About Rehoboth & Josh & Jessica:
This was a really fun tour. The farm has an interesting backstory. It was initially just a backyard chicken hobbyist farm, and then after feeding themselves and friends, they saw the health impact and the localized food impact - then began trading meat for land access. 

Josh spent years during 2015-18 waiting for the right property top open up, with multiple failed attempts, before securing the current farm in 2018. 

They launched full-time in 2019, saw rapid growth during 2020 with that demand spike, and then developed the farm into what it is today, a regenerative grazing operation and direct-to-consumer product platform. 

Neither Joss or Jessica grew up farming, but health concerns, lack of localized food option and expense of quality food triggered their shift to farming. 

They have a faith-driven vision for the farm, and “Rehoboth” means “God made room”. 

Jessica leads customer engagement, and Josh leads the systems and operations on the farm. 

You can connect to Josh and Jessica via the links below:

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Key topics & Timestamps:
00:00:00 Tractor use and cutting pasture for regrowth
00:01:00 Turkey shipping losses and hatchery challenges
00:03:00 Why turkey poults are fragile in the brooder
00:04:00 Thanksgiving turkey pickup on farm
00:05:00 Broiler setup and water system improvements
00:08:30 Compost piles and feeding pumpkins to livestock
00:10:30 Rotating pigs and natural mineral foraging
00:14:00 Outdoor pig genetics vs confinement genetics
00:22:00 Moving broilers to build soil nitrogen
00:24:00 Multi-species grazing and parasite management

Our farm tour of Tony Eash's pasture raised pork, chicken and beef farm.

Tony grew up farming alongside his brother Phil in West Virginia, learning animal care and haymaking at a young age. After the sudden loss of their father, the brothers leaned on their Mennonite community for support and chose to continue farming. Tony tours us through his farm, his way of life, and you're able to see how much he cares about farming, the land and animals, and the importance of delivering quality food to consumers.

He's had a few battles with the government to get us his great food! All is shared in the farm tour. Enjoy.

Link to our full podcast episode with Tony as well:
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Key Topics

• Direct-to-consumer raw milk and nationwide shipping
• Soil temperature, grass recovery, and grazing management
• Farm economics, burnout, and scaling sustainably
• Regulation, labeling, and transparency challenges
• Genetics, pasture diversity, and animal health decisions

What You’ll Learn

• Why covered soil stays cooler and supports biology
• The difference between grass recovery and true rest
• How raw milk is tested, bottled, and shipped
• Why many dairies fail despite high production
• How farmers adapt systems to survive long-term

Connect with Triple E

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Instagram

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Timestamps 

 00:00 — Why direct-to-consumer food systems matter
 06:40 — Shipping meat and milk across the U.S.
 14:30 — Raw milk testing, bottling, and sanitation
 23:10 — Regulation, labeling, and legal pressure
 31:40 — Dairy economics and why production fails farmers
 41:20 — Genetics, grass-fed transitions, and herd losses
 50:30 — Soil temperature, grazing height, and cooling livestock
 54:10 — Rest vs recovery and pasture decision-making

This one was fun. Jacob and Jenna tour us through Baird Farm, a fourth-generation Vermont maple farm operating since 1918. They walk me through the sugarbush, tubing systems, and sugarhouse, and how its all made/stored/sold and its history. Fascinating stuff - hope you get something out of it. 

Key Topics

• Modern maple syrup production vs traditional bucket methods
• The maple sugaring season and weather dependence
• Real maple syrup vs imitation and blended products
• Forest management, biodiversity, and tree health
• Generational farming and maintaining a family-run operation

What You’ll Learn

• Why maple syrup is produced in a short late-winter window, not year-round
• How modern maple syrup is collected using tubing and vacuum systems
• What tapping a maple tree involves and how trees are protected long-term
• How much sap is required to make real maple syrup
• Why Vermont consistently produces some of the highest maple yields

Connect with Jason & Baird Farm:

Website
Instagram

Follow the tour on YouTube

Connect with Regenaissance:

Website & Merch
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Timestamps:

