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Since 1992 the only publication just for direct-market vegetable and flower farmers.

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Comment “Cowboy” for a link to this article from the May Growing for Market Magazine! Thanks to author Tommie Burch @moonlighterfarm !

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Farming can be really hard, which is why it’s so important to talk about adversity and how to get through it. Listen to this episode of the podcast with Alex Ball @oldcityacres to hear about what led him to move his farm six times over a dozen years, and how he got through it!

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Listen to the new Growing for Market podcast episode with Alex Ball of @oldcityacres comment or DM “podcast” if you want a link! Or find it on your favorite pod player!

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Comment or DM the word “podcast” for a link to this week’s Growing for Market Podcast with Alex Ball of @oldcityacres or find it on your favorite pod player! We go deep on Alex’s flexible CSA logistics in Michigan including out-of-home delivery, website customization, last mile

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Comment or DM "podcast" for a link to our podcast! No one knows what you have if it’s sitting on a spreadsheet! That’s why Local Line has a variety of ways to network with individual consumers, as well as restaurants, grocery stores, and pretty much anyone else who would want to

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Comment or DM "podcast" for a link to our podcast! No one knows what you have if it’s sitting on a spreadsheet! That’s why Local Line has a variety of ways to network with individual consumers, as well as restaurants, grocery stores, and pretty much anyone else who would want to

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You don’t need a fancy marketing campaign to succeed with online farm sales! Local Line founder and CEO Cole Jones @locallineinc tells us how some old-fashioned pavement pounding can help get customers in the digital door, and how once those customers see how easy it is to buy

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You’ll want to listen to this episode whether you already sell veg or flowers online or not! The world of direct farm sales via ecommerce has changed so much over the last few years there are a lot of new opportunities and features, as Local Line founder and CEO Cole Jones

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Comment or DM “podcast” for a link to this episode of the Growing for Market Podcast about selling local food and flowers online with Cole Jones, founder and CEO of Local Line @locallineinc

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Comment or DM “podcast” and we’ll send you a link to the pod! Or find it on your favorite player! And, give @rutabagaranch a follow for more awesomeness!

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How to stay married AND have your kids want to take over the farm (or at least not hate it)! We tackle some seriously big farm/life issues on the pod with humor and wisdom this week with Jaymie Michelle Thurler, head of Rutabaga Ranch @rutabagaranch a certified organic

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Comment "FREE ISSUE" on IG, and we will Direct Message you a full free issue of Growing For Market Magazine! Aquaponics is a system where living fish provide the nutrients for plant growth, and @grateful_gardeners Tom Precht and Sarah Daken are the only ones we’re aware of

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Comment "FREE ISSUE" on IG, and we will Direct Message you a full free issue of Growing For Market Magazine! Aquaponics is a system where living fish provide the nutrients for plant growth, and @grateful_gardeners Tom Precht and Sarah Daken are the only ones we’re aware of

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In this week’s pod interview with @grateful_gardeners Tom Precht and Sarah Daken, we talk about how outside investment could accelerate the development of local farms; however one of the barriers to attracting investors to farming is that returns are not typically as high as in

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The majority of cut flowers purchased in the USA are imported; your competition is not other local flower growers, the competition is imported. Listen to this week’s pod interview with @grateful_gardeners Sarah Daken and Tom Precht to hear about how they set themselves apart

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Hear how Joshua Hughes’ work with @urbangrowerscollective has helped people who may have difficulty accessing fresh food on this week’s pod interview with host katiekulla! As the manager of UGC’s Fresh Moves Mobile Market, Joshua works to further assist the development of food

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Hear how Joshua Hughes’ work with @urbangrowerscollective has helped people who may have difficulty accessing fresh food on this week’s pod interview with host katiekulla! As the manager of UGC’s Fresh Moves Mobile Market, Joshua works to further assist the development of food

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Hear from Joshua Hughes of the @urbangrowerscollective on this week’s podcast interview with host katiekulla! Joshua is the Fresh Moves Logistics Coordinator for the Fresh Moves Mobile Market, one of the many programs of the non-profit Urban Growers Collective in Chicago.

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Comment or DM “BIOFUMIGATION” for a link to this month’s cover story in Growing for Market Magazine! Thanks to Bruno Maciel @floristalinafarm for the great article and photos 👍🏼

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Micronutrients have a lot to do with flavor, and on this week’s pod we talk with Michael Sileck of SEA-90 Ocean Minerals @sea90 about how to get more micronutrients to our crops to improve flavor, plant health and yield!
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