The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin
Health & Fitness:Nutrition
Cliff Pollard is the CEO and founder of Cream Co. Meats, which distributes, markets, and directly invests in over 20 small producers and sustainable, regenerative, family-owned farms.
He chats with Dr. Anthony Gustin about what it takes to even the playing field between mainstream and farm-direct distribution.
Many of us don’t like to think about what happens to an animal after it leaves a farm and before it winds up on our plates. But as Cliff explains, this middle step is a huge challenge for small, regenerative producers across the country.
They discuss how this “missing middle” infrastructure for farmers to get their products to the consumer has changed over time and how Cliff’s team is working to fix our broken system.
You’ll also hear about Cream Co.’s exciting Beef-to-Institution program that’s bringing grass-fed and finished meat from regenerative farms to 30 public schools in California.
Other topics in this episode include:
How many steps in the supply chain it takes to go from farm to fork
What happens when animals go from the pasture to commodity processing
The difficulties small/medium farmers and ranchers face getting to market (and Dr. Gustin’s own first-hand experience)
The “spectrum of sustainability” when comparing sustainable vs. regenerative producers
Mobile meat processing units
Whether small farms should invest in an online store with direct-to-consumer shipping
How you can support small, local regenerative producers
Resource mentioned in this episode:
198: Dr. Josh Axe - Making Earth a Heavenly Place
197: Jake Marquez & Maren Morgan - Death In the Garden
196: Dr. Paul Saladino - The Story of Lineage Provisions
195: Cole Mannix - Vertically Integrating Pasture-To-Plate
194: Lily Nichols - Supporting Healthy Pregnancies with Ancestral Knowledge & Evidence-Based Prenatal Nutrition
193: Dan Miller - Crowdfunding Regenerative Agriculture
192: Andy Schoonover - Crowdfunding Better Health
191: Case Bradford - Practicing the Art of Vitality
190: The Meat Mafia Podcast - Leading a Purpose-Driven Life Through Entrepreneurship & Spirituality
189: Julie Friend - Raising Multi-Species in a Forest & Pasture-Based System
188: AJ Richards - Shake the Hand that Feeds You
187: Chris Irvin - Just Try It For Yourself & See How You Feel
186: Dr. Casey Means - Restoring the Pillars of Metabolic Health To Power Your Purpose
185: Myles Snider - Food Philosophies and Intuitive Cooking
183: Bastian Groiss - Scheduling Your Day Using Circadian Biological Timing
182: Sarah Kleiner - Optimizing Circadian Biology for Hormone Balance & Health
181: Dr. Chadi Nabhan - The True Story Behind The Monsanto Cancer Trials
180: Georgie Ryan - A Primer On Quantum Health & Circadian Biology
179: James Arthur Smith - Is Regenerative Aquaculture the Future of Seafood?
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