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Success in Adding Hemp to a Diversified Vegetable and Berry Farm: EP11 Feb 17, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcast is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In this episode, we visit with Silas Doyle Burr of Last Resort Farm (lastresortfarm.com) about integrating CBD hemp as an additional crop to his already diversified farm.

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DIY Cat Tunnels and Use in The Winter: EP10 Feb 10, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcast is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In this episode, we visit with Kyle Doda and Betsy Simpson of 1000 Stone Farm (https://www.1000stonefarm.com/) to talk about their use of caterpillar tunnels, how they built them, and their experiences past the shoulder seasons.

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Greenhouse Sensors on the Cheap: EP09 Feb 03, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcast is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In this episode, we visit with Kyle Doda and Betsy Simpson of 1000 Stone Farm Farm (https://www.1000stonefarm.com/) about remote temperature monitoring on the cheap.

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The Jang JP5 Seeder: EP08 Jan 27, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcast is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In this episode we visit with Evan Perkins and Heidi Choate of Small Axe Farm (https://smallaxefarm.com/) to talk about the Jang 5 row seeder.

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Key Automated Infrastructure for Raising A Small Flock of Layer Chickens for Fertility: EP07 Jan 20, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcast is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In this episode, we visit with Kyle Doda and Betsy Simpson of 1000 Stone Farm Farm (https://www.1000stonefarm.com/) about automated infrastructure to raise a small flock of laying hens.

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Bringing Strawberries to Market Late Intro The Fall: EP06 Jan 13, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcasts is a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. In This episode we visit with Silas Doyle-Burr of Last Resort Farm (lastresortfarm.com) to talk about bringing strawberries to market as late as October and even into November in Vermont.

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Walk-in Coolers and Climate Controlled Rooms: EP05 Jan 06, 2020

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The Ag Engineering podcasts share a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. This episode chats with Silas Doyle-Burr of Last Resort Farm (lastresortfarm.com) about his 5 walk-in climate-controlled rooms.
Silas installed five custom build rooms in his renovated dairy barn to create different climate cones for vegetable storage or germination chambers.

VECS, The installer he used for his cooler monitoring and controls.

Last resort farm on instagram
Silas used Trusscore, a corrugated PVC plant in his wash/pack space. See this and more on our blog post go.uvm.edu/smoothnclean
Video tour of the walk-ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGeCFdc0ZUI&list=PLRhtZw1o6RdFOSoR3QriKs3i3njkEYezi&index=5&t=0s

7:00 Coolbot vs. commercial refrigeration

8:00 Accurate temp and humidity controls

12:51 Wireless Options

13:21 Cost?

16:00 What is a relay?

21:01 Regrets with building material choice

22:23 The need for circulation fans

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Stories of Success and Challenge at Footprint Farm: EP04 Dec 30, 2019

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The Ag Engineering podcasts shares a conversation with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to discuss tools, tips or techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. This episode chat’s with Taylor and Jake of Footprint Farm (footprintfarmvt.com) who share both stories of success and challenge on their farm. We also loop back on a follow-up question relating to the labor needs to set-up a cat tunnel.

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Forming Habits to Create a Sustainable Farm: EP03 Dec 23, 2019

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The Ag Engineering podcast chats with small scale fruit and vegetable farmers to share the tools, tips, and techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. This episode is a conversation with Taylor and Jake of Footprint Farm (footprintfarmvt.com) on forming habits that create a sustainable farm business. Taylor started a blog to share her experiences and practices as well as an Instagram account dedicated to sharing how she copes with the stress and challenges of this career.

Visit Habit farming in instagram @habitfarming
Check out Taylor's blog habitfarming.weebly.com

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Managing Multiple Sales Channels: EP02 Dec 16, 2019

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The Ag Engineering podcasts chats with farmers to share the tools, tips, and techniques to improve the sustainability of your farm. This episode chat's with Taylor and Jake of Footprint Farm on how they manage multiple sales channels. From CSA members to chefs and caterers they each take a different level of communication. Thanks for listening.
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