249. Taylor Ayers on Regenerating Health and Farmland

Published: Sept. 19, 2023, noon

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Has the quality of food you\\u2019ve consumed ever affected your health?\\xa0

On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, we\\u2019re joined by Taylor Ayers, co-owner of Ayers Valley Farm located in Russellville, OH. After experiencing health issues that no doctor could pinpoint, Taylor, and her husband Josh, started digging deeper into how their food was raised. Seven years later, they are running their own regenerative farm offering a range of high quality meats to loyal customers all around the country.\\xa0

Tune in to hear how this health scare prompted a return to the farm and how they manage a thriving operation.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

You\\u2019ll hear:

  • What Taylor and Josh\\u2019s course of action was when their health issues got out of control 1:45
  • What they feed to their pigs and chickens 6:42
  • How they process their animals 11:45
  • What Taylor expects the future of the farm to look like 21:36
  • How does Ayers Valley communicate the necessary cost of good food to their customers 28:08
  • What Taylor\\u2019s favorite farming tool is 38:26

About the Guest:

Taylor Ayers is co-owner and operator of Ayers Valley Farm located in Southern Ohio. In 2016, Taylor started experiencing health issues that no doctor could really pinpoint.\\xa0 Frustrated with the lack of answers, Taylor and her husband took matters into their own hands and started digging deeper into how their food was raised.\\xa0

After learning more about regenerative methods, they decided to return to the land and raise their own food by finishing cattle on grass and rotating the animals to also feed the soil microbes. Seven years later, they are running their own regenerative farm offering a range of high quality meats to loyal customers all around the country.\\xa0

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Resources:

Website - https://ayersvalleyfarmmeats.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/AyersValleyFarm/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ayersvalleyfarm

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