Podcast
Grassfed Life
Hosted by Diego Footer · EN
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.
10episodes
Episodes
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Telling Your Farm Story to Create a Deep Relationship with Customers
May 18, 202200:45:56Tap to summarizeMelissa 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. Follow Bluegrass Beef @bluegrassbeef Want to learn more? My new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store is finally out!!! Get it on Amazon.
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Carrot Cashflow - My New Farm Business Podcast - Preview Episode 1
Mar 30, 202200:37:40Tap to summarizeThe 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. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04 ---- Farmer Jeremy Tolley discusses why they go above and beyond to service their farm customers. He shares the extra steps he takes to really make customers feel like they are getting something special. He shares how he built his customer base using the website NextDoor. You will also hear his thoughts on why these decided to start aggregating products from other farms. Follow Red Thread Farm @redthreadfarm Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April! Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot
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Carrot Cashflow - My New Farm Business Podcast - Preview Episode 2
Mar 29, 202200:30:32Tap to summarizeThe 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: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-carrot-cashflow-trailer/id1616506647?i=1000555599534 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yWbI4WFF0ZixQT8kEwukL?si=aa0dfe257c654e04 ---- Farmer Vannah Roddy discusses the benefits of her weekly veggie box. It's a program that has been successful for her as a farmer while also being something that works for customers. Follow Encompass Farm @encompassfarm Our new book Ready Farmer One - The Farmers' Guide to Create, Design, and Market an Online Farm Store comes out in April! Make farming easier with the Paperpot Transplanter and Other Small Farm Equipment at https://www.paperpot.co/ Follow Diego on IG https://instagram.com/diegofooter Follow PaperpotCo on IG https://instagram.com/paperpot
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Thoughts on Free Ranging Pastured Poultry (Ask Darby)
Feb 28, 202200:08:14Tap to summarizeDarby shares his thoughts about free-ranging pastured poultry. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Micro-Beef: Raising Cattle on Without a lot of Land - What's Possible (Ask Darby)
Feb 14, 202200:08:51Tap to summarizeDarby answers a question about raising cows or sheep when you don't have much land. Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Keeping a Ram on the Farm (Ask Darby)
Jan 31, 202200:06:17Tap to summarizeDarby shares his thoughts on keeping a ram on the farm. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Practical Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs (Ask Darby)
Jan 17, 202200:07:29Tap to summarizeDarby gives advice on farrowing pigs. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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How to Begin Selling from a Farmstead (Ask Darby)
Jan 3, 202200:11:21Tap to summarizeDarby gives advice on selling from your farmstead (not homestead). Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Farming with 40 to 100 Acres (Ask Darby)
Dec 20, 202100:11:22Tap to summarizeDarby gives some suggestions on farming with 40 to 100 acres. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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Thoughts on Farrowing Pigs on Farm (Ask Darby)
Dec 6, 202100:07:28Tap to summarizeDarby discusses his thoughts on farrowing pigs on farm. Learn more with Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses
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