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The Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 27 Seeds That Know The South - Chris Smith of The Utopian Seed ProjectChris Smith is the founder of the Utopian Seed Project, a hands in the earth non-profit based in Asheville, North Carolina. Chris is also the author of the book the Whole Okra: A Seed To Stem Celebration Chris grew up in the UK and moved to the U.S. in 2012 with no formal background in farming, But that all changed when he received an okra pod and a gift card to a local seed company as wedding shower gifts In this episode, Chris shares his journey to become a seed grower and advocate. We talk...2025-07-231h 19The Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 26 From City Boy To Seed Farmer - Patrice Fortier of La Société des PlantesPatrice is the owner of La Société des Plantes, a farm based seed company in Kamouraska, Quebec. On his website, Patrice describes La Société des plantes as “une agence de rencontres entre les plantes et les jardiniers” which roughly translates to ”a Dating Service for Plants and Gardeners.” In this episode Patrice shares his journey from city boy to seed farmer, and how being an artist inspired his approach to farming and growing seed. Patrice and I talk about how he’s rooted his business into a rural commu...2025-07-091h 07
Regenerative SkillsGrowing seed professionally, with Dan BriseboisI’ve explored the topic of seed saving and breeding a number of times in previous episodes and it’s become such a passion of mine that it’s the primary focus of my early work here on my own farm as I begin to get the main patterns and infrastructure developed. A new angle of this subject however is the more direct and professional operation of producing seed to sell. This requires even more planning and coordination as each plant has its own peculiarities of reproduction and conditions for harvest, processing, and preservation. Luckily I’ve got a seasoned...2025-06-211h 30
Farm Small Farm SmartBreeding Seeds That Best Fit Your Growing Conditions - Gardening Beyond Basics E25Seed farmer Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm answers the question: if you save seeds from your best plants every year, will you eventually create a variety that best fits your growing conditions? Check out Dan's new book: The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds Click here to learn more about Dan Brisebois and his work. 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...2025-06-1511 min
Farm Small Farm SmartBreeding and Maintaining Your Own Hybrid Crop Variety - Gardening Beyond Basics E21Host Diego poses a question for seed farmer and author Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm: how realistic is it to create and maintain your own hybrid variety of a crop? Farmer Dan breaks down the process, and it might not be as difficult as it seems. Check out Dan's new book: The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds Click here to learn more about Dan Brisebois and his work. Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more...2025-05-1809 min
Farm Small Farm SmartTo Isolate or Not to Isolate Plants When Saving Seeds - Gardening Beyond Basics E17Seed farmer Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm talks about the practicality of isolating plants when you're planning on saving seeds. Should you do it? Or can you get away with cramming as many plants as possible onto one bed to maximize production? Check out Dan's new book: The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds Click here to learn more about Dan Brisebois and his work. Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farmi...2025-04-2010 min
Tending Seeds: Adventures in Gardening, Homesteading, and HerbalismSeed Farming with Dan BriseboisHey friends! Hope you’re doing well! Spring is poking its head up here but we’re still getting snow off and on as well, so we’re not able to start planting outdoors yet. We have lots of great stuff happening inside though! We’ve got loads of grow lights and heat mats set up and we have tons of seedlings already taking off! We’re really trying to narrow our focus this year to growing larger quantities of a fewer number of crops. Specifically we’re focused on the things that we need big amounts of in order to pro...2025-04-1553 min
Tending Seeds: Adventures in GardeningEp 63 - Seed Farming with Dan BriseboisHey friends! Hope you’re doing well! Spring is poking its head up here but we’re still getting snow off and on as well, so we’re not able to start planting outdoors yet. We have lots of great stuff happening inside though! We’ve got loads of grow lights and heat mats set up and we have tons of seedlings already taking off! We’re really trying to narrow our focus this year to growing larger quantities of a fewer number of crops. Specifically we’re focused on the things that we need big amounts of in order to produce t...2025-04-1553 min
Farm Small Farm SmartBeginner Seed Saving Mistakes to Avoid - Gardening Beyond Basics E12Seed farmer Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm talks about the common mistakes beginner seed savers are most likely to make, how to avoid them, and the opportunities they're missing out on. Check out Dan's new book: The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds Click here to learn more about Dan Brisebois and his work. 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...2025-03-1609 min
Farm Small Farm SmartAvoid Overwhelm as a First-Time Seed Saver - Gardening Beyond Basics E08Seed farmer Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm shares some advice for beginners looking to save their first seeds: keep things simple to avoid overwhelm and burning out early!🌱 Check out Dan's new book: The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds Click here to learn more about Dan Brisebois and his work. 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, seed...2025-02-1612 min
Common Ground RadioCommon Ground Radio 2/13/25: Becoming a Seed StewardHost: Holli Cederholm Editor: Clare Boland Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond. This month: Many gardeners and farmers purchase their seeds each year from seed companies. Yet, it hasn’t always been that way. Seed saving is a practice as old as agriculture itself. In this episode of Common Ground Radio, we talk with Dan Brisebois, author of “The Seed Farmer” and host of “The Seed Farmer Podcast,” about growing your own seed. We dive into seed saving basics, as well as seed selec...2025-02-1329 min
WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio ArchivesCommon Ground Radio 2/13/25: Becoming a Seed StewardHost: Holli Cederholm Editor: Clare Boland Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond. This month: Many gardeners and farmers purchase their seeds each year from seed companies. Yet, it hasn’t always been that way. Seed saving is a practice as old as agriculture itself. In this episode of Common Ground Radio, we talk with Dan Brisebois, author of “The Seed Farmer” and host of “The Seed Farmer Podcast,” about growing your own seed. We dive into seed saving basics, as well as seed selec...2025-02-1329 min
The Market Gardener Podcast26: Seed Farming & Growing Your Own Seeds With Master Grower | Dan BriseboisThis week we chat with Dan Brisebois from Tourne-Sol Farm about the importance of seed saving for market gardeners. Dan shares his journey from agricultural engineering to co-founding a thriving worker co-op farm that balances vegetable production with a successful seed business. We explore the practicalities of growing your own seeds, debunk myths about cross-pollination, and discuss how seed saving can boost resilience and profitability. Dan also highlights the benefits of cooperative farming for work-life balance and introduces his new book, The Seed Farmer, a hands-on guide to seed production.
