Food Forests, Mental Health, & The Future of Farming | Mollie Engelhart | Ep 4

In this episode of Food Is Freedom, host Sienna Mae Heath sits down with Mollie Engelhart, a trailblazer in the Regenerative Agriculture movement. Alongside her husband Elias, Mollie owns Sovereignty Ranch, a sprawling 200-acre haven in the Texas Hill Country, where she’s on a mission to grow healthy food from healthy soil for her communities. A mother of five, film producer, poet, and thought leader, Mollie delves into the profound ties between humanity, family, soil, food, and culture—always pondering, ‘Where do we go from here?’

Watch as Mollie shares her inspiring journey of leaving behind her pandemic-ravaged Sage Regenerative Kitchen restaurants in Los Angeles and starting fresh in Texas. From building a food forest to offering practical gardening tips for beginners, she reveals how soil health connects to gut wellness and mental clarity. Sienna digs deep with thought-provoking questions: Would nature flourish without humans? What’s the farmer’s true purpose? And how can food system policies evolve to empower personal health freedom?

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