View previous posts What is Companion Planting? Biointensive farming expert, John Jeavons, defines companion planting as “the placing together of plants having complementary physical demands.” He broadens the definition even…

View previous posts “If you get the soil biology right, there’s absolutely no reason to rotate to a different crop. Our understanding of agriculture is flawed. As human beings, when…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary Many people start market gardening in the hopes of becoming an established farm that consistently provides fresh, local food to their…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary Many farms have different programs to draw people to their location—from tours to workshops to parties. If you’re someone who’s managing…

View previous posts Crop rotation is the practice of changing the crop each year on the same piece of ground, in an effort to confuse pests, reduce weed pressure, and…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary One goal that many market gardeners have is to become financially independent. And for that to happen, sometimes there needs to…

Succession planting refers to strategically planning out a sequence (or succession) of crops that will be planted one after another in a designated area throughout your growing season. On a…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary In a world where more and more businesses are offering convenient delivery of organic produce, how can a traditional farmer’s market…

Having a large enough space to keep your veggies adequately cool until delivery is incredibly important. With all of the painstaking labor that has gone into planting, protecting, harvesting, washing,…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary When people look to start a market farm, either one of two things happen: they either become good at managing both…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary When your market is willing and excited to try new things and there’s good competition in your area, how do you…

Having an efficient wash/pack station on your farm is one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure to have in place when you first design your farm. When the first…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary When you’re sold on the idea of growing good quality produce to serve your community and you want to try it…

Over the last 10 years or so, the use of black silage tarps on small farms has become more and more common. This growing popularity of using tarps can largely…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary One of the reasons why small-scale market farms work is because of its direct-to-consumer model partnered with high-turnover crops like salad…

A 30” wide bed is the most common standardized width in the world of market gardening today. It’s an easy width to straddle for most body types, doesn’t hyperextend the…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary When business is booming through your online store, how do you streamline the logistics behind guesstimating your harvest, updating your inventory,…

Listen to more episodes of Carrot Cashflow Episode Summary When people are looking to buy something, most of the time, they go over their options and see which one is…

For those of you who have worked with a BCS walk-behind tractor, you have learned that the heavier your implement is, the harder it is to turn the machine around…

In the market gardening world, permanent raised beds generally refer to beds that are raised 4-6” above the pathways, creating a mound. The mound is then leveled off to create…