The Seed Farmer by...2025-02-061h 42
Farm Small Farm Smart3 Easy Crops to Start Seed-Saving - Gardening Beyond Basics E05Seed farmer and author Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm shares his expertise on seed-saving by ranking the top 3 easiest market garden crops to start saving seed from, how to process the seeds to use the next year, and how to tell when the seeds are ready to be harvested and processed. 🌱 Check out Dan's new book: The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds Click here to learn more about Dan Brisebois and his work. Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Chan...2025-01-2610 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 25 The Organic Seed Alliance w/ Researcher & Educator Jared ZystroJared Zystro is a research and education director at the Organic Seed Alliance. Jared is based in Arcada, California. I invited Jared onto this episode so he can tell you about the Organic Seed Growers Conference in Corvallis, Oregon that is taking place from February 26th to March 1st, 2025. I first went to this conference in 2008 and it was the single most important learning experience to my seed career. I also made so many great friends and contacts that have followed me throughout all my CD endeavors. And I think that you would probably enjoy an experience like this...2025-01-221h 04
Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to GardenThe Collective & The Seed Farmer, Dan BriseboisThis week – in the wind, rain, snow, and fires of early 2025 so far – it is good to be able to focus on SEEDs this week – seeds remind us so tangibly of our ability to get small, to slow down into a fortified dormancy of resilience, rest, and regrowth – and the possibilities inherent in all of those states.
And this week, Cultivating Place does just that in conversation with Dan Brisebois, host of The Seed Farmer Podcast and author of the newly released The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seed.
Dan’s goal is to get everyo...2025-01-161h 05Cultivating PlaceThe Collective & The Seed Farmer, Dan BriseboisThis week – in the wind, rain, snow, and fires of early 2025 so far – it is good to be able to focus on SEEDs this week – seeds remind us so tangibly of our ability to get small, to slow down into a fortified dormancy of resilience, rest, and regrowth – and the possibilities inherent in all of those states.
And this week, Cultivating Place does just that in conversation with Dan Brisebois, host of The Seed Farmer Podcast and author of the newly released The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seed.
Dan’s goal is to get everyo...2025-01-161h 05
Growers DailyMaking Money from Cover Crops? + It's Feedback Friday!Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday and cash crops from cover crops. Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Show Sponsors: Tilth: www.tilths...2024-12-2019 min
Growers DailyHow Farms Collaborate + Do Legume Inoculants Last in the Soil?Welcome to episode 54 of Growers Daily! We cover: Carbon monoxide poisoning, farm collaborations, and do legume inoculants (rhizobia)persist in the soil? Links from this episode: Legume Inoculation primer: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/natpmtn13723.pdf Portable Generator kills 12: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/europe/georgia-ski-resort-carbon-monoxide-poisoning.html Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot ...2024-12-1916 min
Growers DailyTillage VS No-Till Economics + How to Dry GreensWelcome to episode 53 of Growers Daily! We cover: We cover: How to Dry Greens all the Way, tillage vs no tillage economics, and where to find a farm job. Links from this episode: MTN Roots Wash Pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3KoaRHV1I4 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalib...2024-12-1919 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 24 Peasant Seeds with Léa Martinet Jannin & Ferdinand Beau of Buzuruna JuzurunaLéa and Ferdinand are two of the twenty-two members of Buzuruna Juzuruna, a 2 ha seed farm and school farm in Lebanon. In this episode, Léa and Ferdinand define the terms “peasant seeds” and “balady seeds” and the challenges of finding local seeds in Lebanon. They also discuss the role of international seed banks in preserving seeds and the importance of reclaiming these seeds and bringing them back to where they originated. Ferdinand describes the seed house at Buzuruna Juzuruna and how they control temperature and humidity. Léa explains how the seeds and crops they grow are di...2024-12-181h 15
Growers DailyEcological Winemaking + If You Could Do it All Again, Would You Farm (featuring Mimi Casteel)Welcome to episode 52 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we talk about the future of the wine industry, cool ecological work in viticulture, and if you could do it all over again, would you farm? Links from this episode: ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook The biochar handbook :https://amzn.to/3ZAbgHc Revino Recycling Wine Bottles: https://www.revinobottles.com Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrow...2024-12-1731 min
Growers DailyThe Real Cost of Starting a Farm + How "Days to Maturity" WorksWelcome to episode 51 of Growers Daily! We cover: Happy Monday. Today we are discussing what days to maturity means on a seed packet, we're talking about how to meet like-minded farmers, and we're talking about the real costs of starting a farm. Links from this episode: ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook First Year Expense Post from the Forum: https://notillgrowers.community.chat/post/a-financial-summary-of-a-firstyear-farm-13536423?trail=15 High-density Maple syrup production: https://www.youtube.com/@ATFence Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrow...2024-12-1622 min
Growers DailyA Simple Crop Planning Tactic + How to Be More Efficient on the FarmWelcome to episode 50 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Plus we discuss tips for a more efficient farm and the simplest of crop planning tactics. Links from this episode: ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Bird Flu USDA hotline - 1-866-536-7593 CDC updates on Bird Flu outbreak: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook...2024-12-1319 min
Growers DailyNo Tractor No Problem? + What Small Farmer's Should Know About Bird FluWelcome to episode 49 of Growers Daily! We cover: A Guide to bird flu for small farmers, why I don't own a tractor, and where to get farm and market garden updates. Links from this episode: Bird Flu USDA hotline - 1-866-536-7593 Chris Newman Video on Farm Subsidies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY5rTMGRPJY&t=625s Canadian Teenage with Birdflur: https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/113321#:~:text=Canadian%20public%20health%20officials%20closed,was%20released%20from%20the%20hospital. UVM guide to Bird Flu for backyard poult...2024-12-1222 min
Growers DailyThe Phases of a Farm + Wood Chips as a Surface Mulch?Welcome to episode 48 of Growers Daily! We cover: Would Wood Chips Make a Good Surface mulch? Had a weedy year--here's what to do. And the phases of a farm. Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-bod...2024-12-1119 min
Growers DailyWe May Soon Actually Know the Weather + A Farmer's Perspective on Daylight SavingWelcome to episode 47 of Growers Daily! We cover: End Daylight saving--a farmer's solution. We discuss AI generated forecasts and what that will mean for farms, and naps. Naps for president. Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse...2024-12-1020 min
