Change Food Eats - Paul Willis - Niman Ranch - Ep 7
Channel: Change Food
Date: 2020-09-09

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Change Food Eats is a weekly lunchtime talk show brought to you by founder Diane Hatz.  Find out what's happening in food and the food movement with Diane and her special guests.  https://www.changefood.org/change-food-eats/

This week on Change Food Eats we're joined by Paul Willis, founder of the Niman Ranch Pork Company.  Learn about pastured hog farming vs factory farms as well as where Niman Ranch is five years after Purdue purchased them.  And a warm welcome the Mindful Eating Coach, Ebeth Johnson, who joins us for her first segment - 4 Health Tips.  Hosted by Change Food founder Diane Hatz.  

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Today we are talking to Paul Willis about how Niman Ranch keeps high standards for raising animals with care, but for also branching off and selling their food to Perdue to change the food system in a big way and the improvements Perdue has made. 

00:46 How are you doing? 

01:05 Do you know why Iowa is so bad with COVID? 

01:55 What are you eating?

03:40 How can we create a food system where everyone can eat healthy food? 

04:39 How did you get into farming? 

5:21 What's a Sow? 

6:21? What year were you rising pigs? 

10:49 How exactly did that come about? Did he find you, did you find him? 

13:47 So Niman has a set of standards? So when people buy a Niman branch product they know that the animal was raised a specific way? 

14:59 Explain to us how you work?

15:41 We will be right back, we are going to our health and wellness section of our show with Ebeth Johnson. 

20:37 Niman solded to Perdue in 2015 so can you tell us what happened and where things are today? 

24:33 Are you still farming? 

24:57 Is it true that you work to restore native grasslands? 

26:54 Why are you so excited about these birds coming back? Is somebody a birder? 

27:59 Does Niman have a butterfly thing? What's going on? 

29:10 What advice would you give a young farmer who wants to start rising hogs today? 

31:21 Is there anything you would like to share with us? 

Check out Niman Ranch @ nimanrach.com where they raise with care. 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nimanranch
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nimanranch/

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