The Power of Light in Leaves
Light changes with the seasons, but what does that mean for plants? Learn how PAR, single vs double ply poly, supplemental light, and row covers can impact growing conditions for winter crops.
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Explore "hightunnel" with insightful episodes like "The Power of Light in Leaves", "Katherine Nietmann of Moose Meadow Farm", "Danya Tietelbaum of Queen's Greens" and "NRCS High Tunnel Initiative, All Questions Answered" from podcasts like ""Extension Calling: advice for the farm, garden, and home", "The Winter Growers Podcast", "The Winter Growers Podcast" and "Bootstrap Farmer Radio"" and more!
Episodes (4)
Katherine Nietmann of Moose Meadow Farm
Katherine Niemann of Moose Meadow Farm near Snadpoint, Idaho joins host Clara Coleman to talk about her and her partner Spencer's experiences on university/research farms, how winter growing differs in Idaho from Maine, the relationship between income and hours worked over the winter, revenue streams and how wholesale microgreens cashflow their farm, and farming with a newborn.
Mentioned in the show...
Check out their farmsite and online farmstand
CoolBot DIY cold storage solutions
Winter Growers is made possible by...
Growing for Market Magazine, enter code "winter" at checkout to get 25% off a new subscription.
Johnny's Selected Seeds, check out their seriously amazing Growers Library.
Tunnel Vision Hoops, for your Winter infrastructure.
And you, our Patreons and supporters. You can support our creators for as little as $2/month on Patreon or Notillgrowers.com/support. Y'all are the best!
Danya Tietelbaum of Queen's Greens
Danya Tietelbaum of Queen's Greens in Amherst, MA joins Clara Coleman to talk about their journey from-and-back to Winter-only growing, low-tech infrastructure + mechanization, focusing solely on greens + a complete breakdown on Winter spinach, Summer cover cropping in high-tunnels, developing a sense of community even on a mid-scale farm, and farming towards a better quality of life.
Mentioned in the show...
The Ortomec 2000 greens harvester
Winter Growers is made possible by...
Growing for Market Magazine, enter code "winter" at checkout to get 25% off a new subscription.
Johnny's Selected Seeds, check out their seriously amazing Growers Library.
Tunnel Vision Hoops, for your Winter infrastructure.
And you, our Patreons and supporters. You can support our creators for as little as $2/month on Patreon or Notillgrowers.com/support. Y'all are the best!
NRCS High Tunnel Initiative, All Questions Answered
Nick & Piper go over Bootstrap Farmer's new resource NRCS High Tunnel Initiative All Questions Answered. The initiative is about the NRCS's grant program that funds high tunnels for farmers.
This deep dive covers everything from the application to the last day of your obligation to the NRCS.