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.TIMESTAMPS00:00:36 Jake’s backstory00:03:58 Wolki’s multi-faceted farming operation00:10:15 Rationale for intensive rotational grazing00:11:34 Food quality and digestibility of Wolki produce00:13:09 Similarities in human and animal health 00:15:20 Regulatory obstacles to expanding holistic/regenerative meat production00:17:56 Inherent lack of sustainability of factory farming00:21:05 The disconnect of people from their food00:22:54 Nutrient quality of supermarket vs pastured eggs00:26:04 One customer cures her food intolerance with Wolki beef00:31:04 Additive harm of conventional agricultural practices 00:32:14 Respecting natural processes = healthy animals00:32:20 Analogy of conventional agriculture to human development of insulin resistance 00:34:56 Humans are inseparable from Nature00:36:37 Simple rules for healthy eating 00:46:26 Jake’s early success with a carnivore diet00:49:37 Customer preferences influence for food sourcing00:53:50 How to increase the number of farmers selling direct to consumer00:58:30 Five pillars of Wolki Farm01:00:00 Jake's idea of hard work and environmental ‘backbone’01:01:04 The need for profit and economic viability in regenerative farming01:04:39 Jake’s five year vision for Wolki FarmLINKSWolki Farm - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/Jake Wolki Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wolkifarmSHOW NOTESJustin Rhodes Blog - https://youtube.com/c/JustinRhodesVlogPolyface Farm - https://www.polyfacefarms.com/our-story/Joel Salatin on folate level of Polyface eggs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXXMvxvFN_IAllan Savory TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTHi7O66pIWill Harris One Thousand Beating Hearts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvegapd1T4DR MAXhttps://www.twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDSend us Fan Mail🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) ExchangeUse code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show