About this show:
Farmers who are trying to improve our planet and the quality of and accessibility of food from the ground up? Some of my favourite show guests over the years have been farmers.
Nick Holliday of Belvedere Farm here in Australia, QLD, is full-time farming with regenerative principles and providing eggs, pork and beef. He and his family feed hundreds of families each week, through their CSA collective and other distribution partners. He has a background in union and community organising, law and freelance writing.
Nick doesn’t believe that “Vote with your Dollar” is going to fix this. Neither do I.
I had to bring him on the show to discuss what really will help make local, nutritious and affordable food accessible to more people and what will help us step beyond culture wars and political labels and into the overlaps we all have and need, for good quality food, and work together to apply the right kinds of pressure in the right ways to effect real change.
I hope you’re as inspired as I am in this conversation – and that you accept the “group homework” suggestion at the end. Imagine if we all did this homework this week?
Your Host,
Alexx Stuart
Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
- Show #6 – Regenerative farming with Paul Grieve
- Show #136: Charlie Arnott on Regenerative & Biodynamic Agriculture
- Show #416 Tammi Jonas PhD: Designing a Food System for All — Culturally Relevant, Nutritious, and ecologically sound
- Show #231 – Food Sovereignty with Farmer and Author, Tammi Jonas
- Show #250 – Futuresteading: A Return To A Simpler Life with Jade Miles
- Show #336 – Jade Miles: What Is A Sustainable Table and How Do We Drive A Truly Regenerative Shift in Farming
- Show #251 – Biodynamics and Dairy with Farmer, Rob Watson
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
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About Nick Holliday
Nick is a fulltime farmer on Wakka Wakka country in the South Burnett, growing beef, pork and eggs in a thriving ecosystem. He and his family feed hundreds of families each week, through their CSA collective and other distribution partners. He has a background in union and community organising, law and freelance writing.
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Title show track, by LIOR.
Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up” – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.
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