Tyler Chiliak - The Crackpot Farmer
Tyler and his family run a grain farm on the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. They are transitioning from a high input level of farming into regenerative farming practices. He speaks about the difficulties and reasons for making the shift. He also elaborates on the ways in which city-folks and those not involved in agriculture can help our farmers navigate the transition. One solution does not fit all!
Tyler is also known as The Crackpot Farmer. And, was one of the people who went to Ottawa to protest the restrictions the Canadian government placed on the country. It is interesting to the the first hand account of what was taking place and his experiences of being in the midst of the protest. He laments the fact that the mainstream media's misreporting of the events that took place. And also how heartening it was to be part of a movement that managed to avoid resorting to violence to make its point despite nearly a four week occupancy. He also elaborates on his best and worst moment in Ottawa.
Show Notes:
Ethical Agriculture: our wisest choice
Cheap food is killing us—and our planet. And, our dependency on this grossly offensive system today is at a frightful all-time high.
The way cheap food is produced today is a scourge on the environment, our bodies, and the animals who suffer every day of their captive lives on our behalf.
Because of this, conscious consumers are increasingly concerned about the quality and safety of their food—and for good reasons.
Pasture fed animals are obviously “greener”, raise more humanely and more healthful once on the dinner plate. Consequently, the demand for it is growing. Some advocates see grass-fed animals as the solution to the scourge; and an opportunity for vegetarians and vegans to start eating meat!
In this weekly agriculture podcast you’ll hear from producers, manufacturers, and other agribusiness-related influencers who are committed to changing our food production system by doing modern-AG differently.
Your host, Kristeva Dowling, will speak to industry leaders who are redefining the values that are represented on our dinner plates--and may just be saving us and the planet in the process.
- No. of episodes: 31
- Latest episode: 2022-08-19
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