As a Society, We Have to Go Down this Regenerative Path. Teton’s Grass-fed CEO Kevin Pallaoro

Ep 89. On this episode we are grateful to have Kevin Pallaoro, CEO of Teton Waters Ranch, a leading provider of natural and organic grass-fed beef. With more than 20 years of experience in the global food industry, Kevin brings a unique blend of financial acumen, operational leadership, and a deep personal connection to agriculture. Teton Waters Ranch prioritizes soil health, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship.

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Segment Notes:

Vegetarian Done Right 1:22
Legitimate Grass-Fed Beef. What’s the Reality 4:15
Breakfast: Pre workout, Coffee with Grass-fed Collagen and Creatine 7:59
- Post Workout Organic non-fat Greek Yogurt, Blueberries, Granola
The Journey to Teton’s CEO 9:31
- Developer purchased potato fields and asked a cattle farmer to use for a few years
- Turned barren mono-cropped land into cattle pasture with native grasses, bees, coyotes, deer
- Learned you have to sell the whole animal to make a profit, so began partnering with others
- Setup Standards and Now Partnering with 9,000 family ranchers globally
- Standards: no antibiotics, no hormones, no feedlots, no extended indoor periods, always native grass-fed, clean water, audits that animals are treated humanely …. 75 standards in all
- The Better way to Raise Cattle for Human Health, Animal Health and Planet Health
Defining Standards for Regenerative or Grass-fed 21:20
- Do Not Currently Exist
- Teton Waters Ranch third-party verifies to their standards
- Kevin and Teton are Values Driven
- If we’re not Proud to Have an Action on the Front Page of the New York Times, we Don’t Do It
- Regenerative proof comes from Soil Samples – lot of family farms don’t have the resources
- Rotational Grazing is Encouraged which is very Healthy for the Land
- If followed, the ground is alive and you don’t need fertilizers or pesticides
- Some Certifying Bodies are Exclusionary to Maintain Profits for Some
Why is Grass-fed Better 29:33
- Teton does Testing
- Grass-fed beef has a higher density of Omega 3s, lower density of Omega 6s
- High levels of CLAs that help fight body fat, improve Organ Health
- CLAs Prove if an Animal is Grass-fed
- Conventional Hot Dog CLA is 2, Teton’s is 64
- Higher MacroNutrient Density: Vitamins, Minerals, Iron
- Conventional: Get the Animals Gaining Weight as Quickly as Possible
- Think of Someone sitting you in a Chair and Feeding you Candy and Ice Cream for months
Experiences as a CEO 39:42
- Always been in the food industry
- One job – a food ingredient company – thousands of people every day figuring out how to make you consume more
- No wonder we’re all overweight …. Is this the right way to do things?
How Do We Get More Farmers 46:26
- Agree More Younger People Interested in Farming
- Prices Mean Corporate entries will buy the Farmland
- They’ll Mono-crop it to Where No Longer Profitable
- And then Dump it at a Price Small Farmers Can Afford
- Alternatively, Work to Create a Fund for Small Farmer Communities or Food Hubs
- Create Markets for People Doing the Right Thing and Then Create Opportunities for Consumers to Find Food They Can Be Proud of
The Recipe: Mahi Fish Tacos with Organic Salad 54:02

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