EPISODE 324
Jake Takiff: Farming: Our Path to Health and Freedom
Is the extent of your interest in agriculture merely how much you pay for the foods you buy at the grocery store?
Regenerative farming expert Jake Takiff describes a far different way of viewing agriculture — a deep, abiding relationship for the soil and all of the organisms that live on it — this week on Spirit Gym.
Watch the progress on Jake’s regenerative farm on social media via Instagram and YouTube. Read more about Jake and Meghan at The Guardian. Work with Jake on a regenerative farming project of your own at Restoration Agriculture Development.
SHOW NOTES
Public episode
3:53 Jake learned about regenerative farming from people who did it before it became cool.
11:29 What is the point of no return?
15:44 Jake’s definition of regenerative farming.
31:42 Beavers: Nature’s water management team.
37:55 Using bison and other cattle as buffers against drought.
43:25 The real problem with conventional agriculture is how it imposes its will on a landscape.
53:27 How long can a dairy cow be productive if you keep it away from feed overloaded with harmful chemicals? A very long time…
59:06 The intelligence of cows.
1:05:10 Cows are a force of nature.
1:19:56 Regenerative farmers look for cheaper opportunities with degraded land while operating on tighter budgets.
1:27:23 The conventionally grown “cheap” food sham.
Members-only extended version
1:42 Farming and relationships.
15:11 “Farmers are some of the most responsible people I know.”
21:41 How can consumers take on more responsibilities to make healthier food choices?
30:02 Jake doesn’t allow machinery in his dairy barn out of respect for his cows.
36:25 “The redistribution of energy is the nature of an ecosystem.”
42:19 The regenerative model of farming is all about reciprocity.
RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
Jake talks about regenerative farming on The Medicin podcast on YouTube
The Water Wizard by Viktor Schauberger and Callum Coats
Paradox of Plenty by Harvey Levenstein
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
The work of Cleve Backster, Mark Shepard, Carey Reams and Phillip Callahan
Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Matt Wallden on The Honest Vegetarian
Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Jayne Buxton
The Great Plant-Based Con by Jayne Buxton
Science in Agriculture: Advanced Methods For Sustainable Farming by Arden Andersen
Healing Parasite and Fungal Infections: The Absolute Essentials
Paramagnetism: Rediscovering Nature’s Secret Force of Growth by Phillip Callahan
Soil, Grass and Cancer by Andre Voisin
Oneness vs. the 1% by Vandana and Kartikey Shiva
Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers by Mark Shepard
The decline in flying insects documented in PLOS One
The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy Lent
The Weston A. Price Foundation
Paul’s Living 4D episode on Lucifer, Christ and Ahriman
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