Growers DailyDo These Popular Ag Practices Have Science Behind Them? + What is Profit ANYWAY?Welcome to episode 46 of Growers Daily! We cover: watermelon profitability, traveling, KNF, biodynamics, JADAM and more! Links from this episode: Sunday’s Video: https://youtu.be/SxFjb0i8sbE OAK Conference: https://www.oak-ky.org/annual-conference KNF study from Hawaii https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=3976&dt=2&g=12 Chris Trump Podcast with me 2019: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000450827032 KNF book: https://ilcasia.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chos-global-natural-farming-sarra.pdf Book Loosely ab...2024-12-0923 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 23 Mohawk Seedkeeper, Stephen Silverbear McComberStephen Silverbear McComber is a seedkeeper and a recently elected chief on the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke whose portfolio is sustainable development. Silverbear tells us about the seeds that different people shared with him while visiting different First Nations communities within the Confederacy. He tells us how he has taken care of these seeds and a generation later, he has been able to return some of these seeds to the families of the folks who shared them with him, and the joy and connection that this brings. Silverbear explains how he plants by the phases of the moon, and...2024-12-041h 04
Growers DailyCrops that Don't Make Money (But I Still Grow Them) + Squash BugsWelcome to episode 45 of Growers Daily! We cover: Squash bugs, getting lists done, and the crops I like to grow that don't make dough. Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Show...2024-12-0319 min
The Thriving Farmer Podcast312. The Seed Farmer: Insights from Dan BriseboisHow can farmers make seeds a profitable part of their farm business? In this episode, Michael chats with Dan Brisebois, expert seed farmer, educator, and author of The Seed Farmer. Dan is a founding member of Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm in Les Cèdres, Quebec, where he grows organic seeds and vegetables while sharing his knowledge through his podcast, blog, and Farmer Spreadsheet Academy. Tune in as Dan discusses the ins and outs of seed farming, germination testing, and his tips for first-time seed growers, plus how he juggles the many hats he wears in the f...2024-12-0341 min
Growers DailyIs Overwintering Pepper Plants Worth it + Late Season Cover CroppingWelcome to episode 44 of Growers Daily! We cover: Should farms actually be three farms? Overwintering Peppers on Production Farms, and late season cover cropping. Links from this episode: ‼️ Support us by Shopping Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/black-friday.html ‼️ No-Dig Dahlias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EUobMZfWc Cover Crop Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6-IYSxbbuE&list=PLGMgkMLKOtWu2VFfX46liznymtIz1o69p Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers...2024-12-0217 min
Growers DailyCan You Grow Ginger in the Field + Keeping Saved Seed From Becoming New WeedsWelcome to episode 43 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are talking about growing ginger, dealing with the weeds from seeds, and it's feedback friday! Dan Brisebois joins the show again! Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook Links from this episode: ‼️ Support us by Shopping Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/black-friday.html ‼️ Grow ginger guide https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2018/08/early-season-heating-shows-promise-boosting-ginger-harvest#:~:text=When%20transplanted%20in%20high%20and%20low%20tunnels%2C,than%20ginger%20grown%20in%20the%20low%20tunnels. Ginger in pots: https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/32/5...2024-11-2926 min
Growers DailyAddressing Farmer Loneliness + How to Breed the Seeds We NeedWelcome to episode 41 of Growers Daily! We cover: Farming can be a lonely job, how to breed the seeds we want (and where to get the seeds to start with), and prepping the farm for winter. Links from this episode: Preorder Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook O’Hara No-Till book: https://amzn.to/3Orn0Xh Neversink perforated polytunnels: https://neversinktools.com/collections/lowcat-low-tunnel/LowCat-Covering Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notill...2024-11-2728 min
Growers DailyWhat are the Best Seeders + Do Non-Profit Farms Hurt For-Profit Farms?Welcome to episode 41 of Growers Daily! We cover: Seeders, non-profits vs for-profit farms, and what seeds make sense for you to save in your region. Links from this episode: Jang Seeder: https://shop.moderngrower.co/collections/jang Earthway Seeder: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/seeders/earthway/earthway-seeder-9170.html Four Row Pinpoint Seeder: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/seeders/pinpoint/four-row-pinpoint-seeder-9285.html The Haraka Seeder I want to try one day when I grow up: https://eden-equip.co.za/portfolio/haraka-rolling-punch-planter/ Support...2024-11-2627 min
Growers DailyHow to Make Money Growing Seeds + What Warmer Falls are Doing to My Planting ScheduleWelcome to episode 40 of Growers Daily! We cover: Seed Week Begins with talking about some of the my favorite seeds to save. We also discuss how I'm adapting my planting to a warmer climate and later frost date, and Dan Brisebois joins the show to talk seed contracts! Links from this episode: From Homestead to Farm Video: https://youtu.be/Lh1MOOpxjAU cover crop gone wild Video: https://youtu.be/nz8TXSjnwtk Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK!...2024-11-2524 min
Growers DailyHow to Deal With Leftover Vegetables + We Need to Forget about MarsWelcome to episode 39 of Growers Daily! We cover: Stop talking about going to Mars, dealing with garden waste, and it's feedback Friday! Links from this episode: Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Show Sponsors: 2024-11-2219 min
Growers DailyIs it Actually a Farm Without Livestock + Elephant Garlic Isn't a Leek Afterall (probably)Welcome to episode 38 of Growers Daily! We cover: Is it Actually a Farm Without Livestock, Leeky Elephant Garlic, how to track sales at market. Links from this episode: Elephant garlic: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7249167/ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-f...2024-11-2117 min
Growers DailyWhy More Pro Growers Don’t Companion Plant + Do Farmers Markets Make Sense?Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily! We cover: Companion planting, interplanting, accents, and is the farmers market worth it? Links from this episode: Companion Planting Video: https://youtu.be/MvzQKEa2z_A Root knot nematode study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030442381500076X#:~:text=Although%20all%20tested%20companion%20plants,2009/128/EC). Tomato whitefly and marigold study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6396911/ Accents and Social Mobility in the UK https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1360780418816335 Editorial: Language beyond Words: The Neuroscience of Accent https://pmc.n...2024-11-2018 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 22 Seed Work Across Time and Space & Allium Seed Breakdown w/ Heron Breen of Fruits of Our LaborsHeron Breen is this episode's guest. Heron grows seed on six acres at Fruits of Our Labors in St. Albans, Maine. In this episode, Heron and I discussed the nature of seed work as a plant-based meditation that encompasses sculpture, art, science, and quantum physics, and the generational connection that seed provides across time and space. And then we pivot into talking about how to space seed crops and the reasons and importance of broader spacing before delving into what words like heirloom and open pollinated seeds really mean. In the deep dive, we talk about growing onions and...2024-11-201h 38
