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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


    • May 25, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 710 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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    Growing Great Pumpkins + Navigating the Wild World of Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 20:04


    Welcome to episode 406 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking about pumpkin and preparing your farm for weather that can't stop, won't stop… being weird. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Am I The Only One Over All the Subscriptions? + Burying Cow Manure?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 22:46


    Welcome to episode 405 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're burying some cow manure, we're done with subscriptions BUT it is feedback friday, which I can subscribe to another round of THAT game always. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Is it Bad to Water Plants On a Hot Day? + When is a Bed Dead?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 17:57


    Welcome to episode 404 of Growers Daily! We cover: watering plants in the heat, we're deciding when to pull a crop once it's damaged, and taking on an interesting lasagne bed and iodine conundrum.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Making Sense of Farmers Markets + Scape Season

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 22:28


    Welcome to episode 403 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking farmers markets dos and donts, do farmers markets make sense, and the state of farmers markets currently. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Aphids in the Greenhouse + Lesson From a Dying Rainforest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 17:30


    Welcome to episode 402 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are learning some lessons from the amazon (forest not website), tackling aphids in the greenhouse, and then how about some wheel hoeing? We are a Non-Profit! 

    When Things Must Die so The Garden Shall Live + The Okra Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 19:21


    Welcome to episode 401 of Growers Daily! We cover: Okra and the circle of life… of a garden.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Demystifying Vasectomies (Yes, Vasectomies!) + What About the Stuff Growing on My Soil Blocks?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 22:54


    Welcome to episode 400 of Growers Daily! We cover: the various stuff growing on your seedlings, we're gonna talk about vasectomies (which isn't a metaphor, we're gonna actually talk about vasectomies because people need to talk about them) and it's feedback friday,  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Can You Use Woodstove Charcoal as Biochar + Going From Compacted Dirt to Thriving Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 18:56


    Welcome to episode 399 of Growers Daily! We cover: the stuff in the woodstove acting like biochar, converting compacted ground into productive soil, and where has all the sulfur gone? We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farmer Jesse Goes LIVE to Talk May In the Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 59:23


    Welcome to episode 398 of Growers Daily! We cover: your live questions! We are a Non-Profit! 

    Can Gardening Save You Money at the Grocery Store + Starting a Flower Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 19:01


    Welcome to episode 397 of Growers Daily! We cover: how food prices are bananas, but could growing your own bananas help…er at least veggies; we're gonna take a question about starting a flower farm and finally, we'll do a little earthway seeder breakdown.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    No Sweat Sweet Corn + Moving a Tunnel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 24:15


    Welcome to episode 396 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are breaking down sweet corn and moving high tunnels. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farming With a Baby (Tools and Tips) + Will This Weed Follow Me to My Next Farm?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 23:50


    Welcome to episode 395 of Growers Daily! We cover: farming with little kiddos, how to keep weeds like horsetail from tagging along to the next farm and it's feedback friday!  We are a Non-Profit! 

    What Technologies Am I Excited About + Cover Crops for Northern Growers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 19:03


    Welcome to episode 394 of Growers Daily! We cover: the tech I actually am excited about (or could be), we get a question about keeping rain off melons, and cover crops for northern growers. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Soil Health on the Cheap + Incorporating Fertility Without Tilling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 19:35


    Welcome to episode 393 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we'll have ourselves a little soil health party and talk about reviving abused soil, soil health on a budget, and incorporating amendments without tilling. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Half of All Life on Earth is Above You + Inside My Harvest Stations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 18:38


    Welcome to episode 392 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we'll talk about the fascinating biology of tree canopies, do a quick tour of our root washing station and wash/pack station, AND we'll discuss broad forks. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Killing Cover Crops with Birds + Growing Peanuts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 20:17


    Welcome to episode 391 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're talking about growing peanuts (for those of you who can of course) and fowl in the cover crops on purpose… We are a Non-Profit! 

    Recession Proofing the Farm + The Exciting World of Farm Taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 22:03


    Welcome to episode 390 of Growers Daily! We cover: recession proofing the farm (just in case), and The Exciting World of Farm Taxes. Got quite the lineup today! And it's feedback friday!  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Mulching with… Garlic? + Pre-Paid Farm Cards + Overwintered Dahlias

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2026 19:08


    Welcome to episode 389 of Growers Daily! We cover: all the uses of garlic that aren't just a bulb, the pros and cons of farm cards, and overwintered dahlias, like in the ground. We are a Non-Profit! 

