dirt to soil

e77. From Classroom to Pasture with Catherine Kirchner
October 11, 202300:55:1475.95 MB

e77. From Classroom to Pasture with Catherine Kirchner

In this episode, Catherine Kirchner shares her inspiring journey from being a teacher to becoming a regenerative farmer. She recounts the challenges she faced and the steps she took to establish herself in the agricultural industry. Catherine's farming philosophy focuses on building a symbiotic rel...

e49. Regenerative Farming and Livestock Management at Greenacres Foundation with Leevi Stump

e49. Regenerative Farming and Livestock Management at Greenacres Foundation with Leevi Stump

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Leevi, the livestock manager at Greenacres Foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. We discussed the regenerative farming practices they use at Green Acres, including raising a variety of livestock such as grass-fed and finished beef and sheep, pasture-ra...

e28. Leslie Svacina - Meat Goat Production in Wisconsin
May 05, 202101:15:0968.91 MB

e28. Leslie Svacina - Meat Goat Production in Wisconsin

In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Leslie Svacina of Cylon Rolling Acres. Leslie runs the grass-based livestock farm with the help of her husband Scott and their two young children. On their farm, they focus on meat goat production.

e27. Ross Mathison - Craigslist Ad Gone Bad
April 28, 202100:55:4851.2 MB

e27. Ross Mathison - Craigslist Ad Gone Bad

In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Ross Mathison of Out Home Farm. Ross, with his partner Kate runs the farm in Central Texas. They run an operation of Pastured Heritage Pork, Grass-fed and Grass-finished Beef. In the overgrazing section, they take a deeper dive into his ho...

e26. Travis Ellis - From Wool Sheep to St. Croix Sheep
April 21, 202100:49:0245.01 MB

e26. Travis Ellis - From Wool Sheep to St. Croix Sheep

In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Travis Ellis of Ellis Sheep Company. Travis started with wool sheep in high school but is raising St. Croix breeding stock now. The OverGrazing Section focuses on perimeter and interior fencing.

e19. Will Harris - Five Species of Livestock for Meat Production
March 03, 202100:38:0034.89 MB

e19. Will Harris - Five Species of Livestock for Meat Production

As a fourth-generation cattleman, Will Harris, manages the land that his great-grandfather settled in 1866. White Oak Pastures raises ten species of livestock and poultry. For this episode we discuss the five species used for red meat production as well as Will's journey.

e15. Cold Turkey for Regenerative Agriculture
January 27, 202100:46:4942.97 MB

e15. Cold Turkey for Regenerative Agriculture

With deep roots for a first generation regenerative agriculturist, August Horstmann went cold turkey on old practices as he implement regenerative practices. It hasn't been a easy journey as each success was met with wrong steps. However, he is noticing changes especially in his profitability.

e14. From Books & New York to Stockers in Texas

e14. From Books & New York to Stockers in Texas

From New York to Wisconsin to Texas, Chuck describes his journey from books to raising stockers. We discuss his journey, running stockers, watering systems, and no till.

e7. Peri-urban Grass Farming with Dual Purpose Livestock
November 17, 202000:38:5835.78 MB

e7. Peri-urban Grass Farming with Dual Purpose Livestock

John Lakey of Lakey Farm in Australia talks about how they are converting CO2 into soil carbon by regenerative farming and their plans for the future.

e5. Holistic Journey with Multiple Livestock Species
November 03, 202000:43:4140.11 MB

e5. Holistic Journey with Multiple Livestock Species

In this episode, Cal talks with Eli Mack of Mack Farms. Eli grazes a variety of livestock and poultry while building his holistic management knowledge.