Thank you for the right video on the right day. I am using a very similar approach to my farm. The first year I grew pumpkins like my Grandpa taught me. With the resources I had, I figured market gardening would be the shortest path to earning a profit. Although I want to grow like JM, Curtis Stone has it distilled down to an efficient way to turn a yard into revenue. Money that will go to bringing in chickens, then sheep for restorative grazing. Eventually, clearing land for an orchard by the time I'm ready to retire. Start with the fewest barriers and grow better, not bigger. I inherited the 115yo family farmstead and the "unworkable acreage". A collapsed barn and pasture turned box elder grove. This will be my first year selling to restaurants and farmer's markets, wish me luck
I really enjoyed this one. I think I enjoy your content the most when you focus on the business strategy part of farming. It really has become your specialty.
Travis has a great model. Particularly love his attitude toward broccoli. Glad you were able to bring his story to the rest of us. Keep it up Diego. Cheers!
Broccoli with lots of side shoots sounds great. The idea of growing to see what grows sounds like the way to go. Tomatoes are doing well for us. We are not trying to sell them. We use tomatoes for canning. I see a lot of guys try to grow tomatoes. I think we will skip the tomatoes. Here in the south we have long growing seasons. Greens sound great, but maybe a few animals to consume what us not sold may be the answer. Travis, Diego, thank you for sharing your experiences. God bless America. America needs more people like you.
I have had a similar experience with tomatoes they were a lot of work and I had a hard time selling because everyone else was selling them or had them in their home garden. I did better with the interplanted beets and salad greens than the tomatoes. I'm taking a similar approach with my market garden. I love how pragmatic and realistic this is it's refreshing.
Working right now to start something similar within 45 minutes of you in Michigan. I would love to come see your set up. Big studier permaculture and Market gardening. Thanks for the info and inspiration
Jo Woo please find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, or email me through our website, and we can talk more. I have someone else coming out to help with bed prep on sunday, it would be a good time for you to come over and see what we got going on!
Great content, glad I stumbled onto the channel, had to subscribe immediately. BTW, anyone else on here think Diego is a pretty convincing Rex Chapman's doppelganger?
Thank you Travis Schulert and Diego Footer for the inspirational, educational, motivational, and transformational video. This helps me personally because I have no hands on experience, seeing it this way, I know I can have a safety net for starting by not setting my expectations to meet a standard that my experience wouldn't reflect, to play with it a bit. Knowing it can be accomplished this way implies A LOT to me. I wholeheartedly hope to have a setup for you to feature one day soon, to express my gratitude for this life changing realization. I'm shittin' my shorts I'm damn near in shock?? Maybe for real? Might be the bong? Heeeey happy 420 in case you don't see this tomorrow. If you dont partake then you can eat a bowl of salad and I'll smoke mine that'd be fine. But we can agree that bigger isn't always better as we can see the stamina of this tiny farm can compete with a half assed 100 acre farm. That is a dick joke people. You thought they were gone? Just like herpes they keep coming around. Love you dudes I Owe you two and Conor for sure, and Curt as a call him. Mainly Conor and you Diego. I know you get thanked enough but thank you. Truly.
just saw another video where he grew cherry tomatoes for the very reason that the bigger tomatoes werent worth it, everyone else grew them and they were low value per pound/plant. he also utilised the bed spacewith interplanting to grow other greens both before the tomato season and then after it was far enough into the tomato season he interplanted again with things that were short enough to be able to use the light they would have after pruning the lower branches on the tom vines
@@cargoconversionman4182 Would you mind sharing your portion sizes (I know you said $5/bundle in the video)? We are going to try and grow these for market in Central Mississippi this coming year. Thanks!
That was a great interview...Travis has a great thing going there. Thanks Diego for going out an getting us all these great points of views. I especially enjoyed hearing about the tomatoes and peppers as well, this is the first time I've heard someone say that tomatoes weren't profitable for him and I've been wondering that. Interesting about the Broccoli, I'll have to give that a try. Does anyone know what variety of Broccoli he uses?
The Peeping Sprout Happy Rich for broccolini, and Arcadia for regular side shoot broccoli. This year I'm just doing the happy rich, it really is a superior broccoli. Slightly longer to pick than arcadia, but I charge more and people love it.
