22. Lance Gillespie - Pastured Poultry

The Whole Story

28-08-2023 • 30 mins

In this episode Becks catches up with Lance Gillespie from Pastured Poultry in the Manawatu. Lance has a background in dairy farming but has been on a journey discovering biological farming practices, soil health and the opportunity for integrating chickens into a livestock farming system.


Lance is now basically full time importing, selling, assembling and distributing chicken trailers to large-scale farmers and small block holders nationwide, with a little bit of soil-coaching thrown in for good measure.


Settle in to this episode to hear Lance’s thought on sustainability, a bit more about the other half of this powerhouse duo, Katherine and his thoughts on sustainable on farm practices and mindset.


Episode Resources:


• Pastured Poultry Equipment NZ website | https://www.pasturedpoultry.co.nz/


• Pastured Poultry Instagram | @pasturedpoultryequipmentnz


• Links to Regenerative Agriculture Regional Groups | https://www.quorumsense.org.nz/regional-groups-support


• Manawatu Regen Ag(MRA) Discussion Group | https://www.facebook.com/ManawatuRegen


• Katherine Gillespie Growforte website | ⁠https://www.growforte.com/⁠


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