James Berntson of Radicle Roots Farm
Growers & Co. was born from a dream of having a brand that truly serves and represents the movement of small-scale organic farmers all over the world. Based in Quebec, they are an e-commerce platform specializing in high-quality farm apparel and tools that empower professional growers and avid home gardeners in their everyday life and work. To demonstrate the positive impacts and potential of small-scale farming, they share stories that communicate the inspiring values and lifestyles of diverse and talented growers. Born from joining forces with some of the best creative teams in Canada, Growers & Co. offers products to support a bright and sustainable future to those producing food for their communities.
BCS products came to America in the early 1970’s at a time when Americans were re-discovering the joys of vegetable gardening and pursuing self-sufficiency. Almost forty years later, there are now many tens of thousands of BCS owners in the US and Canada. Like BCS in Italy, the mission of BCS America is to increase your productivity and reduce the physical effort required to accomplish your outdoor tasks, projects, and farm work. Now introducing the 30” spreader attachment for adding a consistent layer of compost and amendments to a standard 30” bed. Even in a no-till system, there are a myriad of uses for the best two wheel tractor on the market.
Tilth soil makes living potting soil, approved for use in Organic systems, from food scrap compost in Cleveland, Ohio. Tilth Soil is committed to making the media to help regenerative and organic farmers be as successful as possible. Their blends are suitable for seed-starting and germination, transplant production, and indoor specialty crops. Learn more about their products at Tilth Soil.
Farmer Jesse talks with James Bernston of Radical Roots Farm in Washington about leveraging leasing a farm as experience for setting up the forever farm long-term, scaling-in instead of scaling-up, tips for using the paperpot in a deep mulch system, a breakdown for beets, arugula, and leeks, pest and disease pressures in the Pacific Northwest, tools boom and bust, and employees on a very small-scale.