Carrot Cashflow

Entrepreneurship

Carrot Cashflow is the first 100% business-focused podcast for small-scale farmers and market gardeners. Learn how to market your farm products better, increase sales, and get more customers. This show is for anyone who wants to run a farm business profitably. Each episode explores a farm business topic. Some episodes feature guests where we talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to determine what makes their farm successful. I focus on farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, social media marketing, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network. Diego is also the co-author of the book Ready Farmer One.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Entrepreneurship

Description:

Carrot Cashflow is the first 100% business-focused podcast for small-scale farmers and market gardeners. Learn how to market your farm products better, increase sales, and get more customers. This show is for anyone who wants to run a farm business profitably. Each episode explores a farm business topic. Some episodes feature guests where we talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to determine what makes their farm successful. I focus on farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, social media marketing, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network. Diego is also the co-author of the book Ready Farmer One.

Language:

English

Website:

https://www.paperpot.co/farm-podcast

Episodes

Now is the Best Time to Make the Right Decision [Seeding Thoughts]

3/22/2024

Duration:00:20:40

Managing Cashflow [Seeding Thoughts]

3/16/2024

Read my newsletter, Seeding Thoughts. Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:00:19:13

You Might Have 100 Things You Have to Do, Here's Why You Shouldn't Do Any of Them

3/11/2024

Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:00:13:26

The Agritourism Revolution: Pick-Your-Own-Farming (CC42)

2/2/2024

Megan Neubauer from Pure Land Farm joins me to discuss her revolutionary you-pick farming model. The model is extremely profitable and gives her a lot of extra time each year to do things off the farm. Megan goes through her strategies for sales, marketing, and crop planning. You can learn more in Megan's book: Pick-Your-Own-Farming Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:34:09

Shifting from Farm Work to Farm Owner (CC41)

1/26/2024

Alec Smith is a farmer planning to start his own farming business after working on farms. He discusses the details of his past experiences, his motivation to start his farm, and the steps he has taken or plans to embark upon to achieve this. This includes working part-time on his farm project while still working at his full-time farm job, the financial considerations, the specific goals for the first year and subsequent years, technological advancements he's excited about, and apprehensions about starting his own business. Get time and labor-saving farm tools at shop.modern grower.co Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Farm Small, Farm Smart Farm Small, Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast Check out Diego's book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:07:07

You Can Make Good Money Farming (CC40)

12/23/2023

(0:00) Scale into a new product slowly. Expand as there is demand. (0:21:45) Farmer Becky Hume from VRDNT Farm talks about her road to building a successful farm business. https://www.instagram.com/vrdnt.farm/ (1:52:45) Drunk Ideas - Phone blocking technology. Show feedback: diego@paperpot.co Check out my book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:58:27

Measuring Farm Success, Farm Budgeting and More with Broxon Berry Farm (CC39)

12/8/2023

(0:00) Pay attention to business analytics and face the numbers—they don't lie. (08:50) Listener Q&A with a Twist: How do you evaluate yourself as a parent? (0:19:50) Farmers Amber Broxon and Justin Miller join me to discuss how the evaluate success on their farm. How they balance farm with life, farm budgeting, and more. (1:51:30) Drunk Ideas - F1 everything. Broxon Berry Farm: http://instagram.com/broxonberry Show feedback: diego@paperpot.co Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow, which is only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:56:15

Lessons Learned Creating the Ultimate Farm Planning Software (CC38)

11/27/2023

Paul Dysinger, co-founder of Seedtime, joins me to talk about his journey to build the best farm and garden software ever. He shares lessons that have helped him manage time, prioritize tasks, and balance work and life. Learn more about Seedtime [Affiliate link] Shop all of our farm tools and equipment: https://shop.moderngrower.co/

Duration:01:07:30

The $700,000 No-Till Farm with Mark DeRespinis (CC37)

11/24/2023

(0:00) Thanksgiving food talk. Is the food better the next day? Top 5 sides. Pumpkin pie is gross. (0:31:56) Farmer Mark DeRespinis describes how he has built a very successful no-till farm raising high-quality vegetables and selling them to restaurants in the Boulder, CO area. (2:05:35) Drunk Ideas - The Michelin Star guide for produce. Mark's farm: https://www.instagram.com/esoterraculinary/ Check out our Black Friday Sale: https://shop.moderngrower.co/

Duration:02:10:29

Successful Farming with Kids & Scoring Life (CC36)

11/17/2023

(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from. (0:15:53) Farmer Liz Calvelage talks about running her farm part-time with kids. (1:11:20) Listener Q&A - Productivity Hack (1:15:49) Drunk Ideas - Car Siri Little Bean Farm: https://littlebeanfarm.com/our-story/ Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:18:00

Half-Million Dollar Market Farming and Dangerous Opinions (CC35)

11/2/2023

(0:00) Be careful who you take an opinion from. (0:24:00) Farmer Ian Jerolmack talks about how they are crushing it on their farm and will do $500k in sales. (1:27:15) Listener Q&A - Cut expenses or grow revenue? (1:39:47) Drunk Ideas - The Auto Warner Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:49:38

Part-Time Farming for Part-Time Pay - A Case Study & Doing Very Hard Things (CC34)

10/26/2023

(0:30) When life gives you hard times, how do you react - crumble or take it head-on. (12:35) Farmer Ian Caselli talks about his farming journey. Ian started farming part-time and tries to manage his hours to earn extra income for his family. (1:08:50) Listener Q&A - Is a $500 farmers market worth it? (1:16:30) Drunk Ideas - The Foot Tent Check out my new book, Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF

Duration:01:23:05

Transitioning into Farming & The Purgatory of Mediocrity (CC33)

10/19/2023

(0:30) The purgatory of mediocrity. What happens when you aren't good enough to succeed but not bad enough to fail? (14:25) Michael Russo a former chef, discusses his transition into farming. How he is making it work while working an off-farm job. (1:02:22) Listener Q&A (1:09:58) Drunk Ideas - The "It's OK to say NO" sign. Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF Mike's Farm - https://www.instagram.com/chefsharvestfarmllc

Duration:01:13:30

Selling High Quality Artisanal Vegetables with Sonaterra Farm (CC32)

10/12/2023

What makes a farm successful - the farmer or the system? People think it's the tools and other items that make it work, I argue it's the farmer that makes it work. (10:42) Jennifer Brand joins to discuss transitioning from the software field to farming. Raising unique vegetables and carving out a unique niche in her market. (1:26:51) The debut of Drunk Ideas. Partially thought out "good" business ideas. The mobile farmers market booth. Check out my brand new book Sell Everything You Grow - only $0.99 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF Sonaterra Farm - https://www.instagram.com/sonaterrafarm

Duration:01:33:13

Building a Successful Farm Business with Broxon Berry Farm (CC31)

10/5/2023

Broxon Berry Farm- https://www.instagram.com/broxonberry Want to learn more? Check out my book Ready Farmer One - The Farmer's Guide to Sales and Marketing - Get it on Amazon.

Duration:01:13:03