Soil-Health Principles And Adaptive Stewardship In Practice (Live Farm Tour) - Otter Creek Farm | #102
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Show Notes
Otter Creek Farm is located in upstate New York. First-generation farmer Elizabeth Collins walks through how herself and 5th generation farmer Brad Wiley rebuilt a former conventional dairy into a small, regenerative, animal-welfare-driven operation.
The conversation moves from soil-health principles and rotational grazing to the practical realities of feed decisions, omega-3/6 tradeoffs, infrastructure design, and why consumer responsibility is central to fixing the food system.
Key topics
- Soil-health principles and adaptive stewardship in practice
- Pig rotation systems, wallows, and regeneration timelines
- Pastured poultry design, predator pressure, and welfare tradeoffs
- Feed sourcing, omega-3/6 ratios, and testing meat quality
- Consumer power, decentralization, and reconnecting with farmers
Why listen
- See how soil-health principles translate into daily, on-farm decisions
- Learn how pigs, chickens, and cows are rotated to regenerate land without scale
- Understand the real cost and nutritional tradeoffs of grain, minerals, and feed sourcing
- Hear why labels fail—and what questions consumers should actually ask
- Get an honest look at mistakes, losses, and learning in regenerative farming
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Timestamps
00:00:00 – Otter Creek Farm overview
00:04:30 – Animal welfare over scale
00:08:30 – Rotational pigs and regeneration
00:14:00 – Feed choices and omega-6s
00:18:10 – Meat testing results
00:22:40 – Limits of food labels
00:27:30 – Farm stays and education
00:33:40 – Mobile chickens and predators
00:40:10 – Breeding and epigenetics
00:46:30 – Farming mistakes and learning