The Sample Hour

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by The Owner and Operator of Plant Based Services LLC and Brooms By Little John. On this episode, Little John and I talk for quite a while about a variety of different topics. I look forward to having little John back on the podcast in the near future. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of PFUAP, Scott and I discuss everything we got done. Scott and I begin the podcast by talking about Darby Simpson's upcoming workshop. This workshop will be held June 9-11 and will focus on production and butchering of pastured poultry, pork and rabbits. Note that spots are limited and only 30 seats will be offered for this workshop! After plugging the workshop, Scott talks about how he collected all of the emails from his perspective restaurant customers for his fresh sheet mailing list, how he effectively used facebook advertising to get sign ups for his buying club and gives more detail about his tool cart he built. Drew discusses how his microgreens were killed due to his poor communication with one of his partners and how he has decided to go the portable walk in cooler route, and how he is going to crop out the arugula he planted because he used the wrong gear on his Jang seeder. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of PFUAP, Scott and I discuss everything we got done. Scott built a cart to cart all of his tools and stay lean and efficient. He also figured out what he is going to do because he was not accepted into his farmers market. I on the other hand finally got my microgreens going. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by The Owner and Operator of J&S Polyfarms and Permacultrue Designer of Sawyer - Ludwig Park Mr. Steve Harbolt On this episode Steve and I discuss his journey into permaculture, how he came about becoming the designer for the park and what his plans are for the future. Follow Steve's business on facebook and Instagram Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of PFUAP, Scott and I discuss everything we got done in the week. Scott built his walk in cooler and i finally got all my lettuce planted and holes burned for the landscape fabric. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by "The Mad Scientist of Permaculture" Mr Grant Schultz and Neal Spackman. I had a lot of fun talking to these two gentleman. We cover a wide variety of topics, including starting adult pinewood derby leagues, operating inside the system and what each of us wants to accomplish this year. Be sure to follow Neal's work at the Al Baydha Project and to follow his project's instagram and Facebook accounts. Follow Grant's work at Versaland and subscribe to his youtube page as well. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of PFUAP,Scott and I discuss everything we got done in the week. Scott continued to clean clutter out of his life, getting rid of his kitchen table and replacing it with an area for him to draw. Scott has been largely inspired by the book The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work by Ben Hartman. I on the other hand learned that I need to spend a lot more time on my farm and that I am still a newb and need to cut out a lot of distractions in my life and start going lean. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by Matt Powers. Matt Powers is an experienced teacher, family guy, author, consultant, farmer, seed saver, plant breeder, musician, blogger, & permaculturist. Matt has a masters degree in education, a bachelor's degree in british & american literature from New York University, teaching credentials in both English and History for the state of California, & a certificate in permaculture design from Geoff Lawton's online permaculture design course. Matt speaks at conferences often about permaculture. He has spoken at the National Heirloom Expo, Soil Not Oil, A Place for Sustainability, San Diego Heirloom Seed Swap, SLOLA, Permaculture Voices, Baker Creek's Spring Planting Festival, Valley Home Educators convention, CoCo San Sustainable Farm, A Place for Sustainability, CVCUE, Colleges, & Schools. I invited Matt on the show to help promote his new Kickstarter campaign The Permaculture Student 2. Matt and I discuss his journey from being a mu

On this episode of PFUAP,Scott and I discuss everything we got done in the week. Scott got quite a bit done. He layed landscape fabric and cleaned his house. I on the other hand did not. I was injured and spent most of the weekend laying in bed and in pain. Scott and I then discuss the importance of resting and when you do something being 100% present. Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by co-owner and founding member of Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm Dan Brisebois, begun in 2004. Located just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Tourne-Sol is an employee-owned cooperative with five members, engaged in about seven acres of vegetable and vegetable seed production. Dan and I discuss his journey on how he became a farmer and how him and his coop members came together. how the planned their business and started debt free, the process of Crop Planning and Dan writing his book Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers I had a great time hanging out with Dan and talking to him about more than farming. Follow and Subscribe to Dan's Blog Save $100 of the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of PFUAP, Scott and I discuss everything we got done in the week. I was able to plant 100 trees and build a hoop house. Below are some pictures of my progress. Save $100 of the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by Charles Hugh Smith, Charles is an author, blogger and entrepreneur. He is the chief writer for the site Of Two Minds.. Started in 2005, this site has been listed No. 7 in CNBC's top alternative financial sites.His commentary is featured on a number of sites including: ZeroHedge.com, The American Conservative and PeakProsperity.com. Charles and I discuss multiple topics, a lot of which is Charles interviewing me. Some of the topics we cover are Permaculture, networking, automation, money, and breaking up the state of California. Please join the Of Two Minds Facebook Group for discussion. Listen to all the old episodes with Charles here. Save $100 of the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of PFUAP, Scott and I discuss how our meetings with restaurants go and how much more prepared we feel in our meetings because of the knowledge we have obtained of the Profitable Urban Farming Course. Check out some phones from Scott and I getting shit done on each of our properties. Save $100 of the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by co-owner and operator of the Vancouver Food Pedalers Cooperative Chris Thoreau. Chris and I discuss his journey to becoming a successful urban farmer. To learn about Chris's growing practices at go to UrbanMicro.ca Download.

On this episode of PFUAP, Scott and I discuss the positive feedback and response from the first episode. Thank you again. Scott and I continue by discussing what each of us got accomplished for the week. We continue our conversation by talking about the importance of following the course. When was I initially planning my crop figuring out what seeds to by, I foolishly decided not to buy salanova. We then go on to discuss that there are reasons that the tools and crops recommended in the course were recommended. Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by Neal Spackman. I had a lot of fun picking Neal's brain on this podcast. Neal and I discuss his current work at the Al Baydha Project, failed UN projects, USAID, depleting aquifer systems and how we can implement Neal's work here. Download.

Welcome to the first episode of Profitable Urban Farming Accountability Podcast (PUFAP). This podcast will consist of Scott Hebert of Flavourful Farms and myself having an open dialogue about what we are both struggling and doing well with. On this episode Scott and I discuss what we accomplished during the previous week and what we are hoping to achieve the future week. Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by "The Mad Scientist of Permaculture" Mr Grant Schultz. Grant, and I discuss his journey to becoming the mad scientist of permaculture. Check out Grants farm Versaland. Check out Grant's youtube page as well. Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by The Market Gardener Jean-Martin Fortier JM and I discuss how and why he is going to take a year long sabbatical. Support the JM's new dvd The Market Gardeners Tool Kit, buy his Book, and subscribe to his blog. Listen to our first recording.Download.

On this episode of The Sample Hour, I am joined by the owner and operator Deliberate Living Systems. You may have already heard him on both the Permaculture Voices podcast and the Survival Podcast, Mr. Rob Kaiser. Download.