Jesse McDougall is a regenerative farmer at Studio Hill. He is an Accredited Professional with the Savory Institute, serves on the advisory board for Soil4Climate, and was the author of the first regenerative agriculture legislation. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Don’s Introduction 5:57 First critical years of farming 10:11 About Studio Hill Farm 13:34 Alternate ways of land management and food production 19:19 Jesse’s message to regenerative farming’s next generation 24:35 What's coming next in the next 1-3 years at Studio Hill EPISODE LINKS Studio Hill Website: https://studiohill.farm/ Instagram: https ..read more

Duriel Harris is a former player in the National Football League. Now a rancher in Louisiana, Duriel is bringing pasture-raised Angus beef to the region with the creation of the Duriel Harris Beef brand. TIMESTAMPS 0:00  Don’s Introduction  2:34 Duriel’s football career 5:36 Epic trick play  8:12 Life after professional sports  16:00 Rotational grazing and grass-fed practices  21:03 Balancing rotational grazing processes with the changing seasons 22:39 Angus cattle  25:59 Is there a target herd size you are aiming for?  28:07 Geographical distribution  ..read more

Roberto Meza and David Demerling are the Co-Founders of East Denver Food Hub. The East Denver Food Hub is a social enterprise working to develop a resilient, equitable, and compassionate local food (eco)system based on equity and inclusion, environmental stewardship, sustainable technologies, and private/public partnerships. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Roberto and David’s start in farming 9:53 Business pivots 12:48 Model of learning 15:01 East Denver Food Hub overview 18:47 Montbello Market 21:18 East Denver Media Hub 26:35 Important topics across the historical and present world with o ..read more

Ted Treanor is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 7 Generations. 7 Generations’ vision for Indian country is realized by contributing to each Tribe’s sovereignty, independence, and resilience, for local food, energy, housing, health and wellness, and economic development. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 7:47 Ted’s start with Native American Tribes 12:02 7 Generations Overview 14:21 Success stories 17:28 Current challenges the Tribes are facing 18:40 Future efforts of 7 Generations EPISODE LINKS 7 Generations Website: https://7gnative.com/ Ted Treanor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedtre ..read more

Ellen Polishuk provides consulting services to farmers around the country at PlantToProfit.com. She works with growers to design and improve production systems, to assess individual crop and enterprise profitability, make soil fertility recommendations, and to foster leadership capability so that farms can function smoothly and pleasurably. Clients work with Ellen via email, phone and site visits when needed. For many clients, Ellen acts as a coach, someone to help think through various management decisions, and troubleshoot both production and labor problems. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 6:5 ..read more

Brian Estes is the Partnerships Director at LINC Foods. LINC Foods is a worker and farmer owned food hub based in Spokane, WA. If you are a regenerative agriculture producer or food company who is looking for ways to grow your operation, be sure to check out Steward at https://gosteward.com/. To begin the process of submitting a loan application with Steward, see https://lets.gosteward.com/farm-loan. Do you enjoy this podcast? If so, give us a rating and review to signal to us that you support our work: https://ratethispodcast.com/regenerativeagricultureclub TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 4 ..read more

Richard Tufton is the Chief Sustainability Officer with Meyer Natural Foods. If you are regenerative agriculture or food company, please support this podcast by checking out Steward: https://gosteward.com/ Do you enjoy the podcast? If so, give us a rating and review to signal to us that you support our work: https://ratethispodcast.com/regenerativeagricultureclub SHOW NOTES 0:00 Introduction 1:02 Richard’s early years in regenerative ag and grass-fed meat 3:43 International meat supply chains 10:07 Richard’s professional journey to the US 14:24 Meyer Natural Foods overview 23:32 Global megatr ..read more

Michael Kilpatrick is a farmer, presenter, host, inventor and online entrepreneur who lives to help entrepreneurs apply business principles and practical, proven solutions to grow their businesses and simplify their lives. He has managed large certified organic farms and businesses, consulted for industry experts, and spoken at dozens of industry conferences. If you are regenerative agriculture or food company, please support this podcast by checking out Steward: https://gosteward.com/ Do you enjoy the podcast? If so, give us a rating and review to signal to us that you support our work: https ..read more

As former Executive Director of both Hawaii SEED and The Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, Sarah has extensive experience in movement-building, organizational management and agricultural policy. She directed the award‐winning school-garden program at Abernethy Elementary in Portland, and trains teachers in garden-based education as an adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark College. She is a trained Permaculture designer and has dabbled in plant breeding and seed saving. Sarah believes in the power and practice of collaborative leadership. If you are a regenerative agriculture or foo ..read more

Vicki Hird is Head of the Sustainable Farming Campaign for Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming, and she also runs an independent consultancy. An experienced and award-winning environmental campaigner, researcher, writer and strategist working mainly in the food, farming and environmental policy arenas, Vicki has worked on government policy for many years and is the author of Perfectly Safe to Eat?: The Facts on Food. Vicki’s passion is insects. The first pets she gave her children were a family of stick insects, and she received a giraffe-necked weevil tattoo for her 50th birthda ..read more