This live farm tour back in August 2025 was at J&L Green Farm in Virginia, where Jordan Green walks us through the operational heart of the farm. From on-farm poultry processing and cold storage to multi-species shelter design and silvopasture development, the conversation is delves into why certain farming infrastructures and layouts exist, how animals are rotated, on-farm problems with certain infrastructure, and how design iterations have helped him reduce labor, improved animal welfare, and increased land productivity.
Key Topics
Why You Should Listen
Timestamps
00:00:00 – Arrival at J&L Green Farm and overview of the hub farm
00:02:10 – Poultry processing setup and food safety flow
00:05:00 – Walk-in freezer, ice production, and cold storage
00:07:15 – Farm store design, permits, and limited retail hours
00:11:30 – Poultry brooding containers and early bird management
00:14:45 – Poultry genetics, growth rates, and resilience limits
00:22:30 – Multi-species shelter system and design iteration
00:31:00 – Daily movement, labor reduction, and scaling poultry
00:34:50 – Multi-species grazing: pigs, cattle, and poultry roles
00:48:30 – Silvopasture development and land productivity strategy
Ben Justman takes me inside Peony Lane Wine in Paonia, Colorado for a live farm tour of one of America’s highest-elevation vineyard regions.
He educates me on how grapes are grown, how vines survive harsh winters, how low-intervention wine is made, and why true place-based winemaking creates a totally different drinking experience.
It’s interesting to see how he constantly adapts to the seasons, soil, weather, and other farming variables to keep the operation productive and high quality.
Key Topics
What You’ll Hear in This Farm Tour
00:00:00 — Colorado vineyard & climate
00:01:00 — Old basket press
00:02:30 — New bladder press
00:03:30 — Tanks & barrels
00:05:00 — Pressing process
00:06:30 — Vineyard origin story
00:07:30 — Why this wine feels better
00:09:00 — Additives & labeling truth
00:10:30 — Wine, place & meaning
00:11:30 — Commodity vs real wine
00:14:30 — Vine growth & maturity
00:17:30 — Freeze damage & recovery
00:21:30 — Training vines
00:23:30 — Irrigation & soil depth
00:27:00 — Cutting back growth
00:28:30 — Lessons, learning, & commitment
This on-the-ground episode explores Michael Grecos first-generation regenerative sheep operation, run entirely on leased land in New York’s Hudson Valley.
We walk the pastures with Michael as he explains stocking strategy, grazing philosophy, shade management, lambing, predator protection, mineral systems, on-farm slaughter, and why sheep can make regenerative agriculture viable on smaller landscapes.
Key Topics
What You’ll Learn
Connect with Michael:
Website
Instagram
Follow the tour on YouTube
Timestamps
00:00:00 – Meet Michael & the Hudson Valley Sheep Ranch
00:01:00 – Why Sheep? Cost, Scale, & Land Fit
00:03:00 – Leased Land & Grazing Philosophy
00:05:00 – Natural Weaning vs Forced Weaning
00:07:30 – Daily Moves, Density & Pasture Impact
00:10:00 – What a “Good” Grazed Paddock Looks Like
00:15:00 – Lamb Count, Losses & Culling Logic
00:17:30 – Guardian Dog & Predator Control
00:19:30 – Minerals, Biochar & Health Support
00:21:00 – Rumination & What Calm Sheep Look Like
00:23:00 – Lambing Timing & Spring Nutrition
00:28:00 – Shade, Heat Stress & Summer Management
00:30:30 – On-Farm Harvest & Ethics
00:36:00 – Visiting Farms & Transparency
00:37:30 – Rest Periods, Regrowth & Stockpiling
00:44:00 – Milkweed, Pollinators & “Poison Plant” Myth
00:47:00 – Mowing vs Not Mowing
00:48:00 – Scaling Plans & Future Growth
In this live farm tour episode from July this year, I visited Julie Friend and her farm, Wildom Farm, a regenerative livestock farm where cows, sheep, chickens, and pigs are raised together on pasture and in forest systems. The discussion covers daily pasture rotation, animal behavior, predator dynamics, soil health, and how regenerative management affects animal welfare, meat quality, and ecosystem resilience. The farmer walks through real trade-offs, processing challenges, and why transparency and letting people visit farms matters.