 00:00:00 – Introduction and farm history
 00:04:40 – Buckets vs modern maple tubing systems
 00:07:10 – What maple syrup actually is (and isn’t)
 00:12:00 – How maple tubing and vacuum systems work
 00:16:40 – Tapping trees and protecting long-term tree health
 00:22:00 – The maple syrup production window and season length
 00:25:10 – Why Vermont dominates U.S. maple production
 00:31:00 – Forest management, biodiversity, and resilience
 00:38:20 – Labor, infrastructure, and modern maple realities
 00:45:30 – Generational farming and transitioning the farm forward

A walk-through tour of Wrick Ranches in western Colorado with rancher Jason Wrick, covering calf weaning, water systems, drought realities, regenerative grazing decisions, and how a working ranch stays financially viable through direct-to-consumer beef, on-farm retail, and diversified income streams.

Key Topics

• Calf weaning and animal welfare in real ranching conditions
• Water rights, irrigation, and farming during long-term drought
• Hay reserves, soil fertility, and nutrient cycling through cattle
• Regenerative grazing within economic and regional constraints
• Direct-to-consumer beef and building resilient rural businesses

What You’ll Learn

• Why calves must be weaned and how it’s managed responsibly
• How irrigation systems actually work on a western cattle ranch
• What drought means in practice for hay, water, and stocking rates
• How regenerative grazing must adapt to local climate and economics
• Why direct consumer support is critical for small ranch survival

Connect with Jason:

Website
Instagram

Check out the farm tour episode on our YouTube 

Timestamps

 00:00:00 Introduction to Rick Ranches and the ranch tour
 00:01:45 Calf weaning and animal welfare misconceptions
 00:07:45 Irrigation systems and on-farm water infrastructure
 00:12:30 Colorado water rights and drought realities
 00:14:45 Hay management and nutrient cycling strategy
 00:18:15 Regenerative agriculture and regional context
 00:21:30 Consumer support and direct-to-consumer beef
 00:31:00 Farm store, trust-based sales, and community
 00:38:30 Weddings, rentals, and diversified ranch income
 00:41:00 Grazing management and closing reflections

Charles and Heather Maude are fifth-generation ranchers in South Dakota who farm home raised beef and pork direct-to-consumer. In this episode they describe their family history on the land, their early lives in agriculture, and the events that led to a criminal indictment by the United States Forest Service over a disputed boundary fence.

The episode documents their personal background, the mechanics of Western land use, and a detailed account of how a civil land issue escalated into a federal criminal case.

Key Topics

• Federal criminal indictment over a land dispute
• How the case escalated from civil to criminal
• Legal strategy and case dismissal
• Impact on family, finances, and rights
• Precedent for ranchers and landowners

What You'll Learn

• How a ranching family faced and beat a federal criminal indictment
• How a routine land boundary issue escalated into criminal charges
• How federal land enforcement works in practice for ranchers
• The personal, financial, and legal costs of a criminal case
• Why this case matters for landowners and producers

Connect with Charles & Heather

Website
Instagram
Facebook

Timestamps

00:00:00 Why this story matters
00:03:00 Heather’s ranch upbringing
00:09:00 Charles’s family land history
00:15:00 Growing up ranching
00:24:00 Marriage and the Atlas Blizzard
00:33:00 Ranch community and shared labor
00:35:00 Forest Service fence dispute begins
00:41:00 Meetings with federal officials
00:52:00 Civil dispute turns criminal
01:05:00 Impact of the indictment
01:22:00 Washington D.C. and case dismissal
01:27:00 Media and political pressure
01:34:00 Precedent for landowners
01:50:00 Land stewardship and politics
02:08:00 Final reflections

In this episode, we tour through Rucker Farm with Garrett Heydt to see how a large, leased regenerative operation actually works; covering hay, turkeys, water systems, minerals, and grazing decisions that shape animal health and land outcomes over time.

