{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Humans, Extinction, And Nature - Will Harris | #91","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5039,"description":"Will Harris is a sixth-generation cattleman and owner of White Oak Pastures, a 158-year-old family farm in Bluffton, Georgia. Since 1866, the Harris family has practiced land-based farming rooted in regeneration, humane animal husbandry, and zero-waste production. \nIn this episode, Will reflects on the farm’s evolution from industrial cattle operations to a living ecosystem. He discusses soil, community, balance, symbiosis in an ecosstem, rural farming communities, stewardship, organic matter, his family history, and more. \nKey Topics\n6 generations of farming - from industrial cattle to regenerative systems\nRebuilding Bluffton’s rural economy through local food\nSoil carbon, organic matter, and ecological limits\nThe moral and generational lessons of land stewardship\nRethinking success: humility, balance, and long-term thinking\nWhy You Should Listen\nHow six generations turned an industrial farm into a living ecosystem.\nWhy killing pests and controlling nature backfired \nWhat it takes to rebuild a town’s economy \nThe real economics of land, legacy, and long-term thinking.\nWhy humility- not technology - is the key to surviving the human dilemma.\nConnect With White Oak Pastures\nWebsite\nInstagram\nTimestamps\n\n00:00:00 — White Oak Pastures and 158 years of family farming\n 00:05:00 — Industrial agriculture and losing balance\n 00:08:00 — The cost of control: chemicals and confinement\n 00:11:00 — Soil carbon, fertility, and organic matter\n 00:16:00 — Working within nature’s limits\n 00:25:00 — Rejecting tech fixes and restoring balance\n 00:34:00 — Internships, purpose, and community revival\n 00:42:00 — Bluffton’s renewal through local production\n 00:50:00 — Land, debt, and long-term stewardship\n 00:55:00 — Generational transfer and humility\n 01:08:00 — Observation, faith, and living with nature","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}