Key Topics
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Julie Instagram
Wildom Farm Instagram
Website
Timestamps
00:00:00 – Daily pasture moves and extending the grazing season
00:04:00 – Mobile shade and infrastructure without trees
00:07:45 – Starting the cow herd and choosing heritage breeds
00:10:30 – Grassland birds, hay timing, and ecological trade-offs
00:14:10 – Letting customers walk the farm and see the animals
00:18:00 – Why cows, sheep, and chickens are run together
00:22:00 – Forest-raised pigs and whey feeding from a local creamery
00:30:00 – How forage diversity changes the taste of pork
00:37:30 – Fatty acid testing and nutrition in pork and chicken
00:43:30 – Processing bottlenecks and booking a year ahead
00:45:30 – On-farm slaughter vs USDA facilities
00:53:30 – Farm store transparency and frozen meat
This episode was recorded during the Colorado farm tour and features a long-form conversation with Jason Wrich from Wrich Ranches, a regenerative cattle operation built on leased land, rebuilt soil, and decades of hands-on learning.
We walk through the origins of the ranch, the economics behind conventional vs regenerative systems, the realities of grazing management, and the cultural disconnect shaping how Americans think about food.
The discussion moves from land stewardship and plant physiology to market forces, subsidies, meat processing, the American diet, and why local food systems matter.
It’s a grounded look at how real ranching works, what it costs, and what it reveals about the country’s future.
Key Topics
- Growing a regenerative cattle operation on leased land and limited resources.
- How plant physiology and grazing timing drive true soil health.
- The hidden financial reality of ranching: debt, land leases, and cattle markets.
- Why America is nutritionally sick and culturally disconnected from food.
- The need for micro-processors, local supply chains, and real decentralization.
Why You Should Listen
- A transparent breakdown of how ranch economics actually function.
- Firsthand insight into regenerative grazing, soil cycles, and land recovery.
- A candid discussion of American food disconnection and its consequences.
- An inside view of the challenges ranchers face in drought, markets, and policy.
Connect with Jason:
Website
Instagram
Timestamps
00:00:00 Camping, disconnection, and how far society has shifted from food
00:01:00 Airbnb guests becoming beef customers and building trust
00:03:00 Early exposure to farming and lessons from Rick’s grandfather
00:05:00 Ranching in the 1980s and why the family operation barely survived
00:08:00 Working full-time while farming full-time and raising a family
00:11:00 Selling high-elevation hay and the old-school trust economy
00:14:00 Processed food, hormones, and the roots of America’s health collapse
00:17:00 Customers witnessing slaughter and reconnecting with the life–death cycle
00:21:00 Grazing timing, plant cycles, and understanding true soil function
00:27:00 Managing weeds through grazing and cattle behavior
00:31:00 Leasing land, landowners, and why good relationships matter
00:36:00 Generational loss of agricultural knowledge and young agrarians
00:39:00 Restoring degraded pastures with biomass and proper cycles
00:46:00 The case for micro-processors and problems in large packing plants
00:51:00 Food stamps, ultra-processed diets, and engineered food addiction
00:55:00 Losing personal responsibility and the cultural consequences
00:59:00 Specialization vs. self-reliance and the fading generalist skillset
01:02:00 The American Dream, suburban design, and comfort eroding resilience
01:09:00 Public-land grazing vs. private leases and the real cost differences
01:14:00 Why selling calves can be more profitable than finishing beef
01:16:00 Community impact, customer stories, and why the work continues
01:17:00 Global visitors, land ownership, and what makes America unique
This episode comes from our recent farm tour at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, where Will Harris walked us through the land and the systems that support it.
White Oak is a multigenerational operation that has shifted from conventional row-crop agriculture to a diverse, closed-loop ecosystem of grass-fed cattle, wildlife, and restored soils. Will explains how these relationships work in practice, the long-term effects of pesticides and monoculture, and why ecological cycles - not industrial extraction - determine the health and future of the land.