This guy obviously doesn't know much about the human body. The more physical labor you do the stronger your body becomes. If your body starts to fall apart don't blame it on physical labor, look at what you are putting into your body! If you are eating a healthy diet, then make sure you are going to bed early and getting the right kind of rest. Drink plenty of water.
A guy I his 30s making plans for his body to fail in his 40s because it's "inevitable"?! Yikes. I'm 41 and just started 3 years ago. I'm far more hopeful about my body holding up 😄
I've got major spinal issues I was born with, others I developed along the way, and 13 years of hard labor in the trades have left me with several repetitive motion injuries. I think if you started planning for your bodies inevitable failure now, it will be easier when it does. I broke my foot last spring, just rolled my ankle on some small stones, so it was a reminder that anything can happen, at anytime. I'd rather be prepared for it, than have a false sense of security. Yes your bodies failure is inevitable, unless you're holding out for some medical breakthrough to keep you alive longer; which if you're farming you won't have the money to afford it anyway. Talk to me after another decade of hard labor and let me know how you feel then lol.
So true, I just turned 34 but I was paralyzed in an accident at 17. After learning to walk again, I destroyed my knees landscaping and drywalling. Watching the owners scoff as my body fell apart was enough reason to leave the trade and invest in myself
you might be right, but if you take your time and plan it well enough you could at least get the most painful plants to pick elevated so your in a more ergonomic position picking them
Thank you for the right video on the right day. I am using a very similar approach to my farm. The first year I grew pumpkins like my Grandpa taught me. With the resources I had, I figured market gardening would be the shortest path to earning a profit. Although I want to grow like JM, Curtis Stone has it distilled down to an efficient way to turn a yard into revenue. Money that will go to bringing in chickens, then sheep for restorative grazing. Eventually, clearing land for an orchard by the time I'm ready to retire. Start with the fewest barriers and grow better, not bigger. I inherited the 115yo family farmstead and the "unworkable acreage". A collapsed barn and pasture turned box elder grove. This will be my first year selling to restaurants and farmer's markets, wish me luck
Congratulations! How about an update since then?
I love how well he's thought things out and does what makes sense for their lives!
My kind of guy right there. Thanks for sharing Diego.
I really enjoyed this one. I think I enjoy your content the most when you focus on the business strategy part of farming. It really has become your specialty.
Travis has a great model. Particularly love his attitude toward broccoli. Glad you were able to bring his story to the rest of us. Keep it up Diego. Cheers!
"All we need is enough."
Sweetest thing I've heard.
Thanks for sharing.
Broccoli with lots of side shoots sounds great. The idea of growing to see what grows sounds like the way to go. Tomatoes are doing well for us. We are not trying to sell them. We use tomatoes for canning. I see a lot of guys try to grow tomatoes. I think we will skip the tomatoes. Here in the south we have long growing seasons. Greens sound great, but maybe a few animals to consume what us not sold may be the answer. Travis, Diego, thank you for sharing your experiences. God bless America. America needs more people like you.
Hats off to you Travis. Good information. I'll be looking into side shoot broccoli. Thanks Diego another quality video.
Loving it! This guy is doing the same thing I’m doing. Looking awesome. Keep crushing it!
I have had a similar experience with tomatoes they were a lot of work and I had a hard time selling because everyone else was selling them or had them in their home garden. I did better with the interplanted beets and salad greens than the tomatoes. I'm taking a similar approach with my market garden. I love how pragmatic and realistic this is it's refreshing.
I'm so proud that Travis put on his best shirt, so tired of people looking like an accountant/lawyer in the field.
i like this guy. lol. tells it as it is.
Welcome to Michigan, Diego. Nice video.
Working right now to start something similar within 45 minutes of you in Michigan. I would love to come see your set up. Big studier permaculture and Market gardening. Thanks for the info and inspiration
Jo Woo please find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, or email me through our website, and we can talk more. I have someone else coming out to help with bed prep on sunday, it would be a good time for you to come over and see what we got going on!
"I do not want a market garden full-time I will kill myself" idk why, but I just lol'd way too hard at that
Great content, glad I stumbled onto the channel, had to subscribe immediately.
BTW, anyone else on here think Diego is a pretty convincing Rex Chapman's doppelganger?