    What Do Weeds Know + Managing Weeds for Next Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 17:36


    Welcome to episode 388 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna talk about weeds. Specifically: can weeds tell us anything useful about our soil, we'll cover weeds that just won't take the hint, and managing this years weeds for next year. We are a Non-Profit! 

    What Will We Look Like in the Future + Pitch Forks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 20:08


    Welcome to episode 387 of Growers Daily! We cover: what our actions today will look like to future generations, we'll discuss horse manure and pouring it over cover crops for a bed, and pitchfork-poloza. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Smash Your Summer Squash + Preventing Erosion While Starting a Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 19:37


    Welcome to episode 386 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're squashing, protecting gardens from erosion while establishing beds, and is electrical conductivity relevant to gardeners. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Where The Pros Go To Learn About Farming + Starting a Country from Scratch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 25:00


    Welcome to episode 385 of Growers Daily! We cover: where the pros go to learn about farming, we're talking about what to do when you find a deserted island, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 

    When A Garden is Rocky Beyond Reason + Using Vermicompost

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2026 20:44


    Welcome to episode 384 of Growers Daily! We cover: jasmine vines, vermicompost, a clover and pumpkin patch, what five books I would save in a fire, and your soil rocks, but literally We are a Non-Profit! 

    When Will We Discover the Earth: An Earth Day Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 24:54


    Welcome to episode 383 of Growers Daily! We cover: Happy Earth Day! Today we will celebrate that a bit talking about what astronauts see when they return home, soil work you can see from space, and what cities and suburbs can offer the environment. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Contamination in Municipal Compost + Whales on Reciprocity (Yeah, Whales)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 20:42


    Welcome to episode 382 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're taking on a TRUE whale of a tale (and learning reciprocity), and we're gonna cover contamination in municipal compost, and do you need a soil probe? We are a Non-Profit! 

    Good Crops You Don't Eat + Passive Irrigation Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 18:57


    Welcome to episode 381 of Growers Daily! We cover: crops you can grow for market but not for eating, plus passive irrigating with gravity, and lowering pH for blueberries. We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Land Before Waste + Living Fences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 22:24


    Welcome to episode 380 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking Living Fences, going back to the time when recycling was just simple livin', and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 

    What to Do with Microgreen Trays + Are Synthetic Fertilizers Really So Bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 20:46


    Welcome to episode 379 of Growers Daily! We cover: keeping the greenhouse warm in the spring (low-fi-ly), feeding everyone you want to, a biostimulant made of seaweed, and what's so bad about synthetic fertilizer. LOADED show. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farming the Floating Gardens (Chinampas) of Mexico with Lucio Usobiaga

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 32:06


    Welcome to episode 378 of Growers Daily! We cover: Last week I caught up with Lucio Usobiaga of Arca Tierra in Mexico, and it's hard to describe everything that this organization does. Their focus is to promote and encourage local agriculture in and around the chinampas – the famed floating gardens – in Mexico and so they aggregate a lot of food from that area. So Lucio and I talk about that. We talk about the chinampas as well—what they are, how they work (like ever think about how to get compost out to a garden on lake?), how they were created, and what their current fate is. It's a fascinating and wide ranging conversation We are a Non-Profit! 

    People are Mostly Good + The Dang Jang Seeder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 18:48


    Welcome to episode 377 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are asking if people are actually mostly good at heart, we'll take questions about contamination, plus we shall take a closer look at that dang Jang. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Uh Oh! Water Bankruptcy + Swiss Chard Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 19:24


    Welcome to episode 376 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are breaking down the crop voted most oxalic in high school, Swiss Chard , and Water Bankruptcy. We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Farming, Art and AI Connection + Cleaning Seed Trays

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 23:14


    Welcome to episode 375 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're sanitizing our seed trays, talking about AI in the art and farming space, and it's feedback friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Where to Send Your Soil Test + What is Too Cold in a Greenhouse AND SO MUCH MORE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 19:12


    Welcome to episode 374 of Growers Daily! We cover: when plans change for a cover crop, a shared spreadsheet for crops, what is too cold in a greenhouse, a composting pet manure question, building a pond in a city and where to find your agronomist for soil testing.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Farmer Jesse Live to Talk About Growing in April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 60:05


    Welcome to episode 373 of Growers Daily! We cover: your burning April questions! We are a Non-Profit! 

