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The No-Till Market Garden Podcast is a nuts and bolts (and earthworms and microbes) look at how to run a productive, profitable no-till market garden for small and mid-sized farmers.

Farmer Jesse


    • Dec 10, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 601 EPISODES

    4.7 from 312 ratings Listeners of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast that love the show mention: jesse asks great questions, thank you jesse, cardboard, podcast last year, soil, farms, farmers, jessie, till, intro song, christine, organic, transition, techniques, methods, food, tons, tools, small, valuable.


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    The No-Till Market Garden Podcast is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone interested in farming, particularly those looking to start their own small market no till farm. The podcast provides informative and fun content that listeners can learn from and apply to their own farming endeavors. The hosts are knowledgeable and the guests hold nothing back, providing realistic and down-to-earth knowledge about gardening and farming. It covers a wide range of topics, from collaborative farming to seed saving, making it a valuable tool for both novice market farmers and home gardeners.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its informative nature. Listeners consistently learn little tips and tricks that greatly benefit their farming endeavors. The guests on the show are experts in their field, providing a wealth of knowledge and experience. The podcast also touches on various topics that may not be easily found through other resources, such as grants for new market gardeners or incorporating hugelkulturs into a profitable market garden. Additionally, the hosts are engaging and make learning about farming fun.

    While there are many positive aspects to this podcast, one potential downside is that some episodes may be more applicable to commercial farmers rather than casual hobbyists. However, even hobbyist farmers can still learn a lot from the show and find value in the information provided. Another minor criticism is that the remix of the theme music can be distracting for some listeners who enjoyed the original version.

    In conclusion, The No-Till Market Garden Podcast is an excellent resource for anyone interested in farming or gardening. It offers valuable insights into various topics related to no till methods, soil health, cover cropping, and more. The hosts are engaging and knowledgeable, making learning about farming enjoyable. Despite some minor drawbacks, this podcast is highly recommended for anyone looking to enhance their knowledge of sustainable farming practices and improve their own farming endeavors.



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    Paper Mulches in the Garden + Alfalfa Hay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 16:59


    Welcome to episode 298 of Growers Daily! We cover: mulch papers, winter farm hygiene, and alfalfa hay.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Planting into Thick Cover Crop Mulch + Can You Ripen A Nightshade by Topping it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 20:09


    Welcome to episode 297 of Growers Daily! We cover: planting into a thick mat of cover crop residue, can you ripen nightshades by topping them, and some of the intimidating details of starting a farm business.   We are a Non-Profit! 

    What to Know about Planting into Compost Mulch + How to Find Your Agronomist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 16:51


    Welcome to episode 296 of Growers Daily! We cover: finding our own agronomists, talking about planting into compost mulch and looking at leaves as individuals.   We are a Non-Profit! 

    Tricks I Learned Dry Farming + What Microscopes I Use

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 21:50


    Welcome to episode 295 of Growers Daily! We cover: my microscopes and dry farming AND it's feedback friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Lettuce Packaging Science Gone Wrong + Where to Start with Crop Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 18:09


    Welcome to episode 294 of Growers Daily! We cover: where to start with crop planning, what's all that science for in lettuce packaging, and tackle a specific strawberry-to-soil question. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Low Fi Tomato Grafting + Spring Cash Flow with Mikey and Kez of Five Tales Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 45:39


    Welcome to episode 293 of Growers Daily! We cover: our monthly check in with Mikey and Kez at Five Tales Farm in Australia. We talk about their low fi tomato grafting and some farm team dynamics. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Where I Get Seeds + What's the Deal with Straw Mulch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 18:33


    Welcome to episode 292 of Growers Daily! We cover: where we get our seeds, Straw, and helping the soil recover from a drought.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Can Cover Crops Make a Good Mulch + A Fill Dirt Uh Oh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 20:28


    Welcome to episode 291 of Growers Daily! We cover: cover crops as a mulch, fill dirt concerns, AND We'll also tack on a little feedback monday per tradition (of missing fridays). We are a Non-Profit! 

    Profitable Small Farm Three Years In | Wild East Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 39:39


    Welcome to episode 290 of Growers Daily! We cover: chatting with Noah East of Wild East Farm in Western North Carolina. We talk about the aftermath of Helene, numbers on the farm, and some new farming enterprises they are doing at Wild East.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farmer Jesse Live to Talk December Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 60:32


    Welcome to episode 289 of Growers Daily! We cover: your questions! We are a Non-Profit! 

