

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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Mar 24, 2025 β’ 26min
Improve Your Soil This Spring + Spring Cover Crops
Episode Description Welcome to episode 115 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to improve your soil this spring, what the responsibility of farmers is to their local communities, and cover crops for the early part of the season π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Feb 21st episode about rising food costs: https://youtu.be/Si3GDau0lEo Compost and decreasing soil pathogens: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10874327/ Compost improve soil structurre: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706122004244 How to start gardenin video: https://youtu.be/wm4cM6ZOe-w Interplanting Video: https://youtu.be/MvzQKEa2z_A Mulch video: https://youtu.be/SoF7Z6sWiEY Cover crop vid: https://youtu.be/GzvVLmqquG4 MUSIC from this episode: via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: FARMHAND Promo on Arpil 11th: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily Tilth Soil : Info @ Tilth Soil dot 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

Mar 21, 2025 β’ 21min
Why You Shouldn't Interplant With Onions + BUT ALSO Polycultures are Still Important
Welcome to episode 114 of Growers Daily! We cover: why we love polycultures, interplanting with garlic, and it's feedback friday. π DONATE π https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: GO CATS (that's it. That's the link) MUSIC from this episode: Sway TogetherBy Hannah Juanita Danish National Anthem by National Anthem Worx Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily Tilth Soil : Info @ Tilth Soil dot 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

Mar 20, 2025 β’ 20min
Testing Compost for Contamination at Home + Bermudagrass Beatdown
Welcome to episode 113 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use a backyard garden to prepare for a farm business, Bermuda grass in a hot climate, and testing compost for contamination βΌοΈ DONATEβΌοΈ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mzaonqamgfe2r7 Links for today: OK State U bermudagrass trials: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/bermudagrass-suppression-methods-for-oklahoma-home-gardens.html Roundtable on Scaling up the Homestead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjC6Sg5nGjg&t=1719s Additional video on Homestead to farm: https://youtu.be/Lh1MOOpxjAU Bioassay Breakdown: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/conducting-a-bioassay-for-herbicide-residues MUSIC from this episode: Belle Γpoque By The Devil's Sway feat. Roof via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily Tilth Soil : Info @ Tilth Soil dot 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

Mar 19, 2025 β’ 21min
Shade is the New Fertilizer? + How to Buy Great Seedlings
Welcome to episode 112 of Growers Daily! We cover: It is Wednesday, March 19th 2025, and today we're gonna talk about the neglected importance of shade, buying plant starts, and locating a greenhouse βΌοΈ DONATEβΌοΈ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mzaonqamgfe2r7 Links for today: Grafting Video: https://youtu.be/5o4ZXWqh2Qk Growers Daily about Grafting: https://youtu.be/GJR3E3LTaVE MUSIC from this episode: All Yours, BabyBy Kylie Dailey via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily Tilth Soil : Info @ Tilth Soil dot 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

Mar 18, 2025 β’ 17min
Wind is the Worst + What the State of Citrus Tells us About the Future of Ag
Welcome to episode 111 of Growers Daily! We cover: harvesting legumes and where the nitrogen goes, Wind, and the state of the citrus industry in Americaβ¦ βΌοΈ DONATEβΌοΈ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mzaonqamgfe2r7 Links for today: good paper on changing wind: https://e360.yale.edu/features/global-stilling-is-climate-change-slowing-the-worlds-wind#:~:text=The%20recent%20declines%20in%20surface,to%207.4%20miles%20per%20hour. Report on Florida oranges from The AP: https://apnews.com/article/florida-citrus-oranges-hurricanes-agriculture-1b15f4d51cd6df41188a1884aa38dd8e Florida to lose much of its ag land by 2070: https://1000fof.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FOF-1306-Ag-2040-2070-Report-v4-WEB.pdf Sustainable Market Farming BOOK by Pam Dawling (look for 2nd edition): https://amzn.to/4iqX2Ai MUSIC from this episode: On and On By Lars Eriksson via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily Tilth Soil : Info @ Tilth Soil dot 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

Mar 17, 2025 β’ 22min
What Growers Get Wrong About "Three Sisters" + Why We Stopped Growing Microgreens
Welcome to episode 110 of Growers Daily! We cover: 3 sisters-Slash-Milpa, discuss what we've been up to through this tiny warm spell (besides tiny sunburns), and why we stopped growing microgreens. βΌοΈ Tax Deductible Donation βΌοΈ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mzaonqamgfe2r7 Links for today: Final NTMG: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000699465875 Potato video: https://youtu.be/ZJLdLFv6w6o Potato slip episode: https://youtu.be/UQuCOXh1OjE Guatamala milpa study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82784-2 Roebuck Farm peashoots in field: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOsr4GRICA MUSIC from this episode: Love Is a RainbowBy Mr. Steve, The Music Man via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily Tilth Soil : Info @ Tilth Soil dot 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

Mar 17, 2025 β’ 1h 2min
The Final No-Till Market Garden Podcast - A Roundtable With Hosts Jesse, Mimi, Alex, and Natalie
The No-Till Market Garden Podcast has been going strong since 2018 and today we say goodbye with the hosts. Natalie Lounsbury, Mimi Castell, Alex Ball and Farmer Jesse all share some of their favorite moments of hosting and interviewing. Thank you for the many years for support and of listening. Folks who support the show... Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes, because NOW is the best time to dial in those systems for the next growing season. ... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat

Mar 14, 2025 β’ 20min
Converting an Alfalfa Field into Gardens + Raw Biochar on Raw Soil
Welcome to episode 109 of Growers Daily! We cover: raw biochar, converting a field from alfalfa to gardens, the importance of being annoyed, AND it's feedback friday. βΌοΈ Tax Deductible Donation βΌοΈ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mzaonqamgfe2r7 MUSIC from this episode: Walk with YouBy Kylie Dailey via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily 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

Mar 13, 2025 β’ 21min
Farming a Frigid Climate + Adding Chemical Nitrogen in Compost??
Welcome to episode 108 of Growers Daily! We cover: certified organic seeds are important for organic systems, miracle gro in compost, farming in a very cold climate, and the term "farm" used outside of farming. Tax Deductible Donation! -> https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: A review on conventional seeds on organic farms: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S157352141000014X The term Farm: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-origin-of-farm The Microplastics Polymor study: https://showme.missouri.edu/2025/research-reveals-hidden-risks-from-plastic-coated-fertilizers-in-soil/#:~:text=While%20PC%2DCRFs%20can%20boost,plastic%20particles%20into%20the%20environment. Green Acres Farmer Training program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdEuvXWf8Cs freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com auger bits: https://amzn.to/4htwwFr MUSIC from this episode: Never Had To By OTE feat. Naiad via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily 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

Mar 12, 2025 β’ 19min
Spring Beet Breakdown + Making Your Tools Last
Welcome to episode 107 of Growers Daily! We cover: a beet breakdown (a BEETdown, if you will) and taking care of those tools, but also a fun announcement many years in the making. Links for today: Beet video: https://youtu.be/-w1tvgVj-9k Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ MUSIC from this episode: GrowBy Gloria Tells via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (π) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: www.sowrightseeds.com code NOTILL https://www.harnois.com Mention Growers Daily 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


