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Hosted by @Regenaisanceman with the mission of reconnecting us back to where our food is grown & exposing everything that is wrong with our broken food system. We are more disconnected from our food than we ever have been. I sit down with ranchers and farmers to give them a voice and hear their stories, helping paint a picture of what it really looks like to support humanity with food. I also will be talking to others involved in the agriculture space as there is a lot that goes into it all. My hope is that from hearing this podcast you will begin to question what you eat and where from.
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- 3 weeks ago1h 22m
100 Years of Cheap Food Later, Let Small Farmers Feed Us #129
I speak again with Ashley Armstrong about farming, food freedom and rebuilding our food system.We cover farm burnout, food labels, chicken feed and Michigan’s food freedom bill. Ashley shares how pasture and animal care shape food quality, and how Nourish Food Club connects farmers with families.Thanks for listening.What we cover:• Farm burnout and better systems• Food labels and online misinformation• Pasture-raised chickens and their feed• Michigan’s food freedom bill and raw milk• Pasture, food quality and animal care• Farmer cooperation and direct salesTimestamps:00:00 – Ashley returns06:26 – Farm burnout and better systems23:43 – Food labels and greenwashing26:28 – Farming myths and chicken feed41:16 – Michigan’s food freedom bill55:51 – Reconnecting with food and farmers01:00:04 – Pasture, phytonutrients and flavour01:05:19 – Farmer cooperation and animal care01:10:10 – Making farm-fresh food convenient01:15:22 – Customer stories and food experiencesLinks & resources mentioned:Nourish Food Club — https://nourishfoodclub.com/Angel Acres Egg Club — https://nourishfoodclub.com/pages/angel-acres-eggsStrong Sistas — https://www.armstrongsisters.com/Gunthorp Farms — https://gunthorpfarms.com/Red Acre Center — https://www.redacrecenter.org/Dr. Stephan van Vliet’s nutrient-density research — https://stephanvanvliet.com/nutrient-testing/
- Oct 7, 202639 min
Courtney Feigl: Longhorns, Local Food, and a Proposed 765 kV Line #128
I speak with Courtney Feigl of Green Pastures Cattle Co. about her family’s Texas Longhorn farm in Wisconsin, a proposed 765 kV transmission line raising questions for local landowners, and the community work she has helped build through Ranch and Root.Courtney shares how she and her husband started their Longhorn herd in 2019 and how she moved from healthcare into farming, running a local farmers’ co-op and podcasting. We also talk about local food, direct-to-community beef, and why sharing farmers’ stories can help people understand agriculture.The conversation returns to landowner outreach around the proposed line, Courtney’s reasons for choosing Texas Longhorns, building Ranch and Root during a period of beef surplus, marketing with an authentic voice, raising children around farming, and finding ways for people with different views to listen to one another.Thanks for listening.What we cover:• The proposed 765 kV line and local organizing• Raising Texas Longhorns in Wisconsin• Leaving healthcare for farm life• Building the Ranch and Root co-op• Authentic marketing and farmer stories• Raising children on the farmTimestamps:00:03 – The proposed power line08:41 – Community organizing11:21 – Green Pastures beginnings17:02 – From healthcare to farming19:48 – Telling farmers’ stories22:33 – Why Texas Longhorns?25:57 – Ranch and Root co-op28:38 – Marketing and starting small32:12 – Authenticity online35:30 – Family farm lifeLinks & resources mentioned:Green Pastures Cattle Co. — https://www.greenpasturescattleco.com/Courtney on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/greenpasturescattle/No 765 Line — https://no765line.org/Ranch and Root Farmers’ Co-op — https://www.facebook.com/p/Ranch-and-Root-Sauk-61560544507312/Ag’s Most Okayest Farm Girls — https://open.spotify.com/show/6gK7PVhq2WX7vl2GA073SH
- Sep 30, 20261h 16m
Kelsey Beck Fernandez: Homesteading, Family, and Communal Sufficiency #127
