TUF010 - How much money can you make as an urban farmer? And other questions answered. The Urban Farmer – Week 10

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

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

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

High Production Tomato Growing - How to Grow a lot of Tomatoes in a Small Space - The Urban Farmer - S1W11 (FSFS11): 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

51 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

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

59 min listen

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

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

TUF037 - 17,500lbs of Vegetables Produced on One Third of An Acre - A Closer Look at What Was Produced on the Farm this Year - The Urban Farmer - Week 37: All in Curtis produced about 17,500lbs of product off of his farm this year. That's a lot of food coming from a small space. Remember Curtis is only farming off of 15,000 sq.ft. which is spread out over 5 plots. And this year he made the most of it... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

45 min listen

Ask The Urban Farmer – Curtis Answers Questions – From Startup to Restaurant Sales to Record Keeping – The Urban Farmer - S1W34 (FSFS34): It's currently November 2015 and the main farm season for Curtis is pretty much over. And along with, so is this season of the show. For the remainder of the episodes we'll be wrapping up everything that happened on the farm this year with Curtis and... by Farm Small Farm Smart

50 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

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

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

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

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

The Setup Phase - The Urban Farmer - S1W2 (FSFS2): It's mid-March and the farm is now in what Curtis calls the setup phase. He has started selling some overwintered crops and he is adding to his restaurant customer base. This show is the story of urban farmer Curtis Stone. Curtis is an urban farmer... by Farm Small Farm Smart

51 min listen

It's Winter, Know the Farm Numbers - The Urban Farmer - S1W1 (FSFS1): It's mid-February and the farm season is just beginning. Most of the work on the farm is preparing for the warmer months ahead. A lot of time is spent planning and preparing for the year ahead. This show is the story of urban farmer Curtis Stone.... by Farm Small Farm Smart

55 min listen

Tips for Finding Land to Farm in the City – What Works and What Doesn’t – The Urban Farmer - S1W15 (FSFS15): 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

48 min listen

Urban Farm Land - Gaining Access to Land and How To Convert the Land from Lawn to Mini Farm - The Urban Farmer - S1W9 (FSFS9): 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

48 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

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

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

WON Supplemental 6 Real Food Chain Episode 2: The Real Food Chain's Episode 2 Urban Farming. by ChangeUnderground

14 min listen

Growing More Crops and Making More Money in the Same Space with Interplanting f. Curtis Stone (FSFS91): Today it's back to Kelowna and Green City Acres as Curtis and I take a look back at his experiences with inter-planting, planting multiple crops in the same space . It's something that he's done for a few years now, and something that he's doing again... by Farm Small Farm Smart

61 min listen

17,500lbs of Vegetables Produced on One Third of An Acre - A Closer Look at What Was Produced on the Farm this Year - The Urban Farmer - S1W37 (FSFS37): All in Curtis produced about 17,500lbs of product off of his farm this year. That's a lot of food coming from a small space. Remember Curtis is only farming off of 15,000 sq.ft. which is spread out over 5 plots. And this year he made the most of it... by Farm Small Farm Smart

45 min listen

Going No-Till - The Urban Farmer - S1W3 (FSFS3): It's Tuesday, March 31st, and the first farmers market is coming up in four days. What's Curtis up to? In this episode we are talking about how Curtis maximizes his efforts on the farm by staying organized. And how he is switching his beds over this... by Farm Small Farm Smart

51 min listen

Why not add more land - How much land should YOU farm? - The Urban Farmer - S2W31 (FSFS70): Today Curtis takes on the question - Let's say you are starting a a new farm. And I gave you a bunch of land, 15 acres. All pretty flat, all pretty usable. How would you go about deciding how much of that land you would farm? We get... by Farm Small Farm Smart

50 min listen

Tackling Challenges on a Small Farm (FSFS187): This week’s interview on FSFS features a season’s end reflection on a timeless topic; the challenges of farming. More specifically, the challenges unique to a small scale farm with Benny and Courtney Pino of Loblolly Farm. Specifically, we discuss... by Farm Small Farm Smart

62 min listen

Tackling Challenges on a Small Farm (FSFS187): This week’s interview on FSFS features a season’s end reflection on a timeless topic; the challenges of farming. More specifically, the challenges unique to a small scale farm with Benny and Courtney Pino of Loblolly Farm. Specifically, we discuss... by Farm Small Farm Smart Daily

62 min listen

Why We Switched from 30" Beds to Standard Row Spacing (FSFS262): While 30-inch beds are the standard for market gardening, it may or may not be the best bed width to implement depending on the farm’s context. In this episode of Farm Small Farm Smart, farmer Dean Buttacavoli of Cabbage Throw Farm shares his... by Farm Small Farm Smart

44 min listen

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