We are gradually losing our soil, and along with that our rural economies. If we don’t change, suddenly we WILL lose everything. And we’ll no longer be able to nourish ourselves or sustain our American rural way of life. Renewal is possible through Regenerative Agriculture. The restoration of soil and nature. And the revitalization of rural economies. At the grassroots, there are many determined folks who are making this revitalization happen, many who have worked decades, relegated away to ...
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Carrie Balkcom: Beyond the Label— What Grass-Fed Really Means
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43:00Join Matt Maier, host of Regenerative Renegades for a sit-down interview with Carrie Balkcom, Executive Director of American Grassfed Association. Carrie shares her journey into agriculture and the pivotal role she's played in establishing trusted grass-fed standards. Together, they dive into the fight for honest food labeling, the importance of co…
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This week on Regenerative Renegades, host Matt Maier continues his conversation with Dr. Stephan Van Vliet, a leading nutrition scientist at Utah State University with deep expertise in metabolomics. In Part 2, they dig into an omnivorous diet, why cravings don’t meet our true needs, the nutrient decline in modern agriculture, and how whole foods a…
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Stephan Van Vliet: You are What Your Food Eats
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42:18This week on Regenerative Renegades, host Matt Maier kicks off a two-part conversation with Dr. Stephan Van Vliet, a leading nutrition scientist at Utah State University with deep expertise in metabolomics. Together, they explore how regenerative agriculture impacts the nutrient density of meat, why “you are what your food eats” is more than a catc…
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In this episode of Regenerative Renegades, we're shaking things up! Host Matt Maier steps aside to introduce a special guest host- his daughter and the show's producer, Melissa Maier. Melissa takes the reins to interview Minnesota's media powerhouse, Elizabeth Ries. Elizabeth has been co-hosting Twin Cities Live for 16 years and is a weekly contrib…
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Anthony Hauck: Audubon Conservation Ranching “Birds and Herds”
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1:06:57In this episode of Regenerative Renegades, host Matt Maier welcomes Anthony Hauck of the National Audubon Society to discuss the symbiotic relationship between grazing cattle and grassland birds. Mr. Hauck serves as Communications Manager of the Audubon Conservation Program, the organization's flagship grassland habitat effort to stabilize declinin…
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Patrice Bailey: Stretching Diversity of Mindsets; Global, State and Local Agricultural Perspectives
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1:03:42Patrice Bailey, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture for Minnesota Department of Agriculture Patrice Bailey speaks with host, Matt Maier, about a range of topics His path from Harlem to agriculture Global and societal perspectives of agriculture and where the U.S. prioritizes agriculture Tariffs, Price Gouging and the Value of Food Farmers as Inno…
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Ben Leber: Living Intentionally and Making Healthy Choices
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55:20In this episode of Regenerative Renegades, former NFL linebacker and Minnesota Viking Ben Leber shares a great message of being intentional about our lives through daily practices – everything from scheduling our daily lives, family life, nutrition and environment. Ben took a holistic dive into his health and wellness as a professional athlete and …
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In this final segment of Regenerative Renegades, we sit down with Alan Lewis, Vice President of Government Affairs and Organic Compliance at Natural Grocers, to discuss the progress of regenerative agriculture and the hope it brings for the future of our food system.By Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed
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Alan Lewis: Getting Back to the Way Food Was
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26:52In this episode of Regenerative Renegades, we sit down with Alan Lewis, Vice President of Government Affairs and Organic Compliance at Natural Grocers, for a wide-ranging conversation that peels back the curtain on the politics of food. From corporate influence and misleading food labels to the power of regenerative agriculture to shift not just ec…
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Alan Lewis: How We Lost Our Agrarian Way of Life
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Coming soon! Regenerative Renegades: A regenerative revolution in land management and healthy eating.
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1:13The Regenerative Renegade Podcast tells stories of people focused on regenerative agriculture and food system rejuvenation. Podcast guests are passionate, resilient people as they share their trials, hope, and triumph. Renewal is possible through Regenerative Agriculture and the restoration of soil and nature. And the revitalization of rural econom…
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