Episode 150: Listen here!

Welcome to Part 1 of our Fall Season Finale! Thank-you for tuning in each week, we so appreciate all you Grow Guide listeners. To kick-off the show, Maggie and Dave play a game of superlatives, thinking back on their best and biggest moments of this season.

Then the duo aligns on their Fav Thing this week, sharing about the grand opening of The Leaf — Winnipeg’s new conservatory horticultural experience.

This week’s guest:

Curtis Stone — farmer, author, speaker and online entrepreneur

About Curtis Stone:

Curtis is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams. His book, The Urban Farmer demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to streamline labour and production. Curtis’ first farm established in 2010, Green City Acres was located in Kelowna, BC, Canada. He created a business model, operating in an eight month growing season and generating over $75,000 per year on only one third of an acre.

This episode covers:

Curtis’ background in urban farming and how he got started with permaculture and “off-grid” living
Curtis’ mentors early on
The history of Green City Acres and the original business plan
The challenges of transitioning from an urban farm to a large scale, rural farm
Curtis’ current rural farm property on 40 acres in B.C.
Practical advice for growing food to actually feed your family
The model of a co-op farm on rented land

This episode is sponsored by:

Today’s episode is sponsored by HealthiStraw, the creators of all-natural, biodegradable garden straw mulch, giving you healthier plants and a more vibrant garden. You can pick-up HealthiStraw’s products online or in-store at retailers across Canada and the U.S. Visit their website to browse their extensive list of retail partners.