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Why We Switched from 30" Beds to Standard Row Spacing (FSFS262)

Why We Switched from 30" Beds to Standard Row Spacing (FSFS262)

FromFarm Small Farm Smart


Why We Switched from 30" Beds to Standard Row Spacing (FSFS262)

FromFarm Small Farm Smart

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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 experience throwing pathways out the window and converting their entire plot into farmland with 15-inch row spacing. Learn more about Cabbage Throw Farm.  Increase farm efficiency with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Weekly insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. The show is hosted by Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices. Each week 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 farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, soil preparation, weed management, post harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance.