Humans of Agriculture

This week we're taking a slightly different turn but it's still along the lines of people and stories. This week is mens health week and from family scares to friends experiencing serious complications it's just an area that you can’t be too cautious. One area that hits closer to home than most and to be honest it feels a bit weird because I don't think I've ever said it aloud is Mental Health. I vividly remember at school, the area that would have the greatest impact on our lives in those early years post school would be car accidents. Fast forward and suicide was the number one reason I was attending funerals, and it was for men of all ages. Trade Mutt From stock camps to construction – Ed Ross has lived a lot of experiences. In 2018 he founded a business with his good mate Dan Allen called Trade Mutt. This story is one of a pretty cool journey and it has a long way to go, from a few funky work shirts to shifting the conversations around mental health from construction, to mining to farming. I tell you what these shirts are like nothing you have ever seen before! Mental health landscape has been segregated to be clouded in negativity, when in fact as Ed says – "we all have mental health and it’s a spectrum from happiness, love and joy through to mental illness with depression and anxiety". This is a conversation starter (TIACS.org) – text back service where you can get access to a psychologist. Available to anyone and everyone. Whether its financial troubles, personal struggles or you're needing to have a chat – absolutely reach out to them! Lifeline is available on 13 11 14 There are a few swear words but this conversation is a really tough one, but it’s the tough ones that are so incredibly important. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

I am privileged to have Nutritionist Steph Geddes from Body Good Food on the podcast.In a little aside, Steph the superstar was 37 weeks pregnant when we recorded this and I wish her all the best as she welcomes a little one into the world very very soon!Today I had about half a dozen questions from friends, farmers, strangers and new mothers. Wanting to take the chance to understand more about some of the decisions they’re making around food today and what it could mean for them into the future. From testing intolerances in early childhood to a farmer asking if we should actually be eating dairy!Steph and I begin our chat talking about how dieting can be incredibly restrictive or obsessive and in fact it doesn’t need to be. Food shouldn’t create anxieties and it can be so exciting to discover the endless possibilities.We discuss the linkages between gut health and your overall health and wellbeing, your gut actually is the foundation and research is showing there’s a correlation between your gut health to things like your moods & mental health and your digestion.Recently, we have seen a rise in plant based diets (which in fact we all should be) BEFORE You jump down my throat - that’s the foundation should be plants.The importance of understanding seasonality through local farmers markets and the effects of food miles on nutritional value - i really enjoyed this chat and found it incredibly insightful to some of the questions we see pop up day-to-day.I don’t want to take over the chat for you but when you listen to the next 40 minutes you should jump over to Instagram and check our Humansofagriculture_You can pop your questions in the comments or we can link you directly withSteph!Enjoy the chat and i’d love it if you took 30 seconds to rate and review & let me know what conversations you’d like to hear.You can find Steph on Instagram @nutritionist_stephgeddeswww.bodygoodfood.com.auHumansofagriculture.comoli@humansofagriculture.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

I wanted to release this episode AS SOON AS IT WAS RECORDED! Today's Guest is Georgia Beattie, CEO of Bulla Park - Australia's Largest Organic Mushroom Farm & traditionally you'd say she's fairly new to Agriculture but Agriculture touches every aspect of our lives & Georgia is no stranger to Food & Drink space.  At just the age of 20, Georgia Launched her first business - Lupe Wines. Inspired by the inability to get a glass of wine at a music festival- Her epiphany came a few years later, for every dollar she made she was putting a plastic cup into the world, in her own words "it was the dumbest business for someone my age, I knew better". Her resume includes CEO of Realestate.com's venture Spacely, CEO of Startup Victoria, Board member for Secondbite & Rowing Australia.  She's a women of influence and boy oh boy are we lucky to have her in Agriculture!  This chat is a cracker - it's a mix of life advice and a solid dose of reality. It's applicable to absolutely anyone, from talking about finding your purpose and where you want to have impact. "No one is you, and no one knows how to do something the way you do - use it!". One of my favourite parts of this chat is the reference to creating your own velocity, and using it to have a real impact with your purpose! I can't wait for you to hear this chat, The Humans of Agriculture have a voice and this one is an absolute rockstar! You can find Georgia on: Twitter (@Gbeattie), www.georgiabeattie.com or www.bullapark.com Head over to our instagram @Humansofagriculture_ or our website www.humansofagriculture.com See ya next week! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Today we're chatting Chinese consumers and who better to hear it from than Mark Tanner the managing Director of China Skinny. China Skinny are the worlds most read weekly newsletter about marketing to Chinese consumers.We chat about everything from the here and now, to some of the opportunities for Australian exporters. You'll be re-assured that Mark believes that the mid term looks positive for Australia. The way we've handled Covid actually reassures that our systems and processes work. Backing our 'clean green image' is one of trust & transparency.Covid has opened up some new habits, new markets with access to more regions of China with the increased use of e-commerce. Activities like cooking at home has risen so how can we accommodate these new behaviours with Australian food and beverage products?You can get in follow China Skinny and Mark Tanner  via his website (www.chinaskinny.com) & weekly newsletter.We'd love for you to submit any questions @Humansofagriculture_ or reach out to me @ oli@humansofagriculture.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Hayley Blieden is the founder of the Australian Superfoods Co. With a background in sports nutrition, Hayley's first exposure to Australian native foods & their superfood status was while working at the North Melbourne Football Club. Discussing with players their diets during the off season, Hayley began investigating Australian native foods… Fruits like the Kakadu plum hosting 100x the vitamin C of an orange and 5 x the antioxidants of blueberries – these superfoods are possibly one of the biggest underdogs in the world of nutrition.This episode is slightly longer than most, but I just found this chat so intriguing that it deserves every minute. From the lack of awareness of superfoods in Australia, to some of the significant cultural aspects associated with native foods – this chat covers it all. With 18 products on the shelves, the Australian superfood co is harnessing the nutrition opportunities with the latest processes in food manufacturing to take Australian superfoods to the world… but before all that get's going, you better find out what they are!You can find out more on the Australian Food Co @AustSuperfoods on Facebook & Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to Episode 9 – We're heading to outback NSW to chat with Anika Molesworth at her family's sheep station in Broken Hill in far west NSW. It's not so much what happens on the farm that defines Anika but her passion & determination to creating a better future through advocating for sustainable farming, environmental conservation & climate change action.Anika references the sense of responsibility she feels to not only protect her land, but the communities and industry that are so intertwined with it.She sees a significant role for farmers to connect people to climate through the food and through what may seem like small & meaningless roles.  Her work has seen her front and centre in national debates, on televisions but it’s her work in the fields of South East Asia that stands out to me.The snippet played earlier is one aspect that was really eye opening for me & how it's not always necessarily the facts that will have the most profound impact on a person.You can see more from us at @HumansofAgriculture_Facebook: www.facebook.com/humansofagricultureofficial --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

