The Rebel Truth

Rebel Pastures

Welcome to The Rebel Truth. The podcast for anyone who's ever stood in a grocery store and thought, "something isn't right here." Hosted by Justin and Jenni, owners of Rebel Pastures, this show is a front-row seat to the conversations Big Food doesn't want you to hear. Each episode, Justin and Jenni sit down with farmers, ranchers, and regenerative pioneers who are exposing what's broken in the modern food industry and actually doing something about it. We're talking real soil, real animals, real nutrition, and the real cost of cheap food. If you're tired of the spin, the seed oils, and the shrink-wrapped lies, this is your tribe. Join the rebellion. The truth starts here.

Episodes

  1. If It's Not Making Money, It's Not Sustainable | Jim Elizondo

    Jun 2

    If It's Not Making Money, It's Not Sustainable | Jim Elizondo

    Jim Elizondo has spent 30 years helping ranchers across the Americas, Europe, and Africa do what most think is impossible: triple their herd size without buying more land, reduce inputs, and actually build wealth in the process. He's an agronomist, dairy nutritionist, grazing management specialist, and has an accounting degree. His message: if it's not making money, it's not sustainable. In this episode, Jim breaks down the Total Grazing method, why stockpiling a third of your land can transform your soil faster than any input, what mycorrhizal fungi has to do with those lush "fairy rings" in your pastures, and why biological timing rather than a calendar should dictate when you move your cattle. Justin and Jenni get real about their own burnout, their cold-turkey leap off synthetics, and the lessons they're still learning after years on their Michigan pastures. If you've ever wondered why conventional grazing keeps ranchers on a financial treadmill, this one's for you. Resources Mentioned: Jim's Website: www.rwranching.com Free Paper on How Long-Lived Soil Carbon Is Created: www.rwranching.com/soilcarbon Free Paper on Megafauna & Why Total Grazing Is Necessary: www.rwranching.com/megafauna Free PDF on How to Gradually Wean Your Land Off Synthetics: available at www.rwranching.com Total Grazing Academy Waitlist: www.rwranching.com/waitlist The Grazing Clock by Jaime Elizondo, available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Grazing-Clock-Affects-Stability-Profits/dp/B0GXTSXZDP

    1h 4m
  2. The State of Regenerative Farming in America | Allen Williams, Chris Williams, & James Triplett

    May 19

    The State of Regenerative Farming in America | Allen Williams, Chris Williams, & James Triplett

    What's actually happening in regenerative agriculture right now and where is it all headed? Dr. Allen Williams has spent decades helping thousands of farmers and ranchers around the world transition to regenerative practices. His son Chris Williams and James Triplett are the boots on the ground operators running Etta Hills Farm outside Oxford, Mississippi and serving real food through their Radically Regenerative food truck. In this conversation with Justin and Jenni Bajema of Rebel Pastures, Dr. Allen breaks down the three barriers holding farmers back: a lack of education, crushing peer pressure, and crippling debt. He explains why the consumer, not policy, is what will ultimately drive the change. He believes we're roughly five years from the tipping point where regenerative agriculture shifts from being the "crazy" thing to the "cool" thing, and explains why major food companies are already putting money behind it. Chris and James then take it deeper into the day to day reality of running a regenerative operation, building awareness from the ground up, finding your market, and why your food is costly, not expensive. James shares the personal loss that fuels his mission after his mother passed at 49 from congestive heart failure tied to the food she consumed. Whether you're a farmer looking for a way out of the conventional system, a consumer trying to understand what's really in your food, or someone who just wants to know why any of this matters, this episode lays it all out. Learn more about Rebel Pastures: www.rebelpastures.com Learn more about Etta Hills Farm: www.ettahillsfarm.com

    47 min

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About

Welcome to The Rebel Truth. The podcast for anyone who's ever stood in a grocery store and thought, "something isn't right here." Hosted by Justin and Jenni, owners of Rebel Pastures, this show is a front-row seat to the conversations Big Food doesn't want you to hear. Each episode, Justin and Jenni sit down with farmers, ranchers, and regenerative pioneers who are exposing what's broken in the modern food industry and actually doing something about it. We're talking real soil, real animals, real nutrition, and the real cost of cheap food. If you're tired of the spin, the seed oils, and the shrink-wrapped lies, this is your tribe. Join the rebellion. The truth starts here.

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