Thank you Travis Schulert and Diego Footer for the inspirational, educational, motivational, and transformational video. This helps me personally because I have no hands on experience, seeing it this way, I know I can have a safety net for starting by not setting my expectations to meet a standard that my experience wouldn't reflect, to play with it a bit. Knowing it can be accomplished this way implies A LOT to me. I wholeheartedly hope to have a setup for you to feature one day soon, to express my gratitude for this life changing realization. I'm shittin' my shorts I'm damn near in shock?? Maybe for real? Might be the bong? Heeeey happy 420 in case you don't see this tomorrow. If you dont partake then you can eat a bowl of salad and I'll smoke mine that'd be fine. But we can agree that bigger isn't always better as we can see the stamina of this tiny farm can compete with a half assed 100 acre farm. That is a dick joke people. You thought they were gone? Just like herpes they keep coming around. Love you dudes I Owe you two and Conor for sure, and Curt as a call him. Mainly Conor and you Diego. I know you get thanked enough but thank you. Truly.
What variety of side shoot broccoli did you use?
just saw another video where he grew cherry tomatoes for the very reason that the bigger tomatoes werent worth it, everyone else grew them and they were low value per pound/plant. he also utilised the bed spacewith interplanting to grow other greens both before the tomato season and then after it was far enough into the tomato season he interplanted again with things that were short enough to be able to use the light they would have after pruning the lower branches on the tom vines
Would love to hear an update on this project. I see that his website link doesn't work. So, wondering if this didn't work out.
Great video! Thanks! Fantastic input on the broccoli. What type do you plant. Where do I get the seed?
Great information thanks
What cultivar(s) of Broccoli would that be that you focus on for side-shoots?
Jason Paul last year it was Arcadia for side shoots, and Happy Rich for broccolini
Thanks for the reply!
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@@cargoconversionman4182 Would you mind sharing your portion sizes (I know you said $5/bundle in the video)? We are going to try and grow these for market in Central Mississippi this coming year. Thanks!
That was a great interview...Travis has a great thing going there. Thanks Diego for going out an getting us all these great points of views. I especially enjoyed hearing about the tomatoes and peppers as well, this is the first time I've heard someone say that tomatoes weren't profitable for him and I've been wondering that. Interesting about the Broccoli, I'll have to give that a try. Does anyone know what variety of Broccoli he uses?
The Peeping Sprout Happy Rich for broccolini, and Arcadia for regular side shoot broccoli. This year I'm just doing the happy rich, it really is a superior broccoli. Slightly longer to pick than arcadia, but I charge more and people love it.
Both from Johnnys
Travis Schulert thank you so much for your reply, I really appreciate it!! Going to order right now 😊👍
Smart guy.
Omg I’m so into the broccolini I want to go into the TH-cam broccolini rabbit hole right now. See ya.
This guy obviously doesn't know much about the human body. The more physical labor you do the stronger your body becomes. If your body starts to fall apart don't blame it on physical labor, look at what you are putting into your body! If you are eating a healthy diet, then make sure you are going to bed early and getting the right kind of rest. Drink plenty of water.
Not all labor is just building strength, you've obviously never done hard labor.
Yep, I'm fit as a fiddle and worn to a frazzle. You can't do hard physical labor all the time. You will wear yourself out and get injured or sick
"I didn't choose farm life, it chose me." Donald Trump
A guy I his 30s making plans for his body to fail in his 40s because it's "inevitable"?! Yikes. I'm 41 and just started 3 years ago. I'm far more hopeful about my body holding up 😄
I've got major spinal issues I was born with, others I developed along the way, and 13 years of hard labor in the trades have left me with several repetitive motion injuries. I think if you started planning for your bodies inevitable failure now, it will be easier when it does. I broke my foot last spring, just rolled my ankle on some small stones, so it was a reminder that anything can happen, at anytime. I'd rather be prepared for it, than have a false sense of security.
Yes your bodies failure is inevitable, unless you're holding out for some medical breakthrough to keep you alive longer; which if you're farming you won't have the money to afford it anyway. Talk to me after another decade of hard labor and let me know how you feel then lol.
So true, I just turned 34 but I was paralyzed in an accident at 17. After learning to walk again, I destroyed my knees landscaping and drywalling. Watching the owners scoff as my body fell apart was enough reason to leave the trade and invest in myself
save your back, build raised beds
Not sure that works at scale.
you might be right, but if you take your time and plan it well enough you could at least get the most painful plants to pick elevated so your in a more ergonomic position picking them