Growers Daily
Farmer Jesse
Growers Daily (formerly known as The No-Till Market Garden Podcast) is a nuts and bolts (and earthworms and microbes) look at how to run a productive, profitable no-till market garden for small and mid-sized farmers.
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Jul 3, 2025 β’ 19min
"Help! I Buried Wood Chips!" + Safe Seed Storage
Welcome to episode 187 of Growers Daily! We cover: seed storage, sweet potato spacing to maximize space, and burying rotten woodchips We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Review on fireworks research and ecology: https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/Fulltext/PC22040#:~:text=2007)%2C%20they%20can%20still%20make,2021). MUSIC from this episode: Not Dreaming Anymore by Got Happy Green Hills by Ten Towers via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jul 2, 2025 β’ 18min
Preparing the Garden for Heavy Feeders + What the Heck is a Rhizosheath?!
Welcome to episode 186 of Growers Daily! We cover: prepping soil for heavy feeders, the wild world of rhizosheaths, and sowing a crop into a standing cover crop. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Rhizosheath: Distinct features and environmental functions: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706123001775?via%3Dihub Rhizosheath Formation and Its Role in Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stress: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/10/2368#:~:text=Abstract,aluminium%20stress%2C%20and%20salinity%20stress. MUSIC from this episode: Steamtown Shuffle by Roy Edwin Williams Call it a Day by Tommy Ljundberg via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jul 1, 2025 β’ 19min
What to Do With Excess Produce + What to Grow When You Can't Eat Garlic
Welcome to episode 185 of Growers Daily! We cover: what would you grow for cooking if you couldn't eat alliums, we will discuss the perils of washing our hands of greenwashing, and what to do with excess produce. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Vermont green FC:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/climate/vermont-green-soccer-climate.html Forest Green Rovers: https://www.fgr.co.uk National Gleaning Project: https://nationalgleaningproject.org/gleaning-map/ MUSIC from this episode: The Lone Traveler by Will Harrison Run the Race by Martin Hall via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 30, 2025 β’ 20min
July in The Market Garden + Types of Packaging for Each Crop
Welcome to episode 184 of Growers Daily! We cover: if school teaches us what we will actually use, different types of packaging for produce, and what we're up to headed into July. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Brother ql-800 series printer:https://amzn.to/4etZuFy Biodegradable packaging options episode: https://youtu.be/5mzSxkOEmA0 MUSIC from this episode: Like Coming Home by Staffan Carlan Acrobat by Martin Hall via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 27, 2025 β’ 21min
How to Tell if Your Soil is Healthy + Garlic Rust and What to Do About it
Welcome to episode 183 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic rust and what to do about it, how to tell if your soil is healthy, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Garlic Rust Info: https://blogs.cornell.edu/livegpath/gallery/garlic/garlic-rust/ Plant spacing study https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286523717_Effect_of_Spacing_in_Incidence_and_Severity_of_Garlic_Rust_Puccinia_Allii_Rudolphi_and_Bulb_Yield_and_Related_Traits_of_Garlic_at_Eastern_Ethiopia Is your soil improving video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPd5PJKdzl8 Slake test: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/danecountyag/files/2020/02/Slake-test-handout.pdf Guinea tick study: https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/61/2/410/7590386?login=false MUSIC from this episode: Nicer by Houses on the Hill via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 26, 2025 β’ 18min
Starting a Market Garden Later In Life + What About the Birds Who Are Pests?
Welcome to episode 182 of Growers Daily! We cover: birds that cause problems in the garden, composters avoiding contaminants, and starting a market garden when you're sixty. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Study on birds and brassicas, cucurbits and solanaceae: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167880923000543 The Good, the Bad, and the Risky: Can Birds Be Incorporated as Biological Control Agents into Integrated Pest Management Programs? : https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/11/1/11/5870581 How to start a farm video: https://youtu.be/heTxEsrPVdQ Types of Farms You Handn't Thought of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UMda8nB_dQ Kids bowl Free: www.kidsbowlfree.com MUSIC from this episode: Soaring Birds by View Points In Bloom by Victor Lundberg via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 25, 2025 β’ 33min
The Business of Farmers Markets with Catt Fields White
Welcome to episode 181 of Growers Daily! We cover: the current state of farmer's markets, the ins and the outs of a market manager's day, and market tensions that arise. Catt Fields White from Farmer's Market Pros and the Tent Talk podcast joins us for a chat! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Farmers' Market Pros: https://www.farmersmarketpros.com/ Tent Talk Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tent-talk/id1396961411 Farmers Market Forum: https://www.farmersmarketforum.com MUSIC from this episode: Second Thoughts by JF Gloss via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 24, 2025 β’ 17min
Thriving in the Heat + Growers and Natural Food Dyes?
Welcome to episode 180 of Growers Daily! We cover: if natural dyes will become a market for small-scale growers, how to manage yourself in the heat, and then how to manage the garden. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Video Clip Request: Send a (no more than) 20 second clip that includes your name, where you are, and how your season is going to notillgrowers@gmail.com. Subject line "Video Clip". FDA approves three new dyes:https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/health/natural-food-dyes-fda-approved-wellness Electrolyte recipes:https://extension.usu.edu/createbetterhealth/blog/electrolytedrinkrecipe#:~:text=1/2%20cup%20fresh%20lime,Serve%20with%20ice. AP story about companies racing to meet dye demand:https://apnews.com/article/artificial-synthetic-food-dyes-natural-fda-sensient-ad9611b1235f2097469508e711e71094 MUSIC from this episode: The Heat by Bleed the River So Long Oklahoma by Roy Williams via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 23, 2025 β’ 19min
When No-Till is Actually HARDER + A Tick Check-in!
Welcome to episode 179 of Growers Daily! We cover: broadcasting cover crops into untouched ground, why no-till actually makes things harder, and the explosion of tick populations. We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Video Clip Request: Send a (no more than) 20 second clip that includes your name, where you are, and how your season is going to notillgrowers@gmail.com. Subject line "Video Clip". Tick populations article https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/well/ticks-climate-change.html Tickβ¦ Tickβ¦ Boom: https://www.uvm.edu/magazine/news/tick-tick-boom prescribed burns for tick management :https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9005326/ MUSIC from this episode: Mountain Shadows by Wanderer's Trove via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
Jun 20, 2025 β’ 20min
A Potting Mix Horror Story + How to Understand Your Farm
Welcome to episode 178 of Growers Daily! We cover: a potting soil horror story, how to understand your farmland, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! π π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: OAK Event in Lexington: https://ccd.uky.edu/mwcfd Data Centers, electricity and farming article: https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0320/data-center-alley-power-lines-farmland MUSIC from this episode: I Won't Be Turned by Sylvia Peyton via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/ MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this π 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) π: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILLπ¨ ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The Living Soil Handbook π π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Hats π§’ π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Forum π¬ π https://notillgrowers.community.chat Music π΅ π via www.empidemicsound.com π MERCH π https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Support our work (π) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
