Farm Small Farm Smart
Insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. In each episode, I talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to find ...
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- Dr. Buz Kloot1 ep
- Peter McCoy1 ep
- Troy Hinke1 ep
Also: Dr. David Johnson, Diego, Professor Emeritus, Dr. Matthew Wood, Dr. Kurt Spokas, Dr. David Laird
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- 🇺🇸United States · Natural SciencesHOME#6438K to 202K
- 🇰🇪KE · Natural Sciences#53.7K to 19K
- 🇸🇦SA · Natural Sciences#123.3K to 17K
- 🇧🇪BE · Natural Sciences#201.6K to 8.6K
- 🇵🇹Portugal · Natural Sciences#221.1K to 6.0K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
53K to 281K🎙 Daily cadence·588 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
177K to 938K🇺🇸72%🇰🇪7%🇸🇦6%+11 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
98K to 516K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/19/26 |  Start Small, Prove the Farm Model, Then Scale (1 of 3) | Everybody wants to start a farm empire. The smartest move is to start it small. Very, very small. Diego breaks down why "start small, prove the model, then scale" isn't just farming advice, it's a universal business principle. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 14m 53s | ||||||
| 10/18/26 |  Raising Organic Matter in Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 92 | In this episode, Dr. Gabe Kenne of the University of South Carolina talks about how to raise organic matter in the soil to increase productivity. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 12m 30s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  You're Selling to the Wrong People (2 of 2) | Your customer probably isn't who you think it is. In the finale of the Who to Sell series, Diego names the "mission trap," building a farm around the people you most want to help, who may not want, value, or be able to afford what you grow, and lays out the sequence that actually works: build a profitable business first, then use it to expand your impact. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 14m 27s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 |  Inoculating Soil with Microbes - Gardening Beyond Basics 91 | In this episode, Dr. Paul Zorner of Locus Ag Solutions talks sheds light on how to go about populating soils with healthy microbes. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to pro | 21m 15s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  Why Your Farm Will Fail Charging Low Prices (1 of 2) | There's a number most farmers never calculate: the minimum price you need just to break even. Diego walks through the math that separates small farms that survive from the ones that slowly bleed out: why wholesale is a volume game you were never set up to win, why direct-to-consumer is the only model that works at small scale, and why charging too little costs you in two directions at once. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 12m 37s | ||||||
| 10/4/26 |  Increasing Carbon Stores in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 90 | In this episode, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University talks about where the long-term carbon stores in the soil actually come from. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 14m 46s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  The Profit Pie: Why Smart Farmers Choose Their Market Before Their Land (3 of 3) | Margin tells you how much to keep. Volume tells you how much to grow. But none of it matters without the right place to sell it. In part 3 of the Profit Pie series, we break down the four sales channels: farmers markets, CSAs, restaurants, and wholesale, and how to match the channel to what your farm actually needs, not just the one with the highest margin. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 13m 24s | ||||||
| 9/27/26 |  Putting Fungi in the Soil - Gardening Beyond Basics 89 | In this episode, author and educator Peter McCoy of Mycologos discusses putting fungi into soil by building up the soil. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 18m 02s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 |  The Profit Pie: 70% Profit Margin Doesn't Pay the Rent (2 of 3) | In Part 1, we built the Profit Pie, the framework for how much you keep on every bed. Here's what it doesn't tell you: a 70% margin on a bed doesn't pay the rent. Margin is how much you keep per bed. Income is margin times volume. Get one wrong and the whole thing falls apart. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 16m 00s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 |  Depending on What You Grow - Gardening Beyond Basics 88 | In this episode, compost specialist and owner of Living Roots Compost Tea Troy Hinke breaks down the nuances of making and using compost tea depending on what you're growing and what your goals are. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 13m 23s | ||||||
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| 9/17/26 |  Refusing Expansion (MFB 61) | Most entrepreneurs see growth as progress. What if the smartest move is to stop? Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 7m 51s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  The Profit Pie: What Actually Moves Your Farm's Profit (1 of 3) | Ask most farmers what has the biggest effect on profit and they'll say inputs: seeds, soil, amendments, the stuff you put in the ground. They're wrong. After a decade of interviews, here's the profit pie: every factor that touches your profit, ranked from biggest lever to smallest. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 18m 24s | ||||||
