You want to find an entrepreneur who'll launch a farm-to-table business. In our town in South Africa, one woman -- passionate about organic -- began by taking our orders via spreadsheet, then driving out to farms, and delivering to a few locations in town such as a church parking area. Today the business has an online shopcart at https://organicfootprints.co.za/ and employs multiple drivers for home deliveries. I get fresh LIVING lettuces & veggies grown the permaculture way (not available at any local store) plus for my animals meat that's free range and killed on the farms (no slaughterhouse stress) plus raw milk to make home-made yogurt. It takes only one person who wants to build their own biz, willing to contact farmers.
I am very grateful that we have at least one candidate for POTUS--and his running mate--who are very concerned for regenerative farming and the health of our family farms and the food quality they produce. Both Bobby Kennedy and Nicole Shanahan have great concern for the health of our children--the future of our country. Their health starts with healthy regenerated soils and food that grows healthy and intelligent children. 60% of our children have chronic illness due to so many issues related to the food they eat and the chemicals that food is grown with. At last, we have a team running for POTUS that has great concern for these food, farm and soil related problems that are critical to the future of our race. Let's make sure he gets to the White House.
Thank you for doing this interview, Naomi. You do such a good interview. Questions occur to you that are so important to the future of a healthy farm and food system for our country. It seriously seems that people don't know where their food comes from and certainly don't concern themselves with it nearly enough. Our farmers are absolutely in danger and that means that we are in danger of being herded under tyrannical rule. "You own the food. You own the people." It is that simple and it is that evil. Thank you for being concerned for all the important elements of our civilization. They are all under attack--but none more important than our food.
Wonderful interview. City girl married small town farmer 25 years ago, what an eye opener. Good times and bad! It is frustrating to see how we are tied to government in everything. In the spring we report to the local USDA office what was planted on how many acres and where was it planted. In the fall once the crops are harvested we once again, report the yields produced.
I dislike the chemicals (RoundUp) and GMO seeds - looked into regenerative farming, but my husband is 70 y/o and not interested in changing. Truly, it takes the entire farming region to do this and avoid spray units and crop dusters flying anywhere near 'clean crops'.
Also, grain prices ... what a racket! Like everything else, someone is controlling this. We have had income years where we 'saved' for a potentially bad crop year plus retirement. Input and repair costs are ridiculous so our 'extra savings' has been dwindling. We have been blessed with good crop years, and try not to complain too much. My opinion, 'they don't want us making anymore so they control all of it'. You know who 'they' are!
I gave up the vegetable gardens because of insects and disease. I support several farmer markets and local farm stands for summer produce. I purchase local meat and eggs, better flavor and quality - might cost a little more but far superior than the grocery store garbage.
People think we are 'rich', ha ha. Our land is valued very well right now, but that could change very quickly. We have several young farmers in our area that would buy right now, but my husband is a 4th generation farmer and just not ready to get off the John Deere tractor seat.
God bless the American farm family. I suggest if you have not looked into 'prepping' you do so, our food supply could disappear overnight. We have an important election, and they are predicting chaos, either way. Pray!
We had beautiful farm land throughout Wisconsin growing up. Our parents took us for rides throughout the farm land. Now lots of if it is developed into housing . And bill gates bought some of it😡. We would get fresh fruits and vegetables.
I was never much into processed foods, but for many years, thought nothing of buying meat and produce from the big chains. As I learned about regenerative and sustainable agriculture, I started buying as much as possible from local sources.
I had sticker shock initially, but really only for meat (beef, pork chicken), milk and eggs. To me, it became a matter of priorities. I used to attend 10-12 professional and college sporting events per year with my sons. I cut that down to 2-3. I cut TV and streaming services. What I was spending on on those has paid for the higher cost of local meat, dairy and produce.
Then I found out about farm shares. And now it is roughly the same cost as buying at the big chains - and sometimes less.
What is most impressive is how willing these farmers are to explain their business. When searching for beef, I called a regenerative farmer about his beef. He invited me out to see his operation. We walked the property and he explained everything. It was one of the most educational experiences I’ve ever had. I ended up splitting a cow with a neighbor. They have to be butchered at an FDA approved/licensed processing facility, which is a regulatory cost. The end result is really no more expensive, or less, than buying beef at a big chain, or even Costco/Sam’s. And I love that I am spending my money with small, like minded businesses.
