The Ethical Butcher - Connecting to nature. – Details, episodes & analysis

To anyone in the regenerative space this guest needs no introduction. DIANA RODGERS is a registered dietitian, author and the director of Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat. She's the co-host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast and speaks internationally about the intersection of diet, sustainability and ethical food systems.
She campaigns heavily against the tide of misinformation surrounding meat  consumption and its importance in the human diet and has formed a nonprofit called Global Food Justice.
 @sustainabledish
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We have a lively chat about future food systems and how she strongly believes the common narrative around meat consumption needs a fundamental shift.

Filippo joined regenagri at the beginning of 2021. He is currently Lead scheme developer for the regenagri certification and carbon standard ”
His work focusses on the link between regenerative agriculture and quantitative gains of carbon sequestration, restoration of biodiversity and other ecosystem services in the hope to better connect farmers to climate finance mechanisms.
His background is rooted in agriculture both at education, and practice level, where he has explored how agricultural systems work with nature in different climates and landscapes.

This episode was recorded in person and we discuss the importance and problems surrounding certification of regenerative produce and how farming needs to transition towards lower synthetic inputs.

In this episode we talk to Polly Baldwin about her healing journey that has led her to discover the healing power of natural foods and the importance of taking care of the gut microbiome.

Polly cooks on open fires to reconnect her audience back to a more primal way of eating and recounts some healing  stories from serving bone broths to her customers.

Jolly Allotment gut health is at the core of everything we do - we create retreats, events and experiences in nature to inspire and motivate you to reconnect with yourself for a calmer, healthier and more abundant life.

https://jollyallotment.co.uk/

We have a great lively chat with Tim Mead the CEO of Yeo Valley discussing all things organic, soil health and regenerative dairy production as well as diving into the history of the Milk Marketing Board, the effect of leaving the Europe and the future of dairy production in Britain, oh and why we all need to go to his festival

https://www.valleyfest.co.uk

We are incredibly honoured to have spoken to author, rancher and environmental lawyer Nicolette Hahn Nimam.

We discuss her incredible book 'Defending Beef' and look at how the second edition is updated from the first.

We talk to Registered Nutritionist Time Rees who specialises in autoimmune conditions.

We discuss the difference between nutrition and calories and how so many people are over fed but under nourished as well as taking a deep dive into the science behind his three basic rules for healthy eating.

To wrap up Tim puts a call out to anyone who suffers from Meniere's disease, a serious autoimmune condition that Tim himself suffers from and he wants to help other patients in a controlled diet study.

https://tim-rees.com/

In this hard hitting conversation we talk to Seth Itzkan and Karl Thidemann of Soil 4 Climate.

These guys are climate change activists and researchers who make the case that we need more cows, many more, not less, to lead us out of the climate change and that the plant based movement is about nothing more than control and profit for big industry.

Fasten your seatbelts for this one, punches are not pulled.

This is an inspiring conversation with Jules, the cofounder of Ham Street Wines. 

We discuss how Jules and his wife Lucie founded a truly regenerative winery whilst working full time in different jobs. 

We discuss the current and future state of the British wine industry and how sustainability and regeneration can be at the core of this expansion. A must listen for anyone interested in both wine and regeneration.

This episode is a brand discussion with Jack, the cofounder of Ember Snacks,  a meat based snack company.

We discuss how his love of endurance sports led him to develop these high protein products as well as how to structure price point asnf marketing that got the brand into major supermarket chains.

We also discuss the supply chain issues of moving the brand into regenerative sourcing.

In this episode we chat to regenerative farming legend John Cherry of Weston Park farms and the founder of Groundswell festival of regenerative agriculture.

We cover the early days of regenerative agriculture and what led John and his brother to learn to farm arable this way as far back as the 1980s and where he sees the movement developing through his own experience as both an arable and beef producer as well as looking towards the future of food production and the role that events such as Groundswell can play in bridging the gaps between the consumer and the producer.