Key topics:
Why You Should Listen:
- Clear, firsthand explanations of how regenerative grazing works in practice
- A breakdown of pesticides’ long-term effects on soil, trees, and ecosystem balance
- Real-world insight into carbon cycles, nutrient cycling, and dung beetle activity
- A grounded comparison between industrial beef systems and regenerative cattle operations
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Birds arriving on the farm and their symbiotic role with cattle
00:01:00 Seasonal patterns, migration, and fly pressure
00:02:00 What this land looked like 25 years ago
00:03:00 Monoculture, pesticides, and the mindset of killing “problems”
00:05:00 Pesticides’ short-term benefits and long-term ecological harm
00:07:00 Residual effects of crop-field chemicals on soil function
00:08:00 “Nature bats last” and long-term cycles of recovery
00:09:00 Abundance vs. extraction in modern agriculture
00:10:00 Passing land ethics to the next generation
00:12:00 Education, land-grant universities, and learning farming
00:14:00 Grass-fed timelines, weight, and national inventory reality
00:15:00 Why most ground beef tastes the way it does
00:18:00 Industrial supply chains vs. farm-level economics
00:19:00 Feedlots, methane, and lifecycle carbon science
00:20:00 Dung beetles, nutrient cycling, and soil structure
00:22:00 Daily cattle moves and grazing pattern
00:23:00 Agroforestry, thinning trees, and managing understory growth
00:24:00 Total herd size and the surrounding landscape
Hickory Nut Gap is a century-old family farm in Western North Carolina, now run by Jamie and Amy, who shifted the operation toward grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, and regenerative grazing. Their model connects soil health, animal welfare, and community resilience - from rotational grazing that builds biodiversity to supplying local restaurants and retailers. This tour looks directly at how they raise animals, manage land, and keep farming viable in the Appalachian mountains.
Key Topics
Why Listen To This Episode
00:00:00 — History of Hickory Nut Gap and returning to the family farm
00:02:00 — Discovering direct-market pasture farming in the early 2000s
00:04:00 — Grass-fed movement and building a farmer-supported food system
00:06:00 — Taste, nutrition, and why fresh, local food matters
00:10:00 — Flood impacts and land recovery after the Cane Creek disaster
00:12:00 — Rotational grazing explained: density, rest, carbon, biodiversity
00:15:00 — Grass-fed vs grain-fed: economics, animal health, taste
00:17:00 — Talking with vegans and the ethics of reducing harm in ecosystems
00:19:00 — Regrowth after grazing and how mountain pastures respond
00:23:00 — Daily welfare checks: water, feed, injuries, antibiotics policy
00:26:00 — Whole-animal use, pet food demand, and underrated cuts
Ben Justman of Peony Lane Wine grew up on this Colorado orchard, returned in his mid-20s, taught himself winemaking, and now runs a small high-elevation Pinot Noir winery on his family’s land, built alongside his father.
Key Topics
Why Listen
JR Burdick of Nourishing Family Farm explains how losing his family’s farm in the 1980s and later being forced out of his dairy co-op shaped his path toward raw milk, soil-based farming, and local food independence. His story exposes how modern agriculture breaks families and communities - and how rebuilding begins one farm at a time.
Key Topics
Why Listen
Connect with JR:
Website
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Facebook
References:
"The Jungle" (1906) by Upton Sinclair
Timestamps
August Hortsmann is a first-generation Missouri cattleman and founder of Hortsmann Cattle Company, a regenerative ranch built on his family’s land near St. Louis.
What began as a childhood passion grew into a full-time operation which, over the past eight years, has integrated adaptive grazing, direct-to-consumer beef sales, and long-term soil-focused practices. His education was established through years of study, observation, and trial. August spent countless seasons working ranch jobs integrating regenerative practices, allowing him studying grazing systems and testing various methods.
Augusts story shares undertones of the uncertain, long road taken for each farmer to reach their dream of working full-time. For August, as you'll hear, he made it happen, but for 84% of farmers in America, they work other jobs. August shares his shift from conventional, university-trained agriculture to regenerative practice, the economic realities of running a small meat business, and his philosophy on scale, sustainability, and soil health.
Key Topics
Why You Should Listen
- What the path to full-time farming really looks like
- How farmers survive years before breaking even
- Building a regenerative cattle business from nothing
- Lessons from eight years of adaptive grazing
- The hard economics of small-scale beef
Connect with August
Timestamps
00:00:00 – Childhood roots and first memories on the family farm
00:03:00 – Starting Hortsmann Cattle Co in college
00:06:00 – University teachings vs. real-world economics
00:10:00 – Working off-farm while building a cattle business
00:13:00 – Discovering regenerative agriculture through Soil & Water
00:19:00 – Adding multi-species and the “death by diversity” lesson
00:29:00 – Burnout and the decision to simplify operations
00:31:00 – Quitting full-time work and going all-in on the farm
00:36:00 – Adaptive grazing and learning from nature’s rhythms
00:43:00 – Shifting from farmers’ markets to online direct sales
00:53:00 – Educating consumers on bulk buying and real costs
00:57:00 – Why small meat businesses struggle with margins
01:03:00 – Processing, scale, and the bottlenecks of small producers
01:09:00 – Is regenerative agriculture scalable?
