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• Bootstrapping Your Hydroponic Start Up: Keep Control, Innovation, Motivation and Fun

  Dr. Russell Sharp makes the case for bootstrapping hydroponic businesses instead of taking big external investment, arguing that self-funding preserves control, motivation, creativity and long-term sustainability. He explains how serendipitous innovation, family-owned advantages, and low-cost organic marketing let smaller operations grow responsibly and adaptively, offering practical examples and encouraging listeners to consider independent, profit-driven paths to scale. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/fertiliser/liquid-gold-unique-complete-fertiliser/ Dave Chen Rory Sutherland Ogilvy  Gantt Charts Dragon's Den Shark Tank Listing on Stock Market PLC Alan Sugar The Apprentice  Adam Neumann WeWork Elizabeth Holmes Steve Jobs Travis Kalanick Adam Neumann Andrew Mason Jack Dorsey Noah Glass Jerry Yang Eduardo Saverin Martin Eberhard Parker Conrad Paul Graham Y Combinator  Warren Buffett Charlie Munger Benjamin Graham Peter Lynch Ray Dalio George Soros Carl Icahn John Templeton Philip Fisher Stanley Druckenmiller Peter Thiel   

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• Does Big Money Matter? The New Economics of CEA Investing

  Dr. Russell Sharp breaks down a candid interview with Equilibrium Capital's Dave Chen on the challenges of financing and scaling controlled environment agriculture (CEA). He covers why large capital requirements, post‑COVID funding shifts, and supermarket relationships make leafy‑green CEA a high‑risk, high‑scale business. The episode also explores niche crop opportunities, the power of cooperatives and branding, and the "holy trinity" of operator, grower and retail partner needed to succeed — plus how Eutrema can help with fertilisers and biostimulants for CEA growers. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/fertiliser/liquid-gold-unique-complete-fertiliser/   Little Leaf, Revol Greens, and Perfection Fresh Hortidaily Horticulture Week  

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• More Grocery Store Hacks: Growing Exotic Rhizomes for Less

  Dr. Russell Sharp explains how to use store-bought seeds, rhizomes and tubers—like spelt, mung beans, turmeric, ginger, galangal, sweet potatoes and more—as propagation material for hydroponic crops and microgreens. He covers practical tips (avoid roasted seeds, look for buds, and watch for disease risks), nutrient considerations for rhizomes, and money-saving business ideas such as producing sweet potato slips. The episode balances low-cost DIY propagation techniques with cautions about viruses, aflatoxins and when to prefer certified seed stock. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/fertiliser/liquid-gold-unique-complete-fertiliser/   Jamaican Sprinters Chinese Yams Sweet Potato Taro Eddoe Turmeric Ginger  

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• Predicting Cannabis Potency with Your Smartphone: Hyperspectral Breakthrough

  Dr. Russell Sharp explores recent research showing that hyperspectral leaf scans combined with machine learning can predict cannabinoid concentrations in legal cannabis before harvest, and outlines a new technique that could let standard smartphone cameras act like hyperspectral sensors using a reference card and software. The episode covers practical applications for growers and breeders; from pre‑selling crops and ensuring hemp THC compliance to rapidly screening seedlings, and considers how these tools could be brought together in a future smartphone app. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/biostimulants/slugger/   Compolytics fan leaf hyperspectral reflectance (FLHR) University of Adelaide's Dr Aaron Phillips Purdue University researcher Young Kim Semin Kwon of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering  James Hutton Institute Dundee

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• How Weight-Loss Drugs Could Reshape Global Crop Demand

  Dr. Russell Sharp explores how widespread use of GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs (soon available orally) could reduce overall calorie intake and shift demand across crop types. He outlines the likely big losers (corn/maize, soybeans, sugar, palm oil) and relative winners (pulses, fibre‑rich fruits and vegetables, premium proteins), as well as crops likely to remain stable (rice, wheat, tubers) and non‑food crops largely unaffected. The episode discusses implications for hydroponics and horticulture, potential changes in the food and leisure industries, and cautions about drug side effects and broader societal impacts. https://eutrema.co.uk/shop/fertiliser/liquid-gold-unique-complete-fertiliser/ Liraglutide Victoza,  Saxenda  Semaglutide, Ozempic, Wegovy Tirzepatide Mounjaro  Robbie Williams, Greggs the baker, McDonalds, KFC, Wendy's, Chick-fil-a, chipotle, beyond meat, impossible foods, subway, waitrose, tesco, sainsbury's, asda, aldi, lidl, hyrox, crossfit, turf games, park run, personal trainers, david lloyd gyms, jd sports, jd gyms, virgin active, vitality insurance, 

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