Growers DailyIs there TOO MUCH Growing Info + How to Manage Slugs!Welcome to episode 36 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to get rid of slugs, planning for the planning [sic}, and information overload. Links from this episode: live trap: https://amzn.to/4fWpads new organic grower book: https://amzn.to/4fRLeWh sluggo: https://amzn.to/48ZMaFR Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Co...2024-11-1919 min
Growing For Market PodcastGrowing seeds for sale or for your own farm with Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Cooperative FarmDan Brisebois has over 20 years of market farming and seed growing experience as a founding member of Tourne-Sol Cooperative farm in Quebec, Canada. In this interview and discussion of his new book, The Seed Farmer, we hear how his interest in seed growing goes all the way back to the beginning of his farming career. Now, he can tell us from experience what it’s like to grow many seed crops, since roughly half of the farm income derives from seed sales, with the other half coming from a 500-member CSA.This interview and Dan’s book cove...2024-11-191h 14
Growers DailyReviving Abused Soil + Remember Insects on Windshields?Welcome to episode 35 of Growers Daily! We cover: Reviving dead soil, growing messy carrots, and what happened to all the bugs on windshields? Links from this episode: Denmark bug study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6580276/ Colorado Bug Study: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.462 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot 2024-11-1818 min
Growers DailyDo You Have to Mulch Garlic? + Sweet Potatoes Grown Three WaysWelcome to episode 34 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Today we also discuss "do you have to mulch garlic" , plus sweet potato roots after being grown in growbags, strawbales and the soil. Female Farmer Books: The Ecological Farm: https://amzn.to/3O6caps Sustainable Market Farming: https://amzn.to/4hJn2qS For the Love of Soil: https://amzn.to/3YOaqq4 Worm Farmers Handbook: https://amzn.to/4fQJYTh Other links from this episode: Managing Cover Crops Profitably: https://www.sare.org/resources/managing-cover-crops-profitably-3rd-e...2024-11-1520 min
Growers DailyNo-Turn Compost Systems + Living Pathway Regrets? Welcome to Episode 33 of Growers Daily! We cover: Static Aerated composting, farm conferences, and Living Pathways Johnson-su: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxUGk161Ly8&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fregenerationinternational.org%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE Evansville Event: https://www.events.humanitix.com/farm-vitality-soil-health-andagricultural-networking-workshop static aerated vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755RfsdIzbQ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK (in four languages)! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhand...2024-11-1418 min
Growers DailyWhat it Takes to Start a Compost Operation + Dealing With Pests in Compost (With Jayne Merner) Welcome to Episode 32 of Growers Daily! We cover: How to start a composting operation, how to stay hydrated, how to deal with pests in composting. Follow Jayne Insta: https://www.instagram.com/earthcarefarm_ri/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@earthcarefarm1247 Watch our videos with Earth Care How Great compost gets made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0CXHT6kQk&t=4s Peek Inside this compost operation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XabdzBXJq0&t=583s Support our work (👊) at www.noti...2024-11-1331 min
Growers DailyA New Way to Grow Potatoes + A Way NOT to Grow PotatoesWelcome to episode 30 of Growers Daily! We cover: Welcome to Messy Monday--today we discuss exemptions to the organic rule, exemptions to compost rules, refereeing soccer, and oh, a potential game-changing potato method. FSMA exemptions: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-produce-safety Potato video: https://youtu.be/ZJLdLFv6w6o Organic cert exemptions: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/2%20Exempt%20Producers%20FINAL%20RGK%20V2.pdf Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Livi...2024-11-1120 min
Growers DailyCan you Turn a Pond into a Garden? + Unfairly Awesome Life ChangesWelcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Also we discuss converting a rice paddy, and unfairly awesome life changes. the drinking episode: https://youtu.be/YYsX_rzcfsQ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/d...2024-11-0818 min
Growers DailyClearing Woods for a Garden + Farming HerbsWelcome to episode 28 of Growers Daily! We cover: Clearing a forest, farming herbs, and why did you get into food? Medicinal Herb Farmer Book: https://amzn.to/4fB4xTP Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-gr...2024-11-0720 min
Growers DailyThe Leaf Episode + Important Crop Storage AdviceWelcome to episode 27 of Growers Daily! We cover: Composting Leaves, Mulching with leaves and storing food because why not.?! Coolbot: https://storeitcold.referralrock.com/lv1/Y6I33LJV/ Thermostat: https://amzn.to/3Cq40Wh Root Cellar book: https://amzn.to/3NUmHUP static aerated cmpost vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=755RfsdIzbQ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Li...2024-11-0618 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 21 Farm-Raised Kids w/ Author & Farmer Katie Kulla of Oakhill Organics & Growing for MarketKatie Kulla is the author of Farm-Raised Kids. A brand new book from Storey Publishing. Katie is also an illustrator, one of the hosts of the Growing For Market Podcast and farms with her husband at Oakhill Organics on Grand Island in rural Dayton, Oregon. In this episode, we do discuss Katie’s brand new book but we also talk a lot about Katie’s experience growing seeds and how that experience has changed over the years. Katie’s early seed experience was mostly growing seed contracts on her market farm. Katie liked how seed crops occupied a diffe...2024-11-061h 21
Growers DailyDoing the Farm All Over Again + Should Someone Create a New Farm Certification?Welcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Certifications, big mistakes we made on our farm, and New Years Resolutions... but in November. NRCS soil survey: https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ Certified Naturally Grown: https://www.naturallygrown.org/get-certified/ Real Organic Project: https://realorganicproject.org/get-certified/ NYE resolution study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7725288/ Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com...2024-11-0521 min
Growers DailyCover Crops Gone Wild + Why Farming is PuzzlingWelcome to episode 25 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dealing with cover crops that have gotten a little out of hand, puzzles, and hopeful planting. Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Evansville Eve...2024-11-0422 min
