Regenerative farming and land management - some of my favorite topics and I was so lucky to talk to someone as knowledgeable and passionate as Jonathan Gay.
Him and his wife Misty were both working in the software industry when they decided that it was time to get out of the office and back to nature.
They bought a ranch and some land in Sanoma County in Northern California "with the idea to just be out in nature, but it turns out the land really wants a
relationship with people - a healthy relationship - and it needs care."
So they started regenerating the land and are now supporting the local food with grass fed beef, supporting the local water shed and good health for the biome as a whole.
Their focus is on the relationship with the land, questioning what a healthy ecosystem actually is and how we can learn from the people that managed the land for thousands of years.
Jonathan struck me as a very thoughtful person who has made it his responsibility to do his part in mending some of the relationships in nature that we as humans have broken over time and to support and tend to ecosystems so they can flourish again.
He conveys his deep knowledge and understanding of the land and the relationships within natural systems and
also his respect and interest to learn from the indigenous peoples and culture that was responsible for shaping the Sanoma County landscape .
🌿🌱If you would like to know more about Freestone Ranch or would like to transition
to a more regenerative way of farming visit www.freestoneranch.com
🌍I would like to pay my respects to native and indigenous peoples past, present and future for local communities including the Miwok, Wappo, Wintun, Pomo, and Patwin of Sanoma County.
🌱🌱If you are or know somebody who is using regenerative practices and would like to share their story,
please feel free to reach out at stella.sage@yahoo.com
Thank you for listening to this Talk🌍🌊☀
which came alive through the voices of
Jonathan Gay
and your host Stella Sage🌿
