2. Regenerative Grazing at Wolki Farm with Jake Wolki

Jake Wolki is a regenerative farmer from Albury, NSW, Australia. He raises beef cattle, pastured pork, laying hens and meat chickens using holistic and regenerative techniques. He sells direct to his community via a self-owned butchery.

In this podcast he and Dr Max discuss conventional vs regenerative grazing approaches, the challenges of operating small scale agriculture, the parallels between human and animal health and many other topics.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:36 Jake’s backstory 00:03:58 Wolki’s multi-faceted farming operation 00:10:15 Rationale for intensive rotational grazing 00:11:34 Food quality and digestibility of Wolki produce 00:13:09 Similarities in human and animal health 00:15:20 Regulatory obstacles to expanding holistic/regenerative meat production 00:17:56 Inherent lack of sustainability of factory farming 00:21:05 The disconnect of people from their food 00:22:54 Nutrient quality of supermarket vs pastured eggs 00:26:04 One customer cures her food intolerance with Wolki beef 00:31:04 Additive harm of conventional agricultural practices 00:32:14 Respecting natural processes = healthy animals 00:32:20 Analogy of conventional agriculture to human development of insulin resistance 00:34:56 Humans are inseparable from Nature 00:36:37 Simple rules for healthy eating 00:46:26 Jake’s early success with a carnivore diet 00:49:37 Customer preferences influence for food sourcing 00:53:50 How to increase the number of farmers selling direct to consumer 00:58:30 Five pillars of Wolki Farm 01:00:00 Jake's idea of hard work and environmental ‘backbone’ 01:01:04 The need for profit and economic viability in regenerative farming 01:04:39 Jake’s five year vision for Wolki Farm

LINKS

Wolki Farm - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/ Jake Wolki Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wolkifarm

SHOW NOTES

Justin Rhodes Blog - https://youtube.com/c/JustinRhodesVlog Polyface Farm - https://www.polyfacefarms.com/our-story/ Joel Salatin on folate level of Polyface eggs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXXMvxvFN_I Allan Savory TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTHi7O66pI Will Harris One Thousand Beating Hearts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvegapd1T4

DR MAX https://www.twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMD

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