Discover Ag
Discover Ag
Tara Vander Dussen & Natalie Kovarik
Discover European Vs American Food, $10k Farm Memberships & What’s Really In Your McDonald's Fries
57 minutes Posted Jun 12, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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Ep 214 | DISCOS 🕺 in this episode, Natalie and Tara explore one of the most fascinating delivery routes in America: a team of mules carrying mail down 2,000 feet into the Grand Canyon to reach the Supai tribe. It’s a powerful blend of tradition, logistics, and modern rural resilience.

From there, they head to Portugal for a chat about European food culture and smaller portions and slower meals. A new series on glyphosate and GMOs is also teased, promising a balanced deep dive into one of agriculture’s most heated debates.

Nat and Tara weigh in on the Sweet Honey Farm wellness club charging up to $10K/year for farm access, a potato farmer’s takedown of viral McDonald’s fry misinformation.

Plus, a special interview with a potato farmer named Buddy Jorde from Eastern New Mexico

 

What We Discovered This Week 🤠 

🪩 USPS Mule Routes in the Grand Canyon

🪩 European Food Habits vs. American Assumptions

🪩 Sweet Honey Farm's Influencer-Driven Agritourism Model

🪩 Debunking Myths About Pesticides in Your Fries

 

Nascar Giveaway 

 

WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG- A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. We're your hosts @‌NatalieKovarik, a western tastemaker & millennial cattle rancher, & @‌TaraVanderDussen, a sought-after dairy sustainability speaker & millennial dairy farmer.

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