Struggle Is What Makes Us | Brad Wiley
About this episode
Brad Wiley discusses the significance of family farming and the biological systems beneath the soil.
Brad Wiley's family has farmed the same land since 1790. In this episode on our Farmer Stories series, he share shis wonder at the invisible web beneath his fields - and what it means to carry 200 years of family memory on a single piece of ground. Farmer Stories pulls the best conversations from The Regenaissance archive - real voices from American farmers on the systems, economics, and communities shaping food and land in the US. Timestamps 00:00 — The biological web that makes Tesla look simple 01:00 — Locust trees feeding cover crops across an entire field 03:30 — Cover crops and grazing replace the lime truck 05:30 — The moment Brad walked away from $30k in cash rent 07:30 — The manure spreader sinks into dead soybean soil 11:00 — 200 years of family memory on one piece of ground 22:30 — Life is designed to be a struggle Link to the full episode: Spotify Apple YouTube Connect with Brad: Otter Creek Farm Follow the tour on YouTube
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