Key Topics 

• Rotational grazing on large, leased properties
• Pasture-based turkey production and management
• Water infrastructure, exclusion fencing, and environmental impact
• Hay economics vs standing winter forage
• Regeneration as a long-term land ethic

Why You Should Listen

• Clear explanation of rotational grazing at scale (30+ paddocks, leased land)
• Practical breakdown of hay vs standing forage economics
• Rare detail on pasture-raised turkey management and behavior
• Insight into water systems, mineral strategy, and soil-and-water funding
• A grounded philosophy of regeneration over sustainability

Connect with Rucker Farm

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Instagram

Follow the tour on YouTube

Timestamps

 00:00 Hay production and second cutting
 02:00 Pasture-raised turkeys and grazing behavior
 05:00 Predators, electric netting, and night radio strategy
 06:30 Raising turkeys: brooders, socialization, survivability
 07:45 Turkey processing timelines and sizing
 12:00 Mobile brooders and farming on leased land
 16:30 Cattle water systems and exclusion fencing
 23:00 Minerals, salt, and late-pregnancy cow health
 29:30 Hay costs vs grazing saved forage
 37:30 Regeneration vs sustainability and rebuilding soil
 48:00 Leaving the city and choosing farm life

Otter Creek Farm is located in upstate New York. First-generation farmer Elizabeth Collins walks through how herself and 5th generation farmer  Brad Wiley rebuilt a former conventional dairy into a small, regenerative, animal-welfare-driven operation.

The conversation moves from soil-health principles and rotational grazing to the practical realities of feed decisions, omega-3/6 tradeoffs, infrastructure design, and why consumer responsibility is central to fixing the food system.

Key topics 

• Soil-health principles and adaptive stewardship in practice
• Pig rotation systems, wallows, and regeneration timelines
• Pastured poultry design, predator pressure, and welfare tradeoffs
• Feed sourcing, omega-3/6 ratios, and testing meat quality
• Consumer power, decentralization, and reconnecting with farmers

Why listen

• See how soil-health principles translate into daily, on-farm decisions
• Learn how pigs, chickens, and cows are rotated to regenerate land without scale
• Understand the real cost and nutritional tradeoffs of grain, minerals, and feed sourcing
• Hear why labels fail—and what questions consumers should actually ask
• Get an honest look at mistakes, losses, and learning in regenerative farming

Website
Come Stay At Otter Creek...
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Follow the tour on YouTube

Timestamps

00:00:00 – Otter Creek Farm overview
00:04:30 – Animal welfare over scale
00:08:30 – Rotational pigs and regeneration
00:14:00 – Feed choices and omega-6s
00:18:10 – Meat testing results
00:22:40 – Limits of food labels
00:27:30 – Farm stays and education
00:33:40 – Mobile chickens and predators
00:40:10 – Breeding and epigenetics
00:46:30 – Farming mistakes and learning

This live farm tour back in August 2025 was at J&L Green Farm in Virginia, where Jordan Green walks us through the operational heart of the farm. From on-farm poultry processing and cold storage to multi-species shelter design and silvopasture development, the conversation is delves into why certain farming infrastructures and layouts exist, how animals are rotated, on-farm problems with certain infrastructure, and how design iterations have helped him reduce labor, improved animal welfare, and increased land productivity.

Key Topics

• On-farm poultry processing layout and cold-chain control
• Multi-species shelter systems and labor efficiency
• Pasture poultry genetics, heat stress, and shelter design
• Multi-species grazing: pigs, cattle, poultry, and soil health
• Silvopasture development and long-term land productivity

Why You Should Listen

• Hear how a regenerative farm works in practice.
• Learn how J&L Green Farm designs systems to reduce labor and scale.
• Understand real-world multi-species grazing.
• Hear lessons learned through trial and error.
• Gain a clear view of resilient land management.

Website
Instagram

Follow the tour on YouTube

Timestamps

00:00:00 – Arrival at J&L Green Farm and overview of the hub property
 00:09:30 – Poultry processing setup, layout logic, and food safety flow
 00:18:45 – Ice, chill-down, freezer capacity, and cold storage strategy
 00:28:15 – Farm store setup, permits, and limited-hours retail model
 00:37:45 – Customer ordering, fulfillment, shipping, and efficiency tradeoffs
 00:47:00 – Brooder containers, chick cycles, and feed formulation
 00:56:30 – Poultry genetics, growth rates, and pasture vs conventional models
 01:06:00 – Mobile multi-species shelter system design and iteration process
 01:15:30 – Heat management, airflow, labor efficiency, and daily moves
 01:25:00 – Grazing rotation with poultry, cattle, and pigs on shared ground
 01:34:30 – Silvopasture development, pigs as land-management tools
 01:44:00 – Soil health outcomes, resilience, mistakes learned, and long-term vision

Ben Justman takes me inside Peony Lane Wine in Paonia, Colorado for a live farm tour of one of America’s highest-elevation vineyard regions. 

