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Chef's Harvest Farm
United States
Приєднався 10 лис 2019
I'm a former Executive Chef who quit my job to start a farm in my suburban backyard in Knoxville Tennessee.
I started gardening in my backyard to grow food to cook in my home kitchen for my wife and I. It didn't take long before I had way more produce than we could consume. So I started bringing coolers full of my produce to my job and selling it to the other employee's. I started selling to restaurants, and in May of 2022 I went to my first farmers market. After my second farmers market I quit my job and haven't looked back since.
Chef’s Harvest Farm is a profitable, No-till Urban Farm Which uses Organic practice. I specialize in high-quality salad mix and root vegetables. As well as seasonal vegetables such as Cherry Tomatoes, European Cucumbers, Herbs, Hardneck Garlic, and Ginger.
If you're interested in gardening, small scale farming, or cooking. Please subscribe and follow along as I document the progress of my farm with educational and instructional videos.
I started gardening in my backyard to grow food to cook in my home kitchen for my wife and I. It didn't take long before I had way more produce than we could consume. So I started bringing coolers full of my produce to my job and selling it to the other employee's. I started selling to restaurants, and in May of 2022 I went to my first farmers market. After my second farmers market I quit my job and haven't looked back since.
Chef’s Harvest Farm is a profitable, No-till Urban Farm Which uses Organic practice. I specialize in high-quality salad mix and root vegetables. As well as seasonal vegetables such as Cherry Tomatoes, European Cucumbers, Herbs, Hardneck Garlic, and Ginger.
If you're interested in gardening, small scale farming, or cooking. Please subscribe and follow along as I document the progress of my farm with educational and instructional videos.
HOW I GOT PAID $30,000 TO GROW COVER CROPS (ON MY BACKYARD FARM)
Did you know that healthy soil is the foundation of all life on Earth? Without it, there’s no food, no communities, no ecosystems. But modern farming practices like heavy tillage and chemical inputs have degraded our soils to dangerous levels. That’s why programs like the USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) are so important-they pay farmers to adopt sustainable practices that protect and restore soil health, reduce erosion, and sequester carbon.
In this video, I’ll show you how I’ve used cover crops, mulches, and no-till farming methods to build fertile, living soil while reducing weeds, pests, and my carbon footprint. And the best part? I’ve been able to add $30,000 to my farm’s bottom line over the past five years-making $6,000 a year-thanks to the CSP program. Whether you’re a backyard gardener or a farmer looking to scale sustainably, I’ll share actionable tips and insights that you can use to start building healthier soil and a more profitable operation.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
How cover crops like winter rye, peas, and oats improve soil health and fertility.
The financial and environmental benefits of the Conservation Stewardship Program.
How to reduce input costs by building soil health naturally.
Tips for getting started with sustainable farming and qualifying for CSP funding.
🌱 Resources Mentioned in the Video:
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program: www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/csp-conservation-stewardship-program
Cover Crop Seed Supplier: greencover.com/
affiliate link for Daniel Mays book (pays me a small commission)
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#notillfarming #covercrops #csp #healthysoil #sustainablefarming #conservationstwardship #notillgardening #notill #regenerativeag #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #smallscalefarming #urbanfarming #urbanfarm #backyardfarm #backyardfarming #profitablefarming #organicgardening #organicfarming #organic #marketgardening #marketfarming #marketgarden #nrcs #usda #grants #usdaloans
In this video, I’ll show you how I’ve used cover crops, mulches, and no-till farming methods to build fertile, living soil while reducing weeds, pests, and my carbon footprint. And the best part? I’ve been able to add $30,000 to my farm’s bottom line over the past five years-making $6,000 a year-thanks to the CSP program. Whether you’re a backyard gardener or a farmer looking to scale sustainably, I’ll share actionable tips and insights that you can use to start building healthier soil and a more profitable operation.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
How cover crops like winter rye, peas, and oats improve soil health and fertility.
The financial and environmental benefits of the Conservation Stewardship Program.
How to reduce input costs by building soil health naturally.
Tips for getting started with sustainable farming and qualifying for CSP funding.
