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Erika + Hayden - Epicurean Harvest Sep 27, 2021

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Mikey Densham catches up with Erika and Hayden of Epicurean Harvest to talk working with chefs and restaurants––including foraging and pricing––how they started out on leased land, monitoring life and environmental goals, and more!

Find full notes and more shows at No-Till Growers

Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too.

Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators--Like Mikey--for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. As always, y'all rock.

Darren Aitken - Vortex Vegies Sep 20, 2021

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Darren Aitken joins host Mike Densham for a chat about biodynamics, soil health & humus, prep 500+, that biodynamic glow, farmer to farmer exchanges, seeds & cover cropping, and more! Check out Darren and Vortex Veggies Farmsite.

Also mentioned in the show...

Demeter Bio-Dynamics in Australia

Special thanks to our sponsors Curly's Ag and Active Vista for helping the series possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too.

Support our work on Patreon or No-Till Growers. It allows us to pay our creators a decent wage for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to learn from and enjoy. Y'all rock.

Oliver Shorthouse - Ramarro Farm Sep 13, 2021

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Southern Hemisphere host Mikey Densham chats with Oliver Shorthouse of Ramarro Farm outside of Melborne, Australia about measuring crop profitability, working closely with top chefs, staff management, and more!

Follow Ramarro and Mikey on Instagram and keep up with the podcast by following No-Till Growers, too.

Specialy thanks to Curly's Ag and Active Vista for making the show possible. If you're in AUS/NZ, definately check them out and tell them you appreciate it, too.

Support our work on Patreon or at the No-Till Growers website. Thanks for helping us pay our creators a decent wage for their time and energy while keeping it free for everyone to leanr and enjoy. Y'all rock.

Wayne Shields - Peninsula Fresh Organics Sep 06, 2021

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Wayne Shields of Peninsula Fresh Organics joins host Mikey Densham to talk about his 45 years of market gardening, the journey from conventional to organic farming, the 145+ acres they farm across two climates, fertility and seasonality on a large scale, and a whole lot more.

Shout out to our show sponsors Curlys Ag, Active Vista, & our Patreon folks. Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support

Nicole Masters - For the Love of Soil Aug 30, 2021

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Nicole Masters and guest host Mikey Densham talk practically managing and monitoring soil health, humus and microbes, bacteria and fungi, worms and vermicompost, research and more!

Mentioned in the show...

Nicole's book, For the Love of Soil

Her agroecological education company, Integrity Soils

Slakes Soil Aggregate Stability App

The Regen Platform App from Integrity Soils

The Bionutrient Meter

Huge props to our show sponsors Curly's Ag & ActiveVista, if you're in Austrailia or New Zealand check them out! As well as our supporters on Patreon, becomes a supporter for at little as $2/month.

Nat Wiseman - Village Greens Aug 23, 2021

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Mikey Densham talks with Nat Wiseman of Village Greens. Village Greens is a small-scale market garden situated within the Aldinga Arts Eco Village on the Fleurieu Peninsula in Australia. Mikey and Nat get into data driven marketing, leaning up the wash/pack, when a tractor makes sense on a small-scale, and the advantages/challenges of working somewhat reasonable hours with a big team.

Mentioned in the show...

Village Greens Online Store

Village Greens Instagram

Growing for Market Magazine

EDI GROCER on Instagram

The Southern-Hemisphere edition of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast is made possible by Active Vista, Curly's Ag, and growers like you. Support our work at notillgrowers.com/support

Mikey Densham on Researching Farms All Over the World, The Farm Scene in Israel, and a New Collaboration Aug 16, 2021

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Mikey Densham, previously of Mossy Willow, joins the show to talk about what he has been up to over the last couple of years as well as an exciting new collaboration with No-Till Growers!

The Living Soil Handbook in the United States: https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook/d9z5gkf1bbnhu0w5xxb3trngiqhwgo

OUTSIDE OF the United States: Our shipping is ridiculous but the book will be out in late August, just preorder from your favorite local retailer 🙌

Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers

This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. The goal of this grant is to provide context and technique to the four primary principles of soil health.

Kristyn Leach - Namu Farm (2) May 10, 2021

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Kristyn Leach joins the show again, this time we talk symphylans infestation, 2020 seed shortages, big issues with hybrids and more!

Second generation seeds: https://www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_second_generation_seeds.html

Follow: http://instagram.com/namu_farm/

Sponsors: www.growers.co www.farmersweb.com and www.tilthsoil.com

Support our work: www.notillgrowers.com

www.patreon.com/notillgrowers

Jean-Martin Fortier - Ferme Quatre Temps May 03, 2021

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Jean-Martin Fortier of La Ferme des Quatre-Temps, and Growers and Co. joins the show to talk about his experience with living pathways, his indoor and outdoor approach to fertility management, the changing culture of the small-farm movement over the last decade and where it's headed, and adds his two cents about my upcoming book. Just sayin'.

Here's the Youtube conversation I reference with Josh Sattin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOIY5pV9epQ

Sponsors: www.Growers.co + www.bcsamerica.com + www.tilthsoil.com

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Major Supporters: Scott Snodgrass and Jean-Martin Fortier

Justin Gay - Seeds of Xanxadu Apr 26, 2021

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Justin Gay of Seeds of Xanxadu joins the show to talk about high production micro greens and mushrooms in a backyard setting and complimenting those crops with a small number of garden beds.

https://www.instagram.com/theseedsofxanxadu/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNH9HTl695sWR8QAFX4rLgg

Sponsors: www.Growers.co + www.farmersweb.com + www.tilthsoil.com

Support our work at www.notillgrowers.com/support

or www.patreon.com/notillgrowers

Major Supporters: Scott Snodgrass and Jean-Martin Fortier