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Growing for Market is the farmer-to-farmer magazine for local food and flower growers, for 33 years and growing. GFM keeps you informed about the business of growing and selling vegetables, cut flowers, plants, herbs, and other food products. If you are market farming or gardening, you'll find valuable information that will help make your business more profitable and enjoyable, all written by farm... more

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Shannon Allen from Bloomhill Farm and Lyndsay Biehl from Wildroot Flower Co. tell host Rebecca Kutzer-Rice about how they started The Dirt On Flowers Podcast. In addition to hearing about their farms, we get their take on the hot topic of how to deci... more

Sap testing is like a blood test for plants, telling us what is going on with them right now. Chuck Schembre brings his 20+ years of experience as a farmer and soil scientist to explain how to use sap testing, in conjunction with soil testing, to hel... more

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Over 25 years of running Buglady Consulting, entomologist Suzanne Wainwright-Evans has helped a lot of farmers with biological controls. This conversation is both a wealth of information and a hoot, as Suzanne tells us why beneficial insects are like... more

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Whether on the roots or aboveground, a lot of the pathogens we need to protect our plants from are fungi or water molds. In this interview with Penn State Extension Commercial Horticulture Educator Jennie Mazzone, we talk about how to diagnose infect... more

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Chuck Schembre
Farmer, soil scientist, and regenerative agronomy consultant with over 20 years of farming experience
EcoSoil Solutions
Episode: Sap testing and high desert agriculture with Chuck Schembre of EcoSoil Solutions in Nevada
Suzanne Wainwright-Evans
Horticultural entomologist specializing in integrated pest management, with over 30 years of experience
Buglady Consulting
Episode: Beneficial insects and other biological controls: how to source and release them with Suzanne Wainwright-Evans of Buglady Consulting
Jennie Mazzone
Penn State Extension Commercial Horticulture Educator and former plant diagnostician
Penn State Extension
Episode: Fungal pathogens: how to diagnose and protect your plants from them with Jennie Mazzone from Penn State Extension
Julia Shanks
Farm business coach, author and entrepreneur with an MBA in entrepreneurship
The Farmer's Office
Episode: How to make a plan to be profitable with Julia Shanks and Dan Brisebois authors of The Profitable Farmer
Dan Brisebois
Farmer, author, spreadsheet educator and host of the Seed Farmer Podcast
Torn Soul Cooperative Farm
Episode: How to make a plan to be profitable with Julia Shanks and Dan Brisebois authors of The Profitable Farmer
Samantha Willden
Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University
Cornell University
Episode: Insect biocontrol in the greenhouse with Professor Laura Ingwell from Purdue and Professor Samantha Willden from Cornell
Laura Ingwell
Associate Professor of Entomology at Purdue University
Purdue University
Episode: Insect biocontrol in the greenhouse with Professor Laura Ingwell from Purdue and Professor Samantha Willden from Cornell
Lane Selman
Co-author of Radicchio, A Celebration of the Beloved Italian Vegetable; Professor of Practice at Oregon State University; Founder of the Culinary Breeding Network
Oregon State University; Culinary Breeding Network
Episode: Radicchio growing, history and cooking with Lane Selman of the Culinary Breeding Network
Corinne Hansch
Owner of Lovin' Mama Farm, Amsterdam, New York
Lovin Mama Farm
Episode: Growing microgreens and shoots with Corinne Hansch of Lovin' Mama Farm in New York State

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Andrew Mefford
Editor of Growing For Market Magazine

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 136 ratings
  • Great variety and scope

    A great podcast that covers a diversity of interesting topics about and related to market farming. There are episodes with people doing all different types of market farming in all different sorts of locations and conditions, but also interviews about marketing, tech platforms, soil amendments, etc. Such a cool resource.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MarquisDeMizzle
    United States8 months ago
  • I can’t listen anymore