Growers DailyReclaiming an Old Garden + Giving November its ApplauseWelcome to episode 24 of Growers Daily! We cover: A love of November, Reclaiming an old garden, confirmation bias, and the first month is in the books! Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Eva...2024-11-0123 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 20 All the Things You Need to Know--Other Than Seed--to Launch a Seed Business w/ Ellen Rignell of Winnow Farm SeedsEllen Rignell has many years experience growing seed from her time at Trill Farms and as a program coordinator for the Gaia Foundation seed sovereignty program. But in this interview we catch Ellen at a new part of her seed journey as she’s finishing the first growing season of her Winnow Farm Seeds, her very own seed company based in Dorset in the UK. In this episode, we discuss what Ellen wants from this new business and we discuss all the things other than growing seed that you need to know when launching a seed business. Ell...2024-10-161h 27The Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 19 Starting a Seed Company, Seed as Spiritual Partner, & Refining Isolation Distances w/ Manish Kushwaha of Gaia Organic SeedsManish Kushwaha is a fourth generation seed farmer who had no intention of following the family tradition, but after a period working as a software engineer and thinking about what was meaningful to him, Manish decided to start working with seeds and ultimately start his own seed company, Gaia Organic Seeds in Ottawa, Ontario. In this episode, Manish talks about getting set up on land in Ottawa's NCC Greenbelt where it is possible to rent farmland for 25-year periods. This opportunity let him get set up with tile-drained fields, buildings, and a place to live. Manish explains how his...2024-10-0257 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 18 Growing Seed in a Humid Tropical Climate with Gabriel Bravo of Semillas PlantaeGabriel Bravo is one of the founders of the company Semillas Plantae and farms with Mima Picado at El Tablazo Farm in Costa Rica. In this episode, Gabriel talks about how Semillas Plantae is structured with 4 partners who operate the seed company and how they distribute their seeds. Gabriel explains how they source seeds from outside of Costa Rica and trial them to see what can grow in their bioregion and how he is always on the hunt for Costa Rican heirloom varieties and the stories that come with them. We also discuss what it is like growing seed...2024-09-181h 30The Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 17 A Seed Farmer's Favorite Tool, The Winnow Wizard with Mark LuterraIn almost every interview on The Seed Farmer, my guests and I wind up talking about tools. And one tool that podcast guests have mentioned more than any other tool is the Winnow Wizard. We use the Winnow Wizard at Torne-Sol Farm to clean seeds, so I understand the love that folks have for this machine. But I really wasn't expecting it for it to just keep coming back, interview after interview. And since it has kept coming back, I thought we should spend some time with the person who designed the seed cleaning machine, Mark Luterra. Mark currently...2024-09-041h 03The Seed Farmer PodcastEp. 16 Wild Seed Collection, Working with Market Gardeners, & DIY Seed Equipment w/ Kim Delaney of Hawthorn Farm Organic SeedsKim Delaney farms with Aaron Lyons and Stephen Surgenessie at Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds in Mount Forest, Ontario. They grow certified organic seeds on two farm sites for their online store and to distribute through Seedy Saturdays and through their wholesale seed rack program. In this episode, Kim discusses how she began her seed journey working in tall grass prairie restoration and how that blossomed into growing and selling vegetable, flower, and herb seeds. Kim also talks about how she has established and manages wild collection areas on her farm to harvest seed for wild bergamot, black-eyed Susan, milkweed...2024-08-211h 15
The Seed Farmer PodcastThe Seed FARMER Podcast, Season 2 Preview + New BookDan Brisebois here, seed grower at Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm, spreadsheet crop-planning enthusiast, and also host of The Seed Farmer Podcast. Wait... The Seed Farmer Podcast? Isn’t this The Seed Growers Podcast feed? Well, you are right - but let me tell you why there is going to be a name change... Mentioned in the show... The Farmer Spreadsheet Academy Order The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds from notillgrowers.com to support the podcast Canadian growers, get it directly from the author at...2024-08-1402 min
Growers DailyThe Seed FARMER Podcast, Season 2 Preview + New BookDan Brisebois here, seed grower at Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm, spreadsheet crop-planning enthusiast, and also host of The Seed Farmer Podcast. Wait... The Seed Farmer Podcast? Isn’t this The Seed Growers Podcast feed? Well, you are right - but let me tell you why there is going to be a name change... Mentioned in the show... The Farmer Spreadsheet Academy Order The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds from notillgrowers.com to support the podcast Canadian growers, get it directly from the author at...2024-08-1402 min
Not Only Farmers#22: Dan Brisebois- More Farmers, More Seeds, More SpreadsheetsDan's Links:
Website: https://danbrisebois.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danbrisebois.farm/
Farm website: https://www.fermetournesol.qc.ca/en
Hey everyone, welcome back to the NOF podcast. After a somewhat long hiatus I’m back with Episode #22.
This week I’m chatting with Dan Brisebois- Dan is a farmer, a seedsman, a spreadsheet expert, and an author based in Quebec. He’s been farming in Canada for over 20 years now. He’s a wealth of knowledge and we get to tap in and talk about all of his...2024-02-201h 29
Growers DailyAdapting Crops to Climatic Conditions through Seed Work with Brian Campbell of Uprising SeedsLocated in the Pacific Northwest, Brian and his partner Chrystine first started as a fresh market farm is 2004, producing their first seed catalog in 2007, and then transitioned entirely to seed production in 2011. Uprising Seeds is WA fist 100% certified organic seed company, producing over 70% of the seeds they sell with the rest being sourced from a network of regional family farms. Brian is passionate about exploring the relationship between grower security and open pollinated seeds and the ability to seasonally adapt varieties to climactic conditions specifically through seed work. Brian is also involved with a collaborative project between Uprising Seeds...2023-07-311h 08
