Who Controls Your Meat? One Farmer’s Bold Solution

🔍 What if your steak came with a side of corporate control? In this eye-opening episode of Farm Learning with Tim Thompson, we meet Tammi Jonas, a leading voice in food sovereignty and one of Australia's pioneers in on-farm meat processing. As multinational corporations like JBS and Cargill tighten their grip on the Australian meat industry, farmers like Tammi are fighting back — by building micro abattoirs that put power back in the hands of local farmers and communities. We tour Tammy’s regenerative farm in Daylesford, VIC and uncover: Why local abattoirs are vanishing How regulations crush small-scale meat producers What a fully off-grid, animal-welfare-focused micro abattoir looks like How this farm supports 7 full-time livelihoods on just 70 acres If you care about food security, ethical meat, and community-based agriculture, this is the video you need to see. 👇 SUPPORT TAMMI’S MISSION: 📘 Buy her book: https://jonaifarms.com.au/#jonaifarms 🌱 Learn more: https://afsa.org.au 📍 Location: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 🎙️ Guest: Tammi Jonas – Farmer, Activist, Meat Inspector, PhD ⚡ Powered entirely by solar and veggie oil 🔗 Related Videos: → Regenerative Grazing in Outback NSW → Sunday Soil with Colin Seis → Fixing Revegetation with Goats #FoodSovereignty #MicroAbattoir #EthicalFarming #MeatProcessing #FarmLearning Check out my website for even more content https://timthompson.ag/ Support me on Patreon   / timthompsonmedia   Facebook   / timthompsonmedia   Instagram   / timthompson.ag   Subscribe for a new video each week! New content uploaded every weekend. My Channel    / @farmlearningtim   00:00 Meat industry consolidation in Australia 01:10 Meet Tammy Jonas – food sovereignty pioneer 03:00 Who controls Australian abattoirs now? 06:00 Small farmers locked out of processing 08:00 Building a micro abattoir: how and why 12:00 Temple Grandin’s influence on design 15:00 Solar-powered, off-grid meat processing 18:00 From waste to fertility – the composting loop 20:00 Integrating meat and horticulture 22:00 Why local food systems matter 25:00 Affordability: is this just for elites? 27:00 Government support and systemic change 28:00 Final thoughts and how to support