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Farm Small Farm Smart

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Farm Small Farm Smart
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  • Farm Small Farm Smart

    7 Revenue-Per-Bed Benchmarks Every Market Gardener Should Know

    04/05/2026 | 14 mins.
    How much should a market garden bed generate? After analyzing numbers from hundreds of farmers, the range is massive: $300 per bed to $1,500+ from the same bed size and season. This episode breaks down seven per-bed revenue benchmarks by crop, from the $500 baseline that keeps you alive to the $1,500+ hero crops that keep your farm profitable.
    Click here to watch the full episode on our YouTube Channel.
     Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! 
     Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.
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    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
     Carrot Cashflow
     Farm Small Farm Smart
     Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
     The Growing Microgreens Podcast
     The Urban Farmer Podcast
     The Rookie Farmer Podcast
     In Search of Soil Podcast
    Check out Diego's books:
     Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon 
     Ready Farmer One on Amazon
    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
  • Farm Small Farm Smart

    Fungal Tissue and Their Carbon - Gardening Beyond Basics 68

    03/05/2026 | 11 mins.
    In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos breaks down fungi and the carbon they hold. 
     Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! 
     Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.
    Follow Modern Grower:
     Instagram
     Instagram
    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
     Carrot Cashflow
     Farm Small Farm Smart
     Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
     The Growing Microgreens Podcast
     The Urban Farmer Podcast
     The Rookie Farmer Podcast
     In Search of Soil Podcast
    Check out Diego's books:
     Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon 
     Ready Farmer One on Amazon
    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
  • Farm Small Farm Smart

    Making a Living on an 1/8th of an Acre (MFB 40)

    30/04/2026 | 14 mins.
    Jill Duncan generates $65,000 annually from just 1/8 acre - smaller than most suburban backyards. With no employees, no electricity on site, no wash station, and working just 40 hours per week during peak season, she's redefined what profitable farming looks like. 
     Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! 
     Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.
    Follow Modern Grower:
     Instagram
     Instagram
    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
     Carrot Cashflow
     Farm Small Farm Smart
     Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
     The Growing Microgreens Podcast
     The Urban Farmer Podcast
     The Rookie Farmer Podcast
     In Search of Soil Podcast
    Check out Diego's books:
     Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon 
     Ready Farmer One on Amazon
    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
  • Farm Small Farm Smart

    One Crop to Fund the Entire Farm (The Cash Flywheel Crop)

    27/04/2026 | 16 mins.
    A caterpillar tunnel costs $1,400. One harvest of lettuce at $6/lb produces 400–425 pounds — $2,400 in revenue. The tunnel pays for itself in a single harvest. From that point on, it's free infrastructure.
    Click here to learn more about farmer Elliot and Fair Share Farm.
    Click here to watch the full episode on our YouTube Channel.
     Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! 
     Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.
    Follow Modern Grower:
     Instagram
     Instagram
    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
     Carrot Cashflow
     Farm Small Farm Smart
     Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
     The Growing Microgreens Podcast
     The Urban Farmer Podcast
     The Rookie Farmer Podcast
     In Search of Soil Podcast
    Check out Diego's books:
     Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon 
     Ready Farmer One on Amazon
    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
  • Farm Small Farm Smart

    Mature Compost, Better Quality - Gardening Beyond Basics 67

    26/04/2026 | 10 mins.
    In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke explains why compost that have sat longer are generally better quality than newer composts.  
     Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! 
     Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower.
    Follow Modern Grower:
     Instagram
     Instagram
    Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
     Carrot Cashflow
     Farm Small Farm Smart
     Farm Small Farm Smart Daily
     The Growing Microgreens Podcast
     The Urban Farmer Podcast
     The Rookie Farmer Podcast
     In Search of Soil Podcast
    Check out Diego's books:
     Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon 
     Ready Farmer One on Amazon
    **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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About Farm Small Farm Smart

Insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. In each episode, I talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to find out what makes their market farm successful. I focus on in-the-field farming. Soil preparation, weed management, post-harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm tools and equipment, and growing crops. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.
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