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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 24, 2025 β’ 19min
The First Tools to Buy + Living Pathway Crops
Welcome to episode 137 of Growers Daily! We cover: the first tools to buy for your farm, living pathway crops, and killing those pesky crops once you're done with them. 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: Show about the areas of a farm to invest in from last year: https://youtu.be/z_aVP1gxIzE NTG forum thread "The Actual Cost of Starting a Market Garden": https://notillgrowers.community.chat/post/the-actual-cost-of-starting-a-market-garden-12490633?highlight=cost&trail=15 MUSIC from this episode: Apareciste by Caro Luna 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 23, 2025 β’ 22min
Managing Rocky Soil + The Broccoli Breakdown Show
Welcome to episode 136 of Growers Daily! We cover: rocks in the soil and broccoli, broccoli, broccoli. 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: A Good broccoli growing guide from UK (go cats): https://publications.ca.uky.edu/sites/publications.ca.uky.edu/files/NEP225.pdf NRCS web soil survey: https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ MUSIC from this episode: Beauty by OTE Map of the Stars by First Timer 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 22, 2025 β’ 20min
Market Gardening Fundamental Skills + Direct Seeding After a Cover Crop
Welcome to episode 135 of Growers Daily! We cover: the challenge of directly seeding crops after cover crops, the fundamentals of market gardening, and what one country's water management has taught me about life. 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: Jang Double Disc Opening Shoe: https://shop.moderngrower.co/products/jang-double-disc-shoe Water square in Rotterdam: https://www.urbanisten.nl/work/benthemplein Johan Cruyff Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR4xcoGpQKo How the Dutch are preparing for rising sea levels: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/18/how-are-the-dutch-facing-the-threat-of-rising-sea-levels Floating Farms: https://floating.farm/showcase MUSIC from this episode: Side x Side by Kylie Dailey 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 21, 2025 β’ 20min
Tips for Better Germination in the Field + Chickens in the Garden (on purpose)
Welcome to episode 134 of Growers Daily! We cover: Germinating seeds in the field, balancing efficiency and soil health, and making the most out of chickens in the garden (the ones you let in intentionally at least). 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: MUSIC from this episode: Like Stone by Daniel Gunnarsson 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 18, 2025 β’ 22min
The Hidden Costs of Farming + Bugs and Woodchips
Welcome to episode 133 of Growers Daily! We cover: Bugs and woodchips, the hidden costs of farming PLUS it's feedback friday (for real this time). 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: Sage Hill Ranch Gardens Water Catchment Video: https://youtu.be/ipNv8yo8uoY MUSIC from this episode: Untamed by Ludlow 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 17, 2025 β’ 20min
Deer Fencing on a Budget + A Hands Free Root Washing Station
Welcome to episode 132 of Growers Daily! We cover: Deer fencing on a budget, our simple hands-free root washing station (with updates) and bermuda grass on a school farm. 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: Show about deer fencing: https://youtu.be/uGKH1Z8WBz4 Pedal powered root washing station: https://youtu.be/JXqmouiy5pM Designing a good wash station: https://youtu.be/JYQyovXIqGU Bermudagrass Show: https://youtu.be/FKtj-A8Gx9U Bermudagrass and tarping episode: https://youtu.be/TVnjr0PB8OU MUSIC from this episode: Little Sad Eyes by TAGE 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 16, 2025 β’ 22min
Soil Health on a Budget + How Much Water You Need for a Market Garden
Welcome to episode 131 of Growers Daily! We cover: soil health on a budget, tips for how to remember to keep some dang records, and calculating how much water you need for a market 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: USDA Climate Smart Grant Cancellation: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/14/usda-cancels-biden-era-climate-slush-fund-reprioritizes-existing-funding-farmers Spring cover crops: https://youtu.be/NKaVeDYRdWQ Simplified irrigation calculations from UK (go cats): https://publications.ca.uky.edu/sites/publications.ca.uky.edu/files/HO122.pdf MUSIC from this episode: Kaleidoscope by Kylie Dailey 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 15, 2025 β’ 19min
The "Plant it and Forget it" Farm + Harvesting From Cover Crops?
Welcome to episode 130 of Growers Daily! We cover: a plant it and forget it farm business model, harvesting from cover crops, and what we're up to right now on our farm. 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: Making Money from Cover Crops Episode: https://youtu.be/KOaH6J02qos?si=EQZod4fs7H2DKaYv MUSIC from this episode: Aint Gonna Live Like This No More by Bo the Drifter This Bird is Free by Alicia Goodwyn 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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
Apr 14, 2025 β’ 21min
The "Plastic Free" Farm Conundrum + If You Can Level a Garden Plot, Should You?
Welcome to episode 129 of Growers Daily! We cover: If you can level a plot, should you just go ahead and do it and we're gonna take a look at what the challenges of plastic free farming says about farming 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: Sweet potato curing research stuff: https://my.ucanr.edu/sites/Postharvest_Technology_Center_/files/228558.pdf Biodegradable mulches episode: https://youtu.be/Ls4xN-zrGE0?si=uS_zBIRgaxzpBXkY Ben Hartman post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHgu3QKOoHo/ Urbavore Farm: https://www.instagram.com/urbavorefarm/?hl=en MUSIC from this episode: Out of Control by Gloria Tells Potato Salad by OTE 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 Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.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
Apr 10, 2025 β’ 19min
When Your Compost Options Stink + How to Choose a Fruit Tree
Welcome to episode 128 of Growers Daily! We cover: Creative ways dealing with limited compost options, how to choose which fruits to grow, and can weed wacking a cover crop and then tarping it kill the cover crop more quickly. 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: Show from 2/18: https://youtu.be/_It_M9rnQyI Ben Hartman post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHgu3QKOoHo/ MUSIC from this episode: Trouble Stay from My Door by Roy Williams In Full Bloom by The Eastern Plain 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 April 11th: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.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
