How To Start Your Own Small Farm Anywhere In The World & Grow Your Own Herbs, Plant Medicines, Oils, Tinctures, Teas & More With Brad Krass & Doug Wolkon.

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Mar 7, 2024

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Doug Wolkon

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Brad Krass

In this engaging conversation, Brad Krass and Doug Wolkon, experts in permaculture and small farming, share their wisdom on cultivating medicinal herbs and plants. They discuss innovative water management strategies and organic pest control, emphasizing the importance of nurturing the land. The duo explores how to adapt tropical farming techniques to cooler climates while integrating adaptogens like ashwagandha for wellness. Their insights on herbal CSA innovations and the spiritual connections between humans and plants offer listeners practical tips for starting their own thriving gardens.

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Water Considerations

Consider water quality, especially if using chlorinated city water, filter if needed.
Doug and Brad both enjoy naturally clean well water on their farms.

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Choosing Your Herbs

Grow herbs you will actually use, focusing on plant medicine for ease and efficiency.
Aim for quick reciprocation from your garden by choosing plants that yield quickly.

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Growing Tulsi

Consider growing Tulsi, an excellent rejuvenative tonic from India.
Tulsi is known for its stress-reducing properties and delicious taste.

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Imagine the lush landscape of Hawaii — the brilliant green foliage, the vibrant flowers, the fragrant herbs and plants — being transferred into your backyard or the parcel of land you've purchased.

In today's episode, I welcome Brad Krass and Doug Wolkon (a repeat guest on the show) who are experts in creating thriving, bountiful farms using only two or three acres of land.

If you aren't familiar with my previous podcasts featuring Doug Wolkon of Kauai Farmacy (use code GREENFIELD15 to save 15%), I first discovered him through my friend Laird Hamilton when he brought me to Doug's fabulous farm in Kauai. He was growing a vast array of superfoods and extracting and making tinctures, oils, powders, and all sorts of different compounds from his small farm, using fascinating tactics. Since then, I've been a huge fan of Kauai Farmacy. I use their teas, salves, lotions, dried cacao beans, and all sorts of crazy superfoods that show up at my house from the islands every few months or so from Doug.

Doug ended up training Brad (also featured in today's show) who lives very close to me. Brad took all of Doug's concepts and did the same thing in Sandpoint, Idaho, about an hour from my house. Brad's farm, New Flower (use code BEN to save 10%), is a permaculture-based herb farm that promotes a wellness lifestyle culture through natural farming practices and a nourishing herbal apothecary with high-quality herbal products.

Learning how to farm in Hawaii and then reapplying it to a different area of the world is such an interesting concept that I knew I had to get this duo on the show together. By the end of today's episode, you'll walk away knowing more about all things farming, gardening, permaculture, and how to grow food anywhere using the cool concepts that Doug and Brad have implemented.

For more information on plant medicine and farming, check out my other two interviews with Doug:

For the full show notes, visit: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/newflower

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