147. Nigel Palmer on Creating Nutrient Dense Foods Without the Damage and Expense of Commercial Chemicals

How well do you understand the fundamentals of keeping your farm regenerative and healthy? Today we’re joined by Nigel Palmer, life long gardener and Author of The Regenerative Grower’s Guide to Garden Amendments. Nigel’s book provides practical, detailed instructions that are accessible to every grower who wants to achieve a truly sustainable garden ecosystem - all while enjoying better results at a fraction of the cost of commercial fertilizer products. These recipes go beyond fertilizer replacement, resulting in greater soil biological activity and mineral availability. They also increase pest and disease resistance, yields, and nutrient density. Using ferments, tinctures, and extracts, Nigel teaches all about how to create foliar sprays, fertilizers, and soil drenches to grow disease and pest-resistant plants, and nutrient-dense food, without the need for commercial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or fungicides. Join us today to hear how you can regenerate and greatly enhance your own farm!   You’ll hear:  What Nigel’s career as an aerospace engineer was like 1:05 When Nigel started with gardening 2:15 What caused Nigel’s decision to get into nutrient dense growing 3:23 What specific recipes are better for specific crops 9:45 How Nigel sources materials and finds the right extractions for optimal plant growth 12:24 Nigel’s method for optimal foliar spraying 14:59 What are the advantages of using organic vinegar in lieu of regular ACV? 18:33 What a refractometer is and how it’s best utilized 23:10 Some things a new gardener should always be looking for 27:51 The layout of The Regenerative Grower’s Guide to Garden Amendments 39:31 How The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition operates 45:05 Nigel’s favorite tools for his work 53:02 Nigel’s favorite crop to grow 55:12 About the Guest:Nigel Palmer is the author of the book The Regenerative Grower’s Guide to Garden Amendments and an experimental gardener relying on the amazing complexity of nature to inspire his food growing philosophies. He develops curriculum for, and instructs, the Gardening Program at The Institute of Sustainable Nutrition (TIOSN.com).   Resources:Websites - https://www.nigel-palmer.com/, TIOSN.comLinktree - ​​https://linktr.ee/nigelpalmer   Harvest Hosts Resources:If interested in being a host, please be sure to mention ​​Thriving Farmer Podcast on your application! We are Harvest Hosts, a platform that connects over 180,000 RVers to local businesses and attractions. Based on our recent survey, Harvest Hosts members spend an average of $50 per night at each Host Location they visit; well-established Hosts are reporting an average of $13,000 in additional annual revenue. Our model is a cost-free opportunity for hosts to share their offerings with our members by opening up space for an overnight stay. We simply tell our members about you and they schedule their visit in advance. In exchange for the overnight stay, Harvest Host members are encouraged to make a purchase of at least $20 at each host location they visit. We hope to see you as a new host location of ours soon. ​If you have additional questions, please contact our Account Executive, JD at [email protected] Hosts Facebook  Harvest Hosts Instagram  Become a Host Information ​Don't believe us? Hear more from a host!