Meet Troy Swift, a first-generation farmer operating Swift River Pecans since 1998 and the current president of the Texas Pecan Growers Association. Troy discusses the use of beneficial insects, birds and bats, and innovative methods to enhance tree and soil health. Troy shares his exploration of soil life, cover crops, plant nutrition, soil performance, and diversified business operations. This Soil Sisters' chat with Troy is rich with practical insights, making it a must-listen no matter what you're farming.

What if shifting your perspective could revolutionize your farming and ranching practices? 🚀Join us on this week's Soil Sisters podcast as we chat with rancher and holistic management expert, and executive director of Holistic Management International, Wayne Knight, who shares insights on living your values, improving land health, and planning for profit through holistic goal setting.

Greg Phillips, co-founding partner of the Houston-based law firm Phillips Kaiser, joins the Soil Sisters to discuss the challenges of preserving family land. Greg's rural upbringing in East Texas and the difficulties faced by generational landowners inspired his commitment to helping those families with limited financial resources find solutions. This discussion dives into the challenges of succession planning, heirs' property issues, maintaining family land, and the newly launched East Texas Heirs Property Initiative. The conversation emphasizes the importance of keeping family land intact and out of the box thinking to build generational wealth.

Meet our Soil Sister Arlana Brumfield, who is healing her Dallas community through regenerative farming. From military service to regenerative agriculture and holistic health in urban communities. Arlana’s personal anecdotes and insights outline nutritional deficiencies and environmental issues affecting BIPOC communities, driven by the alarming rate and rise of diet-related diseases. The discussion delves into the therapeutic benefits of gardening and eating fresh food, the regenerative power of robust soil,  and the critical need for supporting the livelihoods of local farmers.

We welcome our father, Butch Nuding, to delve into the rich history of our fifth-generation family ranch in West Texas. Butch shares personal anecdotes and insights into the evolution of ranch operations. We discuss inheritance taxes, the importance of trust structures, succession planning, and his hope for the ranch's future. This episode is a heartfelt conversation about family, heritage, and the journey toward regenerative ranching.

Chef Mollie Englehart joins the Soil Sisters to discuss her transition from veganism to regenerative farming at Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, TX. She shares insights on regenerative living, community resilience, local food systems, and personal sovereignty and responsibility. Understand the necessity of community support and investment in regenerative ag for a resilient future!

The Soil Sisters get down to the roots of community agriculture with Brooke and Killian Keller who own and operate Better Days Gardens outside of Lockhart, Texas.  We discuss their journey of transforming raw, unused land into a thriving regenerative market garden in Central Texas. We talk about growing deep roots in the community through CSA participation and farming co-ops. This conversation originally aired on 107.9 KLKT Radio Lockhart in late October.

We crack open the official beverage of the Soil Sisters podcast with Aaron Owens, a longtime goat and cattle rancher, innovator in the Texas hemp industry and the creator of Tejas Tonic. We discuss Aaron’s West Texas roots and the challenges and opportunities in the Texas hemp market. The conversation covers the importance of genetics in agriculture, the complexities of the hemp and cannabis markets, and the legislative landscape affecting hemp farmers and businesses in Texas.

Our first project begins where it all began…