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17. Raising Dexter Cattle for the Purest Animal Protein on Tall Poppy Farm with Paola Crofts
Description
Paola Crofts is a regenerative farmer raising Dexter cattle and egg-laying chickens in the Mt Macedon region of Victoria, Australia. She follows extremely strict land management and chemical-free processes to ensure the highest quality and purity of her animal food products.
We discuss rotational grazing, using animals as tools of land management, the difference between commodity beef and regenerative beef and much more.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:29 Poala’s backstory
00:05:30 Tall Poppy Farm’ regenerative approach to farming
00:12:00 Arranging paddocks to facilitate rotational grazing
00:15:40 Contrasting commodity beef vs regenerative beef
00:23:15 The benefits and attributes of Dexter cattle
00:29:15 Tall Poppy’s direct-to-market model
00:33:45 Challenges of processing animals on site
00:36:00 Growing organic, glyphosate-free, biodynamic wine
00:39:55 Future plans for Tall Poppy Plans
00:46:20 Closing thoughts
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LINKS
Tall Poppy Website - https://tallpoppyfarm.com.au/
Contact Tall Poppy Farm - tallpoppyfarm @ gmail.com
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