{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Bryson Lipscomb - Worst USDA Butcher Experiences | #84 ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6549,"description":"The USDA has farmers by the balls. We all know it. Bryson felt it, and quickly chose to fight it. He found legit workarounds and today educates us on how other farmers can help stabilise and control their own futures. \nBryson Lipscomb of Triple Oak farms - a military veteran turned first-generation farmer, who traded his 9-5 job to become a farmer and build his own life with his wife and then newborn son.\nBryson bring a refreshing & unique perspective on American farming, unfiltered for sure and very grounded. He shares the struggles and blessings of starting from scratch, the pretty messed realities of USDA processing (spoiler - it's way worse than you think), navigating regulations and the search for alternatives (such as the private membership association - PMA) that keep food sovereignty in the hands of the people.\nThis one certainly echoes faith, food, freedom in America, now and in the future. Enjoy.\nTriple Oaks Farm is a family-run regenerative farm in Virginia, raising pastured pigs and other livestock with a focus on food sovereignty, stewardship, and community.\nKey Topics\nCOVID as a wake-up call for food independence\nThe realities of raising animals on pasture\nStewardship, resilience, and lessons from livestock\nIndustrial processing vs. small farm alternatives\nFaith, freedom, and food sovereignty through PMAs\nTimestamps\n00:01:00 COVID meat shortages spark the leap into farming\n00:04:00 First pigs, early mistakes, and discovering regenerative farming\n00:09:00 Pig escapes and fencing failures — hard lessons in stewardship\n00:18:00 From alcoholism to faith — how farming changed everything\n00:31:00 Why small farms can’t compete with Smithfield\n00:34:00 The hidden costs of USDA butchering\n00:43:00 Dominion, faith, and the moral conflict of unjust laws\n01:00:00 Mishandling, fraud, and corruption inside USDA plants\n01:08:00 Final breaking point — walking away from USDA processors\n01:13:00 Discovering the PMA model as a legal path forward\n01:20:00 Building a...","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}