Great interview y'all! Although next podcast we do, let's go toe to toe on door-to-door sales and delivery versus farmers market. Would love to have that conversation 🙂
It feels like a lot of times people will kinda just say stuff to make it sound like the belong too a niche, but this guy seems like the real deal, thanks bootstrap!
Yep there’s good $ to be made. Realistically though I can’t produce enough for a $25 for 100 people, but I can do a $10-15 though for 42 weeks which gets me as most the same amount of $. For example I can do salad, tomatoes, and one other crop for $12 during the summer then salad, carrots, kale/collard greens for $12 during the winter.
This makes so much sense! How does your water system work? Have you created something or just use a watering can? Edit. Hope that doesn’t sound snarky because I’m actually curious and love your system. What about rain barrels at the end of the tunnel (if they added gutters)
Yes I have built rain collections around the farm that feed into 50 gallon barrels then it is pumped to different 250 gallon water totes that I water from using a solar system I built and electrical water pumps that feed into a drip irrigation system.
@@michaelbell8618 I’d love to see that! You inspire me! I’m retiring but can’t seem to sit still and love to garden. Montana is challenging so mushrooms in the winter sounds fun too. We are really dry this winter and rain barrels are on my mind. Also have a greenhouse that’s unheated and solar is interesting for fans. Thank you for answering my question.
Understandable and neither would I. But normally if people use the term organic to describe their farm or products they clarify they are not certified if they are not.
@@tommac8602 all of my tunnels are 14 feet wide and and 7 1/2 feet tall in the middle. I am not exactly sure but of the width but I think its 32 feet. you definitely need to double check that though.
Great interview y'all! Although next podcast we do, let's go toe to toe on door-to-door sales and delivery versus farmers market. Would love to have that conversation 🙂
I’m game! Always up for a friendly conversation
In the Book, Sweet Baby Karl!
All you got to do is put the wiggle wire down at the baseboard over a piece of roofing flashing into a gutter. Hope this helps
Straight heat 🔥🔥🔥
It feels like a lot of times people will kinda just say stuff to make it sound like the belong too a niche, but this guy seems like the real deal, thanks bootstrap!
Love this! No fluff just straight info.
Thank you! We have 3 more episodes with micheal coming out on our Market Gardening channel
youtube.com/@MarketGardeningBootstrapFarmer
@@BootstrapFarmer fantastic! Loving the market gardening channel too!
Can you link to the other podcast that was mentioned in this video or where to find it?
What other podcasts are you referring to and I’ll try to find it and link to it
Oh, this is well on par with the JM interview! Rocking it!
Appreciate that!
I’d love to see your farm one day. I’m south Dallas in red oak.
If he's pulling in 100 customers at say 25 a week and sells for *only* 21 weeks, that's a nice 52k in side money.
Yep there’s good $ to be made. Realistically though I can’t produce enough for a $25 for 100 people, but I can do a $10-15 though for 42 weeks which gets me as most the same amount of $. For example I can do salad, tomatoes, and one other crop for $12 during the summer then salad, carrots, kale/collard greens for $12 during the winter.
This makes so much sense! How does your water system work? Have you created something or just use a watering can? Edit. Hope that doesn’t sound snarky because I’m actually curious and love your system. What about rain barrels at the end of the tunnel (if they added gutters)
Yes I have built rain collections around the farm that feed into 50 gallon barrels then it is pumped to different 250 gallon water totes that I water from using a solar system I built and electrical water pumps that feed into a drip irrigation system.
@@michaelbell8618 I’d love to see that! You inspire me! I’m retiring but can’t seem to sit still and love to garden. Montana is challenging so mushrooms in the winter sounds fun too. We are really dry this winter and rain barrels are on my mind. Also have a greenhouse that’s unheated and solar is interesting for fans. Thank you for answering my question.
Is his farm certified organic?
No I’m not certified and never will be.
Understandable and neither would I. But normally if people use the term organic to describe their farm or products they clarify they are not certified if they are not.
Getting ready to put up a high tunnel. Which plastic are you using? How large is your high tunnel?
@@tommac8602 all of my tunnels are 14 feet wide and and 7 1/2 feet tall in the middle. I am not exactly sure but of the width but I think its 32 feet. you definitely need to double check that though.