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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