{"podcast":{"title":"Farm Small Farm Smart","slug":"farm-small-farm-smart-881230","podcast_index_feed_id":881230,"rss_url":"https://farmsmart.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.paperpot.co/farm-podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/1/0/4/81049a0a13d3e484/FSFS_Cover_Art.jpg","author":"The Modern Grower Podcast Network","episode_count":592,"summary":"Insights for vegetable farmers and market gardeners who earn, or want to earn, a living growing vegetables profitably. In each episode, I talk with a beginning or experienced farmer, diving deep into their story to find out what makes their market farm successful. I focus on in-the-field farming. Soil preparation, weed management, post-harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm tools and equipment, and growing crops. Hosted and produced by Diego Footer's Modern Grower Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T22:17:15.034585+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-small-farm-smart-881230"},"episode":{"title":"7 Things That Happen When You Go From Employee to Farm Owner","slug":"7-things-that-happen-when-you-go-from-employee-to-farm-owner","published_at":"2026-08-31T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-small-farm-smart-881230/7-things-that-happen-when-you-go-from-employee-to-farm-owner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-small-farm-smart-881230","url":"https://farmsmart.libsyn.com/7-things-that-happen-when-you-go-from-employee-to-farm-owner","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/farmsmart/FSFS_7_THINGS.mp3?dest-id=557594","summary":"Everybody fantasizes about being their own boss, but nobody fantasizes about standing in front of a field at 6 AM wondering if you made the right call, or about the part where you clean the toilets. After a decade interviewing farmers who made the jump from employee to owner, the same seven walls come up again and again. Watch the episode here! Interested in watching the series? Hop on over to our YouTube Channel! Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights! Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower: Instagram Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books: Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com .","meta_description":"Everybody fantasizes about being their own boss, but nobody fantasizes about standing in front of a field at 6 AM wondering if you made the right call, or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1459,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/farm-small-farm-smart-881230/episodes/7-things-that-happen-when-you-go-from-employee-to-farm-owner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm-small-farm-smart-881230/7-things-that-happen-when-you-go-from-employee-to-farm-owner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}