I speak with Kelsey Beck Fernandez about moving from restaurant and wine work into homesteading in Southern California, and how raising a family on one acre changed his view of self-sufficiency.We talk about why communal sufficiency lasts longer than going it alone, building a local network, scaling back before burnout, whole-animal butchery, preserving food, and bringing family and community together around shared meals and work.Kelsey Beck Fernandez is a husband, father, homesteader, and founder of Tenfold Tallow in Southern California. On his one-acre family homestead, Kelsey and his family raise pigs, chickens, rabbits, and ducks while pursuing a more resilient way of life centered on traditional food, whole-animal use, soil regeneration, and learning to produce more of what their family consumes.Tenfold Tallow grew naturally out of that lifestyle. What began as rendering animal fats from the animals they raised eventually became a skincare company built around simple, traditional ingredients, including regenerative suet tallow, pastured pork lard, and raw beeswax. The original products were created for Kelsey’s wife and their babies, and the brand continues to reflect his belief that agriculture, food, family, and personal care don’t have to exist as separate systems.Through his homestead, Tenfold, and his online content, Kelsey documents the process of rediscovering practical skills, using the whole animal, working toward closed-loop systems, and creating a family economy more connected to the land.Thanks for listening.What we cover:- From restaurant work and wine to homesteading- Food, family and the search for a more resilient local food supply- A one-acre family homestead with pigs, chickens, ducks and rabbits- Self-sufficiency versus communal sufficiency- Balancing farm work, a full-time job and family life- Whole-animal use, food preservation and consumer expectations- Ducks, shared meals and community tiesTimestamps:00:16 – From wine to homesteading03:08 – Food and family during the pandemic05:32 – First pigs and a one-acre homestead06:44 – From self-sufficiency to communal sufficiency22:57 – Burnout, family and scaling back24:19 – Whole-animal use and preserving food39:22 – Why food is expected to taste the same49:02 – Consumers and the food system53:46 – Cooking and sharing what you raise59:12 – Adding ducks to the homestead1:02:13 – Focus, limits and farm plans1:12:18 – Faith, family and homesteadingLinks & resources mentioned:Kelsey Beck Fernandez on Instagram Tenfold Tallow
- Sep 23, 20261h 23m
Jade Koyle: Wheat, Farm Subsidies, and Regenerative Grain Farming #126
I speak with Jade Koyle of Grand Teton Ancient Grains about ancient wheat, regenerative farming, the economics of growing food, and why so many people are trying to understand what has changed about modern bread.Jade is a sixth-generation farmer who runs Grand Teton Ancient Grains in eastern Idaho, where his family grows, mills and sells ancient grains including einkorn, spelt, emmer and khorasan, alongside other grains grown through regenerative organic practices.We get into what makes a grain “ancient,” how the modern seed and commodity system evolved, and why Jade has invested in cleaning, storing and preserving his own seed. We also talk about farm subsidies, insurance, land prices, leasing farmland and why finding a viable business model matters more than simply owning acreage. From there, Jade explains how Grand Teton approaches crop rotations, companion crops, soil fertility and profitability, along with the reality of weather, pests, diesel costs and losing crops.Towards the end, we get into modern bread and wheat more directly: glyphosate, grain storage, milling, the removal of bran and germ, fortification, preservatives and why Jade prefers whole-grain, fresh-milled bread.What we cover:Ancient grains, einkorn, spelt, emmer and khorasanSeed saving, subsidies and how modern grain farming became centralizedLand prices, leasing farmland and the economics of starting a farmRegenerative grain farming, crop rotations, soil health and profitabilityModern bread, milling, additives, glyphosate and whole-grain flourTimestamps:Links:Grand Teton Ancient Grains — WebsiteAbout the farm — About Grand Teton Ancient GrainsShop grains and flour — ShopYouTube — Grand Teton Ancient Grains YouTubeFarm story — How Grand Teton Ancient Grains BeganJade's X - X handle Resources mentioned:Grand Teton Ancient Grains — farm, grains and shop ancientgrains.comGrand Teton Ancient Grains — grain guide — einkorn, emmer, spelt, khorasan and other grains Ancient Grains GuideUSDA FSA Beginning Farmer & Rancher Loans — the type of farm ownership financing Jade mentions for newer farmers Beginning Farmers and Ranchers LoansUSDA FSA Farm Ownership Loans — land purchase, development and down-payment programs Farm Ownership LoansUSDA Whole-Farm Revenue Protection — the farm-wide revenue insurance Jade discusses as an alternative when individual ancient-grain crops are harder to insure Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
