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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a Candid Conversation! In these episodes, we’ll cover life updates from the ranch (Natalie) and the farm (Tara), things we are currently obsessed with, community recipes, or industry news.
In this episode of Candid Conversations: Global Anti-Meat Narrative & the Benefits of Collagen we cover:
Life updates from both Natalie and Tara
What Natalie and Tara are current coveting, which happens to be collagen this week
A candid conversation about the global anti-meat narrative
Community Recipe: Zesty Potato Salad




020 | Bill Gates Buying Up Farmland & Smoked Queso
Today is another Candid Conversations episode! In these episodes, we’ll cover topics within agriculture, rural entrepreneurship, and life in general. Today we cover our weekly obsession, industry news about Bill Gates and Chinese companies buying farmland, and our community recipe: smoked queso!

019 | Book Club: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels with Mary Pat Sass
Today is our first Elevate Book Club! Today we’re chatting with Mary Pat Sass about Ree Drummond’s book, Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. In the Elevate Book Club, every month we’ll read and discuss a new book as an Elevate community. At the beginning of the month, we’ll send out an email with that month’s book title and the guest who picked it. Then, at the end of the month, tune into our podcast for an episode devoted entirely to all things book club fun!

018 | Being a Working Mom, Journaling & Turning 35
Today is another Candid Conversations episode! In these episodes, we’ll cover topics within agriculture, rural entrepreneurship, and life in general.

017 | Is Agriculture the Problem to Solve or is it the Solution with Jack Bobo
Today we have Jack Bobo with us for our first advocacy interview! Jack is the CEO of Futurity as well as the Director of Global Food and Water Policy for The Nature Conservancy. Jack is also the author of the book Why Smart People Make Bad Food Choices. Jack works with food companies, farmers, and ranchers to think about what the future of food looks like.

016 | Dutch Farmer Protest, Cupcakes & Quiches
Today is our first Candid Conversations episode! In these episodes, we’ll cover topics within agriculture, rural entrepreneurship, and life in general.

015 | How to Avoid Social Media Burnout with Natalie and Tara
Today we’re talking about a topic that’s been on our minds for a while: social media burnout. We’ve been having several conversations with each other as well as with you all, that a lot of people are at the peak of their burn out due to changes and shifts within the apps. Today we’re going to have an open and honest conversation about our frustrations and excitements and how we’re going to continue to show up and use the tool of social media.