The Winter Growers PodcastAdapting Crops to Climatic Conditions through Seed Work with Brian Campbell of Uprising SeedsLocated in the Pacific Northwest, Brian and his partner Chrystine first started as a fresh market farm is 2004, producing their first seed catalog in 2007, and then transitioned entirely to seed production in 2011. Uprising Seeds is WA fist 100% certified organic seed company, producing over 70% of the seeds they sell with the rest being sourced from a network of regional family farms. Brian is passionate about exploring the relationship between grower security and open pollinated seeds and the ability to seasonally adapt varieties to climactic conditions specifically through seed work. Brian is also involved with a collaborative project between Uprising Seeds...2023-07-311h 08The Seed Farmer PodcastCrop Planning for Seed GrowersYou can plan for growing seed in as little or as much detail as you can plan for growing any other crop. Up until now, I’ve been encouraging you to slow down and take it easy. Start your seed growing small and learn from it. Don’t worry about the details too much. But eventually, when you start feeling more comfortable growing seed, you’re going to want to plan your seed crops more precisely. This is the 5th and final weekly episode of a mini-series all about the basics you need to know so you can pl...2023-03-3115 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastSelecting Your First Seed CropsWhat seed will you harvest this summer from your market garden? In episodes 1-3 of this miniseries, we’ve talked about some key considerations for growing seed. We’ve discussed open pollinated and hybrid varieties. Selfer and crosser crops. Annual and biennial plant life cycles. Now, let’s look at what crops you’re actually growing for market or CSA or wholesale and let’s see which of those crops would be great first seed crops. This is the 4th of 5 weekly mini-episodes all about the basics you need to know so you can plan your first...2023-03-2408 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastThe Plant Life Cycles of Seed CropsHave you ever had that perfect bed of lettuce in the field and a few days before you’re going to cut it for market, you discover that the stems have all bolted, the lettuce has gone bitter, and you think to yourself “I should really be a seed grower?” But, once you’re trying to harvest that seed, you’re getting awfully close to the rainy days of autumn and your lettuce has barely begun to bolt, you’re thinking, “I should have cut this lettuce and sent it to market!!!” If you want to reliably grow seeds, you need to alig...2023-03-1009 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastManaging Cross-Pollination on Your FarmAre you afraid to keep your own seed on your farm? Does the terror of cross-pollination keep you up at night? Are you worried that any seed you kept would unleash legions of unruly crossed-up mutant plants onto your market gardens and that there would be no turning back the ensuing chaos? Let me put your mind to rest. It’s not that dire. This is the second of 5 weekly mini-episodes all about the basics you need to know so you can plan your first seed crop for the coming growing season. Mentioned in the sh...2023-03-0310 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastYou Can Grow Seed on Your FarmYou can grow seed on your farm. And it’s easier than you think. This is the first of 5 mini-episodes to get ready for the season 2 of The Seed Growers Podcast. Today’s episode is about getting into the mindset for your first seed crop. By starting small and taking your time, there is a greater chance that seed growing seems realistic on your farm and that you persist and develop your seed skills. This is how you become a cornerstone in a resilient seed and farming community system. Ask a question for future episodes 2023-02-2408 minGrowers DailySEED GROWERS// You Can Grow Seed on Your FarmYou can grow seed on your farm. And it’s easier than you think... Subscribe to The Seed Growers Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is the first of 5 mini-episodes to get ready for the season 2 of The Seed Growers Podcast. Today’s episode is about getting into the mindset for your first seed crop. By starting small and taking your time, there is a greater chance that seed growing seems realistic on your farm and that you persist and develop your seed skills. This is how you become a corn...2023-02-2409 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastChris & Owen of Truelove SeedsChris & Owen are the founders of Truelove Seeds,a Philadelphia, PA farm-based seed company offering seeds grown by 70+ small scale urban and rural growers. They discuss their seed stories, how they came to be seedkeepers (and how they intentionally use that word), and Truelove's network of seed growers and how they support the growing of culturally important seed. They also talk about the difference between technology and technique when harvesting and cleaning seed. For the technical breakdown, Chris talks about growing and harvesting crowder peas and Owen talks about cucuzza bottle gourd seed. Truelove Seeds ...2022-07-061h 04The Seed Farmer PodcastRobin Tunnicliffe of Sea Bluff Farm Robin Tunnicliffe grows seeds and veg at Sea Bluff Farm in BC, Canada. She is also one of the co-owners of Saanich Organics Marketing Cooperative. Robin talks about how she selects veg for seed from a 10 acre farm and transplants them into a 1/4 acre seed plot, coordinating seed production and sales through the cooperative, her love of seed and farming conferences, and her work with the BC Eco Seed Cooperative, a 20+ member seed coop. For the technical breakdowns, she dives into brassica greens and Swiss chard. Also mentioned in the show... All the...2022-06-291h 14The Seed Farmer PodcastLiz & Matthew of Muddy Fingers Farm Muddy Fingers Farm is in the finger lakes region of NY state. Liz and Matthew grow veg for CSA and market on about 3 acres for about twenty years! and now grow a handful of seed crops on contract for seed companies and for on-farm use. They talk about how they got started saving seed to improve varieties used on their own farm and the juggling act of fitting seed crops into a market garden. The technical breakdown this week is pole beans and leeks! Throughout the convrsation, they illustrate how they overcome the challenges of growing seed in a...2022-06-221h 02The Seed Farmer PodcastBONUS Frank Morton on Saving Lettuce Seed In this bonus episode, Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed explains several methods for saving lettuce from seed to seed. Also mentioned in the show... Frank Morton on The Seed Growers Podcast The Seed Growers Podcast is made possible by... The Organic Seed Alliance, a US-based nonprofit that advances ethical seed solutions to meet food and farming needs in a changing world. Join the community at organicseedcommons.org The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, producers of the Seed Heads Podcast, works in partnership with organic and agro-ecological seed producers and farmers to...2022-06-1747 minThe Seed Farmer PodcastFrank Morton of Wild Garden Seed Frank is a renown seed grower and sells seed both on contract and retail through their seed catalogue and website, Wild Garden Seed. You can also follow them on Instagram. The conversation ran long, so we broke it up into two parts. Part one, Frank talks about his farming career, how he scaled up his operation through a number of sites over the years to growing 15 acres of seed, and now only grows on a hectare and is more profitable than ever, the differences between wholesale and retail and why everyone should have a retail outlet, and his evolving...2022-06-151h 23The Seed Farmer PodcastHelen Skiba of Artemis Flower FarmHelen Skiba of Artemis Flower Farm in Boulder CO sells cut flowers through farmers markets, wholesale, and a flower CSA. She also sells dahlia tubers and Dutch flower bulbs through her online store. She talks about how she integrates saving flower seed into her production field for on-farm use, how and why she chooses to save certain varieties, and EVERYTHING about dahlia tuber propagation and sales. Mentioned in the show... Helen's blog series on saving flower seeds Helen's blog post about dahlia tuber production and profitability Dan’s Getting Ready For Seed...2022-06-081h 19The Seed Farmer PodcastRowen White of Sierra SeedsRowen White is a seed-keeper and farmer from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and a passionate activist for indigenous food and seed sovereignty. She grows seed outside of Nevada City, California, in the foothills of the Sierras. She talks about improving stock seed to offset the impact of