Welcome to the speak to language podcast, Dig Deep episodes, where we take a single subject and really try to dig in and see what we can learn and gain insight from.

So sit back, listen close, and let's see what we can dig up.

Dig Deep episode number three. native habitats and regenerative farms.

Featuring Marshall Bartlett of Homeplace Pastures, Les and Caleb from Riley Family Farms,

and Kyle Liebarger of the Native Habitat Project.

So, before we dive into this one, let's set the stage.

In the aftermath of the chaotic year that was 2020, we started to see a lot of residual impacts

and new buzzwords coming out.

Regenerative farming, sustainable agriculture, factory farming is bad, organic grown is the way to go. What

does cage free even mean? We also saw a revived movement in supporting local businesses and farms.

Here's the thing. I know enough to know that these topics are important. Land conservation, soil,

and water quality, not to mention the foods that most of us consume. I know everyone on this

podcast are fans of Wild Game, myself included, but I also know that virtually none of us live off

nothing but Wild Game 24-7, and not to mention that the regenerative term is starting to get

thrown around in wildlife management circles. So the real question is, is the hype real? I'm no farmer. I've

never raised livestock. So in effort for all of us to get to the bottom of this, I've called in

subject experts. To my surprise, in doing research for this particular podcast episode, I learned

of two regenerative farms right here in my home state of Mississippi. Homeplace pastures,

a grass-fed beef and pork

operation in Como, Mississippi, and Riley Family Farms, a pasture poultry farm in Holly Springs,

Mississippi, and also Kyle Liebarger of the Native Habitat Project. If you haven't heard of this guy,

you should look him up. He knows what he's talking about. Between these three guests,

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