Best Patio Farmer Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 43: Client Interview with Jen, Part 1 46:32

14h ago46:32

46:32

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Join me for an interview with one of my longest standing clients and Plant Club members, Jen A! In this episode, you’ll hear Jen talk about her growing space, describe her favorite moments, what led her to growing food, why she grows her own food, some of the challenges she’s experienced, and what her greatest take-…

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Episode 42: 20 Tools I Always Have with Me 26:54

4d ago26:54

26:54

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Want to know the 20 items I never leave home without this time of year? These are supplies, tools, materials that I constantly use in my own space as well as in my clients’ spaces in the summer. -- Interested in seeing videos of The Patio Farmer’s own growing space? Consider subscribing to The Patio Farmer’s Summer …

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Episode 41: Summer Vegetable Harvest Guide 38:02

15d ago38:02

38:02

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Let’s talk about harvesting summer vegetables! It’s July and most likely your space is cranking out delicious summer fruits, herbs and flowers. In this episode, I walk you through how to harvest the most common summer crops. This episode has a companion piece as well! Use the link below to purchase The Patio Farmer’…

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Episode 40: Meet the Plant Families - Malvaceae, Convolvulaceae & Zingiberaceae 35:07

25d ago35:07

35:07

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: The mini-series is back, and this week with a special episode on THREE plant families with common, summer, edible plants! Y’all ready to learn more about the plant families that okra, hibiscus, marshmallow, sweet potato, ginger, and turmeric are members of? Let’s dig in! -- Read more about the Malvaceae, Convolvulac…

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Episode 39: Organic Lavender with Windcrest Farm 55:21

1M ago55:21

55:21

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Today, I’m sharing a conversation with my friend and fellow farmher, Mary Roberts from Windcrest Farm, one of the handful (and longest standing) organic farms in my area. We’re talking about all things lavender today, which is one of Mary’s favorite crops! We’ll also talk through what it means to operate an organic …

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Episode 38: 3 Daily Tasks for Your Growing Space 28:39

1M ago28:39

28:39

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Finding time for these three, daily tasks in your growing space will help keep your plants happy, healthy, and bountiful this summer (and all year round). -- Resources from Today’s Show: Find Your USDA Hardiness Zone here: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov Compost on your kitchen counter with LOMI: https://lomi.co…

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Episode 37: The Notorious Bugs of Summer 43:08

2M ago43:08

43:08

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Oh summer, full of bounty… and full of bugs. In this week’s episode, I’ll share with you a few of the most notorious bugs of summer, how to identify them, how to treat for them, and how to find a happy co-existence within the ecosystem of your growing space. PLUS, a special little resource is available just for you.…

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Episode 36: Reasons to Grow Food at Home 33:54

2M ago33:54

33:54

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: There are so many reasons to grow your own food at home! In this episode, I go through the top 10 reasons why YOU may invite this practice into your life. -- Do you know what elderberries look like?! Well, they’re blooming right now in NC, so they’re super easy to spot! Here’s a little info about them - https://plan…

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Episode 35: Beekeeping with Queens Orders Honey 44:40

2M ago44:40

44:40

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Join me for a sit-down with my neighbor, a professional beekeeper, Justin Orders from Queens Orders Honey. We’re talking about all things honeybees, native bees, how bees work together to make honey, how worker bees are like the Mafia, and much, much more! -- Helpful Links from Today’s Show: Queen’s Orders Honey, ht…

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Episode 34: Seven Super Summer Seeds 40:00

2M ago40:00

40:00

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: In this episode, hear about seven different crops that are great for summer sowing. I recommend keeping a packet of these different kinds of seeds available throughout the warmer months in case you have a pocket of space open and want to fill it with a warm weather lover. There are many benefits to sowing these seed…

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Episode 33: Fruit Trees 101 with NCSU Cooperative Extension 1:08:12

2M ago1:08:12

1:08:12

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Join me for a conversation around growing fruit trees successfully at home with Sam Humphrey, the Horticulture Agent with Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension. In this episode, you’ll hear tips for setting yourself up for success with home fruit production and hear more about the services and support provided by…

