TUF014 - 5 Common Reasons Why Many Small Farmers Fail and How You Can Avoid These Pitfalls - The Urban Farmer - Week 14

5 Common Reasons Why Many Small Farmers Fail and How You Can Avoid These Pitfalls - The Urban Farmer - S1W14 (FSFS14): To be successful as an urban farmer you need to be able to quickly adapt and solve problems on the fly. In this episode we talk about how Curtis has had to adapt in the past and how his system allows him to change his production quickly. I also talk... by Farm Small Farm Smart

59 min listen

TUF008 - Hacking the Seed, A Not So Obvious Look at Direct Seeding Crops – The Urban Farmer – Week 8: It is week 8 of the urban farm season - May 5, 2015. In this episode we take a deep dive into direct seeding. When is it appropriate, how Curtis does it, and how he optimizes his direct seeding to maximize production for yield and quality. Show Notes:... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

48 min listen

Hacking the Seed, A Not So Obvious Look at Direct Seeding Crops – The Urban Farmer - S1W8 (FSFS8): It is week 8 of the urban farm season - May 5, 2015. In this episode we take a deep dive into direct seeding. When is it appropriate, how Curtis does it, and how he optimizes his direct seeding to maximize production for yield and quality. Listen to... by Farm Small Farm Smart

48 min listen

Tips on Selling Into New Markets and Sourcing Products from Other Farmers – The Urban Farmer - S1W22 (FSFS22): This episode is all about being a better provider to your customers... In this episode we dig deep into sourcing products from other farmers, breaking into new markets, working with chefs and soliciting feedback. It's currently August 4, 2015 and the... by Farm Small Farm Smart

63 min listen

TUF010 - How much money can you make as an urban farmer? And other questions answered. The Urban Farmer – Week 10: In this episode Curtis answers questions on.. -How much land you should start with your first year? -How much you could expect to make your first year of farming? -How he does his harvesting? -How he deals with crop residue in his no till beds.... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

40 min listen

Real World Challenges and Concerns about Starting Up a Farm on Half an Acre - How to Make it Happen and What to Think About - A Case Study - The Urban Farmer - S2W19 (FSFS59): Farming, it truly is a lifestyle. And one that a lot of people seek out. This leads people down the road of thinking about how can they start or transition into small scale farming. And when they go down that path they inevitably run into issues.... by Farm Small Farm Smart

73 min listen

TUF011 - High Production Tomato Growing - How to Grow a lot of Tomatoes in a Small Space - The Urban Farmer - Week 11: In this episode Curtis talks about: - How his no till beds are working out and performing. - His strategy for what types of tomatoes to grow. - How he grows his tomatoes. What cultural practices is he doing. - How he interplants other crops between... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

51 min listen

Dealing with Real World Troubles and Issues with Restaurant Customers, and How to Prevent Problems from Arising - The Urban Farmer - S1W36 (FSFS36): In this episode we will be talking about real world issues and troubles with restaurant customers. How Curtis has dealt with customers who haven't paid in the past and how he has changed his procedures to help make sure that it doesn't happen again?... by Farm Small Farm Smart

47 min listen

How to Keep Weeds from Overtaking Your Farm, and How to Manage Them If They Do - The Urban Farmer - S2W20 (FSFS60): If you are a single worker farm then you only have so much time and energy to spend on the farm. If you spend a massive amount of that working with weeds then that's time take away from other farm tasks or other non-farm tasks like spending time with... by Farm Small Farm Smart

58 min listen

17 Things You Need (or Don't Need) When You Start Farming - The Urban Farmer - Season 2 - Week 12: Learn more at permaculturevoices.com/theurbanfarmer Support the show at permaculturevoices.com/support Today we will be looking at 17 different things that you think you might need or might need when you start your business. Even though we will be... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

62 min listen

The Importance of Record Keeping: You can only know where you’re going if you know where you’ve been. – The Urban Farmer - S1W28 (FSFS28): How can you a lot mistakes and wasting valuable resources by overproducing a crop, and the inverse of that, not producing enough? Good record keeping. Records on the farm are extremely valuable. When you start to get a few years of records and can... by Farm Small Farm Smart

48 min listen

TUF013 - Harvesting Products, Delivery to Restaurants, and Crop Planning – The Urban Farmer – Week 13: It's June 9th and the farm is in full production. As you heard last week a big part of that production comes from greens. Greens that are being cut and cut and cut. That's resulting in a lot of product that is being sold to restaurants, distributors,... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

48 min listen

TUF015 - Tips for Finding Land to Farm in the City – What Works and What Doesn’t – The Urban Farmer – Week 15: This week we will get into how Curtis went about getting his very first piece of urban farm land over 5 years ago. We will talk about what worked and what didn't work when he was just starting out and trying to gain access to land. The unique part... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

48 min listen

Interns - The Good and The Bad - The Urban Farmer with Curtis Stone (FSFS82): Today, we are going to start out by taking a look at interns and farms. What's good, what's bad, and what could be improved upon. It's an issue that's really relevant and timely, because it's one that Curtis is dealing with right now, doing... by Farm Small Farm Smart

