Death-Free Diet Fantasies vs. Regenerative Farm-To-Fork Food of the Future w/ Mollie Engelhart #547
The Life Stylist
Luke Storey
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2024
⏱️ 149 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
You may have heard, Mollie Engelhart’s name is in the news.
A second generation restaurateur, chef Mollie Engelhart leads two locations of her Sage Regenerative Kitchen in SOCAL and has opened a sprawling homesteader/hosting/hospitality business here in Texas, Sovereignty Ranch. But the internet pitchforks are out over her shift to regenerative farming.
A vegetarian herself, and longtime vegan, Mollie took it upon herself to learn the intricacies of farming – a practice made familiar by her father and a life spent in the food industry. In doing so, she realized the pitfalls of veganism and the potential benefits of regenerative farming.
Our conversation covers this shift in ideology – and in menu offerings – which has ignited fury among the staunch vegan community, how and why she was called to make such a change, working through protests at her restaurants, and what it could mean for her business in the future.
We also talk about her experience running brick-and-mortar restaurants in the epicenter of squashed rights, the red-pill moment which led to clashes with her own staff, and our shared pull to Texas, to freedom, and the differences in bureaucracy we’ve seen since relocating here.
Mollie is passionate and informed, a killer combo for anyone looking to shake up well-established norms and expectations. Her methods are the future, and her voice is one we’ll be hearing a lot more of in the coming months and years.
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Luke or his guests. Please consult with your healthcare provider before using any products referenced. This podcast may contain paid endorsements for products or services.
THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
QUANTUM UPGRADE | Get a 15 day free trial with code 'LUKE15' at quantumupgrade.io.
AND…
BLUSHIELD | Use the code LUKE to save 10% off your order at blushield-us.com.
AND…
PIQUE | For a limited time, get up to 15% off plus a rechargeable frother and cup at piquelife.com/luke
AND…
ALITURA NATURALS | As a special gift for my listeners, use code “LIFESTYLIST” for 20% off and FREE SHIPPING in the US on your order at alituranaturals.com.
MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
(00:00:08) Mollie Engelhart on Her Background in Veganism
(00:17:36) Revealing the Hard Truths Related to Farming
(00:31:53) Intro to the Wide Benefits of Regenerative Farming
(01:02:42) Swift Blowback After Announcing a Reversal on Veganism
(01:26:26) Issues & Opportunities in Modern Meat Processing
(01:41:50) Surviving as an LA Restaurant During the Plandemic
(02:14:38) Spreading the Good Word of Regenerative Farming
Resources:
• Sage Regenerative Kitchen: sageregenkitchen.com
• Sovereignty Ranch:
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | So Molly, I don't know how many months ago it was, but I think it was the first time I met you. |
| 0:14.9 | It was out at your sovereignty ranch in Bandara, Texas at the first confluence event. |
| 0:21.6 | Yeah, we did a live, you did a podcast there live. |
| 0:25.3 | Yeah, and I was like, yeah, I recorded quite a few there actually in one of the little rooms |
| 0:30.0 | and magically I was able to fit and like not make it look like someone's bedroom even though it was. |
| 0:36.7 | We scooted the bed over and all that. But yeah, I didn't want to leave that property. I was just like, oh my God, you crack the code you figured it out you're living the |
| 0:46.0 | best life and I know from the outside if you have a working farm that like as a visitor |
| 0:52.1 | is a very different experience than being there. |
| 0:54.7 | I'm sure it's way more work than it appears to be but you have this amazing |
| 0:58.3 | restaurant there and all the food comes right from the farm. |
| 1:01.4 | I mean I was just like this is how you live. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah. What's changed since I was there last? |
| 1:07.0 | Well that was our first event so the crazy we had to get everything ready for that. |
| 1:13.2 | And so that was just like kind of the beginning. |
| 1:17.2 | We built the restaurant, but since then we've paved the roads |
| 1:20.4 | and we've got 46 beds on the property now so different configurations of tiny houses and |
| 1:28.4 | manufactured homes and shipping container like casitas and all of that and we really just want to be a |
| 1:34.4 | place for people to come and gather anything from a wellness retreat to a |
| 1:40.4 | conference or people building, you know, a family reunion where you don't have to have, |
| 1:46.7 | I've often been at a family reunion and all I'm doing is cooking and everybody else is having a fun time |
| 1:51.9 | and I'm kind of caught, you know of caught in the kitchen with a few other women. |
| 1:55.5 | So I'd love to provide space for other people to come and have their family reunion and everybody |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Luke Storey, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Luke Storey and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.