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Episode 32: Determinate v. Indeterminate Tomatoes 39:29

3M ago39:29

39:29

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Have you heard these terms before when it comes to growing tomatoes? Tuck in for a full download of information discussing the difference between determinate v. indeterminate tomatoes, how they grow, how they produce fruit, how to tend to them… there’s tons of information in this episode including tips for supportin…

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Episode 31: 10 Tips for Growing Summer Veg in Containers 37:14

3M ago37:14

37:14

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Container growers, this one is for you! In this episode, I walk through ten top tips for growing summer vegetables (the ones that produce a flower and then a fruit) in pots, and small spaces at home. TAKE MY MASTERCLASS – SIX S’s to SUCCESS AND LEARN ALL ABOUT SUN, SPACE, SOIL, SEASON, SEED, & SUPERVISION Purchase S…

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Episode 30: An Interview with the NC Tomato Man, Craig LeHoullier 1:03:30

3M ago1:03:30

1:03:30

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Join me in a conversation with my good friend, Craig LeHoullier, the NC Tomato Man, dwarf tomato breeder, seed saver, published author, and avid home food grower (in containers too). Craig is a wealth of information, and we chat through all the amazing tomato things he has done in his 40+ years of gardening. One of …

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Episode 29: Meet the Plant Families - Solanaceae 50:51

3M ago50:51

50:51

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Ground cherries, tomatillos, eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, oh my! In this episode, we discuss members of the Solanaceae plant family aka the night shades. Everything from sunlight, to spacing, to watering, and more. - NOW AVAILABLE - The Patio Farmer's Masterclass, Six S's to Success! Learn more about and p…

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Episode 28: Meet the Plant Families - Cucurbitaceae 38:45

4M ago38:45

38:45

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: And we’re back! With a continuation of our “meet the plant families” mini-series talking all about the CUCURBITACEAE plant family in this episode. Who is in the Cucurbitaceae plant family?! Cucumber, squash (winter and summer), gourds, melon, pumpkins, and MORE! - NOW AVAILABLE - The Patio Farmer's Masterclass, Six …

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Episode 27: Spring Q&A + Blueberry Considerations 39:22

4M ago39:22

39:22

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: If there’s one thing you should know about me (hi, Farmer Erin here) its that I absolutely LOVE answering questions. In this episode, I’ll be answering some listener questions AND talking about growing blueberries at home. Send The Patio Farmer your growing questions anytime via thegrowingspacepodcast@gmail.com OR s…

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Episode 26: Masterclass Sneak Peek 30:30

4M ago30:30

30:30

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Its the first day of SPRING and my MASTERCLASS is live! To celebrate, I'm sharing with you three segments from my module on SOIL in this week's episode. Be sure to use the link below to read more about my Masterclass, Six S's to Success, and sign-up for the course materials to get ready for success in the season ahe…

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Episode 25: Backyard Chickens with Renfrow Farm 55:25

4M ago55:25

55:25

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: I'm hosting some Charlotte-area, farm and gardening celebrities on the show. David Blackley and Pressly Williams from Renfrow Farm & Hardware in Downtown Matthews join me to gab about backyard chickens, and why they are such wonderful companions in our growing spaces. Join the Waitlist -- The Patio Farmer's Mastercl…

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Episode 24: The Garden Giants with Olga from Mushroom Mountain 37:32

5M ago37:32

37:32

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Join me in welcoming Olga Katic, Owner of Mushroom Mountain, as we discuss the magical King Stropharia mushroom (AKA the Garden Giant) and learn why these are such excellent companions in our growing spaces. Join the Waitlist -- The Patio Farmer's Masterclass, Six S's to Success! Class goes live on the spring equino…

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Episode 23: Grow $1,000 Worth of Produce on Your Patio 46:52

5M ago46:52

46:52

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Today, I’m sharing with you how to grow $1,000 worth of produce on your patio in a year. I have some tips and recommendations for you for how to maximize the earning potential (if you will) of your growing space. -- Send The Patio Farmer your growing questions for a spring Q&A episode! thegrowingspacepodcast@gmail.c…

