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S2 Ep 11. Grow Better Not Bigger with Josh Sattin of Sattin Hill Farm
The Thriving Farmer Podcast
English - September 03, 2019 14:04 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 283 ratingsBusiness Education regenerative business ecological farming michaelkilpatrick sustainable Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Josh Sattin is the owner/farmer of Sattin Hill Farm, a suburban farm in Raleigh, NC. In this episode we talk about balancing family and farming, what it's like to be a beginning farmer in the South and our favorite cordless drills...
In this episode:
>> Why Josh encourages beginning farmers to have low expectations their first year
>> Why Josh doesn't grow Salanova anymore
>> The importance of being open to pivoting your production and business as you learn more about what you and your farm are capable of
>> Why it's important (and you’ll make much more money) by growing better, not growing more
>> How Josh gets incredible production on his very small farm and doesn’t deal with many weeds.
About the Guest:
Josh Sattin is the owner/farmer of Sattin Hill Farm, a suburban farm in Raleigh, NC. The farm uses regenerative, sustainable and natural growing methods to produce vegetables and eggs for local families and chefs. Josh also has a YouTube channel where he uses his former skills as a teacher to educate farmers, gardeners and homesteaders about growing food and running a small farm.