This Farmer Earns $20,000/Week Selling Nutrient Dense Veggies!

[@glenfaughtjr1663]

(Debby F. here) Learning your impetus and seeing the success of both of your farms and families is rewarding beyond words! Adding that Mrs. Fortier generously shares her experience where it is so needed gives hope and inspiration. You all represent an oasis in a desert of ignorance and greed.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

I would love to see Curtis, JM and Richard Perkins get together to critique each other's farms and operations.

[@jchief40]

Nice to see Richard included in the mix. All star cast there

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

Lol

[@treetops665]

Curtis you definitely got my attention, this video series is definitely going to be packed full of golden nugget info... what a compliment to you to hear he is using some of your techniques in his operation. "CONGRATULATIONS, CURTIS!!!

[@hyacinthkozlowski1106]

Tree Tops by

[@urbanfarmertoronto]

2:21 love this so much. This is why I quit IT and became an Urban Gardner - no Intellectual Property nonsense to stop you - these guys learn from each other and openly share it

[@Freshiz325]

Thank you so much Curtis and JM for sharing. Legends. If you could get JM to talk a couple minutes regarding his hedgerows and how beneficial he thinks they are compared to not having them would be great.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I did in the videos last year at his place.

[@Freshiz325]

For sure. Just that he was saying how excited he was to see the results of what he was doing and how he may not even have to net anymore (super optimistic). Just sounded like last year that he felt he was just scratching the surface with how powerful they could be. Just wanted to see if there was any new revelation. Doesn't matter, so much cool stuff going on there!

[@johntamez7971]

Awesome! You guys have changed my mindset on farming and are true inspirations! I've read both your books and it's so interesting to see what commonalities you guys share and the differences between you two. Thanks for taking the time to share and make the videos. Looking forward to more!

[@NaturesCadenceFarm]

I learned something new...never heard of ramial wood chips before. Who new there was a difference, but now that I have researched it, it makes total sense. Thanks guys! 👍

[@bobgunner3086]

This is exactly what I want to do. 20+ years sitting behind a desk writing software is enough to drive anyone crazy. I am totally ready to start farming! Just don't know where to start!!! Thanks Curtis and JM for the video and especially for being open about the financials. I know that is personal information, but honestly it helps encourage someone like me who doesn't know what to expect. If I could *eventually* earn what I am earning now, that would be a huge encouragement .. so thanks again!

[@sanfordsattic3278]

I know these videos are older, but thanks for all the insight you offer to others. There is so much BS on YT sand you cut the crap and offer real usable information. Thanks

[@mayatilou]

Thank you so much Curtis for all your great VDOs. I totally agree with JM to adopt your strategy about short DTM crops to get quick cash incomes when starting a new project! If u have time could u ask JM about his season extensions, use of cover crops (I heard in 1 interview that he wanted to rotate the beds using cover crops or pasture, but it seems to much work to build new beds every time, so that he wanted to put half of his beds in cover crops for a year?), will he use the chicken in his beds sometimes (Salatin said that if you put the chicken only for 1 day in the vegetable garden they dont touch the vegetables and focus on the bugs!), about tractors: did JM change his mind and using tractor for a bigger scale farm at least for heavy duties (spreading compost for example), is he using organic mulch, is he still using the broad fork ? (there are some controversial studies now in france saying that it is useless, except in a heavy clay soil,... and in fact could make some harm destroying the fungi network???). Thanks again, you are inspiration!

[@yetithruhiker9230]

Are all of the fields the same size? i.e. 42' x 100' The drawing of the layout has South fields appearing larger than the North fields. Also, I am curious as to what microscope JM uses for soil biology. I am interested in learning a whole lot more about soil biology. Could you talk about how that is used to see soil improvements. The detailed info. on these videos is awesome. Thank you.

[@MrFarmer1997]

I truely appreciate the time you and JM are taking to share his techniques and knowledge. This year has been a real drag for me on the farm, but listening to you two talk about market gardening gets me pumped for a better season next year. Thanks Curtis, and let JM know we appreciate him too!