My third great grandfather bought his farm in Iowa and the family kept it going for 4 generations. Finally it had to be sold because they just couldn't keep it going. I grew up in an area that was full of family farms. Now they are mostly owned by companies and they just don't have the same attitude towards the land. It's not personal. We need to protect our family farms and farmland. We need to preserve that way of life. This should be policy. If it is farmland it should NEVER be developed to be something else. And farmers should have tax breaks galore. No inheritance tax at all. that's just a start.
Clay Conry. The Working Cows podcast Clay and his guests talk about leasing land to graze cattle as a good option.
Joel Salatin (Polyface Farm) encourages people who don’t have land and want to farm to find unused land and farm with movable infrastructure, like his Pastured Poultry movable pens.
Animals improve the land and increase fertility, so landowners are benefitting even without receiving money for the use of the land.
Two years ago, I put some potted herbs out by the road with a bucket for money. It didn’t take long before plants were gone without the right amount of money in the bucket. I don’t know whether someone took the money someone else had left or if someone just took the plants. I brought everything home and haven’t tried again.
yeah the "honor system" has its flaws...30 + years ago we had vases of flowers for sale in our roadside plant stand. Mother's day weekend. Someone took the best bouquets and wrote a bad check...😩Most people were honest tho
Thank you Dr Naomi Wolf and Brian Reisinger Story of Land Rich, Cash Poor
Most people around here in California cannot afford to purchase land to build a home or grow livestock and crops. People are unable to afford housing for a single person to a family sometimes several generations. The governor of California made it illegal to be without dwelling to sleep at. The increase in homelessness has greatly increased in the senior population. They are land poor and cash poor also.
Both grandparents had farms that food was real. Small farms have disappeared water growing is different approach to farming to the vertical for small spaces. Have grown some aero garden strange about the nitrogen. For the land nitrogen became problematic with local water ways, land, and other issues. From what understand is that any slaughter USDA vaccinate the livestock with cov clot shot before slaughter. I hope they stop foreign countries buying land especially near military base too so we can have our land to grow own food. I hope they stop the scorpion venom spraying all over united kingdom. We never needed to utilize chemicals to control insects. We utilized balanced of plants to attract to attack instead of the crop to make money with and food to eat. I was surprised they are now genetically modifying cabbage, now think it is genetically modified unless non-gmo certification.
I look forward to getting your book in a few months getting back to school book prices are not good. With love and blessings to you Naomi and yours along with Brian.
I just pre-ordered the book and will listen, even though I know it will be very depressing. John Karr (attorney/farmer/substack) writes so much on this. And Patrick Bet-David did a very interesting interview a few years ago on the meat processing plants being bought up by foreign entities. (I think mostly from Brazil.) The view was that they could then commingle the beef and slap a USA sticker on it. I buy from my local boutique store. They use suppliers that supposedly follow Temple Grandin's protocols on livestock welfare.
Both sides of my family come from farming culture in Southwest Virginia. These were salt of the Earth, God, loving, family, loving, hard-working, wonderful people. All of the government restrictions and rules that have been placed upon farmers over the past few decades are certainly alarming. It is time that we focus more on growing our own food here in our own country, and lessening these restrictions on farmers. The globalist intent to reduce the population includes not only wars and disease, but also famine. Destroying the local farmer is part of that plan. Past years, we have seen the implementation of big farm, big Pharma, big corporation. They don’t care about us. They care about the Almighty Dollar. Do everything you can to support local farmers. Local farm markets. Grow your own backyard garden if you can.
I totally agree. However, a lot of what one can buy from local farmers or businesses is very expensive and unaffordable for many. But it's understandable why it is so expensive. They don't have the big bucks, government grants and loans, or well paid lawyers to interpret the confusing regulations and laws the federal, state, and local governments impose on them.
The globalists do intend to create food shortages as well as implement their digital control of everything and everyone so hopefully, more people are able to grow some food themselves and yet I see the day when the government will make that illegal or so regulated, most people can't do it.
"Cheap food" is oxymoronic. The money that we are no longer spending on food is spent on disease care (aka healthcare). I wrote about this recently in my post on "Food Safety." To cover up that problem we socialize the cost of disease care; so the healthy, more affluent pay for the care of the less healthy less affluent. All of it is a trap, and is intentional, as you point out. https://homesteadrebel.primalwoods.com/p/food-safety?r=1bd9jb
My family moved from the family farm to academia and in my case government research, astrophysics. However, I come from farm stock in Georgia and will find this interesting.
