Episode 32 - Terrance Boyd on Food Sovereignty and Finding His Place in a Rural Community

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On this episode of Regeneration Rising, our guest is Terrance Boyd, owner of Wild Boyd Farm in Matheson, Colorado. Terrance talks about his deep interest in being an active agent in his own food production, his journey into homesteading, and how he has turned the homestead into a ranch business that serves a variety of meat sales channels due to high demand for locally-raised meat in the Denver area. Terrance also talks about the complex cultural differences between rural/urban communities and challenges of equitable and affordable local food access.

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Episode 32 - Terrance Boyd on Food Sovereignty and Finding His Place in a Rural Community

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