genetic drift to select culturally and bioregionally relevant seed, about building a relational database with NOTION to manage all of the information related to her seed work, seed rematriation—an initiative to bring seed back to their mother communities and lands and it’s implications for reconciliation, and managing space/time/diversity in co...2022-05-251h 21The Seed Farmer PodcastAnnie & Nathaniel of Deep Harvest FarmToday, Annie Jesperson and Nathaniel Talbot of Deep Harvest Farm tell us about running both a veg CSA and seed company on Whidbey Island, outside of Seattle Washington. They get into their exposure to growing seed at The Organic Farm School, a letterbox campaign to find land, early seed growing/selling experience, running a seed company vs growing on contract, how they navigate seed/veg on the same farm, how the two compliment one another in workload and cashflow, and they break down growing beets from seed to seed. Blue Fire Bird Netting Follow Deep Harvest Farm on Instagram The Dee...2022-05-181h 15The Seed Farmer PodcastKristyn Leach of Namu FarmA living seed LEGEND, Kristyn Leach of Namu Farm grows veg and seed crops in Winter, Ca. She is also a part of Second Generation Seeds, a collective of Asian-American growers devoted to the deepening of culturally adaptive seed and veg production. Follow them on Instagram and check out their seed collection here. Follow Dan Brisebois on Instagram Check out Dan's blog Going to Seed See where Dan farms cooperatively at Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm The Seed Growers Podcast is made possible by... The Organic Seed Alliance, a US-based nonprofit that advances et...2022-05-111h 38The Seed Farmer PodcastMarie-Claude Comeau of Ferme La RadiculeMarie-Claude Comeau of Ferme La Radicule is situated in Manseau, Quebec (zone 4B). She grows certified organic seed with draft horses, which she sells exclusively on seed contracts. She talks about why, after working with both vegetables and seeds, she chose to go "all in" on seed production, how and why she came to farm with horses having little previous experience, what considerations go into her choice of seed crops, and the technical details of growing two acres of cucurbits. Hint: there is a log-splitter and shop-vac involved. She concludes with how to finish legume seed crops in a wet-Fall...2022-05-0447 min
The Collaborative Farming PodcastWhen Marginalized Communities Organize & Lead Themselves, Liberation Farms"Liberation Farms is food justice in action. It is a demonstration of the success that is possible when marginalized communities have the opportunity to organize and lead themselves." Today, we hear from Lana and Muhidin, the farm manager and executive director respectively, of Liberation Farms in Lewiston, Maine. Liberation farms is a 200+ acre farm in the Little Jubba Agrarian Commons. Sound familiar? This was one of the first farms moved into the agrarian commons framework by the Agrarian Trust (listen to my conversation with them here). Lana and Muhidin tell us how the farm and com...2022-04-2849 minGrowers DailyTHE SEED GROWERS PODCAST w/ Dan Brisebois & Empowered FlowersHere's our latest collaboration with Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Cooperative-Farm, The Seed Growers Podcast! Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you're listening to this podcast today. Joelene and Adrianna of Empowered Flowers grow certified organic veg in Oregon City, OR where they sell through farmers markets and a Winter CSA. They ALSO grow a variety of seeds on seed contracts for seed companies. Adrianna and Joelene explain how they've integrated commercial seed saving into the market garden, how they got started with their first contract, and why they like contracts for selling seeds. Follow Empowered...2022-04-271h 11The Seed Farmer PodcastJoelene & Adrianna of Empowered Flowers... grow certified organic veg in Oregon City, OR where they sell through farmers markets and a Winter CSA. They ALSO grow a variety of seeds on seed contracts for seed companies. Adrianna and Joelene explain how they've integrated commercial seed saving into the market garden, how they got started with their first contract, and why they like contracts for selling seeds. Follow Empowered Flowers on Instagram Check out the Empowered Flowers website Mentioned in the show... Wild Garden Seeds, where they learned how to save seeds The Winnow Wizard...2022-04-271h 11The Seed Farmer PodcastNEW The Seed Growers Podcast with Dan Brisebois, coming April 27thEvery episode I’m going to bring you a conversation with a grower who has integrated Saving Seeds into their own farm systems. Some grow seed crops to sell commercially and some do it just for their own farm use. I’m hoping their stories will make you want to save seed on your own farm... and if you already save seed on your farm, I hope it makes you want to save more! First episode comes April 27th. Follow along on Instagram Check out our farm, Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm2022-04-2101 minGrowers DailyDan Brisebois - Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm (2)The Farm Spreadsheet Master, Dan Brisebois of Tourne Sol Cooperative Farm, joins me on the show today to talk about one of the most underutilized tools on small farms (hint, it's spreadsheets), how to apply it to a seed growing enterprise, setting limits to improve prioritization and quality of life, and an exciting new endeavor he'll be bringing to everyone's podcast feeds real soon. Mentioned on the show... Dan's awesome blog Going to Seed The Farmer Spreadsheet Academy Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers (our favorite book on crop planning he...2022-01-1059 min
Farms for TomorrowEric Kampe - Green Things Farm Collective - Day 2
In It Together
Episode 2: Eric Kampe – Green ThingsFarm Collective
Organic no-till farmer Eric Kampe speaks to the practices that he and his farm partners have used to maintain the integrity and viability of small farm operations in their community.
About Eric Kampe
Farmer Eric Kampe started out as an engineer with a degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. After working for several years in automotive and electrical engineering, in 2007, Eric began volunteering at Abbondanza Organic Seeds & Produce, a farm in Boulder, Colorado… more...2021-03-1800 minFarms for TomorrowEric Kampe - Green Things Farm Collective - Day 1
In It Together
Episode 1: Eric Kampe – Green ThingsFarm Collective
Organic no-till farmer Eric Kampe shares experiences and perspectives on launching a small farm enterprise with a focus on both personal values and farm economics.
About Eric Kampe
Farmer Eric Kampe started out as an engineer with a degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. After working for several years in automotive and electrical engineering, in 2007, Eric began volunteering at Abbondanza Organic Seeds & Produce, a farm in Boulder, Colorado… more
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[Pod]casting in Cold Lake[Pod]Casting in Cold Lake - Episode 14Mayor Craig Copeland and CAO Kevin Nagoya talk about: The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region, trick-or-treating, Remembrance Day and the Santa Claus parade. (What's going ahead this year and what's on hold due to COVID?) Plus, preparing for the upcoming operating budget / New lighting being installed along highway 28 / Upgrades to both City cemeteries / Federal funding to improve and re-surface the Millinnium Trail / The dredging pilot program at the marina / and remembering Cold Lake Sun reporter Dan Brisebois.
