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Vertical Gardening with The Plant Charmer Part 2

This is Part 2 of my epic interview with The Plant Charmer.  If you are wondering who The Plant Charmer is, his name is Khaled Majouji, and he is an urban farmer in Canada.  Khaled grows an incredible amount of vegetables in vertical garden systems, and he inspired me to build my vertical garden systems this year.  To learn more about The Plant Charmer‘s background and beginnings, please check out Season 1, Episode 15 of the Small Scale Life Podcast.

In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, Khaled and I discussed the following topics:

• His current property – size and layout
• His vertical gardening system with a focus on the strawberry fence
• Soil and amendments
• Selling products
• Expansion and vision for a larger operation
• Instagram tips – how to grow your followers

Thank You and Call to Action

It was great having Khaled on the show, and I appreciate the time he spent talking to me. A couple weeks ago, Khaled found a 10-acre plot to expand In.Genius Farms and finalized the deal for the property.  The battle is not over, however!  Khaled needs funds to set up this operation, so go to his Go Fund Me and donate today to help him realize his dream!

I would also like to thank Austin from Beatsby_Roi for providing permission for using the song “Steady Wzdm” from The Lemon Water Chronicles, Volume 1, on the podcast.  I would also like to thank Dillon from The Soapbox Collective Podcast for helping to connect with Austin.

Khaled and I discussed the following links on the podcast:

• The Plant Charmer on Instagram
• The Plant Charmer’s Go Fund Me Campaign
• In.Genius Farms School of Urban Agriculture
• The Plant Charmer on YouTube
• The Plant Charmer on Facebook
• Vertical Gardening 101
• Vertical Gardening 102

Friends of Small Scale Life Podcast

In this Episode, I talk about the following friends of the Small Scale Life Podcast:

• Small Scale Gardening Facebook Group – I set up this Facebook so you can share your gardening stories, ask questions and discuss food preservation. Join the group and continue to learn, do and grow with us!
• Failing Forward Profitable Urban Farming – Drew Sample and Scott Hebert’s weekly podcast about success, failures and life as an urban farmer.
• Condo to Compound Blog – Jay Dolan’s journey from an urban/suburban life to a rural life.

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