    I have LOVED this podcast for a long time. Super informative interviews with fascinating experts. But ever since April Parms started hosting, I just literally cannot listen anymore. She talks like a ditzy 12-year-old girl, she offers no interesting commentary, and she has the vocabulary of a small child. Adults should not use the words “awesomeness, ” “deliciousness,” and “amazingness” several times in one sentence, HUNDREDS of times in a single episode. I keep checking back in and being so temp... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    ajaj324
    United Statesa year ago
  • Lots to learn from this podcast

    Bust out the notebook! There is so much to learn and this podcast is full of useful information and tips to help your veggie or flower farm thrive. I love to listen to this podcast while working on other things, and often find myself stopping to google or bookmark something to add to my toolbox. Book reviews or new tech this podcast covers all kind of topics to make navigating the farm life easier from experts who know how to help. A great resource.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mes1220
    United States2 years ago
  • Wow!!!

    This is a gem of a podcast. Im a flower grower/seller and I am benefitting from all the useful info from here.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Glaiza
    United States2 years ago
  • Market farmers unite!

    As if GFM magazine wasn’t enough! This podcast is a great companion. Thanks for continuing to be FOR and BY farmers.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    four-farmers
    United States2 years ago

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Listeners value the wide range of market-farming topics, crops and growing conditions covered.
Many describe the interviews as informative and practical, with advice they can put to work on their farms.
The material appeals to both vegetable and flower growers, including listeners planning or improving a farm business.
One reviewer raised a strong objection to a former host's delivery, while others praise the show's hosts and positivity.
Growers appreciate hearing directly from experienced producers, specialists and advocates.

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Sap testing and high desert agriculture with Chuck Schembre of EcoSoil Solutions in Nevada
Q: Can you tell us how you take a SAP test? I mean, do you squeeze it out? Tell us what it's like, how you actually take the test.
Collect separate samples of older and newer leaves while they are dry and cool, preferably before 11 a.m. Keep the samples refrigerated or on ice without direct contact with ice, and ship them promptly to the lab.
Sap testing and high desert agriculture with Chuck Schembre of EcoSoil Solutions in Nevada
Q: Can you just give us the basics on what sap testing is in the first place?
Sap testing analyzes extracted plant sap to show current nutrient conditions, while tissue testing measures nutrients accumulated in plant material and reflects past conditions.
Fungal pathogens: how to diagnose and protect your plants from them with Jennie Mazzone from Penn State Extension
Q: What can farmers do to make their plants less susceptible to fungal spores and prevent disease?
She recommends starting with disease-free seed and resistant varieties, using cultural controls such as rotation, drainage, and greenhouse ventilation, maintaining sanitation, and applying fungicides preventively. Accurate identification helps growers choose suitable practices and products.
Fungal pathogens: how to diagnose and protect your plants from them with Jennie Mazzone from Penn State Extension
Q: How do fungal pathogens spread to plants, and are there other transmission routes beyond water, soil, and airborne spores?
Mazzone says pathogens can spread through splashing water, infested soil moved on boots or equipment, wind, contaminated hands and tools, and insect vectors. Downy mildew can travel hundreds of miles in a short time on air currents.
Beneficial insects and other biological controls: how to source and release them with Suzanne Wainwright-Evans of Buglady Consulting
Q: Is there a reason why dipping is preferable? I mean, couldn't you just as easily or perhaps more easily, like if you got new plants and just spray them down instead of having to physically dip them or is it easier to dip?
Dipping provides more complete coverage than spraying, including on leaf undersides, and can kill some thrips eggs embedded in plant tissue. Spray performance can be limited by poor coverage and worn or unsuitable equipment.

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What is Growing For Market Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Practical conversations for people growing and selling vegetables, flowers, herbs, mushrooms and other specialty crops. Episodes pair working farmers with researchers, extension educators, consultants and business specialists to share approaches to crop production, pest and disease management, greenhouse systems, soil health, farm finances, land access and marketing. The emphasis is on usable advice grounded in the realities of different crops, regions and scales of operation.

A recurring interviewer guides guests through their experience and methods, from technical growing decisions to the business choices that shape a farm. The range is distinctive: detailed discussions of subjects such as biological controls and seed health sit alongsid... more

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5. Dan Brisebois
6. Samantha Willden
7. Laura Ingwell
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