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Olivia, Bubba, and the Sacred Weight of Urgency

Olivia, Bubba, and the Sacred Weight of Urgency
Cows graze at a ranch in Tomales, Calif., in a file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Back when we lived in California, we had a neighbor whose land could never quite hold the number of cows he owned. We often bought cows from him, and the third cow I ever had was a Jersey named Olivia.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.