Reviving Rural America With Regenerative Agriculture: Lessons From White Oak Pastures & Will Harris

Sowing Prosperity's "Lessons From Bluffton" is a captivating mini-documentary that takes you on an inspiring journey to the small town of Bluffton, Georgia. This film, a testament to the power of regenerative agriculture, showcases the remarkable story of renewal and prosperity through the lens of this innovative approach to farming. Led by visionary cattleman Will Harris of White Oak Pastures, "Lessons From Bluffton" delves deep into the heart of Bluffton to witness a remarkable transformation.
White Oak Pastures' regenerative farming, a beacon of hope for rural America, stands as a testament to the power of sustainable farming and how it can rejuvenate communities while providing nourishing food. In this 30-minute exploration, we see firsthand the impact of regenerative agriculture's benefits on the local economy and how they have revitalized a once-desolate community in southern Georgia. Beyond the economic resurgence, "Bluffton's revitalization story" also reflects on the deeper meaning of true wealth and prosperity as defined by the people who are at the forefront of this movement, showcased in this Will Harris and White Oak Pastures documentary.
This documentary is not just a film; it's a beacon of hope for rural America. It stands as a testament to the power of sustainable farming practices and how they can rejuvenate communities while providing nourishing food. "Lessons From Bluffton" is an eye-opening example of what can be achieved when we commit to feeding our communities through community development through agriculture.
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[@kcahill2777]

Fantastic 👏🏻 . Thanks Logan

[@SowingProsperity]

Glad you liked it!

[@melissaglover7320]

I enjoyed this video, and I hope that we have more farmers who will practice regenerative agriculture.

[@SowingProsperity]

Me too. Thank you sweet lady. 😊

[@amberhaynes2922]

Loved it! Great information that needs to be out there.

[@SowingProsperity]

Thank you!

[@sotwines]

What a great model Will has developed. Thanks Logan for the inspiring video.

[@SowingProsperity]

It's a fascinating model! Thank you

[@tristanhurley9029]

We’ll done!

[@SowingProsperity]

Thank You!

[@VsM4EVR]

This was a wonderful documentary! I hope it inspires others towns and farmers and that it becomes a movement towards eco-friendly farming. But first, we have to support our local farmers!!!

[@SowingProsperity]

Thank you and I agree! ❤️

[@charleslemagne202]

Great documentary. And all shot within a single day and with only 2 people. Fantastic. I wish all people involved in this endeavour all the best - greetings from Germany🇩🇪.

[@SowingProsperity]

Thank you so much. It was a great experience. ❤️

[@pgreen8869]

Thank you!

[@darinbennett3638]

Logan, thanks for sharing this documentary with us. Great lessons of wisdom from someone who learned the hard way...life lessons. Great insights that people can apply wherever they live in the country/world and help bring life back to their community. The fly-over states are where change is happening and will continue to happen. It's going to take commitment to hard work but the outcome is well worth the effort. Keep up the great work, Logan.

[@SowingProsperity]

We've got this! Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@bonniehyden962]

I'm reading. I'm watching. I'm listening. I'm planning. Life isn't ideal to start any of this right now. But one day... soon. I hear you, Mr. Harris. No. I >feel< what you're saying. You and all the others building regenerative farms.

[@SowingProsperity]

You got this! 💪

[@bonniehyden962]

@SowingProsperity , husband is going through a serious health crisis. There are things I think I can do. ...maybe plant cover crops after I get soil tested. 🤔 I'm slowly sneaking up on a plan.

[@thepitpatrol]

Well worth the watch. As a commercial poultry grower I can tell you that this is what we all should be aiming for, whether it is steering our own operations this way, or simply purchasing more of our items we use everyday from folks that are doing it this way. Most thing that amount to anything, and are worth anything, start small.

[@SowingProsperity]

Amen!

[@veziqiniso4425]

Hi Logan, thanks for getting out there and connecting with folk like Will, Gabe, Joel etc. & exploring their stories & operations, and providing access to this through your videos and podcasts. As a foreign language speaker (English 😊) the captioning / transcripts across the screen really help where the combo of audibility & accent (the deep south drawl in this case) combine to make it difficult to follow some bits of the conversation and get value out of the content. Its probably quite a feat of work to caption all the discussions but id encourage you to consider doing so for more of the contents of this particular video documentary so that its more shareable for those places where English is a foreign language or folk are unfamiliar with particular accents. Greetings from Southern Africa; another place where heart, mind, landscape and livelihood regeneration is so relevant too. Thank you, enjoying the journey with you guys. And thank you to Will, Gabe, Joel and the others that you've visited with or interviewed for sharing your farms and knowledge and stories with us.