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Episode 22: Spring Planting Checklist 34:14

5M ago34:14

34:14

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: I don't know about you all but I am elbows deep in all of my planning for the spring season ahead! In this week's episode, I'm sharing with you some top of mind things for your "spring planting checklist" before you get started growing this season. -- Take the Quiz --> What Food Should YOU Grow at Home? https://www.…

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Episode 21: 10 Tips for Building Raised Beds 30:00

5M ago30:00

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SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Spring is right around the corner and as I've been having lots of Consultations with clients this month building raised beds has been top of mind. So, I decided this week I would share with you my 10 tips for building raised beds this spring. -- Take the Quiz --> What Food Should YOU Grow at Home? https://www.opinio…

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Episode 20: Meet the Plant Families - Rosaceae 33:25

6M ago33:25

33:25

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Let's learn about the rosy, perennial fruits of the Rosaceae plant family! Members of the "rose" plant family make excellent additions to any size growing space you have, and are perfect to plant in spring. We'll learn about the drupes, the pommes, and the "drupelets" in this week's episode, as well as specific info…

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Episode 19: Meet the Plant Families - Fabaceae 27:20

6M ago27:20

27:20

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: In today's episode, we are going to learn all about the Fabaceae plant family or the bean family. This is episode four out of five of the Meet the Plant Families mini series. We're going to focus on one main member of this plant family in today's episode AND we're also going to talk about vertical space -- a great p…

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Episode 18: Meet the Plant Families - Asteraceae / Compositae 30:10

6M ago30:10

30:10

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: We are continuing with our mini series all about the different plant families getting ready for the spring growing season. And this week we are going to talk all about the Asteraceae family. Also known as the composites or just simply the daisy family. Today's episode will focus on FOUR edible members of this plant …

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Episode 17: Meet the Plant Families - Apiaceae 34:09

6M ago34:09

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SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: This is the second episode of this mini series on the different plant families - and specifically plant families that can be grown in the SPRING. The apiaceae plant family consists of flowering plants. Very aromatic plants. They usually have hollow stems. And deep taproots, which you know, is not terribly surprising…

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Episode 16: Meet the Plant Families - Brassicaceae 32:03

6M ago32:03

32:03

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: This is the first episode of this new little mini series on the different plant families. We are starting the series with one of my favorites. Okay. Like you can't tell the plants that I have a favorite. But one of my favorites, if not my most favorite plant family is. The brassicas. We're going to talk about the te…

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Episode 15: The Year Ahead 34:34

7M ago34:34

34:34

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: On the second day of this brand new year, I want to spend some time looking at the year ahead and focus on being mindful of the different growing seasons. In this episode, I'm going to cover the USDA hardiness zones, the frost dates, how moving around the sun affects our plants, and give you a high-level view of eac…

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Episode 14: RESHARING Sowing Cover Crops with Intention 31:01

7M ago31:01

31:01

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Today I am resharing an episode that I recorded earlier this fall, when I was just budding podcaster and still getting the ropes or getting a use to the editing process. I'm sharing the corrected version of that episode and yes, the episode that I am referring to is Sowing Cover Crop with Intention. I hope you enjoy…

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Episode 13: Seasonal Ruminations for the Winter Solstice 32:25

7M ago32:25

32:25

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Thursday, December 21st is the Winter Solstice, the first day of winter. It's also the day of the year with the shortest amount of daylight. Being someone who spends a lot of time with plants and with their hands in the soil and accepting the energy and the blessings from the sun, my body has kind of fallen into the…

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Episode 12: My Favorite Retailers 29:04

7M ago29:04

29:04

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Tis the season to be doing lots of shopping. Am I right? I'm going to kind of. Piggyback on the theme of the month of December of gift giving and shopping, mainly shopping. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about shopping, but not the stressful kind of shopping. We're going to be talking about shopping f…

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Episode 11: My Favorite Seed Companies 34:04

