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  • 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.
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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

    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:
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     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

    Multiplying Microbes and Their Regionality - Gardening Beyond Basics 82

    09/08/2026 | 8 mins.
    In this episode, Dr. Jane Fife of 3Bar Biologics talks about how to multiply microbial populations and how different types may multiply better in different regions. 
     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 Over 230k in Year 2 of Farming (MFB 55)

    06/08/2026 | 9 mins.
    Vincent Cuneo started his microgreens business with zero growing experience. Year two revenue: $230K.
    But money was tight, stress was crushing, and crop failures meant lost revenue. His advice now? Get good before going pro.
     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 the Smartest Farmers I Know Stopped Competing and Started Winning

    05/08/2026 | 13 mins.
    A farmer I interviewed was doing everything right — certified organic, quality product, good prices, showing up every week. Three years in, the farm was cash-neutral. Not losing money, not making it. Then he moved towns. Same farmer, same crops, same methods. First market day in the new town: $247. By peak season: $1,500 days. Within five years: over $200,000 gross. Nothing about his farming changed. Everything about his positioning did.
    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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