2020-10-2644 minGrowers DailyCooperative Farming with Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol FarmThis week we are joined once again by farmer Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Farm in Southern Quebec to talk about cooperative farming––the challenges and advantages of working together other farm owners. Tourne-Sol Site: https://www.fermetournesol.qc.ca/en/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FermeTourneSol Dan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spreadsheetmaniac/ Jackson’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stonehousemarketfarm Www.Notillgrowers.com support us at patreon.com/farmerjesse or venmo: @notillgrowers Major Patrons: JEAN MARTIN FORTI...2020-07-1347 min
My Digital Farmer Podcast61 Interview w/ Dan Brisebois from Ferme Tourne-Sol on Being an EntrepreneurIn this interview, Dan talks about the three businesses (CSA, seed company, and Farmer Spreadsheet Academy) he's founded over his lifetime, and the entrepreneurial lessons he's learned along the way. 2020-06-171h 11
Farm Small Farm SmartSelling Online: A Decade of Experience Selling Online with Dan Brisebois (FSFS215)Farmer Dan Brisebois shares some of his experience selling produce and seeds online. Their farm uses two different platforms to manage their seed sales and CSA program. Which programs do they use for each and why? What features does Dan like and not like? We close the episode with some of Dan's thoughts on the future of seed and vegetables in a post-COVID-19 world. Learn more about Dan and sign up for his weekly newsletter https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com/ Dan's Facebook Group - Move Your Farm Store Online Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinefarmstore/ Increa...2020-05-251h 30Growers DailyDan Brisebois - Tourne-Sol FarmDan Brisebois Instagram: www.Instagram.com/spreadsheetmaniac Facebook: www.facebook.com/farmerspreasheetacademy Spreadsheet Website: www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com Seed blog: Goingtoseed.net Tourne-Sol co-operative farm Instagram: www.instagram.com/fermeTournesol Facebook: www.facebook.com/fermetournesol Website: www.fermetournesol.qc.ca Sponsor: Www.FarmersWeb.com Support our work at www.patreon.com/farmerJesse Or Venmo @notillgrowers Events I mentioned: notillgrowers.com/events **Support our work** Venmo: @notillgrowers Patreon Group: https://www.patreon.com...2019-11-251h 11
The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Loverse.11: Adding seed production to your veggie operation (re-run)This episode: Part 1 of 2 of my conversation with Dan Brisebois, editor of the seed production blog Going to Seed and co-author of Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers. In this part, Dan talks about the basics of vegetable seed production and suggests how to begin incorporating it into a small scale farm business. In part two, Dan discusses marketing strategies once you're ready to sell your seed.2018-03-3027 min
Farm Small Farm SmartRunning a Small Scale Seed Selling Business on a Small Farm with Dan Brisebois (FSFS131)Dan Brisebois of Tourne Sol Farm joins me to talk about small scale vegetable seed growing. Dan has grown seed on his farm for over 10 years and sells that seed via his own seed company and to other seed retailers. It's a lucrative business model that might just be a fit as a side business or an add on business for a small farm. Dan Brisebois: Dan's PV3 presentation on Growing Seed Dan's Farm Website Dan's book on Crop Planning Listen to past episodes at: https://www.pap...2018-03-0740 min
The Sample HourTSH - 108 - Tourne-Sol - Dan BriseboisOn this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by co-owner and founding member of Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm Dan Brisebois, begun in 2004. Located just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Tourne-Sol is an employee-owned cooperative with five members, engaged in about seven acres of vegetable and vegetable seed production. Dan and I discuss his journey on how he became a farmer and how him and his coop members came together. how the planned their business and started debt free, the process of Crop Planning and Dan writing his book Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers I had a great time...2016-04-1400 min
Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard050: Dan Brisebois on Farming in a Cooperative, Seed Production, and Crop PlanningDan Brisebois was a founding member of Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm, begun in 2004. Located just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Tourne-Sol is an employee-owned cooperative with five members, engaged in about seven acres of vegetable and vegetable seed production.
Dan provides an eye-opening discussion of his experience as part of a cooperative farming venture, including their use of Holistic Management to guide decision-making with regards to both profitability and quality of life. We dig into some of the logistical details of how the Tourne-Sol farmers plan their business and divide responsibilities, as well as how they make operational decisions...2016-01-211h 18
The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Loverse.11: Seed Production with Dan BriseboisThis episode: Part 1 of 2 of my conversation with Dan Brisebois, editor of the seed production blog Going to Seed and co-author of Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers. In this part, Dan talks about the basics of vegetable seed production and suggests how to begin incorporating it into a small scale farm business. In part two, Dan discusses marketing strategies once you're ready to sell your seed.2015-11-0726 min
The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Loverse.58 Community Financed AgricultureThis episode, contributor Scott Humphries' interview with Sean Butler of Ferme et Foret. To finance part of their farm's growth, Sean and his wife Geneviève asked friends and family to invest in their vision by selling 'bonds' that paid a small rate of return on investment. They call it 'Community Financed Farming'. Sound familiar? The couple took some inspiration from Paul Slomp of Grazing Days Farm, who talked about his own success with this model on episode 20 of the podcast.
Also: I asked for some good ideas that you implemented on your farms this past season, and...2015-10-0226 min
The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Loverse.51: Building a Farm Cooperative to ThriveFriend of the show and past guest Dan Brisebois is back to share his insights about Tourne-Sol Co-Operative Farm in Quebec. Dan was a founding member and, with his colleagues, has built a thriving farm using careful planning, great communication, and lots of hard work. Dan explains how it all started, what the farm produces, and how the farm makes decisions. He also talks about some of the benefits he has enjoyed under this model, chief among them being a great work-life balance.
Dan blogs about seed production here.
The book he co-wrote on crop pl...2015-05-2956 min
The Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Loverse.40: Three Québécois Farmers Share Three Great Ideas for Your FarmIn this all-Quebec episode, I talk to three exceptional Québécois farmers, each with a good idea for your farm. First: Dan Brisebois of Tournesol Farm and a great book on crop planning explains how to include yoru employees and apprentices in a year-end debrief that will help you improve your farm management. Next, Philippe Choiniere of Oneka Farm talks about the vital importance of branding to your farm business. Finally: Jean-Martin Fortier, author of The Market Gardener, talks about how tarping your garden beds is excellent for weed control, and can dramatic...2015-03-1337 min