"We have a lot of people, the only meat they eat will be Provenir because the animals have not been through the undue stress of traditional systems" Welcome to our 'mini-panel' for Episode 8. We're bringing a consumer facing beef brand, on farm processor and farmer together! Chris Balazs is one of the founders and CEO of Provenir, a high welfare, premium beef brand that processes the animals on farm to reduce the stress in the final hours of the animals life. Gill Sanbrook, is a farmer from Holbrook in NSW, she talks about farming like an art – creating a landscape that is full of life, caring for her animals and how at first she struggled seeing the animals processed on her farm, but it was this that has given her a far greater appreciation for caring for the animals & her landscape. Gill talks about how special it is to work with a business like Provenir and also the ability to connect with the chefs. Closing the loop on food and giving the chefs the first hand experience and understanding through working hand in hand with farmers. More info on Provenir and where to find it @ www.provenir.com.auor @Provenirmeat Please reach out to us @HumansofAgriculture_ on Instagram or on Facebook @Humansofagricultureofficial. Alternatively you can leave us a voice mail on www.anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

If you were given an offer of $200,000 dollars to pack your life up and move to the USA to kickstart your business.. would you? Well that's the reality of today's guest. She packed up her life within 48 hours and committed everything, today we're jetting across to Los Angeles to chat with Veronica Fil the founder of Grounded Foods. Grounded are a plant based  'cheese business', Veronica is an economist who had a F&B marketing agency in Australia, her husband is a fine dining chef. Veronica knew 'plant based was not just a trend. She knows that there will always be consumers looking for 'free from' products and it's their mix of skillset that opened the opportunity. As dark as it may sound, Veronica realises the economic opportunity in this sector & is here to make money, while catering to what consumers are demanding. Her story is incredibly unique; facing death constantly with an auto-immune condition, Veronica see's business success as her ticket to better medical treatment. Thanks for your support, please reach out with any questions via our instagram @HumansofAgriculture_ or Facebook (@humansofagricultureofficial_). Veronica can be found @Grounded_foods --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Welcome to Episode 6 – Today I'm chatting with Sam and Steph Trethewey of the Tasmanian Agricultural company. Sam has been a strong advocate for the agriculture industry and the need for continual improvement, and has achieved this with various agribusiness roles & startups – he now has turned his hand to production Agriculture and with his partner Steph with a background of journalism and communications - they are a formidable force. They are building a business that relies on symbiotic relationship between nature, their animals and their management, this model of farming known as 'regen ag' is gaining traction. So is it the latest trend? By listening you'll find out how Tas Ag Co is building a style of farming & a brand that is bringing transparency. As a beef brand without a cow, it's an interesting business model that will be one to watch. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

Today's guest is Michael Fox from Fable Food Co. Fable are a relatively new entrant to the market, they are producing alternative proteins products including beef & pork from mushrooms.Michael has extensive global experience as an entrepreneur, he founded and led Shoes of Prey a women's fashion business for a number of years. Michael is passionate about the food he consumes and so founded Fable as he saw a market opportunity, he understands consumers, mass markets and how detrimental following a consumer trend can potentially be. I love getting different perspectives, for me, I'm excited by the emerging opportunities for all of agriculture and alternative proteins is one of thosehttps://fablefood.co/Follow us on instagram: @HumansofAgriculture_Reach out with any questions and if you enjoyed the chat, Like, rate & share the podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message