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USCC Compost Conference 2025 (w/ '24 Conference Highlights) Jan 16, 2025

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Hey Compost Lovers, I just booked my flights to Phoenix for USCC Compost Conference 2025. Join me, January 27th to 30th for compost enthusiasts from all over the globe unite to celebrate all things soil, sustainability, and innovation. What's in store? Workshops galore. Dive into fresh ideas, techniques, and discussions that'll make your Compost games stronger. The trade show. I'll be hanging at booth 501 checking out Viably's latest Komptech innovations and so much more. The demo day on the last day, get ready to watch those big machines do their thing. Full flex mode guaranteed. And my favorite part? Connections. Meeting you. Whether you're a composter, researcher, or equipment guru, this is where our global soil-loving squad comes together. Let's share. Last year was incredible. Check out the following stories from past attendees...

Dropping Our Organic Certification + Re-Using Water from Washing Veg Jan 15, 2025

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Welcome to episode 68 of Growers Daily!

We cover: why I'm Dropping Organic certification and bailing on the farmers market and also, thoughts on recycling waste water from washing vegetables.

Links from this episode:

Sanidate label: https://cdn.commercev3.net/cdn.arbico-organics.com/downloads/sanidate-5_sds_20200729.pdf

Sage Hill Ranch Video: https://youtu.be/ipNv8yo8uoY

Foop Video: https://youtu.be/yqfExLFPixY

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Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire Jan 14, 2025

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Welcome to episode 67 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire + can you grow popcorn and sweet corn together

Links from this episode:

Swiftblocker: https://www.swiftblocker.com

Winstrips: https://neversinktools.com/collections/winstrip-trays

All About the Garden cell trays: https://allaboutthegarden.com/collections/long-lasting-seed-trays

Book: An Idigenous Poeple's History of the United States: https://amzn.to/4hcv36P

Paperpot vid : https://youtu.be/R53jNXK2-qw

NYtimes Article about US Forest Service member arrest: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/us/oregon-prescribed-burn-boss-arrested.html

New Mexico Fire: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/us/new-mexico-wildfire-forest-service.html

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Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

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Valuing Every Seedling You Grow + Farming is Already Futurist Jan 13, 2025

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Welcome to episode 66 of Growers Daily!

We cover: How Farming is Already Futuristic, how much every tray of seedlings is worth, What the next few months look like on the farm.

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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

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ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

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From Full-Time to Part-Time Farming, Part-Time Food Hub w/ Jordan Scheibel of Middle Way Farm & Grinnell Farm to Table Jan 13, 2025

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On today's show, Alex Ball of Old City Acres sits down -again- with Jordan Schiebel of Middle Way Farm to discuss his newest project, Grinnell Farm to Table located in Grinnell, Iowa. We dig deep on managing a multi-farm food hub, Justins's sales in the farm and diversifying your food business to be more resilient. Jordan is a wealth of knowledge and someone I've really enjoyed watching as he's evolved his food business over the last couple of years.

Folks who make the show possible...

Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes, because NOW is the best time to dial in those systems for the next growing season.

ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) will offer the Business of Farming Conference on Saturday, February 22, in Asheville, North Carolina. Find out more at asapconnections.org.

Since 1972 Ohio earth food has been the go-to source for soil testing, consulting, fertilizers, seed starting soils, foliar sprays and disease and insect controls. Visit them at ohioearthfood.com.

... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat

When Your Garden Beds Won't Stay Put + Seeding Vs Transplanting Jan 10, 2025

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Welcome to episode 65 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Feedback Friday, How to keep bed width, and what to plant and what to transplant

Links from this episode:

Soil test variation research: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/saj2.20280

Soil test variations research 2: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00103624.2019.1709488

Ten Mothers Bed Flip Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdH3rhiGIl8&t=248s

Why rates of tobacco use have declined so dramatically https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3894634/#:~:text=Improved%20understanding%20of%20the%20health,report%20on%20smoking%20and%20health.

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Show Sponsors:

Harnois Greenhouses: https://www.harnois.com/en/

and

Peaceful Heritage Nursery: https://peacefulheritage.com

CODE: NOTILL

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

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ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

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Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter Jan 09, 2025

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Welcome to episode 64 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter, bird flu, cancer warnings on alcohol, LA fires,

Links from this episode:

The CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html

Innovative Solar Practices Integrated with Rural Economies and Ecosystems: https://openei.org/wiki/InSPIRE

Jack's Solar Garden https://www.instagram.com/jackssolargarden/

A good Agrivoltaics summary: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/made-shade-promise-farming-solar-panels

INspire: https://openei.org/wiki/InSPIRE/ASTRO

Agrivoltaic Raspberry farm in the netherlands : https://www.baywa.com/en/about/electricity-heating-mobility/europes-largest-fruitvoltaic-project#:~:text=A%20Roof%20for%20Raspberries%3A%20How,be%20enough%20for%202%2C810%20households.

German cost comparison: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/03/26/cost-comparison-between-agrivoltaics-and-ground-mounted-pv/

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Show Sponsors:

Harnois Greenhouses: https://www.harnois.com/en/

and

Peaceful Heritage Nursery: https://peacefulheritage.com

CODE: NOTILL

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

Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇

5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)

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ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

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Deep Compost Mulch and Soil Testing + How Much Marketing Do Farms REALLY Need Jan 08, 2025

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Welcome to episode 63 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Marketing a Farm, Soil testing with Deep compost mulc

Links from this episode:

Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers

Show Sponsors:

Harnois Greenhouses: https://www.harnois.com/en/

and

Peaceful Heritage Nursery: https://peacefulheritage.com

CODE: NOTILL

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

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ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

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Do Farmers Need Microscopes + Big Changes to No-Till Growers in 2025 Jan 07, 2025

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Welcome to episode 62 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Changes to No-till growers, do farmers need a microscope, and finding seeds all in one place?

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CODE: NOTILL

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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

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ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

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Hello from an Epic Ice Storm + Building a Dream High Tunnel Jan 06, 2025

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Welcome to episode 61 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Hello from an epic Ice storm + builidng a dream tunnel + Relay Cropping

Links from this episode:

Threefold Climate Battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acByGuSMALc

solar wrap https://www.solawrapfilms.com

Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers

Show Sponsors:

Harnois Greenhouses: https://www.harnois.com/en/

and

Peaceful Heritage Nursery: https://peacefulheritage.com

CODE: NOTILL

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

Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇

5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)

👀: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILL🚨

ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

Music 🎵 👉 via www.empidemicsound.com

👕 MERCH 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

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