#306: Regenerative Agriculture, Death and Rebirth with Kate Kavanaugh

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Themes: Food, Farming, Community, Nature, Agriculture, Healing, Regenerative Farming, Death, Belonging, Health, Purpose, Grief, Sustainability Summary: Today I welcome Kate Kavanaugh to the show! She started her journey in regenerative agriculture 15 years ago looking at how meat could be a byproduct of conservation. Now, Kate is the host of the Mind, Body, and Soil podcast where she is devoted to digging in deep with guests, finding the threads of what it means to be humans woven into this earth. In her spare time, Kate raises goats, pigs, cows, and poultry on a small farm in upstate New York. In this episode, Kate teaches us about the importance of regenerative agriculture and how it helps us regain connectivity to nature, microbiome, animals, soil, and so much more. She shares about the importance of restoring our relationship with our food and animals, how death is all around us and we must embrace instead of avoid it, and how we can create more meaningful connections with the food we eat, the land we walk on, and the farmers and ranchers in our community. A fascinating episode you won’t want to miss! Discover: Kate’s journey from being a vegetarian to butchery and embracing regenerative agriculture The importance of death in the cycle of life and how it’s ingrained in every aspect of our lives How to restore our connection to nature, animals, food, and community 00:00 Intro 00:42 Finding connectivity with our food 02:11 From farms to supermarkets 06:18 The problem with processed foods 14:59 Restoring our nutritional relationship with nature 17:40 Getting into regenerative agriculture 20:06 Touch some soil 26:02 “We are feeding more than ourselves…” 29:47 About having a farm 35:11 From stewarding to consuming an animal 39:08 Death is an integral part of the cycle of life 48:07 How to restore our relationship with nature, food, and community Links: Instagram: @kate_kavanaugh - https://www.instagram.com/kate_kavanaugh Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-and-soil/id1615122217 Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LozvGYEduMrJGDjRhUJu9?si=5b7f73b264424c45 Twitter: @katekavanavgh - https://twitter.com/katekavanavgh YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katekavanaughmbs Website: groundworkcollective.com Farm Finder - Near Home: http://nearhome.groundworkcollective.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@katekavanaugh Sponsors: Hatch Restore 2 | Go to hatch.co/markgroves to get $20 off and free shipping! Organifi | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off sitewide at organifi.com/createthelove Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cardsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	And those elements of food that were once celestial bodies, that were once plant bodies, that became animal bodies, are becoming our bodies.
0:10.0	And I'm not sure there are many acts that are more intimate than that. I think sex between two people, I think pregnancy perhaps, rivals this for true deep intimacy. And I think
0:23.6	this is, as a side note, I think this is why we have such tightly held tribalism and beliefs around
0:29.7	our food.
0:34.3	Hi, my name is Mark Groves, and I'm obsessed with understanding human behavior and why we do what we do.
0:40.4	In this podcast, I interview the world's most brilliant minds and hearts where I get to explore alongside you,
0:46.2	every subject you can imagine relating to our human experience and how we relate.
0:50.3	It is my deepest intention that we all learn how to create the life and love that we've always
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1:08.9	let's dive in and transform our lives.
1:12.9	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Groves podcast today. I'm joined by Kate Kavana.
1:17.9	Welcome. Oh, it's such a pleasure to be here, Mark. I'm so excited to have you on. I saw all
1:23.1	the stuff that you do, and I have been speaking a bit about this, planting seeds, who pun intended,
1:30.1	in the podcast episodes, just really starting to pick up on what seems like a cultural conversation
1:36.6	about farming, about people wanting to return to land. And I joke, is it just because, like,
1:43.9	maybe I have an echo chamber of
1:45.7	people who are being drawn more to environmental things. I don't think that's true because I get
1:51.5	so much feedback from so many humans that it seems like there is this draw. And that farming-related
1:58.6	things are now, like, sexy and blown up, like, they go viral, you know?
2:04.4	Absolutely.
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