We often hear arguments against regenerative agriculture and grazing animals—that it’s not scalable and that all livestock contributes to climate change. My guest on The Doctor’s Farmacy this week, Gabe Brown, walks us through these myths and shares the principles that holistically managed farms and ranches can use to thrive.
Avoiding tilling and minimizing other mechanical interventions, planting a diverse variety of crops and cover crops, and working in alignment with nature’s own cycles (like when to calve and plant) are just some of the practices Gabe explains.
Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the regeneration of our resources. Gabe and his family own and operate Brown's Ranch, a diversified 5,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The ranch consists of several thousand acres of native perennial rangeland along with perennial pastureland and cropland. Their ranch focuses on farming and ranching in nature's image.
Gabe and Brown's Ranch have received many forms of recognition for their work, including a Growing Green Award from the Natural Resource Defense Council, an Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and a Zero-Till Producer of the Year Award, to name a few. Gabe has also been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. Gabe recently authored the book Dirt to Soil, One Family’s Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture, and stars in the newly released Netflix movie, Kiss The Ground, which is about a revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians who band together in a global movement of regenerative agriculture that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.
God more people need to be aware of this message and way of life.
The regeneration that will happen to America’s souls through connection to earth’s and soil can be amazing