Grassfed Life
Weekly insights for small farmers and aspiring farm based entrepreneurs who want to earn a living on the land doing something that they care about. A weekly show that tracks the farm season featuring two hosts: Darby Simpson and Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices. We focus on small family farming, grass based livestock, pastured poultry, grassfed beef, pastured pigs, farmsteading, farm sales and marketing, and work-life balance.
Episodes
Melissa Ballard joins me to talk about how selling online has helped their business. She also discusses how she tells her farm story to build and deepen the relationship with her customers.
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The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Grassfed Life. You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast.
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https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04
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Farmer Jeremy Tolley discusses why they go above and beyond to service their farm custo...
The first two episodes of Carrot Cashflow will air here on Farm Small Farm Smart. You can listen to the rest of the episodes by subscribing to the podcast.
iTunes:
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04
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Farmer Vannah Roddy discusses the benefits of her weekly veggie box. It's a pr...
Darby shares his thoughts about free-ranging pastured poultry.
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Darby answers a question about raising cows or sheep when you don't have much land.
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Darby shares his thoughts on keeping a ram on the farm.
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Darby gives advice on farrowing pigs.
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Darby gives advice on selling from your farmstead (not homestead).
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Darby gives some suggestions on farming with 40 to 100 acres.
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Darby discusses his thoughts on farrowing pigs on farm.
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Darby answers about the viability of raising Kune Kune pigs.
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Darby answers about grazing cattle with the rule of thirds.
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Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best?
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Darby answers a question about which chicken tractor design is the best?
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Darby discusses pink eye and fly control for cows.
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Farmer Charles Mayfield talks about how he is turning some "waste" product on his farm into a shelf-stable, value-added product. Charles will talk about why he decided to pursue this product line and how he is building the brand. You can support Charles' Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/farrow/the-farrow-project
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Regardless of what products you are farming, you must have a diversified marketing and business plan for your farm to be successful. Darby Simpson has developed from scratch a “real world”, successful direct marketing approach for his farm thru nearly 10 years of trial and error.
In his three hour workshop, he’ll cover all of the basics you will need to successfully sell your products for a profit. The marketing portion will focus ...
Darby discusses some of the different sales models that he has used on his farm throughout the years. He talks about how to market meat and communicate its value. We also discuss the nuances of customer communication.
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Chris Kiesz of Yellow Hutch Farm in Minnesota joins us to talk about picking up jobs and moving 2000 miles across the country to start his farm. How he picked a new market, cash flowing beef, and creative ways to bundle beef.
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"How does a REKO-ring work?
The ring is based on a closed Facebook group. The producer and consumer who want to take part apply for membership in the group he or she likes. Administrators, often a small group of consumers, approve the application from serious people and thereafter trade can begin. Normally delivery occurs every or every other week, depending on the size of the group. Delivery times are more often shorter than an hou...
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