8M ago34:04

34:04

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Have you ever ordered seed catalogs?! Now is the time to be requesting delicious little booklets of seed growing information to arrive in your mailbox to put your 2024 planning right at your fingertips! I thoroughly enjoy going through all of the seed catalogs. And I thought today might be a good time to just introd…

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Episode 10: Start Composting At Home 35:22

8M ago35:22

35:22

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Today we are going to talk all things composting and get down and dirty with the basics. I think composting and growing food, just go so perfectly together. It's just such a great compliment to growing food at home and your growing practice. My goal for today's episode is that you will feel less intimidated by compo…

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Episode 9: Expressing Gratitude 18:43

8M ago18:43

18:43

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description: Oh Thanksgiving. Probably my favorite holiday. This week's episode is going to be short and sweet. I have a couple little ruminations, a couple little moments of gratitude to share with you this week. These arise for me as I tend to plants, especially edible plants and plants that I have growing around me and my gro…

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Episode 8: The Books on my Bookshelf, Part 2 - Bees, Birds, Homesteading, Fermenting, Canning, and MORE! 44:30

8M ago44:30

44:30

SHOW NOTES: Episode Description - This is part two of a two part mini series all about the books on my bookshelf. Last week was part one of this mini series and I talked about all of my favorite books related to growing vegetables, growing plants and, mushrooms. This week I have a stack of books to share with you. I have divided them up into five c…

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Episode 7: The Books on my Bookshelf, Part 1 - Vegetables, Plants, & Fungi 41:20

9M ago41:20

41:20

This is Part 1 of a two part series I'm doing over the next two weeks. All about the books on my bookshelf. I am equal parts bookworm to plant nerd y'all and I have a collection of books as you might imagine, all related to growing food at home, homesteading, food preservation, fermenting, small space growing, big space growing, tending to chickens…

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Episode 6: Growing Garlic at Home 33:55

9M ago33:55

33:55

Happy Halloween! In this week's episode, we are going to talk all about garlic -- how to grow garlic, how to plant garlic, how to tend to garlic, how to harvest garlic, and we are going to answer your garlic growing questions. I hope you have safe and wonderful plans for tonight, maybe you're trick or treating with the kiddos, or maybe you're just …

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Episode 5: Sow Cover Crops with Intention 23:13

9M ago23:13

23:13

Field peas, rye grass, clover, hairy vetch, buckwheat, sunflowers, radish, oats... what do all of these things have in common, you ask? They're all cover crops. Today, we are going to be talking all about the magic of cover crops. If you don't know about cover crops are don't worry. We're going to introduce these plants that you can so pretty much …

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Episode 4: Why You Should Leave Your Leaves 24:28

9M ago24:28

24:28

You want to know a little secret for the best free thing you can do to support your growing space? Leave your leaves! Or collect your leaves for a beneficial use. In today's episode, we are going to talk about the amazing things leaves do for us, for our plants, for ecosystem as they fall in the fall, why you should leave your leaves underneath the…

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Episode 3: Fall Tasks for the Weary Summer Grower 31:09

9M ago31:09

31:09

Did you have a solid summer season of growing? Are you feeling a little burnt out? Did you listen to last week's episode where I was telling you all about the different fall vegetables you could grow and think to yourself, "oh boy, that sounds really great, but you know, I am just really tired"? This week's episode is all about pruning perennial pl…

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Episode 2: Growing Fall Vegetables 21:18:18

10M ago21:18:18

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On this week's episode, we are going to be talking about all things, fall planting. We are smack dab in the middle of our fall growing season. And I wanted to take some time today to talk to you all about planting fall vegetables. And what grows in the fall (leafy greens, root vegetables, bulb vegetables, herbs, and fall is a great time to plant yo…

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Episode 1: My Very First Podcast Episode EVER! 35:07

10M ago35:07

35:07

This is my very first podcast. Episode. Ever. I have three goals to share with you. Or three, three things to share with you today. First I am going to share a little bit more about myself and share just some more information about my personal food growing journey. I also want to introduce my business (The Patio Farmer) to you. And finally, I'm goi…

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