{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Inside a Multi-Species Grazing System (Live Farm Tour) - Julie Friend | #98 ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3371,"description":"In this live farm tour episode from July this year, I visited Julie Friend and her farm, Wildom Farm, a regenerative livestock farm where cows, sheep, chickens, and pigs are raised together on pasture and in forest systems. The discussion covers daily pasture rotation, animal behavior, predator dynamics, soil health, and how regenerative management affects animal welfare, meat quality, and ecosystem resilience. The farmer walks through real trade-offs, processing challenges, and why transparency and letting people visit farms matters.\nKey Topics \nDaily rotational grazing and mobile infrastructure\nRaising cows, sheep, and chickens together in one system\nForest-raised pork, forage diversity, and meat quality\nPredator balance, animal behavior, and welfare trade-offs\nProcessing bottlenecks, frozen meat, and food transparency\nWhat You’ll Learn in This Episode\nHow cows, sheep, chickens, and pigs can be managed together in a single pasture-based system without confinement\nWhy daily animal movement improves pasture health, soil biology, and animal welfare\nHow forest-raised pigs and diverse forage directly influence meat flavor and quality\nThe practical trade-offs of regenerative farming, including predators, hay quality, and labor\nWhy transparency, farm visits, and frozen meat matter for trust in the food system\nJulie Instagram\nWildom Farm Instagram\nWebsite\nTimestamps\n 00:00:00 – Daily pasture moves and extending the grazing season\n 00:04:00 – Mobile shade and infrastructure without trees\n 00:07:45 – Starting the cow herd and choosing heritage breeds\n 00:10:30 – Grassland birds, hay timing, and ecological trade-offs\n 00:14:10 – Letting customers walk the farm and see the animals\n 00:18:00 – Why cows, sheep, and chickens are run together\n 00:22:00 – Forest-raised pigs and whey feeding from a local creamery\n 00:30:00 – How forage diversity changes the taste of pork\n 00:37:30 – Fatty acid testing and nutrition in pork and chicken\n 00:43:30 – Processing bottlenecks and...","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}