[@oldman1111]

5 years later, how are you doing? You said you were having a slump of a year. I hope you're doing better!

[@davidhudson3567]

I am getting geared up to start a Microgreens operation in Louisiana. There is little knowledge of those here so we've got some educating to do. I have 2 full acres here most in direct sun with some shaded areas. We want to develop this into a market garden. We are converting 1,600 sq ft of our house into microgreens production. Your information is so valuable. Cannot wait to learn something else. Ordering your book/bundle next week...

[@MatthewBrown88]

Curtis, JM describes his farm's productive size in the number of beds he has, as opposed to acreage. When you say Green City Acres is currently producing on 1/4 acre, does that refer to the gross size of your plots, or the productive bed surface area? eg: I want to develop 1/4 acre of productive bed surface, giving me 44 100' beds. With 18" walkways I'm up to almost 18000 sq ft of total plot area, which is a huge difference.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Gross size of plots. I think we have about 75 50 foot beds on our farm for a quarter acre.

[@ghallison69]

Curtis I can't do Selmer TN this year but I hope you are back next year,

[@aletoledo1]

I'm hoping to see those hedgerows in the north field.

[@Tristram9]

I found JM's take on transition to be similar take to my own, as I've been working on Eliot Coleman style growing for over ten years, on two different farms. I've been looking at ways to build a base that I can hit the ground running with if I lose my job or feel confident in taking the leap. Sourcing compost and no till tarping new beds works great. Couple months under lumber wraps, then built beds with compost. Woodchip paths... help keep my shoes from getting muddy! The idealistic gardens of Will Bonsall, Sepp Holzer, and Paul "back to eden" are like the spiritual gardening prophets, I love them, but then at the same time you have Perkins, Stone, Ben Hartman of the lean farm, and JM who take it to market and make a living. I think both avenues are vital and not mutually exclusive. These videos and really the people are amazing, such a tremendous resource. I take notes in these videos. Cheers to you other hopefuls watching with me! 🍻

[@samipso]

Very interesting. Seems like there are quite a few challenges that come with upscaling.

[@YouCantEatTheGrass]

What an amazing farm! It is massive

[@undergroundblu]

Great information guys! I really appreciate the effort and content that is provided with all these videos as i'm looking into small-scale farming myself. One thing i'm curious about, and that i find a major contender when wanting to utilise land, is when there is protected and reserved land on or nearby to the one you're working or wanting to work. A major factor as to whether or not a business would launch. All cases of this caliber are specific and in context. So in your case, how was the protected land on your site managed in the end? Thanks guys! Keep up the great work.

[@skurbanfarms4858]

My heroes!!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

If you're in the Washington area, we'l both be in Spokane at the Farm / Food conference in November. It's on my website.

[@HeartinessApproach]

Great Video. such great information. Your two rock.

[@macnudd]

It is not 20k in sales per week. It is close to 10k, but still sounds profitable.

[@growindoors365]

This is an amazing start to a video series, I am excited as an intermediate farmer myself. I am very curious to know whats inside that nutrient tub, and why the microscope.

[@ILotheSchmidt]

Super excited about this series Curtis!

[@ryanjohnson282]

Great work JM, and thanks you Curtis I have been wanting to see his new farm and what he has been up to, super stoked 👍👍

[@ABAdventureChannel]

Wow, really looking forward to the rest of these videos - you and JM definitely vibe; two guys doing awesome things! Thanks again!

[@ASA300k]

I would be so interested in these hedge rows - JM said once they are designed specifically for pest control - what kind of species did you come up with to plant there? I think this is a very important piece of the pest control strategy would love to know more about it. Will you crop the hedged to use as woodchips as well (some traditional farmers are doing this here in germany at the moment with old hedgerows)

[@rikg4086]

About two weeks ago I went back to look at your videos from last November with JM, and I was wondering "What is the farm up to now?" And then you did this! Can't wait for the next few videos. You and Jean have been huge role models for me the in this past year.

