Episode 130: A New Direction in Florida Citrus with Benny McLean

[@stevenglisson7614]

Wow Bennys dad was so wise and forward thinking!! Wish we had more people like him !! Also 40-50 trees and acre 🤯

[@nefchukwujekwu6035]

So many fascinating stories! I almost didn't want the broadcast to end. Mr. McClean's father was a really wise man. I will probably listen to this episode over and over. Thank you for this.

[@gregorythetford924]

Thank you John and Benny!!

[@KimClark-1]

This was one of the best interviews! I love Uncle Matt's.

[@DCR2301]

What an incredible talk Benny and John 👏👏👏

[@joshuafinch9192]

If there were a dictionary entry for the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast with John Kempf, this would be the example given right after the essential nature of this show. I'm a Florida native (now living all the way in cold Finland) and this brings me home. Benny sounds like my Dad, born and raised in old Florida. I recall about 20 years ago now when I would go road biking with a friend through north central Florida. The groves were largely gone, but you'd find tangerines and other citrus growing in abandoned lots in the understory. Ripe and ready for the picking. Not sure if that means something about polycultures and natural environments or what, but even now I can remember the aroma and flavor.

[@scarsdog777]

So much respect 🙏

[@novampires223]

Wow, what a marvelous conversation. The old ways are better in so many cases.

[@DocSiders]

I hope AEA or some Entity out there is building a Library to store and index the Golden Nuggets of information from our old timers (or anyone else with key bits of wisdom). I fear too many of these treasures are being taken to our graveyards... for the lack of a system for "harvesting" them in time. John's AEA Podcasts are one such storehouse of precious information.

[@SinergiaVital]

I am planning an orchard in uruguay and this interview was of great help! Thank you very much!

[@patmallon4920]

As I listened to Mr McCleans, “What do you see?”… the farmers of that generation depended on observation and the wisdom to recognize relationships. It brings me back to college conversations with other rural kids from various areas.

[@harppoon23]

John can you have him on again

[@victoriahortus]

Superb 🎉

[@inigomontoya8943]

I hope key players in what’s left of Florida’s citrus industry find this talk.

[@jackson8085]

Pictures?? I wanna see that grapefruit. How ironic it would be if regenerative growers were the only ones to bring citrus back to Florida. What an advert that would be.

[@bowmag803]

I remember orange trees being 40’ tall with a trunk 24” around

[@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875]

👍🏼🙏🏼

[@KimClark-1]

God, will You please send Godly, inspired, competent and caring leadership to the state of Florida's agriculture industry? Including the University of Florida and the Extension offices?

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