01:13:00 – Advice for aspiring ranchers
01:17:00 – Social media, misinformation, and consumer trust
01:20:00 – Building a ranch that can sustain future generations
Will Harris is a sixth-generation cattleman and owner of White Oak Pastures, a 158-year-old family farm in Bluffton, Georgia. Since 1866, the Harris family has practiced land-based farming rooted in regeneration, humane animal husbandry, and zero-waste production.
In this episode, Will reflects on the farm’s evolution from industrial cattle operations to a living ecosystem. He discusses soil, community, balance, symbiosis in an ecosstem, rural farming communities, stewardship, organic matter, his family history, and more.
Key Topics
Why You Should Listen
Connect With White Oak Pastures
Timestamps
00:00:00 — White Oak Pastures and 158 years of family farming
00:05:00 — Industrial agriculture and losing balance
00:08:00 — The cost of control: chemicals and confinement
00:11:00 — Soil carbon, fertility, and organic matter
00:16:00 — Working within nature’s limits
00:25:00 — Rejecting tech fixes and restoring balance
00:34:00 — Internships, purpose, and community revival
00:42:00 — Bluffton’s renewal through local production
00:50:00 — Land, debt, and long-term stewardship
00:55:00 — Generational transfer and humility
01:08:00 — Observation, faith, and living with nature
Ryan sits down with Joel Hollingsworth of Smoke River Ranch in Oklahoma, who lays out a clear, unflinching diagnosis of America’s decline.
He then takes you through the solution, step by step, exactly whats required. In short, the miracle ahead has only one path, and that is a restored and vitalized rural America.
Key Topics:
Why You Should Listen:
- Learn how rural collapse happened.
- See how financialization hollowed America.
- Understand why soil and economy are linked.
- Discover how regeneration rebuilds communities.
- Hear a practical plan for renewal.
Resources mentioned:
Book: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Book: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
Connect with Joel:
00:00:00 – America’s decline and lost vitality
00:04:30 – Joel’s story and Smoke River Ranch
00:11:00 – Finance replacing real production
00:20:10 – Centralization and moral decay
00:29:40 – What regeneration means
00:38:25 – Soil as civilization’s base
00:46:50 – Rebuilding local economies
00:56:30 – Tech and virtual fencing
01:05:00 – The real economics of farming
01:16:15 – Decentralization and freedom
01:28:10 – Work, dignity, and meaning
01:38:40 – Food, health, and strength
01:52:20 – Cultural cost of disconnection
02:09:00 – Rural vitalism in action
02:27:15 – Rebuilding soil, rebuilding America
When chronic illness left Cindy bedridden in her twenties, she began questioning everything she’d been taught about health - and later, about farming. What started as a search for healing led her and her husband to rebuild their land in Burneyville, Oklahoma, where TLC Ranch now stands: a regenerative bison ranch and certified organic pecan orchard rooted in living systems rather than chemicals. Through decades of trial, floods, and faith, Cindy discovered that the same principles that restore the body also restore the soil. This episode traces how her recovery became the land’s recovery - and what it really means to live and farm in alignment with nature.
Key Topics
- Healing through food and faith
- From chemical sprays to organic farming
- Bison behavior and herd management
- The challenges of organic certification
- Health, medicine, and trusting intuition
Timestamps
00:00:00 – Growing up outdoors and learning self-reliance
00:04:00 – Linking diet and chronic illness in the 1980s
00:08:00 – Healing through food and natural living
00:12:00 – From chemical farming to organic awareness
00:19:00 – Buying land and starting the ranch
00:27:00 – Discovering bison and learning their behavior
00:31:00 – Pecans as nutrient-dense local food
00:44:00 – Challenges of organic certification
00:53:00 – Replacing chemicals with biological inputs
00:58:00 – Managing herd health and natural balance
01:05:00 – Lessons from floods and renewal on the land
Caden and Patrick are first-generation farmers in North Carolina who started Cable Family Farm while still in high school. Together, they’ve built a small-scale regenerative farm focused on pasture-raised poultry and no-till market gardening, proving that young people can make a living from the land through hard work, curiosity, and faith.
