Episode Details

In this episode of The Acres U.S.A. Podcast, Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin shares the story behind his 63-acre Salvatierra Farm in Minnesota and the development of the Tree-Range System—a poultry-centered regenerative agroforestry model designed around collaboration, infrastructure, processing, and shared economic opportunity.

Reginaldo explains why he believes individual farmers often struggle to succeed on their own and how coordinated networks can provide the processing, distribution, financing, training, and market infrastructure that small and mid-sized farms need. He also dives into the practical realities of building a poultry-centered farm, including tree crops, forage, broilers, farm design, processing, and value-added products.

The conversation goes beyond poultry to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing regenerative agriculture today—including farmer individualism, the culture of cheap food, government dependency, supply-chain vulnerability, and the growing threat of regenerative “whitewashing.” Reginaldo makes the case for community-based accountability, measurable outcomes, biodiversity, and farmer-led governance as the foundation for protecting the integrity of the regenerative movement.

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