Best Julian Hays Podcasts (2025)

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Using Compost with Soil Tests as an Amending + The Good Disturbance 22:28

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Welcome to episode 266 of Growers Daily! We cover: good disturbance, we are discussing how to fit compost into the amendment regime, 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League:…

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Rabbit Poop as a Garden Amendment? + Is the Master Gardener Course Worth it? 17:44

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Welcome to episode 265 of Growers Daily! We cover: master gardener courses, Rabbit poop in the garden, and straw with tack? Good idea, bad idea? 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fanta…

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Farmers Need Diverse Income Streams + Farming with Kids || Five Tales Farm 32:00

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Welcome to episode 264 of Growers Daily! We cover: Mikey and Kez from Five Tales Farm in Australia chat with us about diversifying markets, the stigma of doing that as a farmer, and farming while pregnant and beyond. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/160476…

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The Animal We Could Learn Something From + Getting Better Germination with the Seeder 16:40

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Welcome to episode 263 of Growers Daily! We cover: the mighty beaver (finally!), how we could make ourselves beaver like, and improving on sweet corn (and other seeds) when we seed them. 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 NTG Pr…

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The Farming Things I’m Terrible At + The Brilliance of The Flail Mower 18:16

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Welcome to episode 262 of Growers Daily! We cover: our November garden plans, offering some thoughts on flail mowing, and some critical farmer things I’m terrible at. 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy…

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290. If I Had to Lose 20 Pounds in 3 Months As A Busy A-Level Leader, I’d Follow These 8 Steps 32:46

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If you’ve ever wondered how to lose 20 pounds in 3 months while leading a business, traveling, and managing endless meetings, this episode breaks it down. Julian Hayes II shares a pragmatic yet high-performance blueprint rooted in precision, sustainability, and identity, rather than restriction. This isn’t another “eat less, move more” crash-course…

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Why Chefs Make Good Growers (and why they don’t) + Packaging for Restaurants 23:17

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Welcome to episode 261 of Growers Daily! We cover: pricing and packaging for restaurants, working in restaurants and then working as a farmer, 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 NTG Premier League Fant…

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Are Radishes Overrated + Onions You Plant in the Fall 18:51

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Welcome to episode 260 of Growers Daily! We cover: overwintering a new garden spot in a way that improves its health, onions you plant in the fall, and are radishes over-hyped as a high profit 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…

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Bye Bye Birdies + Hello Cold Storage 18:05

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Welcome to episode 259 of Growers Daily! We cover: why the decline in bird populations (but the uptick in sea turtles), mid-size cold-storage options for produce, and the big life mistake I almost made. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for t…

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Small Farms are Expensive + Why Composters Should Just Start Farms 18:09

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Welcome to episode 258 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do if your farm was previously a car lot, should compost operations just start a farm instead, and why it’s hard to scale back a farm without losing money. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666…

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So You Want to Start a Composting Business + Where are the Prestigious Prizes for Farmers 19:34

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Welcome to episode 257 of Growers Daily! We cover: why there are no Nobels (or any other big prize) for farmers, what to do about persistent mold on alliums, and some insights gleaned from the Kentucky composting conference about commercial composting startups. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZ…

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When Hay is Your Only Mulch Option + The Dogma Free Garden is a Happy Garden 19:36

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Welcome to episode 256 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do when hay is the only mulch you got, the dogma free garden, 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fan…

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289. The Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Business Leaders with Dr. Jason Sonners 1:02:53

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In this episode of Executive Health & Life, host Julian Hayes II sits down with Dr. Jason Sonners, a leading expert in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), to explore how this cutting-edge modality can help executives, entrepreneurs, and high performers improve their recovery, mental clarity, and longevity. Dr. Sonners explains the science behind HBOT…

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Bindweed vs Cover Crops + Interplanting With Figs 16:43

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Welcome to episode 255 of Growers Daily! We cover: bind weed vs cover crops, interplanting with figs in a tunnel, a perennial living pathways challenge. 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https…

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Shaking Up the Farmland Ownership Model (With Ian McSweeney and Julian Lauzzana) 36:49

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Welcome to episode 254 of Growers Daily! We cover: Ian McSweeney with The Farmers Land Trust and Farmland Commons and Julian Lauzzana join us to talk about a new path toward farmland ownership. 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…

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Plants Feed the Soil (Disturbing it Doesn’t) + Are Woodchips the Right Pathway Option? 17:31

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Mulches and Soil Health + Keeping Lemongrass Alive 18:30

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Should a Flower Grower Use Synthetic Fertilizers + What Meta Stole from Farmers 22:33

