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Mimi Casteel of Hopewell Wine in Salem, Oregon and Farmer Jesse talk about the place and potential of no-till and cover-crops in viticulture, how her practices have evolved over the years, remineralization, foliar micro-nutrient applications, how truly healthy plants make great wine, the broader societal implications of regenerative viticulture, and genuinely nerd out about wine bit. Mentioned in the show... Find the I'll Drink To That podcast w/ Mimi, as well as several others she's been on, here Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growers & Co durable farmwear, quality hand tools, and a beautiful small-farm publication. Tilth Soil amazing compost-based living potting soils and soil blends. Growing for Market monthly publication about the business of small-scale farming. Get 25% off with code WORM You, our listeners. Most of our means comes directly from our audience. Help us keep our work free for growers everywhere by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. We promise not to use the proceeds to build a rocket and go to space, just to make more awesome free content. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Hayden O'Donnell of Goodie Farm in Cherry Valley, California joins the show to talk about being a first generation farmer, expanding land under cultivation and diversifying crops, running a farm store, integrating animals, pricing food and more. Check out their Farmsite and follow them on Instagram. Folks who make the show possible... RIMOL Greenhouses quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Growers & Co durable farmwear, quality hand tools, and a beautiful small-farm publication. BCS America two-wheel tractors andn implements. Farmers Web farm marketing managment software. You, our listeners. Help us keep our work free for everyone by supporting our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers and pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you haven't already. And a grant from Southern SARE. Here's the obligatory... This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Got a little mid-week something for you listeners. JM and the Growers and Co team are launching the third edition of their magazine today! Not only do they make amazing farm tools and gear, they publish a beautiful magazine about small-scale growers and how they're changing the world for the better. AND, they put together a podcast to highlight some of the folks in it. Featured in the podcast, as well as the magazine, are... Black Sheep Farm The New Farm Le Rizen Steadfast Farm Check out the Growers and Co Instagram for a chance to win a year subscription to the magazine, a copy of The Living Soil Handbook, and a Growers and Co cap. Season 4 of The No-Till Market Garden kicks off November 1st!

Ag consultant and podcaster Graeme Sait joins Jesse Frost to talk nutrient density, using refractometers, the microbiometer, and other field tools and lab tests, nutrient interactions, biostimulants, foliar applications, deep compost, and So. Much. More! Mentioned in the show... Nutrition Farming, one of our favorite farming podcasts Nutri-Tech Solutions, where you can also find all of the meters and tools, like the refractometer and microbiometer, Graeme references The Microbiometer Brookeside Laboratories The Bionutrient Food Association and the bionutrient meter Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Robin and Peter of Transition Farm in Victoria, Australia join Mikey Densham to chat about seed production in the market garden, the importance of biodiversity, photosynthesis, biodynamics, and more! Mentioned in the show... Transition Farm Online Seed Shop Culinary Breeding Network (US) CBN on Collaborative Farming Podcast Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Introducing SEASON 2 of the WINTER GROWERS PODCAST with Clara Coleman of Four Season Farm. Subscribe to the Winter Growers podcast feed for the rest of the season wherever you listen to yours. Vera Fabian and Gordon Jenkins of Ten Mothers Farm in Cedar Grove, NC join host Clara Coleman to talk about bringing together their experiences from very different but amazing farms, collective land use, the challenge of shifting more production to the winter months on a small scale, and living and working in the sometimes contradictory space between the wild and the cultivated. Mentioned in the show... Green String Farm in California Four Season Farm in Maine Vera & Gordon's high-tunnels are from Tunnel Vision Their budget breakdown they send to members Winter Growers is made possible by... Growing for Market Magazine, enter code "winter" at checkout to get 25% off a new subscription. Johnny's Selected Seeds, check out their seriously amazing Growers Library. Tunnel Vision Hoops, for your Winter infrastructure. And you, our Patreons and supporters. You can support our creators for as little as $2/month on Patreon or Notillgrowers.com/support. Y'all are the best!

Rod Bruin joins Mikey Densham to chat about 40+ years of farming in the sub-tropics, managing consistently heavy rainfall and wind, an innovative compost spreader, and more. Check out Summit Organics farmsite and follow them on Instagram. Mentioned in the show... Check out this amazing ariel of the Summit Organics Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Dan Palmer joins Mikey Densham to chat about the potential for permaculture in the market garden, the psychology of design, principles of holistic management, defining regenerative, and more! Mentioned in the show... Making Permaculture Stronger Holistic Decision Making Reading Landscape w/ David Holmgren Find full notes, past episodes, and more at No-Till Growers Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and show them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Mikey Densham catches up with Erika and Hayden of Epicurean Harvest to talk working with chefs and restaurants––including foraging and pricing––how they started out on leased land, monitoring life and environmental goals, and more! Find full notes and more shows at No-Till Growers Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--Like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Darren Aitken joins host Mike Densham for a chat about biodynamics, soil health & humus, prep 500+, that biodynamic glow, farmer to farmer exchanges, seeds & cover cropping, and more! Check out Darren and Vortex Veggies Farmsite. Also mentioned in the show... Demeter Bio-Dynamics in Australia Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too. Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators a decent wage for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. Y'all rock.