Episode 55 - Wildom Farm: How value-added products and minimizing waste make a difference

About this episode

Kristina chats with Julie Friend about her journey in regenerative agriculture and the practices at Wildom Farm.

In this episode, host Kristina chats with Julie Friend, owner of Wildom Farm in western Maryland. Wildom Farm uses regenerative practices in raising pasture-raised chicken, forest-raised pork, grass-fed beef and lamb, and eggs, as well as lard based moisturizer and sunscreen. Julie talks about her journey into agriculture starting with farmer’s market visits and later moving from Chicago back to family land to start a farm. We also discuss heritage breed selection, minimizing on-farm waste, value-added products, and a new research project she’s excited to start.

People in this episode

Guest: Julie Friend

Topics covered

• regenerative agriculture
• value-added products
• minimizing waste
• heritage breed selection

Keywords

• pasture-raised chicken
• forest-raised pork
• grass-fed beef
• lard based moisturizer
• sunscreen

Mentioned in this episode

Products: lard based moisturizer, sunscreen

Places: Maryland, Chicago

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