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One of the coolest business models in local farming I’ve heard of is Seed to Shaker, a mocktail and cocktail stand where herbs and ingredients are grown and turned into delicious drinks on-site. Connect With Brandon Youst: Brandon Youst is the founder of Bootstrap Farmer, a company bringing on inventive new products for small farmers. He’s also the founder of the Urban Farm Academy, an educational arm to teach more people how to start a farm business. Bootstrap Farmer Urban Farm Academy Bootstrap Farmer Instagram Brandon’s Instagram   Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if we designed gardens for health and longevity? How would that look? Brandon Youst of Boostrap Farmer explains in today’s show. Connect With Brandon Youst: Brandon Youst is the founder of Bootstrap Farmer, a company bringing on inventive new products for small farmers. He’s also the founder of the Urban Farm Academy, an educational arm to teach more people how to start a farm business. Bootstrap Farmer Urban Farm Academy Bootstrap Farmer Instagram Brandon’s Instagram Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Local farming is more than growing and selling lettuce and other ingredients - you have to meet customers where they are with a product they crave, explains Brandon Youst on today’s show. Connect With Brandon Youst: Brandon Youst is the founder of Bootstrap Farmer, a company bringing on inventive new products for small farmers. He’s also the founder of the Urban Farm Academy, an educational arm to teach more people how to start a farm business. Bootstrap Farmer Urban Farm Academy Bootstrap Farmer Instagram Brandon’s Instagram Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Local farming is a business, and there are a ton of mistakes that would-be farmers make in their first few years. Brandon Youst comes in to talk about the Urban Farm Academy he’s created. Connect With Brandon Youst: Brandon Youst is the founder of Bootstrap Farmer, a company bringing on inventive new products for small farmers. He’s also the founder of the Urban Farm Academy, an educational arm to teach more people how to start a farm business. Bootstrap Farmer Urban Farm Academy Bootstrap Farmer Instagram Brandon’s Instagram Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interested in taking a small farm and turning it into a profitable business that you can run part or full time? Brandon Youst of Bootstrap Farmer is on the show to talk all about it. Connect With Brandon Youst: Brandon Youst is the founder of Bootstrap Farmer, a company bringing on inventive new products for small farmers. He’s also the founder of the Urban Farm Academy, an educational arm to teach more people how to start a farm business. Bootstrap Farmer Urban Farm Academy Bootstrap Farmer Instagram Brandon’s Instagram Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tomatoes are the quintessential garden crop, but with them come a lot of diseases and growing problems. Find out how to identify and avoid them in today’s show. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Having trouble with your pepper crop? Here’s a rapid-fire list of some of the issues you’ll run into when growing these bad boys. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’re either a pepperhead or not - and I’m certainly a pepperhead! Here are some fun varieties I recommend growing in containers or balconies. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been a weird year, so why not mix it up by growing some WEIRD vegetables? Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cukes are often seen as a sprawling, vining plant that takes over everything they touch. But today we look at bush and compact growing habit varieties that will grow well on your balcony or in your container garden. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices