If you have the ability to work in a commercial kitchen, you have the work ethic, organization, and stamina to do almost anything. I can imagine the tremendous satisfaction of getting this kind of result from the product of your labor. It's really inspiring to see your set up.
@@christineb8148 agreed! I was a banquet/catering chef for years! Definitely a skill set that comes in handy for being a farmers market vendor 👍 thanks for following along 🙏
Yup! Get multiple yields from your efforts where possible. Your time is valuable. Harvest "weeds" when you harvest the crop. (My sister and I did this on our truck garden and we made amazing compost for side dressing!) Thank you!
Thanks so much for this! I don’t have a market garden yet but I am doing lots of research and will hopefully soon (right now just a backyard gardener in Canada). I can’t tell you how helpful it is to sort of see “A Day in the Life” videos like this one - learned a ton and appreciate your commentary as you work, plus your knowledge and advice! Beautiful garden, keep it up, super inspiring.
Thanks Alison! I really appreciate the positive feedback. I’m working on putting together some more videos! It all started with one little raised bed because I wanted to grow tomatoes. And 5 years later I quit my job to work in my backyard. Thanks for following along.
Very fuckin nice man. Absolutely look like a person who has figured it out and has a pretty solid purpose in a hectic crazy world. Its crazy to see how much work you get done and im sure you still feel like life has slowed down from running kitchens. Nice fuckin work brotha
awesome! UA-cam recommend this video after watching heaps of your recent ones. what a transformation! everything got heaps better and was already good to start. thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all. it's truely very very cool.
@@TRYFAMILYFARM thank you 🙏 I didn’t even know how to hold my camera the right way in this video 🤣 but I posted it anyway! I was starting my UA-cam Channel that day no matter what! I just try to improve a little more with each video. Thanks for watching 🙏
You are such a great content deliverer! thank you for all your tips! I am not throwing things on a large scale, but still can apply what you teach to make my life easier. Thank you so much. Have a great day!
Love the channel and how you handled the negative comment, lol Im building a small farm from scratch by working my butt off. The second job is called the field fund! Started my garden April past. At some point plan to get a poly tunnel installed too. Its soo rewarding to post on youtube ive had soo much positive feed back it motivates ya. Keep up the good work im away to watch another video or three!!!
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate the positive feedback. This video was my first one! It makes me cringe 😬 I didn’t even know which way to hold the camera. But I was starting my UA-cam channel that day no matter what! Thanks for the love 🙏
@chefsharvestfarm it wasn't my first watch I was recommended by youtube to your last upload where you went to market. Really cool. If your interesting people will watch. The no dig method is what I'm doing too. Did you check out Charles Dowding. UK based he's the first to push no dig. Doing it 30+ years. Liked the cover crop trampling method just walking it in lol I love the laid back approach 👍
Its been quite impressive to say the least. I met you almost 3 years ago and you were pretty green at this. Fast forward 3 years and man what an impressive operation you have built. That celery from yesterday had to have the highest sugar content of any celery Ive eaten. It was like eating the inner baby stalks of a conventional head of celery. So sweet and tender. The carrots also were delicious and worked and they ate them with no hesitation.
Yooooo broooo! This is awesome and so glad to see you starting up a youtube channel for all the amazing work you do! It's been very inspiring to see all the progress over the last year and all your wicked smart inventions/solutions to daily farm work. I'm going to get up there for a visit this fall and check it out in person. Also, I think you're almost officially a southerner with that sometimes southern drawl ;)
Hey Chef Mikey! I'm just a home vegetable gardener (2500 sq.ft.) with a passion for growing food. I was a cook in a past life (local restaurants for about 5 years) so I think we're a bit 'kindred'. I enrich my garden soil with a LOT of organic material, but cheat a little with some water soluble fertilizer. I'm on the cusp of no till, but still shallow till (1-2") for bed prep. Anyway, I just found your channel. like your 'style', and I'll come along for the ride. 👍😊
@@chefsharvestfarm I'm sure your produce is great, but yer too far away (from central New York). Besides, nothing beats fresh, home grown food. I have no idea why everyone isn't doing it - lol
Mike I'm super impressed, i just found you yesterday and subscribed and have Watched 5 already. Saw that you were a chef in vermont, i Was at the sagamore hotel in Lake George Before i came south
Arugula is a cut and come again plant. Why are you not letting it come back? Eta: I love how efficient you are in your garden. It's an absolutely beautiful garden and your very inspiring.
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate your kind words. I don’t go for second cuts on arugula because the quality goes down too much on the second cut and it only takes 20-30 days from seed to harvest. Plus I’m charging $13/lb to restaurants and $14/lb at the market. So I charge top dollar and my clients expect top shelf produce for what I charge. For those reasons arugula is a one cut crop for me.
@@chefsharvestfarm I was thinking that's probably why. I really enjoyed watching you go through your garden and your day at the market. 💜 happy growing 💜
I lost about 50 lbs since February. I’ll probably share exactly how in a video sometime. But i basically quit eating anything with sugar. And I do burpees, pull up, pushups, air squats, and a variation of ab exercises… my work out takes about 20 minutes 2 - 3 times per week. I spend about an hour everyday stretching/yoga.
@@steveo_o6707 not worth it for me! The quality and yield go down to far. And it only takes 21 days from seed to harvest. So there is no point to harvest a subpar product when I can just plant a new one and harvest top shelf product 21 days later… I charge $13/lb. My clients expect only the best 👊
I’m actually pushing $3k a week at this point. But I work my tail off buddy. You just need to work harder, be more efficient, and have a better crop selection. Efficiency will make you way more money than the actual size of the farm. But keep pushing buddy! Maybe you’ll get there someday, however very unlikely with that type of attitude 🤷🏻♂️ good luck though!
@@chefsharvestfarm All I’m saying is that in my experience the US is a bit different than most other places in the world. Where I’m located those numbers are not achievable due to short growing season and not enough people willing to pay what quality food costs. $10k per season, per 1/4 acre is the numbers people are operating with here. Nevertheless very efficient system you have going over there. Crank on buddy!
I learned my crop selection from “Curtis Stone, the urban farmer” all of his market garden videos are over 10 years old at this point. He’s in Canada. And back then he was pulling 100k on a quarter acre. Adjusted for inflation that’s probably more like $150k in today’s money. I highly suggest his content if you’re interested in making that kind of money on small acreage. But honestly over 50% of my revenue comes from salad greens.
Just started watching and man impressive. Makes me want to go bigger with my garden and utilize the huge Prarie I have. Just need your mindset and experience a, you have a sick set up.
This is the dream man. I work as a school cook, and what they consider proper nutrition is a absolute joke! Look forward to following a long with you.
Thanks Tim! I appreciate it 🙏
Dude, you’re amazing! Honestly I’ve learned more in 20 minutes from you with no extra bull crap, than all the other channels. Thank you!
Thanks for the positive feedback. I appreciate it 🙏
Bro this is my favorite channel now. You're a huge inspiration.
Thank you 🙏
same just found it like 2 days ago the hemp makes it even cooler lol
If you have the ability to work in a commercial kitchen, you have the work ethic, organization, and stamina to do almost anything. I can imagine the tremendous satisfaction of getting this kind of result from the product of your labor. It's really inspiring to see your set up.
@@christineb8148 agreed! I was a banquet/catering chef for years! Definitely a skill set that comes in handy for being a farmers market vendor 👍 thanks for following along 🙏
Dude, I love it! I'm so proud of you! This is definitely better than our resort job!
Thanks pal! And yes! Working those types of jobs inspired me to not ever have a job again!
I love how clean and organized everything looks. congratulations, brother.
Thank you 🙏
Squeaky clean garden 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks 🙏
You turn your arugula roots into green manure! That's ingenious.
Thank you 🙏
Let’s share this channel and the great work he is doing
Thank you 🙏 share away 🙌 I really do appreciate y’all 🙏
@@chefsharvestfarm Great Job. When i come to Knoxville i will stop by at the Market and shake your hand.
@@georgegradi6093 please do 🙏
Great solution to clearing out that arugula bed for the next planting. Much appreciated. My God blesses you and this channel.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching 🙏
Yup! Get multiple yields from your efforts where possible. Your time is valuable. Harvest "weeds" when you harvest the crop. (My sister and I did this on our truck garden and we made amazing compost for side dressing!) Thank you!
Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate it 🙏
Thanks so much for this! I don’t have a market garden yet but I am doing lots of research and will hopefully soon (right now just a backyard gardener in Canada). I can’t tell you how helpful it is to sort of see “A Day in the Life” videos like this one - learned a ton and appreciate your commentary as you work, plus your knowledge and advice! Beautiful garden, keep it up, super inspiring.
