013 - Shiitake Mushrooms - Producing 500 pounds a week w/ Alex Winstead of Cascadia Mushrooms
Alex Winstead joins me today to talk about Cascadia Mushrooms in Bellingham, WA.
He shares his experience from starting this as a hobby in 2005 to where he his now producing 500 pounds per week of primarily Shiitake mushrooms.
Enjoy!
Building a Mushroom Enterprise w/ Amy Fox of Fox Farm & Forage LLC
Amy Fox joins me today to talk about Fox Farm & Forage LLC in North Carolina.
We talk about how she started growing mushrooms in her basement as a hobby and how that has evolved into building a 4000 SF mushroom production facility on a dedicated piece of land.
Impressive how things can grow!
If you're looking to start a mushroom farm, you're going to love this.
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Growing Oyster Mushrooms Commercially w/ Willie Crosby of Fungi Ally
Willie Crosby joins me today to talk about Fungi Ally in Hadley, MA.
We talk about all of the details of Willie's production system of fresh oyster mushrooms for wholesale customers.
Willie gives us great, detailed information, on all aspects of his farm. If you're interested in growing mushrooms commercially, this episode should be a pre-requisite.
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010 - John Michelotti w/ Catskill Fungi - Mushroom Tinctures, Mushroom Walks, and More
John Michelotti joins me today to talk about Catskill Fungi.
Specifically, we talk about mushroom tinctures, mushroom walks, and the story of his farm.
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300 Pounds of Mushrooms/Week - Eli Talbert of Urban Choice Mushroom Farm
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Eli Talbert joins me today to talk about Urban Choice Mushroom Farm in Richmond Virginia. If you like details on production and infrastructure, you're going to love this interview with Eli.
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Ep. 8 - Dan Brisebois of Tourne Sol Seed Company (and Market Garden)
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Dan Brisebois joins me today to talk about his cooperatively run Seed Company and Market Garden Tourne Sol.
In the show we discuss:
- Why they started growing and selling seeds
- The different outlets they sell seeds through (Online, Seed Racks, Seedy Saturdays)
- The economics of seed racks
- How to get started as a seedsman
- A bit on Patent Law as it pertains to seeds
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...Ep. 7 - Cider, Meat, and Medicinals: Homestead Enterprise Design w/ Curt Henry
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Curt Henry joins me on the podcast to discuss his framework for choosing homestead enterprises and how he went about selecting a homestead site for his family.
Curt is a mentor of mine. Someone I want to be like everyday. He is a wonderful family man, accomplished athlete, and astute businessman.
The main takeaways we learned from Curt in this show are:
1. His target customer avatar - Double income, health/eco conscious, weekend warriors who are willing to spend money on good food and want the experience of knowing where it comes from.
2. His framework for selecting enterprises to fit in the family homestead.
a. Span Multiple Generations
b. Business to Consumer
c. Community Building
c. Multiple Revenue Streams
d. Value Added
e. Recession Proof
3. His approach to educating himself on this journey. Hint: It's not about what you know, it's about who you...
Ep. 6 - Nursery Production w/ Grant Schultz of New Farm Supply
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Grant Schultz, founder of New Farm Supply and Versaland joins me to talk primarily about Nursery Production.
I asked Grant to be on this show because he has undertaken an incredibly ambitious project called Versaland, 145 acres of degraded land in Iowa that he has planted thousands of trees on and is establishing silviopasture systems that could be a model for transitioning the corn and soybean monocultures of the midwest.
The hardest part of establishing an orchard is generating cashflow in the beginning years, especially when you are putting so much money into planting trees.
Grant has solved this cash flow problem by starting his own nursery, New Farm Supply. He took the liability of purchasing thousands of trees for Versaland and judo'd into an asset by becoming a supplier of the best permaculture plants around.
There is a ton to learn from Grant, so you will inevitable...
Ep. 5 - Raising Pastured Pigs w/ Luke Groce
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Luke Groce, of Groce Family Farm joins me today to discuss the details of pastured pork production. Luke started with a market garden and has grown to added pork to his offerings. In this episode we get into the economics of how much you can expect to earn from one pig and the associated costs with it.
We touch on briefly why pastured pork is superior to dirt lot pig farming, but in all honestly, we could devote a whole show to this subject. The short of it is that you are raising better pork and paying less in feed while actually adding value to your land.
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Ep. 4 - Mushroom Farming w/ Tradd Cotter
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Tradd Cotter, author of Organic Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
In this episode we discuss Mushroom Production, Tradd's Mushroom spawn business Mushroom Mountain, and much more. Enjoy!
If you're interested in starting your own Mushroom Farm, make sure to check out our page on How to Start a Mushroom Farm.
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