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e51. The Regen Ranch Story: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable and Profitable Livestock Management with Christine Martin
FromGrazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
e51. The Regen Ranch Story: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable and Profitable Livestock Management with Christine Martin
FromGrazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of the Grazing Grass podcast, Christine Martin shared her journey from homesteading to operating the Regen Ranch in East Texas. She discusses how her health issues led her to clean up her diet and start producing her own food. Christine also talks about holistic management, which helped her shift from homesteading to running a profitable ranch. She shares her experience with managing livestock, parasite loads, and proper infrastructure, as well as using turkeys to mitigate parasite load in sheep. In addition, Christine discusses direct-to-consumer marketing strategies for selling sheep and turkey products, focusing on farmers' markets and online shipping. She also touched on the concept of planned grazing, which allows for better recovery and management of the land.
Released:
Apr 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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