pasture raised chicken

The Appropriate Omnivore kicks off its new season in 2023, talking about what else? Locally sourced meat. Aaron welcomes Nick Wallace, co-founder of 99 Counties, to the program. 99 Counties delivers local and sustainable beef, pork, and poultry to the front doors of people living in the midwest. Nick tells his story of overcoming serious health issues as he had a father who worked with farmers in the organic industry and learned about the Weston A. Price Foundation. This led Nick to do local farming using traditional grazing methods and starting 99 Counties. 99 Counties sees regenerative agriculture as the key to solving many of our problems. Nick explains how he defines regenerative agriculture. Aaron then asks Nick about where we can see 99 Counties expanding as a far as both territories and other products, including produce, prepared foods, and honey.

For the latest episode of The Appropriate Omnivore podcast, Aaron Zober does something a little bit different. As Aaron attended the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim last week, he recaps the highlights. No guests. Just Aaron talking about the takeaways he discovered in terms of natural food trends and new products. What's in and out in the sustainable food world? How does the show rank in terms of meat products vs. plant products? And how does Aaron feel about all of this? Plus while no main interview, Aaron does play sound bites taken on the floor of Expo West with his favorite exhibitors saying what they thought of the show.

Aaron Zober welcomes back Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) founder and executive Judith McGeary for her third visit to The Appropriate Omnivore. As FARFA supports common sense agricultural policies, Judith weighs in on California’s Proposition 12. Prop 12 goes into effect at the beginning of 2022. The initiative will prohibit farm owners and operators from knowingly causing any covered animal to be confined in a cruel manner. Judith is here to answer any questions about how the proposition will affect the livestock industry. How do the big meat producers feel about it? Will it have any effect on small pasture based farms? Will we really be having meat shortages like we’re hearing about? Judith McGeary address all of these issues and more.

One of Aaron’s favorite foods has always been eggs. Like all foods, Aaron looks for the most sustainable. He brings on Ryan Miller, co-owner and president of Farmers Hen House, which is one of Aaron’s favorite pasture raised eggs. Farmers Hen House is sustainable in many ways from its eggs being organic and pasture raised to the solar power on the farms to even its compostable cartons. Another amazing feature of Farmers Hen House is its QR codes on the cartons, which uses a blockchain technology to trace where the eggs came from. Plus Ryan lets the listeners know all about the different certifications Farmers Hen House and what we can expect from them in the future.