Savory Institute 273d ago

#14 – Sarah Murphy is a first-generation bison rancher and founder of Murphy Legacy Bison, a 900-acre cow–calf operation and meat brand outside of Durango in the SW corner of Colorado. Before her ranching days, she led marketing at Whole Foods Market and later at the Savory Institute where her dreams of managing bison emerged. Her leap into ranching was enabled in part by the mentorship of Mimi Hillenbrand of the famed 777 Bison Ranch in South Dakota, as well as a hefty dose of both creativity and persistence. Despite having no land, no animals, and no money when she got started, today Sarah is one of a select few raising 100% grass-fed and regeneratively-raised bison. In addition to ranching, she continues to work part-time for the Savory team on a bison reintroduction project with tribal nations. And as a lifelong outdoorswoman—river guide, mountain biker, backcountry skier—she brings a rare perspective on how recreation, livestock, and land health are deeply connected. +++ ALL EPISODES: 👉 https://savory.global/podcast JOIN THE COMMUNITY + GET MEMBERS-ONLY PERKS: 👉 https://savory.global/member GET INVOLVED WITH SAVORY INSTITUTE: 👉 https://savory.global/find-your-path +++ 00:00 Intro 01:53 Allan Savory's 90th Birthday 07:25 Welcome Sarah Murphy 10:49 Sarah’s path to bison ranching 15:44 Membership 16:47 Why bison? 20:01 Type 2 fun 24:01 What Sarah wishes she knew getting started 28:40 Mentorship & the 777 Bison Ranch 34:57 Creating financing getting started 40:44 Hard lessons learned 44:18 Bison industry 49:13 Are all bison grass-fed? 50:55 Misconceptions about bison 54:53 Managing bison’s natural instincts 59:00 Tribal projects & bison reintroduction 01:15:37 Ecological monitoring for improved management 01:20:02 The outdoor industry & regenerative ag. 01:31:37 Future plans +++ MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: – https://savory.global/90 – https://murphylegacybison.com/ – https://777bison.com/ – https://nationalbison.org/ – https://theamericansouthwest.film/ +++ This episode is brought to you by Savory’s Regenerating Members, a global community restoring over 100 million acres through Holistic Management. For less than $1 per day, you can help regenerate 400+ acres every year: 👉 https://savory.global/member Want to sponsor an episode? 👉 https://savory.global/podcast +++ FIND US ON SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savoryinstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/savory-institute/ +++ HAVE A GUEST SUGGESTION? We’d love to hear your thoughts: 👉 https://www.tfaforms.com/5169997 +++ Music written & performed by https://www.youtube.com/@travismcnamara9313