60 min listen

Carbon Intensity Scores w/ Mitchell Hora: Today, we're joined by Mitchell Hora, 7th generation Iowa farmer and CEO of Continuum Ag, pioneering soil health practices since 1978. Learn about carbon intensity scores, the Billion Bushel Challenge, IRS regulations, TopSoil program evolution, and more. Tune in! by Farm4Profit Podcast

48 min listen

How Much Money Can You Make as An Urban Farmer? - The Urban Farmer - S1W10 (FSFS10): In this episode Curtis answers questions on.. -How much land you should start with your first year? -How much you could expect to make your first year of farming? -How he does his harvesting? -How he deals with crop residue in his no till beds.... by Farm Small Farm Smart

40 min listen

How Fragile Is Your Business - Thoughts on Strengthening a Business in Uncertain Times (FSFS203): How Fragile Is Your Business? Could it survive a recession? How long could you survive at 50% of your current sales? How much debt do you have? Today we look at questions you should be asking about the fragility of your... by Farm Small Farm Smart

64 min listen

How Fragile Is Your Business - Thoughts on Strengthening a Business in Uncertain Times (FSFS203): How Fragile Is Your Business? Could it survive a recession? How long could you survive at 50% of your current sales? How much debt do you have? Today we look at questions you should be asking about the fragility of your... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

64 min listen

TUF018 - Creating On Farm Systems to Increase Your Efficiency and Chances for Success – The Urban Farmer – Week 18: As a farmer and as an employer it is important to have systems in place. To know why and how you do something. This helps you understand what you do and it allows you to communicate what you do to an employee. When you have clear, defined systems in... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

68 min listen

TUF020 - Taking a Smart Approach to Farming. Having the Right Mindset to Save Yourself Time, Money, and Mental Trauma - The Urban Farmer - Week 20: You need to ask yourself - Are you approaching farming as a hobby or as a livelihood? There's no right or wrong answer. But you need to be clear with your decision and set your expectations accordingly. Because approaching farming as a business is... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

60 min listen

TUF009 - Urban Farm Land - Gaining Access to Land and How To Convert the Land from Lawn to Mini Farm - The Urban Farmer - Week 9: In this episode we talk about acquiring new farm land. What it takes to get new land, how land deals are structured, and what information you want to know from a land owner before entering a land deal. We also discuss how you convert a conventional... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

48 min listen

More Common Reasons Why Many Farmers Struggle, and Practical Advice On How You Can Avoid Those Struggles – The Urban Farmer S1W26 (FSFS26): Understand where you want to go, understand why you want to get into it, figure out a smart systematic way to get there, and work hard in the process. And give yourself the forgiveness to make mistakes, but have the wherewithal to analyze those... by Farm Small Farm Smart

57 min listen

Creating On Farm Systems to Increase Your Efficiency and Chances for Success – The Urban Farmer - S1W18 (FSFS18): As a farmer and as an employer it is important to have systems in place. To know why and how you do something. This helps you understand what you do and it allows you to communicate what you do to an employee. When you have clear, defined systems in... by Farm Small Farm Smart

68 min listen

Solving the Sales Problem – Optimizing Your Fresh Sheet to Increase Sales – The Urban Farmer - S1W24 (FSFS24): As a farmer, how do you communicate what you have to sell each week, how much it costs, and when you need orders placed by, so you can deliver it on time? You use what is called a fresh sheet. At it's simplest a fresh sheet is a list of what you are... by Farm Small Farm Smart

55 min listen

TUF024 - Solving the Sales Problem – Optimizing Your Fresh Sheet to Increase Sales – The Urban Farmer – Week 24: As a farmer, how do you communicate what you have to sell each week, how much it costs, and when you need orders placed by, so you can deliver it on time? You use what is called a fresh sheet. At it's simplest a fresh sheet is a list of what you are... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

55 min listen

Increase Profits and Get More Done.. by Doing Less Work - The Urban Farmer - S1W29 (FSFS29): Think about how much work you do on the farm now. How much of that work is actually being done efficiently and effectively? Are you making the best use of your time by focusing on the 20% of the tasks that generate the most return? Getting rid of... by Farm Small Farm Smart

51 min listen

Harvesting Products, Delivery to Restaurants, and Crop Planning – The Urban Farmer - S1W13 (FSFS13): It's June 9th and the farm is in full production. As you heard last week a big part of that production comes from greens. Greens that are being cut and cut and cut. That's resulting in a lot of product that is being sold to restaurants, distributors,... by Farm Small Farm Smart

48 min listen

10 Big Lessons to Change Your Life with Javan Bernakevitch: Today's episode is a BEST OF episode, which is a replay of a previously aired episode. Enjoy! Today I will be sharing some of what I learned as Javan and I go through our top 5 lessons from 2016. In total 10 simple ways of looking at life,... by Farm Small Farm Smart

71 min listen

10 Big Lessons to Change Your Life with Javan Bernakevitch: Today's episode is a BEST OF episode, which is a replay of a previously aired episode. Enjoy! Today I will be sharing some of what I learned as Javan and I go through our top 5 lessons from 2016. In total 10 simple ways of looking at life,... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

71 min listen

10 Life Changing Lessons to Live Your Best 2020 (FSFS194): featuring Javan Bernakevitch by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

121 min listen

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TUF014 - 5 Common Reasons Why Many Small Farmers Fail and How You Can Avoid These Pitfalls - The Urban Farmer - Week 14

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