    Get Away with Using Hay + Crimes of Trashin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 20:06


    Welcome to episode 288 of Growers Daily! We cover: the tool the measures compaction properly, hay days, and some crimes of trashin'. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Make Your Own Mulching Compost + Garden Tracking Simplified

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 18:58


    Welcome to episode 287 of Growers Daily! We cover: making your own mulching compost, simplifying the idea of garden tracking and the good and bad of CSA farming.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    How to Find Money to Start a Farm + Evaluating A New Garden Plot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 21:26


    Welcome to episode 286 of Growers Daily! We cover: evaluating a new garden plot, finding that startup capital, and it's feedback friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Can Compost Tea Protect from Frosts + Maintain Those Garden Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 18:46


    Welcome to episode 285 of Growers Daily! We cover: if vermicompost tea can help protect from frosts, Tool maintenance, and tilling compost 20 inches into the soil? We are a Non-Profit! 

    Should You Develop Your Own Hybrid Seed + Saving Beans When They're Still Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 33:01


    Welcome to episode 284 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dan Brisebois, host of The Seed Farmer Podcast and author of The Seed Farmer joins us to talk saving bean seeds, pepper seed saving, and creating your own hybrid seed. We are a Non-Profit! 

    How Compost Mulch Acts Differently in Different Regions + Getting Good Broccoli in Hot Climates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 18:37


    Welcome to episode 283 of Growers Daily! We cover: how compost mulch acts differently in different regions, a potentially new way to nonprofit, and getting good brassica heads in hotter climates.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Gravel Mulches?! + It's Time to Store those Seeds (Properly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 21:00


    Welcome to episode 282 of Growers Daily! We cover: gravel mulches, storing seeds, and it's feedback… monday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Talking Tools Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 23:35


    Welcome to episode 281 of Growers Daily! We cover: our very first Growers Daily "best of" or roundup video in which we talk all things tools for your farm! We are a Non-Profit! 

    Too Late to Start Next Year's Garden? + Using Worm Compost in the Soil Mix

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 17:11


    Welcome to episode 280 of Growers Daily! We cover: Kaolin clay for things like squash bugs, is it too late to start next year's garden (and would there be any value to tarping under snow), plus we look at vermicompost in a seed starting mix.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    How Farming In Japan Compares to the US + Using Salt Marsh Hay W/ Assawaga Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 41:11


    Welcome to episode 279 of Growers Daily! We cover: Yoko Takemura from Assawaga Farm in CT joins us to chat about covercropping, using salt marsh hay, growing Asian veg, and how farming in the US compares to farming in Japan.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Is "Dirt Mulch" Actually a Thing? + Winterizing the Irrigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 17:06


    Welcome to episode 278 of Growers Daily! We cover: the idea of dirt mulches, the power of true citizenship and winterizing the irrigation.   We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Farming Podcast that Changed Everything + Are Landscape Fabrics Really that Bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 17:57


    Welcome to episode 277 of Growers Daily! We cover: landscape fabrics and if they are really so bad, a farming podcast that changed me (and many others) plus perennial ryegrass. What a lineup!  We are a Non-Profit! 

    An Irrigation System Worth Loving + Stay Hopeful, Nerds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 24:59


    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! 

    Growing Tomatoes in the Same Place Every Year + What Exactly IS Considered Crop Rotation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 19:14


    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! 

    Don't Worry, Your Garden is Safe + Mulching with Woodchips

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 19:46


    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! 

    Lasagne Gardening at Scale + Missing Our Livestock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 20:22


    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! 

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 21:26


    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.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Future Wants Your Farm + Water Collection in Cold Climates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 21:57


    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! 

    My Garlic Didn't Survive Storage HELP! + High Tunnels Vs The Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 19:36


    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!

    Farming it up in the Fall with Farmer Jesse Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 55:43


    Welcome to episode 269 of Growers Daily! We cover: our monthly LIVE episode! We are a Non-Profit!

    How Smoke Affects Farms + It's Leaf Season!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 21:23


    Welcome to episode 268 of Growers Daily! We cover: the effects that smoke has on crops, mulching with leaves, and What farming has taught me about people, places, and myself. We are a Non-Profit!

