127. The Impacts of Regenerative Organic Agriculture with Jeff Tkach

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Tkach is the Chief Impact Officer at the Rodale Institute — the global leader in regenerative organic agriculture for over 70 years. Jeff also served on the Rodale Institute’s Board of Directors in 2016, where he was instrumental in fostering relationships between the organization and business leaders in the organic food industry.

In this episode, we wit down with Jeff Tkach to discuss soil health, regenerative organic agriculture, and its direct impact on our health and the planet.

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0:00.0	Something is not in order here both from and but you know farmers don't wake up every day and say out my job my job today is to make people sick
0:07.3	That's not farm. I don't care what farmer every farmer in this country are some of the most intrepid souls you'll ever meet
0:13.9	Farmers are amazing human beings with an incredibly high calling in my opinion
0:18.3	But we've been forced upon us an industrial agricultural system that
0:24.0	We've been told is the best way forward for society
0:27.1	And I think that's quickly becoming exposed and upended and so I'm actually very hopeful
0:33.3	Because in recent years we've sought we've seen this dramatic interest in both
0:38.4	How can we change our food and agricultural system to become more regenerative and then also I think a lot of consumers are waking up to the fact that
0:46.2	Maybe there's a better way for me to take care of myself. Maybe there's a better way for me to be healthy and
0:53.1	I think we're at a seminal moment in our history where
0:56.8	Farmers and consumers are coming together like maybe never before in this century to co-create a better path forward
1:06.1	Welcome back to the ancient health podcast where we educate you on real-health solutions that will help transform the way you live
1:14.2	Feel an overcome disease naturally. I'm your host Courtney Versage along with Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Chris Motley
1:21.8	We're so happy you've joined us. Let's dive into today's episode
1:26.1	On today's episode we are joined by Jeff catch the chief impact officer at the Roaddale Institute
1:32.9	Now if you're not familiar with the Roaddale Institute
1:35.4	They are a nonprofit dedicated to growing the organic movement through the training of farmers and consumer education
1:43.2	I love this episode because we really dive into regenerative farming really even unpacking what regenerative farming means
1:51.2	What the terminology involves and Jeff's story and how he got involved in this great work
1:57.6	So if you are excited about
2:00.2	Understanding your role as a consumer even if you're not in the farming space
2:04.4	You're not a homesteader. You don't grow anything or have a green thumb
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