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Welcome to episode 251 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are taking a question from a flower grower wondering about synthetic fertilizers to address soil deficiencies, meta pirating farm books for AI, 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…

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Decompacting Clay without Making it Worse + Going from Good Soil to YIKES Soil 19:13

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Welcome to episode 250 of Growers Daily! We cover: balancing the good and the bad, Decompacting clay without making it worse, and we hear about what it’s like to go from good soil to well… not great soil. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for…

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Farmer Jesse Goes Live for October Farm Updates 58:20

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Welcome to episode 249 of Growers Daily! We cover: October LIVE!!! 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from t…

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When to Protect My Crops (and With What) + This Show is a One-Year Old 19:05

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Welcome to episode 248 of Growers Daily! We cover: we’re celebrating one year of this show, so we’ll talk a bit about that and what I’ve learned in the last year and what the experience of doing a daily show is like, we will take a question about when to cover what, then talk WHAT to cover it with. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.payp…

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Should I Heat My Tunnel? + Cover Cropping for Mulch Next Year 18:11

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Welcome to episode 247 of Growers Daily! We cover: if we should heat our tunnels (like financially and environmentally does it make sense), cover crops that you would plant for mulch next summer and which cover crops work for that. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org…

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Fungal to Bacterial Ratios for Soil Health + The Death of Curiosity 22:22

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Welcome to episode 246 of Growers Daily! We cover: fungal to bacterial ratios for soil health and whether it means anything for you, we discuss the death of curiosity, and it’s feed back 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…

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Breaking Those Brassica Woes + Unconventional Garden Tools 18:42

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Welcome to episode 245 of Growers Daily! We cover: tools I’ve discovered (that aren’t necessarily meant for how I use them), how to achieve that big brassica success, and we’ll start a garden on texas clay. 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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Resellers at the Farmers Markets + Corn Stalks With Too Many Ears 18:39

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Welcome to episode 244 of Growers Daily! We cover: corn stalks with five ears and what the heck that means, what resellers do and don’t bring to local markets, and we will peer into october and see what the next month holds. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profil…

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How to Pick Garlic Seed + What’s the Deal With Silage Tarps? 20:03

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Welcome to episode 243 of Growers Daily! We cover: silage tarps–the good, bad and ugly (because they are definitely a little ugly), what to do for water in wet climates where it's wet in the spring but dry in the summer, and how to pick garlic seed. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ http…

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Planting Cover Crops into Garlic? + Curing Sweet Potatoes 18:12

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Welcome to episode 242 of Growers Daily! We cover: curing sweet potatoes to sweeten them up, Farmer jargon, and should you plant cover crops and garlic together? 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy Leag…

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Should You Keep Your Potatoes as Seed Potatoes + The Lifespan of Small Businesses (Including Farms) 21:57

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Welcome to episode 241 of Growers Daily! We cover: if we should keep this year’s potatoes to grow next year's potatoes, the lifespan of a 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: The NTG Premier League …

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Crop Rotations in a Small Garden + Lettuce Diseases 17:17

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Welcome to episode 240 of Growers Daily! We cover: crop rotations in a small garden, whether you can compost the plant that makes ricine (yeah, the poison) and lettuce diseases. 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 NTG Premier Lea…

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What Makes Farms Succeed + Farming in Australia with Mikey Densham of Five Tales Farm 35:12

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Welcome to episode 239 of Growers Daily! We cover: Mikey Densham is going to join me for a show to talk a bit about the challenges of farming there in Australia where he and his partner Kez run a market garden called Five Tales Farm. We discuss some of the tools that make their work easier and more organized. And Mikey got a scholarship that sent h…

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Too Much Organic Matter HELP! + Managing This Year’s Weeds for Next Year 18:05

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Welcome to episode 238 of Growers Daily! We cover: potentially having too high of organic matter levels, lessons from my milpa patch, and what to do for next year if your garden lost to weeds this year. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for t…

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It’s Grow Time (for Winter Kill Cover Crops) + Does A Trap Crop Work for Berries 19:22

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Welcome to episode 237 of Growers Daily! We cover: the nerdy details of actually getting those winter killed cover crops in the soil + we answer a question about is it a good idea to plant one kind of berry to protect another kind of berry from birds. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ ht…

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288. How to Recover From Burnout: Chazz Scott On Why Success Starts Within 1:05:20

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How to recover from burnout isn’t just about working less. It’s about redefining success from the inside out. In this episode, author Chazz Scott joins Julian Hayes II to share why true success starts within. Burnout has become the silent epidemic of high achievers. Chazz Scott, author of Success Starts Within, opens up about his own journey from e…

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Use Those Weeds + Can You “Compost” Right on a Garden Bed? 21:00