He educates me on how grapes are grown, how vines survive harsh winters, how low-intervention wine is made, and why true place-based winemaking creates a totally different drinking experience. 

It’s interesting to see how he constantly adapts to the seasons, soil, weather, and other farming variables to keep the operation productive and high quality.

Key Topics

• High-elevation Colorado vineyard conditions
• How Pinot Noir grows in the West Elks AVA
• Traditional vs modern wine pressing
• Neutral oak philosophy & fermentation choices
• Freeze events, die-back, retraining, & resilience
• Water, irrigation strategy, and soil connection

What You’ll Hear in This Farm Tour

1. Vineyard walkthrough and climate explanation
2. Old basket press vs modern bladder press demonstration
3. Stainless tanks, oak barrels, and aging philosophy
4. Vine die-back, retraining, and freeze recovery
5. How irrigation, soil depth, and vineyard management shape flavor
6. Honest discussion of additives, hangovers, and “natural” wine
7. Why Colorado wine deserves far more recognition

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00:00:00 — Colorado vineyard & climate
00:01:00 — Old basket press
00:02:30 — New bladder press
00:03:30 — Tanks & barrels
00:05:00 — Pressing process
00:06:30 — Vineyard origin story
00:07:30 — Why this wine feels better
00:09:00 — Additives & labeling truth
00:10:30 — Wine, place & meaning
00:11:30 — Commodity vs real wine
00:14:30 — Vine growth & maturity
00:17:30 — Freeze damage & recovery
00:21:30 — Training vines
00:23:30 — Irrigation & soil depth
00:27:00 — Cutting back growth
00:28:30 — Lessons, learning, & commitment

This on-the-ground episode explores Michael Grecos first-generation regenerative sheep operation, run entirely on leased land in New York’s Hudson Valley.

We walk the pastures with Michael as he explains stocking strategy, grazing philosophy, shade management, lambing, predator protection, mineral systems, on-farm slaughter, and why sheep can make regenerative agriculture viable on smaller landscapes.

Key Topics

• Why Michael chose sheep and how leased land shapes his operation
• Daily rotational grazing, density, rest periods, and pasture response
• Lambing, weaning, animal stress, shade, and heat management
• Guardian dogs, predators, minerals, biochar, and health management
• Ethics, transparency, local food, and on-farm harvest philosophy

What You’ll Learn

• Why sheep economics differ from cattle and fit smaller northeastern landscapes
• How paddock design, net fencing, and daily moves build soil and resilience
• Practical realities of lambing, natural weaning, and dealing with rejection cases
• How to think about ticks, rainfall, heat stress, shade, and pasture density
• Why buying local matters and why ranchers care deeply about animal welfare

Connect with Michael:

Website
Instagram

Follow the tour on YouTube

Timestamps

 00:00:00 – Meet Michael & the Hudson Valley Sheep Ranch
 00:01:00 – Why Sheep? Cost, Scale, & Land Fit
 00:03:00 – Leased Land & Grazing Philosophy
 00:05:00 – Natural Weaning vs Forced Weaning
 00:07:30 – Daily Moves, Density & Pasture Impact
 00:10:00 – What a “Good” Grazed Paddock Looks Like
 00:15:00 – Lamb Count, Losses & Culling Logic
 00:17:30 – Guardian Dog & Predator Control
 00:19:30 – Minerals, Biochar & Health Support
 00:21:00 – Rumination & What Calm Sheep Look Like
 00:23:00 – Lambing Timing & Spring Nutrition
 00:28:00 – Shade, Heat Stress & Summer Management
 00:30:30 – On-Farm Harvest & Ethics
 00:36:00 – Visiting Farms & Transparency
 00:37:30 – Rest Periods, Regrowth & Stockpiling
 00:44:00 – Milkweed, Pollinators & “Poison Plant” Myth
 00:47:00 – Mowing vs Not Mowing
 00:48:00 – Scaling Plans & Future Growth