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282 - Can Regenerative Farming Save Us? with Cattle Rancher Thomas Locke

Release Date: 05/15/2024

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Today, we delve into the transformative power of regenerative agriculture! Our guest, Thomas Locke, shares his inspiring journey from a corporate desk job to transforming his family farm in Windom, Texas, into an ecological health and biodiversity model. Discover how he's revolutionizing our food system through regenerative practices. Featured in the Netflix series, "You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment," Locke is on a mission to change consumer mindsets around food sourcing and equip the next wave of farmers with the knowledge and tools to embrace sustainable practices. Tune in for an uplifting conversation on regenerative farming and its pivotal role in combating climate change.

“Food is one of the three things that we need the most in life. Food, water, oxygen, and it is probably the most devalued commodity that we have currently because we have such an abundance of it, at this time in our lives. And so my philosophy, you know, and I’m challenged with this all the time, is there someone who lives in the United States of America and is constantly presented with food that you really don’t know where it comes from, you don’t know how it is grown, that is constantly challenging you, as a consumer, to hold on tight to what you believe in. But yeah, local, seasonal, know your farmer/rancher, and ideally, that food should be grown in a regenerative fashion.” - Thomas Locke

What we discuss in this episode:

- How dining at a vegan restaurant in New York impacted Thomas.

- Why we should focus not only on the food we eat but how we grow it.

- How our current agriculture system is setting us up for disaster.

- The importance of regenerative agriculture and buying food from regenerative farms for curbing climate change.

- The role cattle play in rebuilding soil on Thomas’s farm.

- How cattle are treated on Thomas’s farm versus industrial farms.

Resources:

- Watch You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment | Netflix Official Site - https://www.netflix.com/title/81133260

- Thomas’s Instagram: Thomas Locke (@boisdarcmeatco) • Instagram photos and videos - https://www.instagram.com/boisdarcmeatco/

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boisdarcmeatco/

- BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough: bioptimizers.com/switch4good - http://bioptimizers.com/switch4good