[@paulmarcellus8409]

Great info! Thanks for sharing

[@codybrucewilliams]

Dad retired from farming 3 years ago since I didn't feel the agricultural farming thing was for me. He rents out 1400 acres but I am thinking of taking a 32 acre chunk we have that is right along the highway and divided from the rest of the quarter section down there. I think I am going to do something with it next year like what this guy does. Don't have the capital it that it requires for all the buildings, but do have 32 acres to play with. Looking at a couple used greenhouses now, one being 54'X140'. Probably would start a youtube channel right from the beginning and document it. Maybe one day be almost as famous as the legendary Curtis Stone. By the way, your headphones, I used to have that pair a decade ago, best headphones I ever had.

[@florentindupont1348]

Superbe Curtis, I'm following you since

[@florentindupont1348]

A long time from France...

[@joansmith3492]

Very interesting. Looking forward to this series of videos. Amazing layout. But, What exactly does "nutrient dense" mean? Is it a brix test number (something measurable) or just the latest catch phrase such as "all natural"? Can "nutrient dense" food grow in potting soil or does it have to grow in the ground where there is more nutrients? Are micro greens grown in potting soil nutrient dense or no?

[@bentapz]

What an amazing insight to farming. Incredible!! Thank you JM and Curtis!

[@Jeffykins71]

So GOOD!!!! I'd like to see more of JM's farm though...... The scale and design of your farm is more what a budding market gardner is looking for. The new farm is the evolution from were you started. Fantastic stuff guys.... Thanks again Curtis and J.M. :)

[@AllaroundNbackagain]

Great stuff. Sounds like he is killing it.

[@featherweightfarm]

Not stopping in Australia?? Would be great to come learn from you!!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+NateGeoffrey working on it

[@josherickson9514]

Iron sharpens iron! Big fan of u both!

[@Tito_vibes]

so he just flips the grass onto the beds and mixes with chipped up wood chips and tarps them? what if my grass is already dying from tarping? do i still need to take a sod cutter or a actual tiller?

[@danni4213]

Is there anyone outside of Canada doing what you guys do?Preferably in Europe? I am HIGHLY interested in doing and apprenticeship/intership on a similar farm. Very inspirational. Good job Curtis. What do you think about Zack Loaks? The permaculture market garden.

[@50shadesofgreen]

awesome job guys !! thanks for sharing

[@anitawalters5672]

Love watching you two together, you might not notice but its comical. Even though you teach. What are ramiel wood chips?

[@billyfuelrider]

Interesting to know when the farm profits after all the infrastructure has been accounted for?

[@morningstar7779]

I am curious about something in the field map, the beds in the north field seem oriented north/south but the south field beds are east/west. Is there a practical reason for this decision or is it experimental?

[@metempsychosis696]

How big is JM's farm (this one) but only the market garden (the veggies and fruits if he has any) without the part for animals? Thanks in advance Curtis

[@butternutsmith]

awesome ~ do you have a source for buying ramial wood chips?

[@angelinalopez2633]

Curtis, wonderful stuff. I’ve been watching your videos for a few months now and am so intrigued. Would these methods work in a place/climate like Arkansas?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

These methods work anywhere.

[@jdolby513]

What's the make and model of the excavator he referred to?

[@oberynwankenobi441]

Hey Curtis, What do you think about growing saffron? Or any other "Mad High Value" crop

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Oberyn wan Kenobi nah

[@oberynwankenobi441]

why?

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Saffron is a very high value crop partially because it is so labor intensive to harvest. Each flower contains 3 usable stigmas which must be hand harvested. There is currently no machinery that can harvest the stigmas. It does not meet Curtis' model for high rotation crops because it is a perennial that is harvested once a year; Curtis doesn't grow perennials in his market gardens. If you have the spare land that can contain the undisturbed crocus bulbs year after year, go for it! There's a homesteader in Northern California that posted a video about it last year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKSUiJJoia15qqs

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Maybe the saffron crocus would be a candidate for the edge of a flowering hedgerow, like JM's? It's a tiny plant.

