The Urban Farmer Podcast

There Are Only 3 Ways to Make More Money on Your Farm

If you want to make more money on your farm, you have exactly three options. Not five, not ten. Three: sell to more customers, sell higher-value products to the same customers, or sell more volume. Every strategy, every conference tip, every new idea fits into one of those buckets. Most farmers pull lever three first — more beds, more crops, more volume. It's the most expensive lever and the most complex. Scaling a low-margin operation just scales the problem. Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! [https://youtu.be/R_cRe2JUyvE] Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. [https://shop.moderngrower.co/] Follow Modern Grower: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerpro/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerco] Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow [https://bit.ly/carrotcashflow] Farm Small Farm Smart [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmart] Farm Small Farm Smart Daily [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmartdaily] The Growing Microgreens Podcast [https://bit.ly/thegrowingmicrogreenspodcast] The Urban Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xS3ebyyIxmBqp1pl2h87RpU] The Rookie Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xRJ0O4mAIdgX94QvXTI0ZZ7] In Search of Soil Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/insearchofsoil] Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon [https://amzn.to/4hoqUx6] Ready Farmer One on Amazon [https://amzn.to/42FjrVX] **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com [http://amazon.com/].

The 80/20 Crop Audit: One Spreadsheet That Changes Your Whole Farm

How many of your crops actually make you money? Most farmers have never sorted the list. When they do, the math is shocking: 8–12 products typically generate 80% of total revenue. Everything below that line is seed cost, bed space, labor, and stress that drags your operation down. Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! [https://youtu.be/_TdZWpyGmTA] Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. [https://shop.moderngrower.co/] Follow Modern Grower: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerpro/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerco] Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow [https://bit.ly/carrotcashflow] Farm Small Farm Smart [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmart] Farm Small Farm Smart Daily [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmartdaily] The Growing Microgreens Podcast [https://bit.ly/thegrowingmicrogreenspodcast] The Urban Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xS3ebyyIxmBqp1pl2h87RpU] The Rookie Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xRJ0O4mAIdgX94QvXTI0ZZ7] In Search of Soil Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/insearchofsoil] Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon [https://amzn.to/4hoqUx6] Ready Farmer One on Amazon [https://amzn.to/42FjrVX] **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com [http://amazon.com/].

The 80/20 Crop Audit: One Spreadsheet That Changes Your Whole Farm

How many of your crops actually make you money? Most farmers have never sorted the list. When they do, the math is shocking: 8–12 products typically generate 80% of total revenue. Everything below that line is seed cost, bed space, labor, and stress that drags your operation down. Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! [https://youtu.be/_TdZWpyGmTA] Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. [https://shop.moderngrower.co/] Follow Modern Grower: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerpro/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerco] Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow [https://bit.ly/carrotcashflow] Farm Small Farm Smart [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmart] Farm Small Farm Smart Daily [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmartdaily] The Growing Microgreens Podcast [https://bit.ly/thegrowingmicrogreenspodcast] The Urban Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xS3ebyyIxmBqp1pl2h87RpU] The Rookie Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xRJ0O4mAIdgX94QvXTI0ZZ7] In Search of Soil Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/insearchofsoil] Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon [https://amzn.to/4hoqUx6] Ready Farmer One on Amazon [https://amzn.to/42FjrVX] **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com [http://amazon.com/].

What Can You Do That Someone Will Pay You For?

What can you do that someone will pay you for? Not what degree you have. Not what you're passionate about. What can you actually do that creates enough value that someone will hand you money for it? Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! [https://youtu.be/1D6Fk3FopzQ] Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. [https://shop.moderngrower.co/] Follow Modern Grower: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerpro/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerco] Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow [https://bit.ly/carrotcashflow] Farm Small Farm Smart [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmart] Farm Small Farm Smart Daily [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmartdaily] The Growing Microgreens Podcast [https://bit.ly/thegrowingmicrogreenspodcast] The Urban Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xS3ebyyIxmBqp1pl2h87RpU] The Rookie Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xRJ0O4mAIdgX94QvXTI0ZZ7] In Search of Soil Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/insearchofsoil] Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon [https://amzn.to/4hoqUx6] Ready Farmer One on Amazon [https://amzn.to/42FjrVX] **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com [http://amazon.com/].

How Some Farmers Harvest 50 Weeks a Year

Most farmers lose four to eight weeks of production every year during transition gaps, i.e., clearing, prepping, replanting. At $500/week per greenhouse, that's up to $3,000 lost from the same space. Timing systems are often worth more than infrastructure upgrades. It's about being smart, not buying more. Watch the video version over on our YT Channel! [https://youtu.be/rdQXQZA4Ed4] Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. [https://shop.moderngrower.co/] Follow Modern Grower: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerpro/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moderngrowerco] Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow [https://bit.ly/carrotcashflow] Farm Small Farm Smart [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmart] Farm Small Farm Smart Daily [https://bit.ly/farmsmallfarmsmartdaily] The Growing Microgreens Podcast [https://bit.ly/thegrowingmicrogreenspodcast] The Urban Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xS3ebyyIxmBqp1pl2h87RpU] The Rookie Farmer Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTd1FPZ7J8xRJ0O4mAIdgX94QvXTI0ZZ7] In Search of Soil Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/insearchofsoil] Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon [https://amzn.to/4hoqUx6] Ready Farmer One on Amazon [https://amzn.to/42FjrVX] **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com [http://amazon.com/].