025: Holistic Resource Management— The Key to Completing the Regenerative Puzzle with Tyler Dawley

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The more small steps you take, the more impact you have on the future because you choose the future you want to live in three times a day every time you eat."</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">—Tyler Dawley</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Renewable resources are finite and need to be managed carefully in order to ensure their long-term sustainability. Therefore, we need something that is beyond sustainable— we need something regenerative. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holistic resource management is the key to unlocking the many potential benefits of regenerative agriculture— a farming system that uses natural processes to restore disturbed land and improve the environment. It also helps farmers and landowners take control of their land organically while providing food security for generations to come. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://bigbluffranch.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Big Bluff</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a family-owned ranch that implements regenerative agriculture techniques. Led by Tyler Dawley, a 4th generation rancher, Big Bluff Ranch is one of</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">the largest producers of pasture-raised chicken on the West Coast. They pride themselves on producing “good chicken” that brings health not only to the land but also to their customers. Their chickens are organic, free-range, and are not treated with antibiotics. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Tyler takes us back to how Big Bluff Ranch started, the challenges they faced, and how they are actively living the vision they had for the ranch since it was bought over 6 decades ago. Justine and Tyler also talk about what holistic resource management is and why it is considered a key component of regenerative agriculture, why it is important to not get tied too much on labels, recreating the farmer-consumer relationship through digital media, and how ou