Jul 29, 2015
As a farmer and as an employer it is important to have systems in place. To know why and how you do something. This helps you understand what you do and it allows you to communicate what you do to an employee.
When you have clear, defined systems in place it takes most of the guesswork out of the equation. This allows...
Jul 22, 2015
There are all sorts of things that Curtis does to make his efforts more efficient and more effective. Some are complex and involve a lot of time studying spreadsheets, and others are simple like minimizing you transit time.
Growing the business while working less hours. That's something that we all want. It isn't always...
Jul 15, 2015
Farming in the city is something that Curtis has done ever since he started farming 5 years ago. But he hasn't always farmed, just inside the city. At one point in time he actually farmed a two acre plot outside of the city with another farmer. He did this in addition to farming his urban lots. So he had a multi...
Jul 8, 2015
This week we will get into how Curtis went about getting his very first piece of urban farm land over 5 years ago. We will talk about what worked and what didn't work when he was just starting out and trying to gain access to land.
The unique part here is that this was all happening in the beginning. Before Curtis had...
Jul 1, 2015
To be successful as an urban farmer you need to be able to quickly adapt and solve problems on the fly.
In this episode we talk about how Curtis has had to adapt in the past and how his system allows him to change his production quickly.
I also talk to Curtis about five mistakes that I see a lot of farmers make when...