During a tour of regenerative grazers in South Africa, we met with inspiring farmers and ranchers working with nature to heal their soils and feed their communities. Farmers like today's guest: Angus McIntosh. 

Angus had a promising career as a stockbroker with Goldman Sachs in London that he left behind to take up farming and raise his family back home in South Africa. 

In 2008, he discovered regenerative agriculture when he read “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan and learned about the work Joel Salatin was doing over at Polyface Farms. 

He never looked back.

Now, Angus manages  “Farmer Angus” – 650 hectares , or over 1,600 acres for us Americans – dedicated to regenerative agriculture producing regenerative cattle, chickens, eggs, pigs, cured meat, carbon credits, and wine.

We discuss what drove Angus to return to South Africa, the successes and challenges he’s faced over almost two decades of work on the farm, his concerns with industrialized vegan foods, and the bright future he sees as more and more farmers all across the world focus on soil health.

”When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet.”