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Jenna Abbruzzese discusses purposeful farming and the emotional complexities of lamb farming.

We’re back with Jenna Abbruzzese from Addington Downs in the second episode of our ongoing series about lamb farming. Jenna and her partner Alex farm with purpose and in alignment with strong values around nurturing land, animals and the humans who eventually eat the meat they produce. We talk about the problems with purity and strict labels, and the emotions around sending animals to the abattoir. We mentioned: How Now Dairy https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/cathy-palmer-how-now-dairy-from-music-to-milk/ Felice Jacka https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/felice-jacka-food-mood-centre-at-deakin-university-connecting-food-and-mood/ Matthew Evans and Grounded https://deepintheweeds.com.au/podcast/matthew-evans-chef-author-and-farmer-well-grounded/ Addington Downs https://www.addingtondowns.com.au/ (sign up to Jenna’s newsletter) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive…

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