Cable Family Farm practices regenerative farming focused on soil health, animal welfare, and local connection through small-scale, community-based food production.
Key Topics
Timestamps
00:00:00 – Discovering small-scale farming
00:02:45 – Launching Cable Family Farm in high school
00:06:00 – Rekindling friendship and building together
00:09:00 – Visiting Polyface Farm for inspiration
00:10:30 – Selling produce and entering markets
00:14:00 – Lessons from larger conventional farms
00:17:00 – Partnership, long hours, and learning curves
00:21:00 – Sacrifice and fulfillment on the land
00:25:00 – Bringing younger generations into farming
00:35:00 – Faith and stewardship of the land
00:40:00 – Balancing college with farm life
00:42:00 – Reflections on growth and purpose
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This episode is a little different: instead of a sit-down podcast, I join Justin Rhodes for a live tour around his North Carolina farm.
When you think of homesteaders, Justin Rhodes is the first person you think of. With over a million followers on YouTube and multiple successful books, Justin and his family have paved the way for new homesteaders through documenting their journey. A fourth-generation steward of his family’s land in North Carolina, Justin and his wife Rebecca raise their five children on it.
What we cover:
Timestamps:
00:01:30 — The breeds of cows on the farm and how milk is shared
00:03:00 — Family land history and what the farm cost in the 1930s
00:05:00 — Rotational grazing explained and why clover survives
00:09:00 — Homesteading vs farming: growing food for yourself or for sale
00:13:00 — Why most new homesteaders burn out and how to prepare
00:17:30 — Finding a deeper reason beyond money to keep farming
00:19:00 — Involving children in farm life and family teamwork
00:21:00 — The multi-generational connection to land and legacy
00:23:00 — Raw milk, safety, and family traditions
00:25:00 — Industrial milk history, swill dairies, and why pasteurization began
Josh and Jessica Guptill run Rehoboth Farm in Suffolk, Virginia, where they raise pastured chicken, pork, lamb, beef, eggs, and turkeys. Neither came from a farming family - Josh left the Coast Guard and Jessica is a doula - but together they built their farm from backyard beginnings, guided by faith and a belief in producing “healing food.” Their path is unique: from DIY chicken pluckers and bartering for land to scaling up during COVID, they’ve made transparency and education central to their work. Today they not only provide nutrient-dense food but also host workshops and farm visits, giving their community a firsthand connection to how food is grown.
This episode we discuss:
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Josh & Jessica’s backstory and first encounters with farming
00:07:00 Early challenges raising and butchering chickens
00:13:00 Deciding to leave the Coast Guard and pursue farming
00:19:00 Finding and moving onto their current Virginia farm
00:25:00 Scaling up chickens, pigs, and lamb during COVID
00:33:00 Why their farmers’ market works—and why others fail
00:40:00 Marketing, transparency, and building customer trust
00:48:00 The meaning behind the name “Rehoboth Farm”
00:53:00 Questions consumers should ask at farmers’ markets
01:00:00 Hosting on-farm classes and why visits matter
In this episode, Jordan and I discuss the importance of economics, marketing, and storytelling in agriculture.
Jordan Green is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served multiple deployments before completing a five-year tour of duty in 2009 and transitioning into full-time farming with his wife, Laura.
Together, Jordan and Laura founded J&L Green Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where they raise pasture-based pork and poultry and 100% grass-fed beef on 500 acres, marketing their food directly to consumers.
Key Topics
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Why cheap food threatens the survival of American farms
00:03:00 Inside poultry houses: dust, ammonia, and farmer servitude
00:08:00 Contracts, mortgages, and the trap of industrial poultry farming
00:17:00 Apprenticeship at Polyface and scaling pasture-based livestock
00:24:00 The reality of death and livestock farming behind the scenes
00:29:00 Joining the Marines and balancing military life with farm dreams
00:36:00 Starting J&L Green Farm with land, capital, and a Polyface contract
00:40:00 Surviving the 2008 housing crash while building a farm business
00:42:00 Why marketing is the hardest but most crucial part of farming
00:49:00 The clash between fast tech and slow ecology in food production
00:55:00 Building customer relationships, not flash sales
01:00:00 Why most farms aren’t welcoming to the public and how J&L differs
Connect with Jordan, J&L Farm:
The USDA has farmers by the balls. We all know it. Bryson felt it, and quickly chose to fight it. He found legit workarounds and today educates us on how other farmers can help stabilise and control their own futures.