    How to Find Good (Safe) Mulch + Chemicals Can Grow Lots of Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 22:30


    Welcome to episode 267 of Growers Daily! We cover: finding good mulches, the (somewhat false) productivity of conventional agriculture, and the changing landscape of farming information. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Using Compost with Soil Tests as an Amending + The Good Disturbance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 22:28


    Welcome to episode 266 of Growers Daily! We cover: good disturbance, we are discussing how to fit compost into the amendment regime, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 

    Rabbit Poop as a Garden Amendment? + Is the Master Gardener Course Worth it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 17:44


    Welcome to episode 265 of Growers Daily! We cover: master gardener courses, Rabbit poop in the garden, and straw with tack? Good idea, bad idea? We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farmers Need Diverse Income Streams + Farming with Kids || Five Tales Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 32:00


    Welcome to episode 264 of Growers Daily! We cover: Mikey and Kez from Five Tales Farm in Australia chat with us about diversifying markets, the stigma of doing that as a farmer, and farming while pregnant and beyond.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Animal We Could Learn Something From + Getting Better Germination with the Seeder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 16:40


    Welcome to episode 263 of Growers Daily! We cover: the mighty beaver (finally!), how we could make ourselves beaver like, and improving on sweet corn (and other seeds) when we seed them.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Farming Things I'm Terrible At + The Brilliance of The Flail Mower

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 18:16


    Welcome to episode 262 of Growers Daily! We cover: our November garden plans, offering some thoughts on flail mowing, and some critical farmer things I'm terrible at. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Why Chefs Make Good Growers (and why they don't) + Packaging for Restaurants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 23:17


    Welcome to episode 261 of Growers Daily! We cover: pricing and packaging for restaurants, working in restaurants and then working as a farmer, and it's feedback friday ! We are a Non-Profit! 

    Are Radishes Overrated + Onions You Plant in the Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 18:51


    Welcome to episode 260 of Growers Daily! We cover: overwintering a new garden spot in a way that improves its health, onions you plant in the fall, and are radishes over-hyped as a high profit crop? We are a Non-Profit! 

    Bye Bye Birdies + Hello Cold Storage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 18:05


    Welcome to episode 259 of Growers Daily! We cover: why the decline in bird populations (but the uptick in sea turtles), mid-size cold-storage options for produce, and the big life mistake I almost made.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Small Farms are Expensive + Why Composters Should Just Start Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 18:09


    Welcome to episode 258 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do if your farm was previously a car lot, should compost operations just start a farm instead, and why it's hard to scale back a farm without losing money.    We are a Non-Profit! 

    So You Want to Start a Composting Business + Where are the Prestigious Prizes for Farmers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 19:34


    Welcome to episode 257 of Growers Daily! We cover: why there are no Nobels (or any other big prize) for farmers, what to do about persistent mold on alliums, and some insights gleaned from the Kentucky composting conference about commercial composting startups.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    When Hay is Your Only Mulch Option + The Dogma Free Garden is a Happy Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 19:36


    Welcome to episode 256 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do when hay is the only mulch you got, the dogma free garden, and it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Bindweed vs Cover Crops + Interplanting With Figs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 16:43


    Welcome to episode 255 of Growers Daily! We cover: bind weed vs cover crops, interplanting with figs in a tunnel, a perennial living pathways challenge.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Shaking Up the Farmland Ownership Model (With Ian McSweeney and Julian Lauzzana)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 36:49


    Welcome to episode 254 of Growers Daily! We cover: Ian McSweeney with The Farmers Land Trust and Farmland Commons and Julian Lauzzana join us to talk about a new path toward farmland ownership.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Plants Feed the Soil (Disturbing it Doesn't) + Are Woodchips the Right Pathway Option?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 17:31


    Welcome to episode 253 of Growers Daily! We cover: plants feeding the soil, why we avoid disturbance (within reason) and woodchips in the tunnel pathways.. OR NOT.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Mulches and Soil Health + Keeping Lemongrass Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 18:30


    Welcome to episode 252 of Growers Daily! We cover: lemongrass and the basic principles of soil health. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Should a Flower Grower Use Synthetic Fertilizers + What Meta Stole from Farmers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 22:33


    Welcome to episode 251 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are taking a question from a flower grower wondering about synthetic fertilizers to address soil deficiencies, meta pirating farm books for AI, and it's feedback Friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Decompacting Clay without Making it Worse + Going from Good Soil to YIKES Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 19:13


    Welcome to episode 250 of Growers Daily! We cover: balancing the good and the bad, Decompacting clay without making it worse, and we hear about what it's like to go from good soil to well… not great soil.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farmer Jesse Goes Live for October Farm Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 58:20


    Welcome to episode 249 of Growers Daily! We cover: October LIVE!!!  We are a Non-Profit! 

    When to Protect My Crops (and With What) + This Show is a One-Year Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 19:05


    Welcome to episode 248 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're celebrating one year of this show, so we'll talk a bit about that and what I've learned in the last year and what the experience of doing a daily show is like, we will take a question about when to cover what, then talk WHAT to cover it with.  We are a Non-Profit! 

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