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?

For more on Mollie Engelhart and Sovereignty Ranch visit: www.sovereigntyranch.com

Or follow on Instagram @talktomollie & @sovereigntyranch, Facebook @mollie.engelhart & @sovereigntyranch, X @talktomollie.

Follow Sienna Mae Heath on Instagram @thesovereigngardener, Facebook @thesovereigngardener, or at https://siennamaeheath.substack.com.

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Sienna’s Bees & Teas (clay bee magnets and herbal teas) are also available for sale on her Facebook and Instagram pages.

Erika Nolan is a Holistic Health Expert and Homestead Consultant for people looking to achieve food and health independence. Inspired by her experience in the Ecuadorian Amazon, she has transformed numerous landscapes in New Orleans into something the city had not yet seen: artistically arranged, sustainable landscapes, edible and even rooftop gardens. Erika and host Sienna Mae Heath explore how biological dentistry solved a mystery of her daughter’s cavities, what makes water healthy and clean, and why the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in our food industry.

For more on Erika Nolan and Instar visit: www.instargardens.com

Or follow her on Instagram @instar.gardens, Facebook @instar, X @instargardens.

This series is also available as a podcast on your app of choice. Follow Sienna Mae Heath on Instagram @thesovereigngardener, Facebook thesovereigngardener, or at https://siennamaeheath.substack.com.

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Sienna’s Bees & Teas (clay bee magnets and herbal teas) are also available for sale on her Facebook and Instagram pages.

Barbara A. F. Brehon is a gardener, author, pastor, and founder of Favored by the Father Ministries, a church without walls. As the host of the UNBOXED on Purpose Podcast, she speaks with people who have overcome life’s challenges to discover their true purpose.

Host Sienna Mae Heath and Barbara discuss how permaculture compares to self-care, ways in which companion planting can cultivate healthy garden growth, and how plants can be fruitful in bearing food and producing seeds. They also explore ways in which certain seeds, like people, open up in different time frames.

This series is also available as a podcast on your app of choice. Follow Sienna Mae Heath on Instagram @sovereign_sienna, Facebook @sienna.m.heath, or at https://siennamaeheath.substack.com.

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