photo – courtesy of Fowlsecombe Farm Devon England
Guests: Rosie Ball, Callum Edge and Sally Lee
With over 300 organic acres of pastures, Fowlsecombe Farm, established in 1537 and managed by Rosie Ball, is home to pedigree English Longhorn cattle, rare-breed Manx Loaghtan sheep and Tamworth, Oxford and Sandy Black and Mangalitza pigs. https://fowlescombe.com/
Standing on the shoulders of 5 generations of butchers, Callum Edge‘s artisan skills in butchering are just about beyond compare. http://www.edgebutchers.co.uk/
For over 40 years, Sally Lee, of Traditional Wirral Turkeys has been creating the gold standard for free range turkeys to grow and mature naturally. Sally’s turkeys are lovingly grown and expertly prepared giving them the best possible quality and flavour. https://www.traditionalwirralturkeys.co.uk/
photo – courtesy of Alejandro Carrillo at Las Damas Ranch
Guests: Alejandro Carrillo, David Yarrow and Jeff Moyer
Rancher, Alejandro Carrillo, manages Las Damas Ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico and is a mentor for all regenerative ranchers. Alejandro listens as nature teaches the best way to manage the land, creating a rich environment for all of life in the desert. http://www.pasticultoresdeldesierto.com/news.html
David Yarrow is a water angel and earth advocate extraodinaire. An intuitive steward for all of life, David benefits us all with his understanding that all natural systems work together. http://www.dyarrow.org
Jeff Moyer’s hands-on experience in organic agriculture and overall organic culture makes him perfectly suited to be the CEO of Rodale Institute and one of the folks spearheading the Regenerative Organic Certification movement. rodaleinstitute.org
photo – courtesy of Rancho El Yaqui, Chiapas, Mexico
Guests: Daniel Suarez, Bill Hodge and Trudi Kretsinger
DANIEL SUAREZ owns and manages Rancho El Yaqui in Chiapas, Mexico. He contributes internationally consulting on regenerative practices and recently started a world directory of and for regenerative ranchers. ***Oh! And since I forgot to ask Daniel his favorite steak, I wrote him and here is his reply – “A thick and fat Grassfed TOMAHAWK!!!”
BILL HODGE established Sustainable Genetics, LLC; a beef genetics marketing company dedicated to enhancing profitability in the production segment of the industry. His expertise in all things cattle is renowned. https://www.sustainablegenetics.com/history/
TRUDI KRESINGER ran grassfed beef producing K W Farms in Alamosa County, Colorado and continues to support the industry. Her local work has an international reach.
Guests: Johann Zietsman, Betsy Ross, JoAnn Myers and Ryan Walker
And thank you to Jacko, the lavender araucana cockerel, for the introduction. You can visit Jacko and other rare breeds at the Owl Farm in Wales.
JOHANN ZIETSMAN is a legendary cattle rancher/farmer from Zimbabwe, living in Zambia, and an internationally renowned consultant. His optimal land management and cattle production practices are regenerative and achieve maximum, sustainable profit. http://profitableranching.com/
BETSY ROSS is a soil-food-web advisor with Sustainable Growth Texas, LLC. She analyzes land for clients and is dedicated to growing healthy soils for healthy plants, animals and people. http://www.rossfarm.com/
JOANN MYERS and her husband, Wayne, have Beau Chemin Preservation Farm. They raise several endangered breeds of farm animals and poultry.
RYAN WALKER is with the Livestock Conservancy. They protect endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction. They are the central hub for anything having to do with rare breed conservation in the United States.
GUESTS: Will Harris, Bruce Tainio and Steve Campbell
WILL HARRIS knows it’s radically traditional farming that creates products that are better for our land, our livestock and our villages. Now we’re calling it regenerative agriculture but he’s been at it for over 25 years on his family’s land, White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia. Will just knew it was the thing to do; regenerative land management, humane animal husbandry and revitalizing his community. https://www.whiteoakpastures.com/
BRUCETAINIO, founder of Tainio Biologicals, was fully engaged in the business of biological agriculture. He was providing education, programs, and state of the art products for creating healthy living soils well over twenty-five years ago when soil biology was rarely discussed and scarcely understood by farmers and consultants. His understanding of the underlying frequencies prove to be a benefit to the health of all plants, animals and humans. This is edited from an interview I did with Bruce for tributaries radio before he passed in 2009. His family continues his work today. www.tainio.com
STEVE CAMPBELL, owner of Taylor Made Cattle, has an “OLD” view of how things work in nature. He understands that the complexities of producing premium beef include soil health, quality forage production, nutrition, mineral intake, stock selection, calving and more. Steve consults with producers of any size looking for ways to improve their operation and the quality of animal they produce.
Steve was also a featured guest on my tributaries radio podcast, speaking as knowledgeably about human health as well.
Cultivated audio, now in its 6th year, will stay focused on regenerative agriculture. The practice of regen ag is creating change for communities all over the world. Keeping in touch with these farmers, ranchers, researchers and community minded participants and sharing their experiences and stories will fuel us all as we move forward.
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Guests – Ryan Boyd, Gerry Gillespie and Lindalu Meadows
Nuffield Scholar, RYAN BOYD is a third generation family farmer from the South Glanton Farm in Manatoba Canada. Ryan is implementing regenerative agricultural practices to improve the soil and water resources. As they diversify with cover crops and livestock the carbon is staying where we like it, in the soil!. http://www.southglantonfarms.com/
GERRY GILLESPIE has been talking trash for over 25 years; that missing piece in the climate change conversation. His recent Acres USA published book, The Waste Between Our Ears, outlines the progress and possibilities of recycling in our communities and regenerating our soils. https://www.gerrygillespie.net/
My gardening partner, LINDALU MEADOWS, rounds out our February podcast talkin’ story – it’s too early to plant, so we’ve got time to sit a bit…
Guests – DR. David C. Johnson, Gina Bria and Michael Pilarski
DR. DAVID C. JOHNSON, molecular biologist and research scientist at the University of New Mexico, has developed a system that brings lifeless soils back to life by reintroducing beneficial microorganisms to the soil with biologically enhanced compost. https://regenerationinternational.org/bioreactor/
GINA BRIA is an anthropologist and co author of QUENCH who discovered hydration solutions to modern water challenges while researching desert dwellers. https://hydrationfoundation.org/
