To anyone in the regenerative space this guest needs no introduction. DIANA RODGERS is a registered dietitian, author and the director of Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat. She's the co-host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast and speaks internationally about the intersection of diet, sustainability and ethical food systems. She campaigns heavily against the tide of misinformation surrounding meat consumption and its importance in the human diet and has formed a nonprofit called Global...
Filippo joined regenagri at the beginning of 2021. He is currently Lead scheme developer for the regenagri certification and carbon standard ” His work focusses on the link between regenerative agriculture and quantitative gains of carbon sequestration, restoration of biodiversity and other ecosystem services in the hope to better connect farmers to climate finance mechanisms. His background is rooted in agriculture both at education, and practice level, where he has explored how agricultural...
It's fair to say Jaynes book caused a bit of a stir, especially within the plant based community of activists and influencers receiving either 5 stars or 1 star reviews on Amazon. Her books is a superbly researched 500+ pages looking into the plant based and vegan movement and asks the questions is it better for us, is it better for the planet and who is behind it and why. Fasten your seatbelts for this one!
This podcast was prompted by a free ebook on Facebook that Akim shares with anyone who requests it on how to harvest a pig in the most ethical way possible, what was really striking about this instruction book was teaching people to recognise the moment the soul of the pig has left the body and the deep sense of gratitude that comes from the recognition of the cycle of life and death. In this fascinating conversation we talk about the difficulties of running a small and relatively urban rege...
The Ethical Butcher has recently partnered with Honest Burger and in this episode, we dig deep into the heartwarming and fascinating founders' story of how this incredible brand came to be from the founder Tom Barton, we hear the journey from Honest Burger's first gig at a 16th birthday party working from a van to now having 43 branches across the UK. In the later part of the conversation, we hear from Tom how regenerative agriculture is a crucial part of the future for the brand and the dir...
In this episode we talk to Clare Hill of FIA Farms. Clare Hill is Regenerative Agriculture Director at FAI Farms, working with food businesses such as Arla, McDonalds and Ikea on their regenerative pilot’s and programmes. Clare’s latest own project is the development of a Model farm in Shropshire, aiming to bring vibrancy to family farms through regenerative agriculture. Clare started the transition of FAI’s 1200 acre farm from organic to regenerative production in 2019, achieving Savo...
In this episode with Helen we talk everything organic from the history of the movement and the subtle differences between organic and regenerative and how just possibly changing farming methods could save the world.
Allan Savory needs little introduction to anyone in the regenerative world as he originated Holistic management, a systems thinking approach to managing resources. Holistic Management uses decision-making and planning procedures that give people the insights and management tools needed to work with the web of complexity that exists in nature: resulting in better, more informed decisions that balance key social, environmental, and financial considerations. He is also the founder of The Savo...
We had a wonderfully animated conversation with the very engaging Tom Parker Bowles talking regenerative agriculture, restaurants and future food security
We get to hear the wonderful story of two brothers on holiday, one fell in love with a girl on a Greek island and now they're teaching generations of olive oil farmers regenerative production methods. Join us on the journey.
In this episode we talk to Polly Baldwin about her healing journey that has led her to discover the healing power of natural foods and the importance of taking care of the gut microbiome. Polly cooks on open fires to reconnect her audience back to a more primal way of eating and recounts some healing stories from serving bone broths to her customers. Jolly Allotment gut health is at the core of everything we do - we create retreats, events and experiences in nature to inspire and moti...
We have a great lively chat with Tim Mead the CEO of Yeo Valley discussing all things organic, soil health and regenerative dairy production as well as diving into the history of the Milk Marketing Board, the effect of leaving the Europe and the future of dairy production in Britain, oh and why we all need to go to his festival https://www.valleyfest.co.uk
We are incredibly honoured to have spoken to author, rancher and environmental lawyer Nicolette Hahn Nimam. We discuss her incredible book 'Defending Beef' and look at how the second edition is updated from the first.
We talk to Registered Nutritionist Time Rees who specialises in autoimmune conditions. We discuss the difference between nutrition and calories and how so many people are over fed but under nourished as well as taking a deep dive into the science behind his three basic rules for healthy eating. To wrap up Tim puts a call out to anyone who suffers from Meniere's disease, a serious autoimmune condition that Tim himself suffers from and he wants to help other patients in a controlled diet stud...
In this hard hitting conversation we talk to Seth Itzkan and Karl Thidemann of Soil 4 Climate. These guys are climate change activists and researchers who make the case that we need more cows, many more, not less, to lead us out of the climate change and that the plant based movement is about nothing more than control and profit for big industry. Fasten your seatbelts for this one, punches are not pulled.
This is an inspiring conversation with Jules, the cofounder of Ham Street Wines. We discuss how Jules and his wife Lucie founded a truly regenerative winery whilst working full time in different jobs. We discuss the current and future state of the British wine industry and how sustainability and regeneration can be at the core of this expansion. A must listen for anyone interested in both wine and regeneration.
This episode is a brand discussion with Jack, the cofounder of Ember Snacks, a meat based snack company. We discuss how his love of endurance sports led him to develop these high protein products as well as how to structure price point asnf marketing that got the brand into major supermarket chains. We also discuss the supply chain issues of moving the brand into regenerative sourcing.
In this episode we chat to regenerative farming legend John Cherry of Weston Park farms and the founder of Groundswell festival of regenerative agriculture. We cover the early days of regenerative agriculture and what led John and his brother to learn to farm arable this way as far back as the 1980s and where he sees the movement developing through his own experience as both an arable and beef producer as well as looking towards the future of food production and the role that events such as ...
In this episode Glen Burrows, founder of The Ethical Butcher talks to pharmacist Teri Clayton (MPharmS) - a private health and well being consultant and founder of My Biome Box, a new kind of subscription veg box featuring foraged, wild and forgotten seasonal vegetables herbs and fungi curated to optimise human gut flora and reconnect the link between our health and the soil our food is produced in.We cover a wide range of related topics that come around to an understanding of how we interact with the natural world through our relationship with nature.https://mybiomebox.co.uk/
Glen Burrows of The Ethical Butcher discusses regenerative agriculture, holistic planned grazing and poultry following cattle to restore soil health as well as how to raise chicken commercially without the use of imported soy.https://ethicalbutcher.co.uk/