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Welcome to episode 236 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use the weeds around the property, and can you “compost” materials right where you plan to plant, 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 NTG Premier…

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Can I Get Rid of Bindweed and Johnson Grass by Spring + Bean Beetles and Squash Bugs 18:44

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Welcome to episode 235 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you can get rid of perennial weeds like bindweed and johnsongrass by the spring, plus we’ll take questions about bean beetles and squash bugs and what to do about those dweebs next year. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.c…

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Living Mulches + Can I Use Pet Manure in Compost and Other Compost Questions Answered 19:36

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Welcome to episode 234 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are answering your composting questions and we’re talking about living mulches. 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.pr…

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Farming People’s Yards + When To Pull Those Tomatoes 20:24

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Welcome to episode 233 of Growers Daily! We cover: different CSA models, Farming people’s yards and when the heck to pull out those tunnel tomatoes. 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://f…

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Why the Fall is the Best Time to Start a Garden + Farming in a Resort Town 19:17

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Welcome to episode 232 of Growers Daily! We cover: making the case for breaking ground in the fall on next year’s garden or garden expansion, we’re talking about farming in a resort town, and what I’m planning to play around with in the gardens next year. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVS…

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Venomous Spiders in the Garden and Greenhouse + Being a Good Farm Boss 23:08

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Welcome to episode 231 of Growers Daily! We cover: Black Widows (and other spiders you don’t want biting you) in the garden, we’re talking about being a good, ethical boss, 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…

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Is Paper Mulch a Viable Option + Grassfed vs Feedlot Beef 21:53

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Welcome to episode 230 of Growers Daily! We cover: grassfed vs feedlot meat, how much cold storage do you REALLY need for a market garden, and what gives with paper mulches. 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 NTG Premier League …

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What it Takes to Winter Garden + How to Turn New Potatoes to Seed Potatoes 21:19

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Welcome to episode 229 of Growers Daily! We cover: winter gardening both on the infrastructural side and the deliciousness side, and we get an interesting question about how fast can you turn fresh potatoes to seed potatoes. Like can you do it in the same season? We’ll find out. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hoste…

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How the Garden Challenges Your Cooking + All About Growing Ginger 20:46

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Welcome to episode 228 of Growers Daily! We cover: ginger and some easy and fun ways to use basically anything that comes out of 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: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.p…

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Do Raised Beds Make Sense Where You are + Are Green Burials a Farming Opportunity 20:37

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Welcome to episode 227 of Growers Daily! We cover: green burials as fertilizer, raising beds or not based on your climate 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fa…

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Finding the Right Mulch + Pill Bugs in the Seed Trays 19:24

2M ago19:24

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Welcome to episode 226 of Growers Daily! We cover: playing a little “mulch matchmaker”, we get some specific winter killed cover crop scenarios broken down, AND pillbugs in the seed trays 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 NTG P…

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287. Managing Your Health As A Modern CEO and Founder Starts With Asymmetrical Thinking 24:14

2M ago24:14

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Managing your health as a modern CEO or founder requires a different mindset than the linear strategies often used in business. In this episode, we dive into why asymmetrical thinking, a concept normally applied to investing and strategy, is the key to thriving as a leader. Instead of trading time and energy for short-term returns, you’ll discover …

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Farmer Jesse Live to Talk Fall Gardens and More 1:02:00

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Welcome to episode 225 of Growers Daily! We cover: your LIVE questions! 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Sustain…

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What People Get Wrong about CO2 + How to Cure and Store Winter Squash 19:00

2M ago19:00

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Welcome to episode 224 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we’re catching up on some of my field trials, What people get wrong about carbon dioxide, and curing and storing winter squash. 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 NTG Prem…

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How Persistent Herbicides Spoil Compost + Getting in Good with Restaurants 19:32

2M ago19:32

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Welcome to episode 223 of Growers Daily! We cover: selling to restaurants, persistent herbicides,and how late is too late to plant crops in the field. 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 NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https:/…

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The Hidden Truth of Most Market Farms + Beware the Words “Help Me With My Garden” 24:39

2M ago24:39

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Welcome to episode 222 of Growers Daily! We cover: the hidden reality of many profitable farms, we take on a conundrum about when people ask you to help with their gardens, 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…

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286. From Baggage Handler to Private Jet President: Stephanie Chung on High-Performance Leadership 1:06:11

2M ago1:06:11

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From starting as a baggage handler at Boston Logan Airport to becoming the first African-American to lead a major private aviation company, Stephanie Chung has redefined what’s possible in leadership. In this episode, she shares how to build high-performance teams, lead people who aren’t like you, and thrive in elite industries like private aviatio…