Podcasts Health Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton Episode 165: How to Fix the Environment with Sustainable Farming w/ Tara Vander Dussen and Natalie Kovarik

Episode 165: How to Fix the Environment with Sustainable Farming w/ Tara Vander Dussen and Natalie Kovarik

Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 4:36 a.m.

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton.

Tara Vander Dussen is a fifth generation dairy farmer, farm wife, environmental scientist, mom to two girls and a New Mexico Native. After earning her degree in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona, she moved back to New Mexico, got married and accepted a position as an environmental scientist. Now, Tara and her husband,\\xa0 along with their two girls, live and work on their own dairy in Eastern New Mexico. Along with Natalie Kovarik, she is the co-host of the Discover Ag Podcast.

Natalie Kovarik was born and raised in South West Montana on a registered hereford operation. She received her degree in pharmacy and worked as a full time pharmacist until relocating to Nebraska when she married her husband - a Nebraska rancher. In a short 5 years Natalie has created an online community of over 140K, co-founded the top ranked food podcast Discover Ag, created an apparel line, spoken on ag stages across the nation, hosted business retreats for female rural entrepreneurs and co-founded Elevate Ag, an online course and community for producers to learn to effectively market themselves online.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony, Tara, and Natalie talk about:

  • (07:20) A day in the life of a female rancher
  • (13:22) Perspectives on contentious veganism
  • (19:01) Regenerative farming versus more conventional farming philosophies
  • (21:45) Grass finished versus grain finished beef
  • (28:34) Raw milk versus pasteurized/processed milk
  • (33:58) Bioavailability of protein from plant sources versus animal sources
  • (38:37) Wether regenerative agriculture is a feasible farming model for feeding the world
  • (45:17) How to decide wether or not it is feasible to farm your land organically
  • (47:53) Tara and Natalie\\u2019s podcast and docuseries
  • (50:06) How to open up conversation with vegans who are opposed on some level to animal-based eating

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

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