| 9/13/26 |  Farming on the Conservation Reserve Program - Gardening Beyond Basics 87 | In this episode, soil specialist and consultant Dr. Jim Hoorman of Hoorman Soil discusses farming within the bounds of the Conservation Reserve Program. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 11m 17s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 |  7 Years, 100k Invested, Zero Products (MFB 60) | Struggling founders: detailed plans slowly, never execute. Successful founders: Build basic version, get it to customers, learn what actually matters, iterate. Difference isn't intelligence — it's velocity. The main thing: Build product, get it to customers. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 17m 41s | ||||||
| 9/6/26 | trichodermasymbiotic relationship+3 | Professor Emeritus | Cornell University College of Agricultural and Life SciencesSell Everything You Grow+1 | — | trichodermaplants+4 | Modern Grower | 18m 24s | ||
| 9/3/26 | sustainable farmingmarket farming tips+3 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+2 | — | farmingminimum wage+3 | — | 20m 22s | ||
| 8/31/26 | farm ownershipsustainable farming+3 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+3 | — | farm ownershipsustainable farming+5 | — | 24m 19s | ||
| 8/30/26 | efficient microbesprobiotic technology+3 | Dr. Matthew Wood | Probiotic HoldingsModern Grower+2 | — | efficient microbesprobiotic technology+3 | — | 16m 17s | ||
| 8/27/26 | microgreenssustainable farming+5 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+3 | — | microgreenssustainable farming+5 | — | 10m 01s | ||
| 8/24/26 | business planningsustainable farming+3 | — | Modern Grower Podcast NetworkAmazon+2 | — | farmingbusiness planning+3 | — | 18m 06s | ||
| 8/23/26 | biocharsustainable farming+3 | Dr. Kurt Spokas | Modern GrowerUSDA+2 | — | biocharsoil scientist+3 | — | 13m 48s | ||
| 8/20/26 | sustainable farmingmarket farming tips+3 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+3 | — | profitable farming1000 sqft farm+3 | — | 11m 19s | ||
| 8/17/26 | farmingbusiness insights+3 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+1 | — | dollars per dayfarm profitability+3 | — | 18m 19s | ||
| 8/16/26 | clay soilsgardening+3 | Dr. David Laird | Iowa State University | — | clay soilsgardening tips+3 | — | 9m 30s | ||
| 8/13/26 |  How Hiring Can Boost Your Business (MFB 56) | You can only grow so much by yourself. If you're planning on growing your business, you'll eventually need to hire out help. Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** 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. | 29m 04s | ||||||
| 7/19/26 | cover croppingsustainable farming+3 | Dr. Buz Kloot | Soil Health LabsModern Grower+2 | — | cover croppingfarming+3 | — | 13m 56s | ||
| 7/16/26 | farmers marketsCSAs+3 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+3 | — | farmers marketsCSAs+3 | — | 43m 36s | ||
| 7/13/26 | crop performancesustainable farming+3 | — | The Modern Grower Podcast NetworkSell Everything You Grow+1 | — | beet harvestsustainable farming+3 | Modern Grower | 13m 07s | ||
| 7/12/26 | plant-fungi relationshipssustainable farming+3 | Peter McCoy | MycologosModern Grower+3 | — | plantsfungi+3 | — | 25m 15s | ||
| 7/9/26 | sustainable farmingmarket farming tips+3 | — | Modern GrowerAmazon+2 | — | DIY farmingcosts+3 | — | 20m 12s | ||
| 7/5/26 | compostsustainable farming+3 | Troy Hinke | Living Roots Compost TeaModern Grower+2 | — | compostmaturation+3 | — | 13m 42s | ||
| 7/2/26 | sustainable farmingmarket farming tips+3 | — | Modern GrowerAmazon+2 | — | farmingsustainability+3 | — | 25m 38s | ||
| 6/29/26 | farm purchasessustainable farming+3 | — | Sell Everything You GrowReady Farmer One+3 | — | farm purchasessustainable farming+3 | — | 23m 30s | ||
| 6/28/26 | soil healthsustainable farming+3 | Dr. David Johnson | Modern GrowerAmazon+2 | — | soil healthquality assessment+3 | — | 9m 13s | ||
| 6/25/26 | farming challengesbusiness systems+3 | Diego | Modern GrowerAmazon+2 | — | farm businessfarming systems+3 | — | 27m 00s | ||
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Chart history for Farm Small Farm Smart
Peaked at #5 in KE, top 10 in 1 of 24 tracked markets, currently #5 in KE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| SA | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| BE | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| PT | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| CO | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| AE | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| CL | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| South Africa | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| Sweden | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| TW | — | #54 | #54 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| United States | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| TR | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| KE | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Finland | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| Ireland | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| Canada | — | #112 | #112 | — |
| Norway | — | #114 | #114 | — |
| Denmark | — | #133 | #133 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #140 | #140 | — |
Chart Positions
24 placements across 22 markets.
Chart Positions
24 placements across 22 markets.