[@tonyedwards7736]

Awesome video. I would love to own a copy of the farms layout poster. Also, it would be cool to see 'a day in the life' of the urban farmer. What does a day look like?

[@night9caster]

So no more winter's off for JM

[@kyleslifestyle8541]

JM "I could talk for two days." Curtis "well sure, and you obviously do." Omg I'm dying right now 😂😂😂

[@laureecoleman8486]

How many acres are they farming?

[@shanemillard608]

Ramial woodchips, like the kind Paul Gautschi uses?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Shane Millard kind of, but in the walkways not on the beds.

[@shanemillard608]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone oh okay. Makes sense, the fungi might be able to be spread anyway

[@nicholaskelly7275]

Curtis, do you know if JM ever plans on using the paper pot transplanter or something similar?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

He wished he could but the certified organic thing is holding them back at the moment.

[@nicholaskelly7275]

The paper pots are not certified organic? What is up with that? Is it because they don't break down that fast?

[@terrencejreich]

Glue

[@mayatilou]

one more question... is he certified organic in his new farm or going to be?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+mayatilou yes. Both farms are certified.

[@valgeir80]

How is 500k annual sales 20k a week?

[@bmoney399]

25 weeks... you cant run a farm in the cold

[@justinzunker]

How much Boron/Borax is used on a 50' bed?

[@colombia12342009]

where do you get your flats from?

[@loicdallemagne7727]

Brilliant, looking forward. Question: What s his 12 High-return crops? good change to the music too! no disrespect to Biocratic though.

[@emilaasa]

Super cool series! The video would look a bit better if you looked less focused on the camera / screen and more focused on the person you are talking to. Also an ear bud instead of headphones would give a less distracted look.

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

JM and I have so many things in common!

[@belverkungol]

Would this be about the maximum size of this sort of system? or is the scalability incredibly flexible?

[@coen555]

belverkungol who knows

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+belverkungol scalability really just comes down to market demand.

[@belverkungol]

Good point, thanks. I was thinking more in terms of management. Is there a point when it makes more sense to run two or three farms rather than one large farm. I know it probably hasn't been tested with this sort of system, but wondering what your initial thoughts are. And is there are point when the techniques of small scale agriculture are less applicable?

[@patflitrap2020]

A lot of that again, gets bake to market. There are many farming systems that locate in a variety of places within a reasonable drive but yet spaced out. In Midwestern states the reason is so that not all your cropping of one type is in one location. Weather plays the major factor to planning this way, i.e. delaying or extreme weather can cause loss of income when you are not able to meet market demands. You loose part of your crop, I have extra to cover. Your crop is extra great, I'll trade you for some of your extra, selling off my lesser crop at a Farmer market while keeping CSA members happy with the better crop! Your Crop is delayed by weather, I have "extra" of a different crop to add to your CSA boxes. It also allows labor to be pulled in some cases, to work the best opportunities. Again, too wet here, move to a better slot on other location and get a crop in on time. Too wet to harvest there, come on over here and pitch in. Such arrangements can also be done on a Co-Op, with several small farms working together to keep profits within the group, increase quality, offer options and allow room for variation in crops. Think of this for doing such things as plant starts, buying seed and supplies, even specializing for composting efforts. One such arrangements happens locally where in buying a farm, a friend got a large track of hilly ground, better used for hay cropping. He grows the green materials a "composting digester", build on another farm, then shares with two others. All stay organic and healthy while sharing the wealth of having on space for that process and knowing where the stuff comes from. Just like here, share knowledge; learn from teaching; network; and GROW: mind, sprite, and community.

