There is a big movement toward becoming vegan and avoiding processed meats in an attempt to be healthy and sustainable. However, not all meat is unhealthy and it may not be necessary to exclude meat entirely. In today’s episode, we talk to Lacey Sieker who is a co-founder of the Cahoots Project which is a family-run chicken farm that uses a humane, holistic, and sustainable approach to farming chickens. The Cahoots project uses no antibiotics, no soy or corn in their feed, and all chickens are pasture-raised. The project originally began as an initiative between neighbors and currently has grown into a full-fledged business. In today’s episode, we find out how the Cahoots Project started, the benefits of the holistic and sustainable approaches used, how the family is involved in the business, why not to be vegan, and much more! Tune in to hear more about the advantages of the Cahoots Project approach to farming, with Lacey Sieker!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introduction and catch-up with Tray and Amy.
• Background on the Cahoots Project and how it started.
• Where the name for the business originated from.
• An outline of the different processes involved in traditional chicken farming.
• Amy highlights her experiences as a vegan and why natural meat is better.
• Lacey tells us more about the land used for the business.
• The long-term goals that Lacey has for the future.
• Lacey tells us about some of the misconceptions surrounding meat products.
• We find out about some of the traditional meat processing methods.
• How the meat processing methods at the Cahoots Projects are different.
• A discussion about the increase in demand for local farmers and traders.
• A few examples of what you can grow in a small space.
• Where and how to buy Cahoots Project chickens.
• The different chicken products that the Cahoots Project sells.
• A brief background about Lacey and her husband.
• Some of the challenges faced when farming chickens.
• Lacey mentions some resources where you can contact the Cahoots Project.

Tweetables:

“When I decided that I didn’t want to be vegan anymore, I wanted to make sure that I was eating meat that was clean.” — @amy_cassels [0:20:26]

“It’s an extension of what matters to us, but it’s also about being together with our kids” — Lacey Sieker [0:25:23]

“We are just YouTube farmers, we just learn by watching.” — Lacey Sieker [0:29:55]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Amy Cassels

Amy Cassels on Twitter

ONE Way Life

The Cahoots Project

The Cahoots Project on Facebook

The Cahoots project on Instagram

Lacey Sieker on Instagram

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