About this episode

Gina Harney discusses regenerative farming and animal welfare with Jenni Harris from White Oak Pastures.

Hi friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live, and today I'm talking about something that is so close to my heart: Where our food actually comes from. 🌿🐄 I'm joined by the incredible Jenni Harris, fifth-generation farmer and Director of Marketing at White Oak Pastures, a leading regenerative farm in Bluffton, Georgia. If you've ever stood in the grocery store aisle wondering what "regenerative" or "pasture-raised" actually means (and whether it's worth it), this episode is going to answer ALL of that for you. This one just might change the way you grocery shop! Here's what we chat about: What regenerative agriculture actually means and why it goes beyond "sustainable" The three shifts (industrialized, commoditized, centralized) that changed farming for the worse and how White Oak Pastures is swinging the pendulum back Why animal welfare is about more than just being "cage-free" and what it really looks like to let animals express their instinctive behaviors How soil health connects directly to the nutrient density of your food Why White Oak Pastures gave up pesticides and chemical fertilizers and the wild story of how they started using them in the first place How grazing…

People in this episode

Host: Gina Harney

Guest: Jenni Harris

Topics covered

• regenerative farming
• animal welfare
• food sourcing
• sustainable agriculture
• local food systems

Keywords

• regenerative agriculture
• pasture-raised
• animal welfare
• soil health
• nutrient density
• local farmers
• sustainable practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White Oak Pastures

Places: Bluffton, Georgia

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