You want to find an entrepreneur who'll launch a farm-to-table business. In our town in South Africa, one woman -- passionate about organic -- began by taking our orders via spreadsheet, then driving out to farms, and delivering to a few locations in town such as a church parking area. Today the business has an online shopcart at https://organicfootprints.co.za/ and employs multiple drivers for home deliveries. I get fresh LIVING lettuces & veggies grown the permaculture way (not available at any local store) plus for my animals meat that's free range and killed on the farms (no slaughterhouse stress) plus raw milk to make home-made yogurt. It takes only one person who wants to build their own biz, willing to contact farmers.
I am very grateful that we have at least one candidate for POTUS--and his running mate--who are very concerned for regenerative farming and the health of our family farms and the food quality they produce. Both Bobby Kennedy and Nicole Shanahan have great concern for the health of our children--the future of our country. Their health starts with healthy regenerated soils and food that grows healthy and intelligent children. 60% of our children have chronic illness due to so many issues related to the food they eat and the chemicals that food is grown with. At last, we have a team running for POTUS that has great concern for these food, farm and soil related problems that are critical to the future of our race. Let's make sure he gets to the White House.
Thank you for doing this interview, Naomi. You do such a good interview. Questions occur to you that are so important to the future of a healthy farm and food system for our country. It seriously seems that people don't know where their food comes from and certainly don't concern themselves with it nearly enough. Our farmers are absolutely in danger and that means that we are in danger of being herded under tyrannical rule. "You own the food. You own the people." It is that simple and it is that evil. Thank you for being concerned for all the important elements of our civilization. They are all under attack--but none more important than our food.
Wonderful interview. City girl married small town farmer 25 years ago, what an eye opener. Good times and bad! It is frustrating to see how we are tied to government in everything. In the spring we report to the local USDA office what was planted on how many acres and where was it planted. In the fall once the crops are harvested we once again, report the yields produced.
I dislike the chemicals (RoundUp) and GMO seeds - looked into regenerative farming, but my husband is 70 y/o and not interested in changing. Truly, it takes the entire farming region to do this and avoid spray units and crop dusters flying anywhere near 'clean crops'.
Also, grain prices ... what a racket! Like everything else, someone is controlling this. We have had income years where we 'saved' for a potentially bad crop year plus retirement. Input and repair costs are ridiculous so our 'extra savings' has been dwindling. We have been blessed with good crop years, and try not to complain too much. My opinion, 'they don't want us making anymore so they control all of it'. You know who 'they' are!
I gave up the vegetable gardens because of insects and disease. I support several farmer markets and local farm stands for summer produce. I purchase local meat and eggs, better flavor and quality - might cost a little more but far superior than the grocery store garbage.
People think we are 'rich', ha ha. Our land is valued very well right now, but that could change very quickly. We have several young farmers in our area that would buy right now, but my husband is a 4th generation farmer and just not ready to get off the John Deere tractor seat.
God bless the American farm family. I suggest if you have not looked into 'prepping' you do so, our food supply could disappear overnight. We have an important election, and they are predicting chaos, either way. Pray!
We had beautiful farm land throughout Wisconsin growing up. Our parents took us for rides throughout the farm land. Now lots of if it is developed into housing . And bill gates bought some of it😡. We would get fresh fruits and vegetables.
still able to buy from organic farms in WA state AND buy raw milk...
Naomi - great topic!
I was never much into processed foods, but for many years, thought nothing of buying meat and produce from the big chains. As I learned about regenerative and sustainable agriculture, I started buying as much as possible from local sources.
I had sticker shock initially, but really only for meat (beef, pork chicken), milk and eggs. To me, it became a matter of priorities. I used to attend 10-12 professional and college sporting events per year with my sons. I cut that down to 2-3. I cut TV and streaming services. What I was spending on on those has paid for the higher cost of local meat, dairy and produce.
Then I found out about farm shares. And now it is roughly the same cost as buying at the big chains - and sometimes less.
What is most impressive is how willing these farmers are to explain their business. When searching for beef, I called a regenerative farmer about his beef. He invited me out to see his operation. We walked the property and he explained everything. It was one of the most educational experiences I’ve ever had. I ended up splitting a cow with a neighbor. They have to be butchered at an FDA approved/licensed processing facility, which is a regulatory cost. The end result is really no more expensive, or less, than buying beef at a big chain, or even Costco/Sam’s. And I love that I am spending my money with small, like minded businesses.
My third great grandfather bought his farm in Iowa and the family kept it going for 4 generations. Finally it had to be sold because they just couldn't keep it going. I grew up in an area that was full of family farms. Now they are mostly owned by companies and they just don't have the same attitude towards the land. It's not personal. We need to protect our family farms and farmland. We need to preserve that way of life. This should be policy. If it is farmland it should NEVER be developed to be something else. And farmers should have tax breaks galore. No inheritance tax at all. that's just a start.
