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In this episode, we talk to Jamie Ager of Hickory Nut Gap Farms outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
Jamie and his team at Hickory Nut Gap have created many of their own supply chain systems to keep their farm running, growing, and accessible to their community. We dive into how regenerative agriculture goes beyond regenerating soil and our climate, and regenerates consumers’ connection to their food, educates them to the costs of food production, the challenges farmers face and how they can be a part of the process for supporting better meat.
If you’re a farmer looking to diversify your profits and connect with your customers or if you’re a customer interested in the inner-workings of a regenerative farm, this episode is for you!
Learn more about Hickory Nut Gap here and be sure to comment on your key takeaways!
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Interesting to hear another look at lambs. This time of year, the arable farmers that surround us are literally fattening tens of thousands of stores (lambs from farms further south) over the winter. There is quite the variety of feed for them; first season grass seed, winter oats, brassicas and a few thousand are eating the roots of a clover crop and doing a good job of wading as well.
We just sent all our (well, not ours, here on summer adjustment) cattle off to their home farm for the winter.
Mind you, my two lambs are now resting in their seperate banana boxes. The first of the lamb shanks were wonderful, and the pate was to die for. I’ll buy a couple of orphans in September.
I am also fully dressed now in Red Cross shop merino for the next few months. Unbelievably cheap second hand. ($300+ Icebreaker for $5… go figure)