This live farm tour episode comes from a July visit to Wildom Farm, where Julie Friend walks us through a working, multi-species grazing system in real time.
Rather than theory or highlight reels, this conversation unfolds in the pasture and the woods (among cows, sheep, chickens, and forest-raised pigs) showing how regenerative systems actually function day to day. Julie explains how daily pasture moves, mobile infrastructure, and animal behavior work together to improve soil health, pasture resilience, and animal welfare without confinement.
As we move through grasslands and forest systems, Julie speaks candidly about the realities most people never hear: predator pressure, processing bottlenecks, frozen meat logistics, labor demands, and the constant trade-offs required to farm this way. She also explains how forage diversity directly affects meat flavor and nutrition, why forest-raised pork tastes different, and transparency (letting people walk the farm and see the animals) is essential for rebuilding trust in the food system.
This episode is a grounded, unscripted look at regenerative farming as it really exists: complex, demanding, deeply intentional, and rooted in relationships between land, animals, and people.
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