The Thriving Farmer Podcast

What are the challenges and rewards of transitioning a hobby into a thriving business? On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, Michael is joined by Craig Odem who runs a retail nursery in northwest Alabama. Starting with just a few dozen plants six years ago, Craig and his family have taken their business to a full-scale production and propagation nursery without any background in the industry. He also shares about their nursery growth on YouTube as the Savvy Dirt Farmer. Tune in to hear how Craig documents their growth and teaches others how to start their own thriving nurseries.  In this episode, you’ll hear… How Craig got interested in plants 1:43 About the process of taking cuttings and making new plants with them 9:13 Why Craig recently moved 18:44 What a typical year in a nursery looks like 20:10 How Craig runs his clearance sales 28:32 What specific nursery mix does Craig prefer, if any 40:29 Where Craig expects his business to look like in 2 years 43:08 About his nursery’s checkout system on