🌱 Resources Mentioned in the Video:
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program: www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/csp-conservation-stewardship-program
Cover Crop Seed Supplier: greencover.com/
affiliate link for Daniel Mays book (pays me a small commission)
amzn.to/4jaBTvb
#notillfarming #covercrops #csp #healthysoil #sustainablefarming #conservationstwardship #notillgardening #notill #regenerativeag #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #smallscalefarming #urbanfarming #urbanfarm #backyardfarm #backyardfarming #profitablefarming #organicgardening #organicfarming #organic #marketgardening #marketfarming #marketgarden #nrcs #usda #grants #usdaloans
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Thank you for making and sharing this video. It is SO helpful!!
@@Livingangelerin heck yeah 👍
3:25 well well well
@@pabloesc3718 happy bee 🐝
NEVERMIND
I won’t 👊
@@chefsharvestfarm HEY nevermind as in this isnt what i was looking for in that i wanted something a little less to do with credit, your at where id like to be on my way to, thats all i meant chef!
If you report those purchases on your schedule F when you file your taxes, you get the taxes back in your tax return. Same with fuel and farm vehicle maintenance.
Yeah it’s a business
@ What I mean is, you don’t necessarily have to register anything as a business to have the agriculture tax benefits.
Great video!
@@dharris577 thank you 🙏
@chefsharvestfarm Ive taken some of the initial steps. Spoken with ny local NRCS office rep and USDA Missouri office. They have been very helpful. I will review more of your videos for additional information. Question: Any information on buying urban land for Ag purposes you care to share please
Your farm is beautiful ❤
Thanks pal 🙏
thank you.
@@mmagoldi11 heck yeah 👍
Are you a non profit given your tax exempt status?
@@lorenparley8223 no, it’s just a perk of growing food for citizens of the United States of America. I am fully for profit. (This sales tax, not income tax)
@ ahh i see. Must’ve missed that. Thanks for the info. Great videos!
I just got put in charge of a greenhouse at our Veterans Tiny Home Village near Socorro, NM. First time working with a greenhouse. They promise the build will be done by the end of Jan. 2025.
Sweet! Almost there!
Why do you only accept check or wire transfer for payment with restaurants? Is it the fees attached with square or something else?
@@CherylLyn101 yeah square charges about 4-5% for credit card when they type it in. So if I do $100,000 in sales per year. I pay $5000 outta my paycheck just for letting them pay with credit cards. It’s just senseless fees. Most B2B businesses don’t except credit cards.
I use the same Vivosun T-5 lights and have horrible lettuce and green onion germination rates, even with fresh seeds. If the lights are as close as in the video I discovered the soil temp is about 83. Too hot, so I moved the lights about 12 inches higher and set the trays of lettuce on the floor. Better results but still poor compared to how good yours look. I keep it moist,dont plant too deep, dont let it dry out. Out of a whole tray I'm getting 40 to 50% at best and the green onions seeds only 10 to 15% germination. i dont get whats wrong. Utterly frustrating.
This video explains how I mitigate that ua-cam.com/video/DnemKmTDPLg/v-deo.htmlsi=n1c5E7v8jijAuACg
Helpful ty
Heck yeah 👍
The pictures of those cheesy ass politicians on the wall says it all🤣🤣🤣😂
I know right, it’s so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Maybe there are some beekeeper grants
There definitely are 👍
Oh. So you need cash?!? And a business. Easy peasy. Oh and a friend inside. Fuggin easy. Patience… get that grant
Nope! You sure don’t! These programs are open to anyone in the United States of America who owns land… the grants are for the land , not the person…. What you really mad about bro?
@ not mad bro. Get that government money!
Little late aint it?
@@idahofishgamer3560 I’m in Tennessee… if you actually watch the video I give a full explanation on my experiences regarding planting dates in my climate 👊
I have a meeting with my local USDA tomorrow, and I've been going over your videos religiously to prepare my thoughts. Thanks, Brother, you've been a real inspiration.
Love it man 👊 it’s not always easy to deal with them. But once that check comes through, it’s worth it!
Because your able to steal from the government doesn't mean you can now that Trumps in.
