{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Losing My Farm, Being Outed From Dairy, And Lessons For Future Food - Jr Burdick | #93","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":11630,"description":"JR Burdick of Nourishing Family Farm explains how losing his family’s farm in the 1980s and later being forced out of his dairy co-op shaped his path toward raw milk, soil-based farming, and local food independence. His story exposes how modern agriculture breaks families and communities - and how rebuilding begins one farm at a time.\nKey Topics\nThe 1980s farm crisis and its generational impact\nIndustrial agriculture’s false promises\nLosing and rebuilding the family farm\nFounding Nourishing Family Farm and producing raw milk\nRedefining farming as care for soil, cows, and community\nWhy Listen\nReveals how U.S. farm policy hollowed out rural America\nShows how raw milk and local food rebuild trust and health\nOffers a firsthand blueprint for regenerating the land and economy\nTraces 40 years of American farming through one family’s eyes\nEnds with a powerful redefinition of what it means to be a farmer\nConnect with JR:\nWebsite\nX\nFacebook \nReferences:\n\"The Jungle\" (1906) by Upton Sinclair\nTimestamps\n\n 00:00:00 – JR’s multi-generation farming roots\n 00:02:00 – 1980s farm collapse\n 00:06:00 – Debt, rates, and farm failures\n 00:10:00 – Starting over\n 00:14:00 – Ag education and GMOs\n 00:25:00 – Green Revolution and nutrition loss\n 00:33:00 – Regulation and consolidation\n 00:46:00 – Tornado and community response\n 01:00:00 – Rebuilding under financial strain\n 01:15:00 – Generational succession challenges\n 01:30:00 – Co-op shutdown and income loss\n 01:45:00 – Ethanol and insurance dependence\n 02:03:00 – Conventional dairying realities\n 02:10:00 – Identity, purpose, and faith\n 02:30:00 – Founding Nourishing Family Farm\n 02:45:00 – Food as medicine\n 03:00:00 – Stewardship and resilience\n 03:10:00 – Redefining the modern farmer","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/al8BwjjnR2m8I-3vEq0Iyx2E0FqQ9QB0aLPF4D6flnY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzE3/NmFmYjZiNmRkZDdm/Y2MwYzk5ZjI5ZjRj/YzgwZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}