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Farm Small Farm Smart
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  • Farm Small Farm Smart

    A Profitable Farm Business on 1000Sqft. (MFB 57)

    20/08/2026 | 11 mins.
    With a solid crop selection, tight crop succession, and unwavering customer base, you can ABSOLUTELY run a profitable business on 1000sqft. of land. 
     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:
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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

    The One Number That Separates Six-Figure Farms From Struggling Ones

    17/08/2026 | 18 mins.
    Your farm has a salary cap. Land and time are finite, and every crop you plant spends some of both. The question isn't "what makes me the most money," it's "what makes me the most money per day it occupies my bed."
    That's dollars per day (DPD), and after interviewing over 200 farmers, it's the number the highest earners track that struggling farms don't even know exists.
    Watch the episode here!
    Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to 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

    Misconceptions About Clay Soils - Gardening Beyond Basics 83

    16/08/2026 | 9 mins.
    In this episode, Dr. David Laird of Iowa State University breaks down the most common beliefs around growing in clay soils. 
     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

    How Hiring Can Boost Your Business (MFB 56)

    13/08/2026 | 29 mins.
    You can only grow so much by yourself. If you're planning on growing your business, you'll eventually need to hire out help. 
     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

    7 Money Mistakes That Kill New Farms Before They Start

    10/08/2026 | 15 mins.
    More than half of new farms fail in their first five years. In almost every case, it's not a growing problem...it's a money problem.
     After a decade interviewing hundreds of farmers and running a farm supply business serving thousands of customers, the same financial mistakes show up again and again.
    Watch the episode here!
    Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to 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.
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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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