[@stevegermain1222]

Absolutely amazing

[@meme7591]

Can you shoe how to do that would chip thing. I am single and really don't have a lot of money for gadgets and tools right now. I am a single person wanting to grow produce for myself. I have three quarters of an acre of land with my house on it and I honestly can't eat everything but I would like to do those type of beds for flowers as well and I want to can too. Also I have a well how do you suggest me not bleeding my well dry and I know to collect rainwater however I really don't have that capability at the moment is there another way? How would you suggest that I keep that water if I'm trying to start up for myself. You see I want to eat better because I have an autoimmune disease called lupus and I'm a very active person and I'm trying to eat better and More Foods fortified with vitamins especially vitamin D. So I'm looking at ways to try to figure out how in my area of Southern Maine I can grow stuff with the amount of snow that I get inland. I get pretty good Sun as well. My soil is crap it's very Sandy Rocky and reddish because of a lot of iron. So I know that I would have to do raised beds. and how would you suggest me caring for those raised beds and starting them up? I know this is a lot of questions and if you can answer some of them or all of them that would be great 😋 but I've always loved gardening because I'm from northern Maine and that was something that my family did and still continue to do. Not having a tiller in the right tools make it difficult but if I can start off slowly that would be great also how do you suggest growing asparagus?

[@grazelandfarm7884]

Curtis: What plants is JM using in his hedgerows at the new farm?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Grazeland Farm all kinds of stuff. He mentions it in one of the old videos.

[@49testsamiam49]

what does ramuel woodchip mean?

[@themaroonwaymedia9486]

It means branch in french so wood chips created from branches. Supposedly they are more nutritional and break down faster? Still researching them myself.

[@49testsamiam49]

thanks also ramos in spanish I have a truckload on my garden now seems strawberries really like it

[@trentonfree2694]

JM looks tired, but he always lights up when he talks about what he's doing.

[@eightdragonkings]

The new Elliot Colemans of our generation!

[@jesseknox9322]

That's amazing! I'm super stoked for JM that's crazy profits and just the focus to make that much money in its 2nd year!!! Wow! Awesome

[@TheOneLifeRider]

Has Jean done the course with Dr. Ingham?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I'm not sure, but even better, they're bringing her to the farm.

[@chlemtom1]

I have a huge crush on JM Fortier. There i said it!

[@chlemtom1]

Pippi Elvesse Bernstein everything about him is just cute. His wife is one lucky woman. I won't mind melting in silence when he starts speaking French. Lol

[@rodbeckstedt8588]

Awesome.

[@mikemorrison281]

Great video, Curtis. It's inspiring and depressing at the same time. I'm in awe and also discouraged that I'll never be this successful.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+mikemorrison281 There's no guarantee that anyone can be successful. However, if you say you never will be successful you're guaranteed to not be.

[@mikemorrison281]

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone I got hurt pretty badly in KC which forced me to move back to Houston. Then I got rear-ended and totaled my car which put me in the hospital. It's not that I'm scared of starting, I physically can't right now. :/

[@kerem7546]

if you figure $20 000/week for 7 months divided by 11 you get about $51 000 a person. not too shabby for half a year's hard work.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Yes, but there's a lot of costs associated too.

[@Rich-wx3tx]

On what planet do you think JM is making the same wage as the labourers lol. They're probably getting closer to 500 a week each, with JM or other management earning substantially more than that.

[@kerem7546]

that's a good point richard. seems like curtis' method is then more profitable considering that it takes less people to run a smaller area of land, but i guess the profitability is also contingent on the geographic market value of crops.

[@SuperDachshund]

I was concerned about this too. $20K a week sounds huge! But then take the labor, taxes, mortgage, overhead, and land into account (and I'm not sure 7 months is accurate. Maybe 10) and. . .Curtis seems to be doing far better. Plenty of things I don't know about here. I don't think JM has fully embraced CS's Pareto Principle. I could be wrong. Hopefully, more enlightenment to come.

[@Tito_vibes]

amazing

[@roti1873]

Why does Curtis not have a bitcoin address? Dude.

[@DiazGrowsFood]

I bet that weed was good lol

[@bluefrog8670]

Great video but Curtis, the whole time you're outside you look like you just bit into a stink bug and don't want to admit it! Maybe its the sun in your eyes or the way the headphones tilt your glasses... I'm not sure but I thought it was funny.

[@HE_HATE_ME]

y'all see that spaceship drive by just after 7:00 min? niece