[@SowingProsperity]

I appreciate your message! You make a wonderful point. Thank you. I know I definitely have a Southern accent compared to many. Your support means the world.

[@veziqiniso4425]

Thanks Logan; your narration is mostly easy to follow for english-speaking viewers

[@user-sp8eb5hp3h]

Excellent! Watch this to see what you should be eating. Thank you Me & McGee Market.

[@SowingProsperity]

Thank you, my friend!

[@sherylpriest8799]

1:30 This is very well done and gives me hope for the future. The beef and chicken I buy from Logan and Neva at Me & McGee tastes so much better than what I can buy at a grocery, I can’t go back.

[@SowingProsperity]

We love y'all. Thank you for everything ❤️

[@amandaeubanks1747]

Thanks for the great information. So inspiring!

[@SowingProsperity]

Thank you!

[@jrobertgrack9342]

Awesome! At the 14 minute mark he mentions they don't want to pay $x for food, but he doesn't mention they'll shell out over a $1000 for a cell phone. Which do you need to live? Go ahead, eat your cell phone, try it! Plus, when he mentions can we feed the whole of the population or do we need to have a combo regenerative & industrial farming. We need zero industrial in my opinion. Why are we growing corn for fuel? Why do we throw away over 30% of food as waste in stores, restaurants, etc over a few specks on an apple or other fruit or veggies because of a blemish. With the obesity in our society, I think we can surely decrease the size of a helping of food as well. We have been brainwashed into a culture of waste, waste, waste. We need some reprogramming and self respect for ourselves, the land and the animals we grow.

[@SowingProsperity]

I sure can't argue with you. We just have to keep having these conversation and supporting the ones doing the work. 🙏🏼

[@michaellinnebur7694]

I can't even imagine what the local government would do if people in Colorado try to do any of this stuff .land of the free to shut up read the rule book and get back in line ; 😡👎

[@MistressOP]

If white oak can get you to eat a christmas goose I think it would be so huge for farming. BEcause gooses herd, ducks herd. You can run like 3000 ducks about as easy as 500 with the right tools. and they will herd follow and move. And also get upset about being left behind. It's like every country that doesn't have a subsidy system as electoral college dependent as ours is huge on the duck, the goose, the goat, and the sheep. Cattle are there but too much focus on cattle is understood as an issue.

[@troybishoppthegrasswhisper3703]

sure would be nice to see some good grass in the film instead of cows in a wintering area

[@SowingProsperity]

Yes, it was January and just two of us to film over a span of a day. Our focus was more on the resilience of the food system rather than on regenerative agriculture practices. There are already excellent documentaries like "Carbon Cowboys" and "Kiss the Ground" that cover those aspects well. 😊

[@bejshepherd]

This is how it should be, but just an observation: “Externalized prices . . .” Corporations brought us industrialized farming, driving down cost for better and worse. Most consumers work for those corporations, which have driven down costs largely through driving down labor costs. If you look at the retail prices on this farms products, your average consumer is priced out, BECAUSE they work for the corporations that industrialized farming. Don’t get me wrong - this is TERRIFIC. But it is very niche, because sick or not, your average consumer cannot afford the product and still pay for everything else required for life.

[@SowingProsperity]

I think there is a lot of hope and we can overcome the downside of the corporatocracy we live in. I believe if 25% of the population used 25% of their food budget for locally-grown food, especially meat, a monumental shift would occur.

[@micksullivan2982]

This audio stinks

[@SowingProsperity]

My bad

[@DestinationJapan95]

This guy still has the wrong mindset on debt though, there’s literally no reason at all to go into debt for regenerative farming

[@SowingProsperity]

Hard to argue with what he's built and accomplished utilizing debt to build a profitable business.

[@DestinationJapan95]

@@SowingProsperity not really, his expenses are that of a conventional farmer still. He talked about some of his beef and business side of the farm in a different interview with Carbon Cowboys

[@tomvalentine9985]

Why?