You’re absolutely right! It’s completely nonsense!
I want do the same We 🐝 s out Here.
Heck yeah man 👊
Amazing great work
Thank you 🙏
I like your work
Thank you 🙏
How long do you leave the paperpot trays under the grow lights before moving to your high tunnel?
@@billmanj1979 depends on the outside temperatures. Up to 4-5 weeks if needed. But if it’s decent temps outside they can go out just as soon as everything germinates. I have hoops with row covers over my nursery benches this year. But it’s currently about 5 degrees Fahrenheit right now. So everything is in the basement. After this cold snap everything is going out. It’s a lettuce and beets. Everything else is directly seeded crops.
😂 I'm stepping in my arugula here😂
@@tjcameron6878 🤣🤣🤣 I’m hoping to make the follow up to this one soon. It was pretty cool. I got everything on video. And planted grafted tomatoes into it.
Eselfmade
Thank you 🙏
With winter in full effect, how do you start your plants for spring and summer and heat your greenhouses?
@@tjcameron6878 here ya go! This video shows you everything. Hopefully I’ll make an updated version this season too 👊 START 10,000 SEEDS PER HOUR WITH THE KWIK KLIK DROP SEEDER AND PAPERPOT TRANSPLANTER! ua-cam.com/video/DnemKmTDPLg/v-deo.html
The rabbits eat all my lettuce. They do not pay for it either.
Bastards! I have electric netting around the entire garden and it’s stapled to the ground so rabbits and ground hogs can’t lift it up. It’s super effective 👍
@ Good solution. I am not relying on the income so i've just been focusing on things the pest don't seem as interested in. Squash, tomatoes, strawberries, and black berries.
Where and how do you get this much compost?
@@Jojojump3268 I’m in Knoxville Tennessee. I have it delivered, $500 for 20 yards. It comes from a local mushroom farm. They sell it after they grow mushrooms in it.
Definitely wanting to pull the trigger on QLPR this season. Just curious if you see an advantage on moving both clips. I thought it was designed to only move the lower clip and leap frog the higher one. That way you're only having to move one at a time, 50% of the work.
There would be no way to lower and lean them if you never moved the bottom clip. But having said that I would say having extra clips on hand is definitely a good idea. There’s no reason why you can’t add additional clips as needed. A couple downsides- the plants get heavy and the clips can slide down the wire, and then some varieties have super thick stems and the stem will grow into the foam clip making it super hard to remove. But over all way more efficient than strings and roller hooks. But not a perfect system.
That’s how you tie extension cords
Awesome! Great way to store lots of things I reckon 👊
Thank you for sharing both your knowledge and your wisdom
Heck yeah 👍
Loving on your videos and your vibe ❤👌
Thank you 🙏
THAT is the smart way to grow celery, for sure! The option to buy seedlings at a reasonable price no available here in CA. I Know it would grow well at my tiny garden, since italian parsley has established itself for years without my tending it a all. I hope your crops are doing alright this year, TN sure has been cold.
Thank you 🙏 yes I’m definitely a few weeks behind where I want to be on planting…. I have 4 empty high tunnels ready to go. Hopefully I’ll get them planted at the end of next week. My biggest problem is that I can’t water anything it’s all frozen 🤞🏻
Hello everyone good day I am come from combodia ❤❤
That’s amazing! Thank you for saying hi 👋 I appreciate it 🙏
Thanks for all the info, transparency, and market garden game you drop on every vid!!! 25 is my MASSIVE prep year! With goals of dropping salads next spring! Metropolis, IL
Heck yeah! Thank you 👊 salad is what pays the bills here! Everything else is just eh… sometimes I kinda make money off other things. But without salad crops it wouldn’t be enough. Thanks for saying hi 👋
Genius 🍅
@@switza1 right!
Good Info
Thank you 🙏
This totally motivates me. I'm hoping to be able to grow enough in my backyard to make a little extra money at the farmers market.
Awesome! Lettuce is a great place to start 👊
Every time I think I have my stuff together, I see a video like this to remind me that I am nothing lol
You got this 👊