Episodes

  • An Irrigation System Worth Loving + Stay Hopeful, Nerds!

    An Irrigation System Worth Loving + Stay Hopeful, Nerds!
    Nov 7 2025
    Welcome to episode 276 of Growers Daily! We cover: a new irrigation system called the sumi soaker and some early thoughts on that. Plus we get hopeful about the future AND, it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Seeds of Solidarity interview about cardboard: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growers-daily/id1441886206?i=1000451735131 Sumi Soaker: https://shop.moderngrower.co/products/sumi-soaker-max-irrigation-system?srsltid=AfmBOooB8C5qcItUw8KtzNaFmtwok-Ulm9h6rWNP_odvPORglgB2XB5L PFAS and other chemical removal by sunflowers/etc: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749123010400 Intersting gardening for therapy paper: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9389296/#:~:text=Therapeutic%20benefits%20of%20participating%20in,et%20al.%2C%202015). MUSIC from this episode: Soft Return by Megan Wofford Die is Cast by First Timer via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER High Mowing Organic Seeds: www.highmowingseeds.com Marbleseed: https://marbleseed.org/events/organic-farming-conference.html 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 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
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    25 mins
  • Growing Tomatoes in the Same Place Every Year + What Exactly IS Considered Crop Rotation?

    Growing Tomatoes in the Same Place Every Year + What Exactly IS Considered Crop Rotation?
    Nov 6 2025
    Welcome to episode 275 of Growers Daily! We cover: using rye cover crops in a warm region, growing tomatoes in the same place every year, and what constitutes a crop rotation REALLY. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Grafting how to video: https://youtu.be/5o4ZXWqh2Qk Grafting Growers Daily: https://youtu.be/GJR3E3LTaVE MUSIC from this episode: Side X Sice by Kylie Dailey The Smile Was a DEcoy by Daniel Fridell via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER High Mowing Organic Seeds: www.highmowingseeds.com Marbleseed: https://marbleseed.org/events/organic-farming-conference.html 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 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
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    19 mins
  • Don't Worry, Your Garden is Safe + Mulching with Woodchips

    Don't Worry, Your Garden is Safe + Mulching with Woodchips
    Nov 5 2025
    Welcome to episode 274 of Growers Daily! We cover: if our gardens are contaminated enough to be concerned about it, anxiety VS farming, and woodchips as a bed mulch. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv The Composter Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-composter-podcast/id1639905999 Nanoplastics in plants: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-020-0707-4 sources of micro/nanoplastics https://www.firstsentier-mufg-sustainability.com/insight/sources-of-microplastics-and-their-distribution-in-the-environment.html Microplastics in water: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2018.00407/full#B11 MUSIC from this episode: Power by Kylie Dailey via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER High Mowing Organic Seeds: www.highmowingseeds.com Marbleseed: https://marbleseed.org/events/organic-farming-conference.html 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 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
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    20 mins
  • Lasagne Gardening at Scale + Missing Our Livestock

    Lasagne Gardening at Scale + Missing Our Livestock
    Nov 4 2025
    Welcome to episode 273 of Growers Daily! We cover: lasagne gardening at scale, some fun farmer recipes (and a challenge for you) plus why I kind of miss our farm livestock (but also why we won't bring them back). We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Links to Jared's Real Food Videos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbGpzbTsrOk Another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHCo3b8_q1k&t=17s Another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsdKiX4AZ9M MUSIC from this episode: Sangria by Jonathan Bondesson Campus by Sven Lindvall via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Johnnys Selected Seeds: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER High Mowing Organic Seeds: www.highmowingseeds.com Marbleseed: https://marbleseed.org/events/organic-farming-conference.html 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 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
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    20 mins
  • Small Farms Vs Disasters + Cardboard's Role as a Mulch

    Small Farms Vs Disasters + Cardboard's Role as a Mulch
    Nov 3 2025

    Welcome to episode 272 of Growers Daily!

    We cover: small farming versus disasters, cardboard as a mulch, and when what you do looks bananas to your neighbors.

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    Morgantimma by Christian Hanzell

    On My Way by Ten Towers

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    21 mins
  • The Future Wants Your Farm + Water Collection in Cold Climates

    The Future Wants Your Farm + Water Collection in Cold Climates
    Oct 31 2025
    Welcome to episode 271 of Growers Daily! We cover: how the cost of the future is farmland, talking about storing water in dry, cold climates, and it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv The Composter Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-composter-podcast/id1639905999 Report about the Amzon and tipping point: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06970-0 Good Video on Saving the Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jISd1UXeqQ&t=659s Amazon (company) says bye bye jobs: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots.html?searchResultPosition=1 Neslte Jobs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/business/nestle-jobs-cuts.html?searchResultPosition=12 Data Centers worldwide: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/technology/ai-data-center-backlash-mexico-ireland.html?searchResultPosition=1 Data Center fight in Michigan: https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/27/data-center-developer-takes-a-small-michigan-farming-community-to-court/#:~:text=While%20the%20developer%20won%20out,that%20number%20is%20still%20growing. MUSIC from this episode: The Haunted House by John Abbot Spooky Road by Trailer Worx via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Real Farmer Care: https://www.realfarmercare.com/ Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
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    22 mins
  • My Garlic Didn't Survive Storage HELP! + High Tunnels Vs The Environment

    My Garlic Didn't Survive Storage HELP! + High Tunnels Vs The Environment
    Oct 30 2025
    Welcome to episode 270 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic that didn't survive the storage process, making sense of soil tests, plus what is the microplastics risk with high tunnels. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv waxy breakdown of garlic: https://blogs.cornell.edu/livegpath/gallery/garlic/waxy-breakdown-on-garlic/ Curing Garlic seg: https://youtu.be/qqafsb98B0s greenhouse plastics and MPs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724008015?via%3Dihub Planet Wild Carpathian forests video: https://youtu.be/rYVGalSJz0k?si=Xg4tcN9jfkVTueUh MUSIC from this episode: Heirloom by Dillon Knighton Plastic Flowers by Sully Bright via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT Real Farmer Care: https://www.realfarmercare.com/ Farmhand: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/ 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 Support our work (👊) at www.notillgrowers.com/support or www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers freelance sound editor: www.sellassoundworks.com
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    20 mins
  • Farming it up in the Fall with Farmer Jesse Live

    Farming it up in the Fall with Farmer Jesse Live
    Oct 29 2025

    Welcome to episode 269 of Growers Daily!

    We cover: our monthly LIVE episode!

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    56 mins