The most disgusting thing I’ve seen is solar panels installed over beautiful, rich and productive farmland. What a crock of sh!t.
Clay Conry. The Working Cows podcast Clay and his guests talk about leasing land to graze cattle as a good option.
Joel Salatin (Polyface Farm) encourages people who don’t have land and want to farm to find unused land and farm with movable infrastructure, like his Pastured Poultry movable pens.
Animals improve the land and increase fertility, so landowners are benefitting even without receiving money for the use of the land.
Two years ago, I put some potted herbs out by the road with a bucket for money. It didn’t take long before plants were gone without the right amount of money in the bucket. I don’t know whether someone took the money someone else had left or if someone just took the plants. I brought everything home and haven’t tried again.
yeah the "honor system" has its flaws...30 + years ago we had vases of flowers for sale in our roadside plant stand. Mother's day weekend. Someone took the best bouquets and wrote a bad check...😩Most people were honest tho
Dr. Naomi, I’d love to hear you interview Jack Prosebic about his book Unhuman. It’s been quite helpful in my life/world!
Thank you Dr Naomi Wolf and Brian Reisinger Story of Land Rich, Cash Poor
Most people around here in California cannot afford to purchase land to build a home or grow livestock and crops. People are unable to afford housing for a single person to a family sometimes several generations. The governor of California made it illegal to be without dwelling to sleep at. The increase in homelessness has greatly increased in the senior population. They are land poor and cash poor also.
Both grandparents had farms that food was real. Small farms have disappeared water growing is different approach to farming to the vertical for small spaces. Have grown some aero garden strange about the nitrogen. For the land nitrogen became problematic with local water ways, land, and other issues. From what understand is that any slaughter USDA vaccinate the livestock with cov clot shot before slaughter. I hope they stop foreign countries buying land especially near military base too so we can have our land to grow own food. I hope they stop the scorpion venom spraying all over united kingdom. We never needed to utilize chemicals to control insects. We utilized balanced of plants to attract to attack instead of the crop to make money with and food to eat. I was surprised they are now genetically modifying cabbage, now think it is genetically modified unless non-gmo certification.
I look forward to getting your book in a few months getting back to school book prices are not good. With love and blessings to you Naomi and yours along with Brian.
I just pre-ordered the book and will listen, even though I know it will be very depressing. John Karr (attorney/farmer/substack) writes so much on this. And Patrick Bet-David did a very interesting interview a few years ago on the meat processing plants being bought up by foreign entities. (I think mostly from Brazil.) The view was that they could then commingle the beef and slap a USA sticker on it. I buy from my local boutique store. They use suppliers that supposedly follow Temple Grandin's protocols on livestock welfare.
Both sides of my family come from farming culture in Southwest Virginia. These were salt of the Earth, God, loving, family, loving, hard-working, wonderful people. All of the government restrictions and rules that have been placed upon farmers over the past few decades are certainly alarming. It is time that we focus more on growing our own food here in our own country, and lessening these restrictions on farmers. The globalist intent to reduce the population includes not only wars and disease, but also famine. Destroying the local farmer is part of that plan. Past years, we have seen the implementation of big farm, big Pharma, big corporation. They don’t care about us. They care about the Almighty Dollar. Do everything you can to support local farmers. Local farm markets. Grow your own backyard garden if you can.
I totally agree. However, a lot of what one can buy from local farmers or businesses is very expensive and unaffordable for many. But it's understandable why it is so expensive. They don't have the big bucks, government grants and loans, or well paid lawyers to interpret the confusing regulations and laws the federal, state, and local governments impose on them.
The globalists do intend to create food shortages as well as implement their digital control of everything and everyone so hopefully, more people are able to grow some food themselves and yet I see the day when the government will make that illegal or so regulated, most people can't do it.
"Cheap food" is oxymoronic. The money that we are no longer spending on food is spent on disease care (aka healthcare). I wrote about this recently in my post on "Food Safety." To cover up that problem we socialize the cost of disease care; so the healthy, more affluent pay for the care of the less healthy less affluent. All of it is a trap, and is intentional, as you point out. https://homesteadrebel.primalwoods.com/p/food-safety?r=1bd9jb
I wouldn't even call it disease care but disease producing or extending disease ad infinitum.
My family moved from the family farm to academia and in my case government research, astrophysics. However, I come from farm stock in Georgia and will find this interesting.