The Regenaissance Podcast

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

What is The Regenaissance Podcast?

Hosted by @Regenaisanceman with the mission of reconnecting us back to where our food is grown & exposing everything that is wrong with our broken food system. We are more disconnected from our food than we ever have been. I sit down with ranchers and farmers to give them a voice and hear their stories, helping paint a picture of what it really looks like to support humanity with food. I also will be talking to others involved in the agriculture space as there is a lot that goes into it all. My hope is that from hearing this podcast you will begin to question what you eat and where from.