# Soil-Health Principles And Adaptive Stewardship In Practice (Live Farm Tour) - Otter Creek Farm | #102

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Podcast: [The Regenaissance Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-regenaissance-podcast-6720188)
Published: 2026-01-14T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Otter Creek Farm is located in upstate New York. First-generation farmer Elizabeth Collins walks through how herself and 5th generation farmer Brad Wiley rebuilt a former conventional dairy into a small, regenerative, animal-welfare-driven operation. The conversation moves from soil-health principles and rotational grazing to the practical realities of feed decisions, omega-3/6 tradeoffs, infrastructure design, and why consumer responsibility is central to fixing the food system. Key topics Soil-health principles and adaptive stewardship in practice Pig rotation systems, wallows, and regeneration timelines Pastured poultry design, predator pressure, and welfare tradeoffs Feed sourcing, omega-3/6 ratios, and testing meat quality Consumer power, decentralization, and reconnecting with farmers Why listen See how soil-health principles translate into daily, on-farm decisions Learn how pigs, chickens, and cows are rotated to regenerate land without scale Understand the real cost and nutritional tradeoffs of grain, minerals, and feed sourcing Hear why labels fail—and what questions consumers should actually ask Get an honest look at mistakes, losses, and learning in regenerative farming Website Come Stay At Otter Creek... Instagram Follow the tour on YouTube Timestamps 00:00:00 – Otter Creek Farm overview 00:04:30 – Animal welfare over scale 00:08:30 – Rotational pigs and regeneration 00:14:00 – Feed choices and omega-6s 00:18:10 – Meat testing results 00:22:40 – Limits of food labels 00:27:30 – Farm stays and education 00:33:40 – Mobile chickens and predators 00:40:10 – Breeding and epigenetics 00:46:30 – Farming mistakes and learning

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