:34 Mar 3, 2026

4

How to send better farm emails with email expert Angie Machado

2:00:41 Feb 24, 2026

5

A conversation with one of our farmer/writers on how immigration enforcement is playing out in Minneapolis and its effect on farms with Sam Oschwald Tilton

48:44 Feb 22, 2026

6

Switching from veg and flowers to seeds + tips from 30 years of farming with Sebastian Aguilar of Summertime Seed Co. in Oregon

1:35:23 Feb 17, 2026

7

Building a farm with smart borrowing and pivoting from wholesale to retail with Brian Bates of Bear Creek Organic Farm in Michigan

2:01:34 Feb 10, 2026

8

“Lower the noise” on the farm with detailed planning and systems with Luke Sheldrick of Terramor Farm in Ontario

1:43:59 Feb 3, 2026

9

How farmers are changing cropping strategies in response to a changing climate with Masha Vernik

1:18:43 Jan 27, 2026

10

Changing mum bloom time with light deprivation and recovering from natural disaster with Rose and Rick Bengtson of Ice Moon Farms in Texas

1:18:24 Jan 20, 2026

11

Late-season superstars: heirloom chrysanthemums from propagation to sale with Kate Dagnal of Goose Creek Gardens in Pennsylvania

1:37:26 Jan 13, 2026

12

Perennial vegetables to plant once and harvest many times with Michalina Hunter of Cicada Seeds in British Columbia

53:52 Jan 6, 2026

13

Breedng biodiverse Pacific Northwest-adapted seeds with Andrew Still of Adaptive Seeds in Oregon

1:53:45 Dec 30, 2025

14

The fertilizer you make every day: fertilizing with urine with the Rich Earth Institute

1:35:48 Dec 23, 2025

15

Breeding regionally adapted vegetables with Edmund Frost of Common Wealth Seed Growers in Virginia

1:22:00 Dec 16, 2025

16

Healthy soil as a remedy for pest and disease problems with Jen Aron of Blue Raven Farm in Oregon

1:55:19 Dec 9, 2025

17

Urban flower farming on multiple plots with Elizabeth Lutz Kelly of Happy Dragon Flower Farm in Ohio

54:16 Dec 2, 2025

18

Harvest Bucks- making farmers market SNAP dollars go twice as far with Emily Grassie of the Maine Federation of Farmers Markets

1:14:18 Nov 25, 2025

19

How to price your flowers with Lennie Larkin of Flower Farming for Profit

1:22:04 Nov 18, 2025

20

Improving tunnel tomato production by picking the low-hanging fruit with Vern Grubinger from the University of Vermont

1:32:33 Nov 11, 2025

21

Introducing the Western Arid Growers Network (WAGN) with Nella Mae Parks and Maud Powell in Oregon

1:18:23 Nov 4, 2025

22

Sarah Gretsinger of The Kale Next Door on scaling down and intensifying production in Akron, Ohio

58:12 Oct 28, 2025

23

Making and evaluating biologically active compost with Jason Gearheart of Integrated Elements Compost in Indiana

1:17:43 Oct 21, 2025

24

End of year tax and accounting strategies from farmer/CPA Sarah Scott of Scott Farm & Flower in New York State

57:15 Oct 14, 2025

25

Ellen Polishuk on what she learned from 30+ years of farming and how to keep learning from other farmers

1:40:13 Oct 7, 2025

26

Turtle Tree Seed founder Beth Everett on 45+ years of farming at Meadowlark Hearth farm in Nebraska

45:34 Sep 30, 2025

27

Scaling up, scaling down and finding the right farm size over 20+ years of farming with Chris Jagger of Blue Fox Farm in Oregon

1:00:26 Sep 23, 2025

28

How to plan for and bounce back from flooding with Noah Poulos of Wild East Farm in North Carolina

1:03:54 Sep 16, 2025

29

Raising standards for produce and soil quality with Laura Llewellyn of Chimalow Produce in Washington State

49:41 Sep 9, 2025

30

Scaling up and growing 60,000 dahlias with Grace Lam of Fivefork Farms in Massachusetts

1:18:01 Sep 2, 2025

31

How farmers can help breed varieties tailored to their farms with Michael Lordon of the Organic Seed Alliance

46:59 Aug 26, 2025

32

Insects as a solution to food waste and a new farm “crop” with Pat Crowley of Chapul Farms in Oregon

50:36 Aug 19, 2025

33

30+ years of scaling up without lowering standards with Jack Hedin and Abby Benson of Featherstone Farm in Minnesota

1:06:38 Aug 12, 2025

34

Expanding regional markets for farmers with Anne Massie and Virginia Pleasant of Region Roots Local Farm & Food Hub

59:02 Aug 5, 2025

35

Building soil to feed your plants with Josh Kruszynski of Tilth Soil

51:53 Jul 29, 2025

36

The business side of growing a farm and balancing family with Diane Aboushi of Halal Pastures

52:41 Jul 22, 2025

37

Decades of incredibly diverse CSA farming with 7th generation farmers Steve and Lisa Cooper of Cooper’s CSA Farm in Ontario

1:10:11 Jul 15, 2025

38

Sharing the lessons learned growing from urban gardens to Unvarnished Farm in Indiana with Megan Ayers

47:45 Jul 8, 2025

39

Pushing back on the weakening of organic standards with Linley Dixon of the Real Organic Project

1:22:48 Jul 1, 2025

40

Greenhouse planning, siting and building with Tomm Becker of Nifty Hoops

1:25:32 Jun 24, 2025

41

Growing mushrooms for market with Erin Hamilton of The Mushroom Conservatory

58:08 Jun 17, 2025

42

Why preserving organic standards matters for all growers with Dave Chapman of the Real Organic Project

1:14:48 Jun 10, 2025

43

Setting standards for floral crops and writing the book Floral Standards with Diane Szukovathy of Jello Mold Farm

1:01:43 Jun 3, 2025

44

Taking sales online after decades of farmers markets with Robert Arnold of Pleasant Valley Farm

1:16:00 May 27, 2025

45

Food system accountability by farmers with Sarah Carden of Farm Action

45:14 May 20, 2025

46

Connecting 6,000 customers with 30+ farmers at Mali Plac food hub in Slovenia

1:03:28 May 13, 2025

47

Getting ambitious local ag projects done using for-profit/nonprofit partnerships with Amber Lambke of Maine Grains

1:34:15 May 6, 2025

48

Farming in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, with Tyrean Lewis of Heru Urban Farming

50:44 Apr 29, 2025

49

Getting the most out of your greenhouse tomatoes with Guillaume Lambert of Orisha greenhouse automation

2:08:31 Apr 22, 2025

50

What it's like to farm in suburban California vs rural Minnesota with Kelley Rajala of Clear Lake Gardens

57:33 Apr 15, 2025

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