- Sep 16, 20261h 10m
Chaz Self: The Raw Milk War in Wisconsin #125
I chat with Chaz Self of Grassway Organics about his fight to keep selling raw milk in Wisconsin, the decline of small dairy farms, and what the future of farming might look like amid consolidation, regulation and new technology.Chaz is a first-generation dairy farmer who runs Grassway Organics with his wife in East Troy, Wisconsin, managing roughly 640 acres and milking around 50 cows in a grass-based, seasonal dairy system.A lot has changed since Chaz was last on the show. Grassway is now in an ongoing dispute with Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection over how the farm sells raw milk, with Chaz preparing for a legal fight that he believes could become extremely expensive. We get into how his ownership model works, why he believes the farm has operated legally, and why he has decided to keep pushing rather than step away. We also look at what has happened to Wisconsin dairy more broadly: fewer farms producing more milk, increasing consolidation, overproduction, subsidies and whether relatively simple changes like putting more young cattle back onto pasture could begin moving the system in another direction. We talk about Farm Bureau, social media and the growing political divide around food, before getting into the future of agricultural technology. Thanks for listening. What we cover:Grassway Organics’ raw milk fight with WisconsinThe decline and consolidation of Wisconsin dairySubsidies, grazing and possible paths forwardFarm Bureau, social media and polarization around foodAI, farm technology and what farming is actually forTimestamps:00:00 – Catching up with Chaz Self02:01 – The raw milk fight in Wisconsin10:07 – The cost of fighting regulation19:48 – Lobbying for raw milk26:28 – What happened to Wisconsin dairy?29:23 – Could grazing help fix dairy?34:31 – Does Farm Bureau represent farmers?37:28 – Social media, politics and agriculture44:52 – Rebuilding community around farms53:41 – AI and technology on the farm57:58 – Agricultural data and automation1:01:29 – What is farming actually for?Links & resources mentioned: WebsiteInstagram FacebookRaw Milk Institute (RAWMI) — rawmilkinstitute.orgMark McAfee / RAWMI team — RAWMI team pageVernon Hershberger raw milk case — Wisconsin Court of Appeals caseGreen Lake Association / John Strauser — Green Lake Association teamJoel Salatin / Polyface Farm — Polyface FarmWisconsin DATCP — Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionWisconsin Farm Bureau Federation — Wisconsin Farm BureauWisconsin Farm Bureau policy page — Farm Bureau agricultural policy
- Sep 9, 202656 min
Mark Ellison: Pasture Poultry, Farm Economics, and Regenerative Stewardship #124
I chat with Mark Ellison of Grandad Farms in Emmett, Idaho, about how a health-driven search for better food eventually led him to start raising his own chickens, pigs and laying hens.Mark started with a borrowed patch of ground and a few hundred meat chickens. Today, Grandad Farms is raising animals on pasture, developing corn-and-soy-free feed, working toward organic certification and trying to build a farm to guide people to know exactly how their food was raised. We get into the economics behind his roughly $35 chickens and why comparing that directly with a $5 Costco rotisserie chicken misses a lot of what goes into each system. Mark explains his argument around subsidized corn and soy, labor costs and why he is willing to raise a slower-growing, more expensive bird. We also talk about why he moved away from Cornish Cross chickens toward Freedom Rangers, what organic certification does and doesn’t tell you about how an animal was raised, the surprising reality of pasture-raised pigs, and what he has seen happen to his land after repeatedly moving poultry across it. Towards the end, the conversation gets into broader topics around raising children in a family business, Mark’s Christian understanding of stewardship, and why producing food for his neighbors is tied closely to how he thinks about faith and responsibility. Timestamps00:00 – Intro: Mark Ellison, Grandad Farms00:17 – Why Mark started farming04:18 – Processing chickens and animal stewardship06:29 – Corn-free, soy-free chicken feed10:35 – Why a pasture chicken costs $3518:47 – Labor and immigration in agriculture25:01 – Stewardship and regenerative farming27:00 – How chickens improve pasture29:08 – Cornish Cross vs. Freedom Rangers32:26 – What organic certification actually means36:15 – Pasture pigs and factory pork44:42 – Growing Grandad Farms45:35 – Raising a family on the farm48:00 – Farming, faith and Christianity53:08 – Why customers seek out their foodLinksWebsite X