    The Middle Ages Were Rampant with Land Sharing + Shovels!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 19:54


    Welcome to episode 372 of Growers Daily! We cover: the wild (and shared) world of agriculture in the middle ages, we will take a crop planning question and one about seeding long season crops directly, plus SHOVELS. We are a Non-Profit! 

    It's Potato Time + Is Pre-filling Trays a Good Idea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 21:20


    Welcome to episode 371 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna talk potatoes (to compliment the video you saw the other week), we'll talk prefilling trays and growing under spruces and pines. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Is the Farmers Market The Best Place to Start Selling + The Birds Are Not Alright

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 21:35


    Welcome to episode 370 of Growers Daily! We cover: if the farmers market is the right place to start farming, we'll check in on our pedal powered root washer, we'll check in on the birdies (with hope), and It's feedback friday.   We are a Non-Profit! 

    Speeding up Onion Planting + Crop Planning for Successions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 18:41


    Welcome to episode 369 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna try to speed up your onion endeavors, we'll talk celery leaf curl and pill bug/roly poly management (specifically in the celery, but also everywhere) and crop planning for success… ions.   We are a Non-Profit! 

    Don't Mulch Wrong + Find Mulch Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 20:50


    Welcome to episode 368 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're going to talk mulches—specifically how to mulch to actually suppress weeds, finding the right mulch, and wood chips cause why not. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Was Agriculture The Biggest Mistake in History + Your First Greenhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 19:31


    Welcome to episode 367 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're asking if agriculture was the biggest mistake in history, we're taking a question about switching to a greenhouse from an…. In-the-house, and the mighty (useful) auger bit We are a Non-Profit! 

    Using The Lawn for Mulch + Grow Great Eggplant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 17:25


    Welcome to episode 366 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're doing a whole eggplant breakdown, and using (and improving) the lawn for mulch.  We are a Non-Profit! 

    Will Farming Be Possible in the Future + Dogma-Free Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 17:11


    Welcome to episode 365 of Growers Daily! We cover: farmland (what's left of it at least), the dogma free garden, and a little about AI because it's friday and why not. We are a Non-Profit! 

    April in the Market Garden + Dialing in Your Germination

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 19:14


    Welcome to episode 364 of Growers Daily! We cover: what the next month looks like on my farm and some related topics from episodes from other months on my farm. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Creative Ways to Sell Produce + How to Price it

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 22:00


    Welcome to episode 363 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking about creative ways to sell and price produce. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Do Scythes Make Sense in Market Gardens + The Garden Tools You Will Use

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 26:33


    Welcome to episode 362 of Growers Daily! We cover: We're gonna discuss scythes and hand scythes and if they're worth it then we will revisit a few old segments including which tools you should buy first, weeding gear, and the tools that make it easier from interview with the great Erin Worrall. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Carrot Production Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 21:59


    Welcome to episode 361 of Growers Daily! We cover: we'll discuss how I grow carrots in clay, making every crop succeed, especially carrots, and a little snippet from an old carrot video from 2022 (so the sound may be a bit different for that segment). We are a Non-Profit! 

    Tips for Building a Resilient Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 25:07


    Welcome to episode 360 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna talk farm resiliency in the first two segments, and then in the third discuss the art of making farm decisions. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Getting You Prepped for Harvest Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 24:00


    Welcome to episode 359 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna do a harvest day celebration, talking about the most and least enjoyable crops to harvest, how to dry greens, types of packaging for each crop, and what crops you should harvest first on harvest day. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Improving Your Soil This Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 28:56


    Welcome to episode 358 of Growers Daily! We cover: all about improving the soil this spring: decompacting the soil without making it worse, some basics of soil amending and even managing rocky soil. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Potting Up Properly + How to Broadfork Like a Nerd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 23:55


    Welcome to episode 357 of Growers Daily! We cover: While my voice is recovering we're going to keep my current talking to a minimum and let some of my OLDER talking do some work. So today's episode is all about potting up, we're gonna hear a little bit from composter Nathan Rutz and talk about proper usage of the broadfork. We are a Non-Profit! 

    Starting Tomatoes from Seed + Can You Let Tomatoes Run Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 23:42


    Welcome to episode 356 of Growers Daily! We cover: While my voice is recovering we're going to keep my current talking to a minimum and let some of my OLDER talking do some work. So today's episode is all about tomatoes, from starting tomatoes, grafting tomatoes, and finally, can you let your tomatoes grow wild? We are a Non-Profit! 

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