Best Compostable Packaging Podcasts (2025)

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Your Cover Crops Need Some Compost + A Boring and Effective Pest Strategy 17:32

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12h ago17:32

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Welcome to episode 193 of Growers Daily! We cover: “can I use the rock dust from the well we dug”, the complicated relationship between compost and carbon, and why my pest strategy is so boring. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Co…

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The Customer isn’t Always Right + Can I Plant Perennials Amongst My Annual Beds? 19:27

3d ago19:27

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Welcome to episode 192 of Growers Daily! We cover: the perils of growing what people want, planting perennials all up in the annual’s business, and it’s feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: None! MUSIC from this episo…

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Did Bokashi Bash my Tomatoes? + Making the Perishable Harvest Last 19:31

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Welcome to episode 191 of Growers Daily! We cover: making perishable greens and such last in the cooler (plus other harvest tips), a cover crop for root knot nematodes and a bokashi composting tomato situation… We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Lin…

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A Soil Test that Measures Biology AND Nutrients with Dr. Patrick Freeze 31:57

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Welcome to episode 190 of Growers Daily! We cover: an awesome interview for you with Dr. Patrick Freeze of the Ward Labs which is where we have been getting soil tests the last few years. And Dr. Freeze discusses what this test is, how to take it, and what soil amending looks like when biology is the focal point. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 h…

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A Melon Worth $400!? + How I Started Making Videos (and why it has changed) 20:50

6d ago20:50

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Welcome to episode 189 of Growers Daily! We cover: automating the farm to grow it, how I started this whole doing this making videos thing, and $400 musk melons. Yeah, each. TILTH TUESDAY! www.tilthsoil.com We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links f…

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Ep. 197. Jatin Patel: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Handling a Recall 48:03

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Jatin Patel is the Head of Operations at FGS Ingredients Ltd. He has over two decades of extensive experience in the food industry and has been a cornerstone of FGS Ingredients for the past 11 years. A qualified ACCA Accountant, Jatin combines his strong financial acumen with an in-depth understanding of food industry operations. He holds a Level 3…

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Mulch Causing Tomato Issues? + The Fall Garden Starts Now (Yes, In July) 21:04

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Welcome to episode 188 of Growers Daily! We cover: mulching around tomatoes in a tropical climate, the fall garden… yeah, now, in July, we have to talk about it because it’s coming right up in farmer time, and it’s feedback… monday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.or…

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“Help! I Buried Wood Chips!” + Safe Seed Storage 18:54

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Welcome to episode 187 of Growers Daily! We cover: seed storage, sweet potato spacing to maximize space, and burying rotten woodchips We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Review on fireworks research and ecology: https://www.publish.c…

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Preparing the Garden for Heavy Feeders + What the Heck is a Rhizosheath?! 18:09

12d ago18:09

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Welcome to episode 186 of Growers Daily! We cover: prepping soil for heavy feeders, the wild world of rhizosheaths, and sowing a crop into a standing cover crop. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Rhizosheath: Distinct features and …

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What to Do With Excess Produce + What to Grow When You Can’t Eat Garlic 19:27

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Welcome to episode 185 of Growers Daily! We cover: what would you grow for cooking if you couldn’t eat alliums, we will discuss the perils of washing our hands of greenwashing, and what to do with excess produce. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 L…

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July in The Market Garden + Types of Packaging for Each Crop 20:24

14d ago20:24

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Welcome to episode 184 of Growers Daily! We cover: if school teaches us what we will actually use, different types of packaging for produce, and what we’re up to headed into July. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Brother ql-800 se…

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How to Tell if Your Soil is Healthy + Garlic Rust and What to Do About it 21:12

17d ago21:12

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Welcome to episode 183 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic rust and what to do about it, how to tell if your soil is healthy, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Garlic Rust Info: https://blogs.cornell.edu/li…

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Starting a Market Garden Later In Life + What About the Birds Who Are Pests? 18:14

18d ago18:14

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Welcome to episode 182 of Growers Daily! We cover: birds that cause problems in the garden, composters avoiding contaminants, and starting a market garden when you're sixty. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Study on birds and bras…

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The Business of Farmers Markets with Catt Fields White 32:43

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Welcome to episode 181 of Growers Daily! We cover: the current state of farmer's markets, the ins and the outs of a market manager's day, and market tensions that arise. Catt Fields White from Farmer's Market Pros and the Tent Talk podcast joins us for a chat! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX…

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Thriving in the Heat + Growers and Natural Food Dyes? 17:12

20d ago17:12

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Welcome to episode 180 of Growers Daily! We cover: if natural dyes will become a market for small-scale growers, how to manage yourself in the heat, and then how to manage the garden. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Video Clip Re…

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Ep. 196. Dr. Lane Highbarger: How the FDA Workforce Cuts May Impact Food Safety 45:33

20d ago45:33

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Lane Highbarger, Ph.D. worked for 26 years in the food additive regulatory and compliance field with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), serving as lead microbiologist in FDA's Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS). He is also an expert in food additive regulations and served as the regulatory review scientist for regulatory submissions at…

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When No-Till is Actually HARDER + A Tick Check-in! 19:09

21d ago19:09

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Welcome to episode 179 of Growers Daily! We cover: broadcasting cover crops into untouched ground, why no-till actually makes things harder, and the explosion of tick populations. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Video Clip Reques…

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A Potting Mix Horror Story + How to Understand Your Farm 20:10

