Episode 256: The Importance of Soil and Lessons from the Bison with Katie and Taylor of ROAM Ranch

Curious how a livestock ranch gets started and how raising animals can have a net-positive return on the planet? Want to know what it means to be a land steward and how observing animals in nature can teach us valuable lessons?

Tune in to hear Ali and Becki interview Katie and Taylor of ROAM Ranch for an important conversation about regenerative agriculture. In this episode, Ali and Becki interview Katie and Taylor of ROAM Ranch about starting Epic Provisions, the transition to raising their own animals, the importance of soil health and beyond. Learn about lessons Katie and Taylor have learned from working with nature, raising bison, and how their work is connecting and healing communities.

Also in this episode:

Naturally Nourished: Food as Medicine for the Whole Family Program - Now Available Apply to Become an Ambassador • How Epic Provisions Came to Be Episode 42: Transitioning from Vegan •

• Soil Health

• Thoughts on Food Security and Synthetic Meat Episode 211: Metabolic, Immune, and Cellular Health with Mike Mutzel Episode 217: Beyond Labels with Joel Salatin and Dr. Sina McCollough Episode 208: Wild Fed with Guest Daniel Vitalis •

• Lessons from the Bison Redmond Real Salt - use code ALIMILLERRD •

• Where to find Taylor and Katie: Force of Nature ROAM Ranch •

About Taylor and Katie:

TAYLOR AND KATIE ARE CO-FOUNDERS OF ROAM RANCH AS WELL AS EPIC PROVISIONS, THE INDUSTRY PIONEERING MEAT BRAND DEVOTED TO GROWING SUPPLY CHAINS OF REGENERATIVELY SOURCED ANIMALS ON A GLOBAL SCALE. EPIC'S METEORIC RISE LED TO A FULL ACQUISITION OF THE BRAND BY GENERAL MILLS IN 2016 AND HAS SINCE ALLOWED THE COUPLE TO ACCELERATE THEIR VISION OF LARGE SCALE POSITIVE IMPACT BEYOND IMAGINATION. WORKING EVERYDAY TOWARDS REGENERATING THEIR OWN RANCH, TAYLOR AND KATIE HOPE TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAND STEWARDS. IN THEIR JOURNEY, THE COUPLE IS PROVING THAT WHEN PROPERLY MANAGED, LIVESTOCK CAN RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS, HEAL SOIL, NOURISH CONSUMERS, REGENERATE RURAL ECONOMIES, AND INVIGORATE WILDLIFE HABITATS. THROUGH RANCHING TAYLOR AND KATIE HOPE TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS, THE HEALTH OF CONSUMERS, AND THE ECOLOGICAL WEALTH OF OUR LANDS.

Sponsors for this episode:

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