Dirt Smart
Dirt Smart brings bold conversations with the farmers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and change makers who are rethinking how food is grown, how land is cared for, and how technology is shaping the future of our food systems. No fluff. No jargon. Just bold ideas, hard-earned insights, and real-world stories from real people doing the work.From soil health to ag tech, climate resilience to farm entrepreneurship, we dig into the challenges and breakthroughs shaping the future of food and the planet.If you're a grower, a builder, or just someone who gives a damn — you're in the right place.
Episodes
16 episodes
Ep. #16 Bullets to BX - Ben Bardsley
In this special episode the host of Dirt Smart sits in the interview chair and is interviewed by Dirt Smart Producer, Ty Paxton.Ben’s story begins on his family’s 130-year-old tree fruit farm in Kent, southeast of London. It’s ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:40:02
Ep. #15 Retail Titan - Jason Tarry
Jason Tarry spent more than three decades inside Tesco, UK's largest retailer. He rose from graduate trainee to the CEO and he's shaped how Britain shops, eats, and thinks about value. Few leaders understand...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:06:21
Ep. #14 AI Vision Queen - Jenny Lemieux
Imagine scanning every tree in your orchard - blossom to harvest - and knowing with confidence what you will grow, harvest, the amount to sell, and where to send labor. In this episode we meet the founder making this crystal ball a reality for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:06:17
Ep. #13 Packaging Giant - Kailan Dunn
In this episode we dive into the post-harvest world with Kailan Dunn, President & CEO of H.R. Spinner - one of the largest fruit packaging companies in the United States selling over 100 million boxes every year. Since 1916 H.R....
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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59:51
Ep. #12 From Apple to Apples - Tyler Price
Tyler Price is a Stanford educated CEO leading one of the largest fruit growing and packing companies in Washington State, Price Cold Storage and Packing Company. A fourth generation family business that's been in operation for nearly a century...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:00:51
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Ep. #11 Kiwi King - Steve Saunders
Steve Saunders has built businesses in almost every link in the horticulture chain - pre harvest, post harvest, branded produce, and innovative robotics. He's helped entrepreneurs, growers, scientists, and investors connect long before agricult...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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48:37
Ep. #10 Vineyard Visionary - Caine Thompson
Caine Thompson is Head of Sustainability at O'Neill Vintners and Distillers. A regenerative wine pioneer who is rewriting what sustainability looks like in viticulture, Caine is helping O'Neill steward their grapes toward a future where wine is...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:10:38
Ep. #9 Billion Dollar Founder - Paul Mikesell
Paul Mikesell is a visionary technologist and a serial founder who has set up multiple billion dollar businesses. He is now proving that robotics, AI and farming can co-evolve and at scale. As the founder and CEO of Carbon Robotics ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:18:29
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Ep. #8 Hop Giant - Mike Roy
Michael (Mike) Roy is a farmer who leads a century-old hop farming business in Yakima, Washington and is one of the largest independent hop growers in the world. What started as a ten acre farm in 1907, Roy Farms is trusted among the smallest c...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:05:04
Ep. #7 Regen Cowboy - Austin Allred
Austin Allred runs Royal Family Farms in Washington State, a 20,000 acre operation and home to the largest worm farm in the world. His 7.5 acre bio-filtration worm system processes nearly 400,000 gallons of wastewater every day, recycling into ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:10:26
Ep. #6 Hops, Beer & Cannabis Pioneer - Kevin Smith
Kevin "Smitty" Smith co-founded Bale Breaker, one of the largest independent craft breweries in North America—and the only commercial brewery in the world located in the middle of his family’s hop farm, Loftus Ranches. A true product ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:16:38
Ep. #5 Rockstar Farmer - Cody Beebe
Cody Beebe is a multifaceted individual who has transitioned from a career in music to founding a video marketing company to becoming a regenerative farmer. The conversation explores Cody's unique journey, the challenges faced by independen...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:30:45
Ep. #4 UK Wine Expert - Ed Mansel Lewis
Recognized as one of the most influential figures in UK wine, Ed Mansel Lewis leads the viticulture team at Knight Frank. With a rare blend of expertise across finance, wine, land, and farming, Ed advises on some of the UK’s most dynamic vineya...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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51:28
Ep. #3 Global Cherry King - Matt Hancock
Known across the industry as the Cherry King, Matt Hancock founded and led Norton Folgate, one of the UK's most influential produce businesses. From cherries to citrus, grapes to rhubarb, Matt spent decades mastering the brutal beauty of the fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:01
Ep. #2 World Class Fruit Grower - Sean Gilbert
Sean Gilbert is the CEO of Gilbert Fruit, one of the largest cherry and apple producers in North America. His team is managing thousands of acres, huge labor forces, and a global supply chain.Learn more about Gilbert Fruit:<...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:02:09
Ep. #1 Global Agtech Entrepreneur - Matty Blomfield
Matty Blomfield is the CEO of Hectre, a world-leading orchard management and fruit sizing platform helping growers around the world improve productivity, fruit quality, and profitability. Learn more about Hectrehttps:...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:17:31