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Welcome to episode 178 of Growers Daily! We cover: a potting soil horror story, how to understand your farmland, and it’s feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: OAK Event in Lexington: https://ccd.uky.edu/mwcfd Data Cen…

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Does Compost Make Crop Rotations Obsolete + Crop Planning Tips for a CSA 18:53

25d ago18:53

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Welcome to episode 177 of Growers Daily! We cover: if compost counts as a crop in a rotation, ants, and crop planning tips for a CSA. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: OAK Event in Lexington: https://ccd.uky.edu/mwcfd Compost and d…

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How to Cure and Store Garlic + You Need Flowers (but keep it simple) 17:46

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Welcome to episode 176 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic curing and storage, the overlooked relationship between manufacturing and farm land, and flower power. But the easy way. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: OAK Event in Lexin…

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How to Tell Between Deficiency or Disease + Do Native Hedges Actually Work 17:48

27d ago17:48

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Welcome to episode 175 of Growers Daily! We cover: deficiencies versus diseases (or pests), public lands being sold for development, and just to shake things up, do hedgerows work? We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: OAK Event in Lex…

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FlexXray: How External X-Ray Inspection Helps Close the Gap on Foreign Material 24:16

28d ago24:16

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Kye Luker serves as the Chief Product Officer at FlexXray, where he leads the development of the company's innovative X-ray inspection process and technology. With over two decades of experience in the service, CPG, food, and beverage industries, Kye brings a wealth of knowledge in continuous improvement, quality assurance, and formulations to his …

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The Different Types of Lettuce + When to Harvest Garlic 21:39

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Welcome to episode 174 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic harvesting, if you have to follow the food safety guidelines, and how to use the different types of lettuce. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Listeria Outbreak: https://www…

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These Chefs are Wrong + Is There a No-Till Option to Kill Any Cover Crop? 20:01

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Welcome to episode 173 of Growers Daily! We cover: chefs using AI, dealing with cover crops in the land where they will not die over winter, and it’s feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The Chef and AI Article: https…

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Is Comfrey Worth the Hype + Can You Call Yourself a Farmer IF… 24:02

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Welcome to episode 172 of Growers Daily! We cover: what agricultural term best fits you, Comfrey, and diseases and crover crops! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: A good comfrey breakdown: https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/co…

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Are We Thinking about Aphids All Wrong? I Asked an Expert. 40:33

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Welcome to episode 171 of Growers Daily! We cover: I had the absolute privilege of catching up with Betsy Lamb, part of Cornell University’s Integrated Pest management program who offered us a ton of insight not just on how aphids work and what they do to plants but what we as growers can do to manage them. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https:/…

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Can You Walk on Garden Beds? + You Are WHERE You Eat 17:58

1M ago17:58

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Welcome to episode 170 of Growers Daily! We cover: walking on garden beds (or not), give a shout to the woods, and rotating crops in tight spaces. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: A review of forest therapy research: https://www.s…

Compostable Packaging Podcasts

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Sustainable Design Lab

Veritiv

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Growers Daily

Farmer Jesse

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Food Safety Matters

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Earthfeed: From Soil to Shelf

Kelly Williams for Earthfirst

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Your Cover Crops Need Some Compost + A Boring and Effective Pest Strategy 17:32

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The Customer isn’t Always Right + Can I Plant Perennials Amongst My Annual Beds? 19:27

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Did Bokashi Bash my Tomatoes? + Making the Perishable Harvest Last 19:31

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A Soil Test that Measures Biology AND Nutrients with Dr. Patrick Freeze 31:57

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A Melon Worth $400!? + How I Started Making Videos (and why it has changed) 20:50

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Ep. 197. Jatin Patel: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Handling a Recall 48:03

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Mulch Causing Tomato Issues? + The Fall Garden Starts Now (Yes, In July) 21:04

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“Help! I Buried Wood Chips!” + Safe Seed Storage 18:54

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Preparing the Garden for Heavy Feeders + What the Heck is a Rhizosheath?! 18:09

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What to Do With Excess Produce + What to Grow When You Can’t Eat Garlic 19:27

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July in The Market Garden + Types of Packaging for Each Crop 20:24

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How to Tell if Your Soil is Healthy + Garlic Rust and What to Do About it 21:12

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Starting a Market Garden Later In Life + What About the Birds Who Are Pests? 18:14

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The Business of Farmers Markets with Catt Fields White 32:43

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Thriving in the Heat + Growers and Natural Food Dyes? 17:12

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Ep. 196. Dr. Lane Highbarger: How the FDA Workforce Cuts May Impact Food Safety 45:33

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When No-Till is Actually HARDER + A Tick Check-in! 19:09

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A Potting Mix Horror Story + How to Understand Your Farm 20:10

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Does Compost Make Crop Rotations Obsolete + Crop Planning Tips for a CSA 18:53

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How to Cure and Store Garlic + You Need Flowers (but keep it simple) 17:46

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How to Tell Between Deficiency or Disease + Do Native Hedges Actually Work 17:48

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FlexXray: How External X-Ray Inspection Helps Close the Gap on Foreign Material 24:16

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The Different Types of Lettuce + When to Harvest Garlic 21:39

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These Chefs are Wrong + Is There a No-Till Option to Kill Any Cover Crop? 20:01

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Is Comfrey Worth the Hype + Can You Call Yourself a Farmer IF… 24:02

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Are We Thinking about Aphids All Wrong? I Asked an Expert. 40:33

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Can You Walk on Garden Beds? + You Are WHERE You Eat 17:58