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.

Ben Greenfield

Mar 7, 2024

Episode description

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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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Create potent microbial solution for your garden

You can create a potent microbial solution for your garden by collecting a handful of forest leaf mold and feeding it with a cooked potato slurry.

#microbiome

#soil-health

Utilize spagyric extracts for deeper nourishment

Spagyric extracts are a form of herbal preparation that is more concentrated than a tincture and extremely rich in bioavailable minerals for deeper nourishment.

#minerals

#supplement

Utilize herbal CSA for seasonal skincare balance

An herbal CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) can provide you with seasonally-appropriate products, like warming herbs in winter and cooling herbs in summer, to help balance your body.

#herbs

#skin

Consume fresh herbal teas to transform your consciousness

Consuming potent, fresh herbal teas daily may influence your consciousness and put you on a new life course, suggesting a symbiotic relationship between plants and humans.

#consciousness

#herbs

Utilize ashwagandha to promote rest and recovery for energy boost

If you have a weak libido or are burnt out, ashwagandha may initially make you tired, forcing your body to rest and recover before it can build true, calm energy.

#ashwagandha

#recovery

Cultivate antifungal and antibacterial plants for a self-defending garden

By growing a foundation of antifungal and antibacterial medicinal plants like tulsi and lemongrass, your garden develops its own immune system that naturally repels pests.

#environment

#herbs

Utilize companion planting with beans for natural soil fertilization

Companion planting with bean plants and pruning them releases nitrogen pulled from the air directly into the soil, acting as a free fertilizer for nearby plants.