Thanks Alison! I really appreciate the positive feedback. I’m working on putting together some more videos! It all started with one little raised bed because I wanted to grow tomatoes. And 5 years later I quit my job to work in my backyard. Thanks for following along.
Very fuckin nice man. Absolutely look like a person who has figured it out and has a pretty solid purpose in a hectic crazy world. Its crazy to see how much work you get done and im sure you still feel like life has slowed down from running kitchens. Nice fuckin work brotha
@@nicholasmullins9708 thanks Nicholas! I appreciate it 🙏 thanks for watching and dropping a comment 🙌
awesome! UA-cam recommend this video after watching heaps of your recent ones. what a transformation! everything got heaps better and was already good to start. thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all. it's truely very very cool.
@@TRYFAMILYFARM thank you 🙏 I didn’t even know how to hold my camera the right way in this video 🤣 but I posted it anyway! I was starting my UA-cam Channel that day no matter what! I just try to improve a little more with each video. Thanks for watching 🙏
You are such a great content deliverer! thank you for all your tips! I am not throwing things on a large scale, but still can apply what you teach to make my life easier. Thank you so much. Have a great day!
Thanks for all the love 🙏 I appreciate it 🙌
Love the channel and how you handled the negative comment, lol
Im building a small farm from scratch by working my butt off. The second job is called the field fund!
Started my garden April past. At some point plan to get a poly tunnel installed too. Its soo rewarding to post on youtube ive had soo much positive feed back it motivates ya. Keep up the good work im away to watch another video or three!!!
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate the positive feedback. This video was my first one! It makes me cringe 😬 I didn’t even know which way to hold the camera. But I was starting my UA-cam channel that day no matter what! Thanks for the love 🙏
@chefsharvestfarm it wasn't my first watch I was recommended by youtube to your last upload where you went to market. Really cool. If your interesting people will watch. The no dig method is what I'm doing too. Did you check out Charles Dowding. UK based he's the first to push no dig. Doing it 30+ years. Liked the cover crop trampling method just walking it in lol I love the laid back approach 👍
Great video Mike! Very informative and educational. Easy to follow along. Well done!
Thanks pal! I appreciate it 🙏
Love the video!! I can’t wait for more!!
Thanks sis
Its been quite impressive to say the least. I met you almost 3 years ago and you were pretty green at this. Fast forward 3 years and man what an impressive operation you have built. That celery from yesterday had to have the highest sugar content of any celery Ive eaten. It was like eating the inner baby stalks of a conventional head of celery. So sweet and tender. The carrots also were delicious and worked and they ate them with no hesitation.
Thanks brother! I appreciate all your support over the years! I’m just getting started 💪💪💪. Maybe we’ll get all the kiddos eating veggies soon 🤪
Yooooo broooo! This is awesome and so glad to see you starting up a youtube channel for all the amazing work you do! It's been very inspiring to see all the progress over the last year and all your wicked smart inventions/solutions to daily farm work. I'm going to get up there for a visit this fall and check it out in person. Also, I think you're almost officially a southerner with that sometimes southern drawl ;)
Thanks Johnny! I appreciate the encouragement brother 🙏😊
Boom 💥 knowledge
Thank you 🙏
Awesome video, thanks for bringing us along
Heck yeah 🙌 I hope to keep it coming. Thanks for the support 🙏
Damn! I learned so much and I consider myself experienced. This channel is my newest resource.
Thank you. I’m going to try and release new content regularly. Thanks for the positive feedback 🙏
myself as well! Love how this young man delivers his info
You rock man!
Thank you 🙏
Hey Chef Mikey! I'm just a home vegetable gardener (2500 sq.ft.) with a passion for growing food. I was a cook in a past life (local restaurants for about 5 years) so I think we're a bit 'kindred'. I enrich my garden soil with a LOT of organic material, but cheat a little with some water soluble fertilizer. I'm on the cusp of no till, but still shallow till (1-2") for bed prep.
Anyway, I just found your channel. like your 'style', and I'll come along for the ride. 👍😊
Thanks Mike! I appreciate the support! That’s how it all started for me! I wanted to grow my own tomatoes. Then my hobby got a little out of hand 🤣
@@chefsharvestfarm I'm sure your produce is great, but yer too far away (from central New York). Besides, nothing beats fresh, home grown food. I have no idea why everyone isn't doing it - lol
@@MikeV607 right! I moved to Tennessee from Vermont! Not too far from ya!