Bryson Lipscomb of Triple Oak farms - a military veteran turned first-generation farmer, who traded his 9-5 job to become a farmer and build his own life with his wife and then newborn son.
Bryson bring a refreshing & unique perspective on American farming, unfiltered for sure and very grounded. He shares the struggles and blessings of starting from scratch, the pretty messed realities of USDA processing (spoiler - it's way worse than you think), navigating regulations and the search for alternatives (such as the private membership association - PMA) that keep food sovereignty in the hands of the people.
This one certainly echoes faith, food, freedom in America, now and in the future. Enjoy.
Triple Oaks Farm is a family-run regenerative farm in Virginia, raising pastured pigs and other livestock with a focus on food sovereignty, stewardship, and community.
Key Topics
Timestamps
00:01:00 COVID meat shortages spark the leap into farming
00:04:00 First pigs, early mistakes, and discovering regenerative farming
00:09:00 Pig escapes and fencing failures — hard lessons in stewardship
00:18:00 From alcoholism to faith — how farming changed everything
00:31:00 Why small farms can’t compete with Smithfield
00:34:00 The hidden costs of USDA butchering
00:43:00 Dominion, faith, and the moral conflict of unjust laws
01:00:00 Mishandling, fraud, and corruption inside USDA plants
01:08:00 Final breaking point — walking away from USDA processors
01:13:00 Discovering the PMA model as a legal path forward
01:20:00 Building a farm rooted in faith, sovereignty, and community
01:30:00 Why resilience, stewardship, and sovereignty matter for everyone
01:40:00 Closing reflections on food freedom and the future of Triple Oaks
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Farm tour #8.
Isabelle and Garrett Heydt, of Rucker Farm in Virginia share their journey from vastly different childhoods to building a thriving regenerative farm and raising three young children. They discuss how they started with just a handful of chickens, grew into pigs and cattle, built community through barter events and markets, and navigated the challenges of balancing family life with the demands of farming. Their story highlights both the struggles and rewards of choosing a life close to the land.
Rucker Farm is a regenerative family farm in Virginia raising pastured beef, pork, and poultry with full transparency and care for the land. They rotate animals daily, avoid confinement, and even invite the public to their on-farm harvests to reconnect people with real food.
Key Topics
Timestamps
00:02:00 – Isabelle’s upbringing on Rucker Farm and her family’s farming background
00:07:00 – Garrett’s childhood in Baltimore and path into outdoor guiding
00:12:00 – Meeting in West Virginia, homesteading, and renovating their first house
00:20:00 – Moving back to Rucker Farm in 2020 during the pandemic
00:23:00 – Why they started with chickens and how it scaled into pigs and cattle
00:25:00 – Hosting barter tables and building community around food and farming
00:33:00 – Partnerships, land access, and support from American Farmland Trust
00:37:00 – Advice for new farmers on building relationships and opportunities
00:39:00 – Isabelle’s approach to marketing, storytelling, and authenticity
00:45:00 – The realities and challenges of farmers’ markets
00:55:00 – Educating consumers on cooking grass-finished beef
01:01:00 – Raising children on the farm and connecting them to nature
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Farm tour #7.
Today we interview farmer Tony Eash, from Triple E farms.
Triple E Farms is a family-run raw dairy and livestock farm in West Virginia, operated by brothers Tony and Phil. Farming since childhood, they grew up raising animals on pasture and chose a regenerative path after the sudden loss of their father. Today they produce 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised, non-GMO beef, pork, poultry, and raw dairy, combining traditional practices with appropriate modern technology to provide pure, nutrient-dense food for their family and community.
Key topics
Timestamps
00:00:00 Challenging perceptions of farmers and profitability
00:01:00 From Amish roots to dairy farming in Virginia
00:03:00 Turning away from commercial chicken houses
00:04:00 Starting with broilers and expanding to pigs, beef, and dairy
00:08:00 Growing up on a small hobby farm and making hay
00:12:00 Losing his father and coping through work
00:14:00 Mennonite community support after tragedy
00:18:00 Building a raw milk customer base
00:20:00 Raw milk laws in West Virginia
00:26:00 Questions to ask when buying milk or visiting farms
00:28:00 Testing, cleanliness, and raw vs. pasteurized costs
00:32:00 Balancing full-time jobs with farm demands
Connect with Triple E