- Sep 2, 20261h 17m
Jesse Zimmerman: Butcher Shops, USDA Rules, and Meat Traceability #123
I chat with Jesse Zimmerman, owner of Renick Valley Meats in Renick, West Virginia, to get into the butchering side of our food system - something I hadn't covered that deeply on the show yet. They have a fascinating story: Jesse and his wife bought a struggling custom butcher shop four years ago and have since transitioned it into a state-inspected facility. We get into the real differences between custom-exempt and inspected processing, the regulations that sound reasonable on paper but make no sense on the kill floor (the single-shot rule, a mandated 90-degree turn in holding pens), and why that complexity isn't accidental - it's a barrier that favors the big four packers over small shops like his. We also cover the current imported-beef controversy, country-of-origin labeling, what actually happens to the 40% of an animal that isn't meat, and the specific questions you should ask any butcher shop before you trust them with your meat. We debate whether policy alone can fix this system, and the importance of direct relationships built on trust in solving the matter. Timestamps00:00 – Intro: Jesse Zimmerman, Renick Valley Meats04:45 – Custom-exempt vs. inspected processing07:53 – The single-shot rule and inhumane-handling write-ups15:23 – The real reason for the 90-degree pen turn19:15 – Big four packer control and regulatory barriers to entry22:20 – The 300,000-metric-ton imported beef controversy26:46 – Country-of-origin labeling and how easy it is to skirt38:58 – What happens to the ~40% "waste" of an animal49:37 – Questions to ask before trusting a butcher shop1:00:21 – Grass-fed/grass-finished nuance and imported "grass-fed" beefLinksWebsiteInstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebook
- Aug 26, 202658 min
Former USDA Insider's Plan to Fix Conservation From Outside The Government @ Jason Hanson | Ep #122
Who's Jason?Jason Hansen spent 14 years with the NRCS watching conservation rules bend for bigger, better-connected operators, and running cost-share programs structurally set up to fail the farmers they were meant to help. In 2018, he left USDA and founded Yield Unlimited. What is Yield Unlimited?Yield Unlimited is Jason Hansen's nonprofit that pays farmers directly, long-term, to run five core conservation practices - crop rotation, no-till/strip-till, cover crops, nutrient management, and (for a higher payout) prescribed grazing.The model:- Farmers apply for a land rental contract (30-second application, Jason's goal)- Up to $2,000/acre over 10-30 years, 50% paid upfront- Funded by donations, not federal money - pitch is $5/person/month covers the country- Treasury notes lock in and grow the later payouts (years 10 and 20)Why it matters: USDA cost-share caps at 5 years, right when farmers hit the yield dip during transition.Yield Unlimited's long-term contracts are built to carry them through this period. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Key Topics14 years inside the NRCS, wetlands to DC headquartersUneven enforcement of drainage rules for connected operatorsWhy USDA's 5-year contracts fail farmers mid-transitionThe 2018 moment that led to founding Yield UnlimitedThe model: up to $2,000/acre, 10-30 year contractsFunding it outside the federal systemTimestamps 00:00 — Intro02:15 — Jason's background08:40 — Certifying wetlands in ND15:20 — Drainage enforcement issues24:00 — Utah, then district conservationist31:10 — The moment with his daughter36:30 — Why the RCPP grant failed44:15 — Hawaii, then DC headquarters50:00 — Leaving USDA, founding Yield Unlimited55:30 — How the model works1:01:00 — Funding conservation nationwide1:07:00 — Where to follow alongConnect with JasonWebsiteXLinkedin
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Hosted by @Regenaisanceman with the mission of reconnecting us back to where our food is grown & exposing everything that is wrong with our broken food system. We are more disconnected from our food than we ever have been. I sit down with ranchers and farmers to give them a voice and hear their stories, helping paint a picture of what it really looks like to support humanity with food. I also will be talking to others involved in the agriculture space as there is a lot that goes into it all. My hope is that from hearing this podcast you will begin to question what you eat and where from.
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