Awesome setup, thanks for sharing. I hope to make farming my income in the next few years
Heck yeah 🙌 hopefully you’ll follow along. I hope to share all my successes and failures to help others. Thanks for commenting 🙏
Mike I'm super impressed, i just found you yesterday and subscribed and have Watched 5 already. Saw that you were a chef in vermont, i Was at the sagamore hotel in Lake George Before i came south
@@stevegermain1222 awesome! Thanks Steve 🙏
It is my first time on your channel and I have just subscribed. Thank you so much for sharing. Keep up the good work. All the best on this journey.
Thanks so much! I’m happy you subscribed! I won’t let you down 🙏
Amazing 🤩 love 💕 this content!
Thanks Rebecca!
Loving ur channel. Am a new sub.
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate it 🙌
Arugula is a cut and come again plant. Why are you not letting it come back? Eta: I love how efficient you are in your garden. It's an absolutely beautiful garden and your very inspiring.
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate your kind words. I don’t go for second cuts on arugula because the quality goes down too much on the second cut and it only takes 20-30 days from seed to harvest. Plus I’m charging $13/lb to restaurants and $14/lb at the market. So I charge top dollar and my clients expect top shelf produce for what I charge. For those reasons arugula is a one cut crop for me.
@@chefsharvestfarm I was thinking that's probably why. I really enjoyed watching you go through your garden and your day at the market. 💜 happy growing 💜
Subscribed! That’s cool! I’ve thought about doing it myself. I love gardening but would need more land than I have at my current residence.
Thanks for the sub! My garden is currently about a quarter of an acre. And it is a lot to handle. I think the smaller the better when starting out.
This is so cool. Doing what you want. Im trying that now and its scary but im no good working for others / big business
Definitely don’t get a paycheck just for sowing up 😂
how you look here and how you look in recent videos is quite a change.espcially in your abs. work out routine or garden routine?
I lost about 50 lbs since February. I’ll probably share exactly how in a video sometime. But i basically quit eating anything with sugar. And I do burpees, pull up, pushups, air squats, and a variation of ab exercises… my work out takes about 20 minutes 2 - 3 times per week. I spend about an hour everyday stretching/yoga.
Side question that relates to this video- what model of Dewalt drill are you using for your quick cut greens harvester?
It just says 20v brushless on it 🤷🏻♂️ I have 2 of them. They seem to last about 2 years using weekly with the greens harvester and tilther.
What brand and weight (oz) of landscape fabric do you (re)use? It looks very durable.
Dewit 3.2 oz. I typically just get whichever Johnnys or farmers friend is selling. Sometimes they carry different brands I think.
Why don't you get a second harvest from your arugula? It is a cut and come again crop
@@steveo_o6707 not worth it for me! The quality and yield go down to far. And it only takes 21 days from seed to harvest. So there is no point to harvest a subpar product when I can just plant a new one and harvest top shelf product 21 days later… I charge $13/lb. My clients expect only the best 👊
Earning that amount of money is impossible unless you have a very wealthy customer base.
I’m actually pushing $3k a week at this point. But I work my tail off buddy. You just need to work harder, be more efficient, and have a better crop selection. Efficiency will make you way more money than the actual size of the farm. But keep pushing buddy! Maybe you’ll get there someday, however very unlikely with that type of attitude 🤷🏻♂️ good luck though!
@@chefsharvestfarm All I’m saying is that in my experience the US is a bit different than most other places in the world. Where I’m located those numbers are not achievable due to short growing season and not enough people willing to pay what quality food costs. $10k per season, per 1/4 acre is the numbers people are operating with here. Nevertheless very efficient system you have going over there. Crank on buddy!
I learned my crop selection from “Curtis Stone, the urban farmer” all of his market garden videos are over 10 years old at this point. He’s in Canada. And back then he was pulling 100k on a quarter acre. Adjusted for inflation that’s probably more like $150k in today’s money. I highly suggest his content if you’re interested in making that kind of money on small acreage. But honestly over 50% of my revenue comes from salad greens.
Just started watching and man impressive. Makes me want to go bigger with my garden and utilize the huge Prarie I have. Just need your mindset and experience a, you have a sick set up.
Thank you 🙏 I gained my experience by starting small 👊
@chefsharvestfarm well keep it up man, your channel will blow up the more you keep going. You have some good knowledge and ideas 👏