The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 508: Not Your Daddy's Farm

01.01.2024 - By MeatEaterPlay

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Steven Rinella talks with Will Harris, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 

Topics discussed: Will's new book, A Bold Return To Giving a Damn; go visit and explore the White Oak Pastures farm; ask a farmer; 6th generations; Jani’s daughter’s first buck; tears of joy; when you're eager to see what's in the stomach; dry firing on everything; a write in from a surveyor and how corners aren't usually accurate; a link between smaller jaws and sleep apnea?; from calf to cooked; "supper" over "dinner"; a closed cyclical system; the dung beetle as MVP; natural chicks with large testicles; slaughtering your own herd year round; managing for the benefit of one animal may be to the detriment of another; greenwashing; peanut shells in huge compost piles; and more.

Outro music: “Selling The Farm” by Houston, Texas group Polecat Rodeo. Music by Mark Meent, lyrics by Dan Fields, arrangement by Mark Meents and Blake Abbott.

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