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A Place To Call Home with Sam FryerAuthor: A Place to Call Home Group
A place to call home podcast is a resources aimed to help the next generation of primary producers in Australia.Throughout the podcast, guest share first hand stories to help guide you onto life on the land as well as Industry experts who share their knowledge to help you on your journey to find A Place To Call Home. Copyright: A Place to Call Home Group 2024 Language: en-au Genres: Education, How To, Personal Journals, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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#72: Fit-For-Purpose Farming with Jacob Wolki from Wolki Farms
Episode 12
Friday, 12 December, 2025
Send us a textG'day and welcome to episode 72 of the A Place To Call Home PodcastToday I’m joined by Jacob (Jake) Wolki, a mixed-enterprise farmer from Woomargama in southern New South Wales. Jake and his wife Ann run a 60-hectare home block with Nguni cattle, Berkshire pigs, laying hens, honey, an orchard and a stack of little side enterprises – all feeding into their on-farm butchery and direct-to-consumer business.What started as a personal health crisis and a backyard veggie patch has evolved into a fully fledged, multi-layered farm business: regenerative, direct-to-consumer, value-adding, and fiercely family-centred. Jake is also known for creating one of Australia’s first 24/7 unstaffed butcher shops, his unapologetically honest social media, and his advocacy for “fit-for-purpose” African genetics like Nguni cattle and Damara sheep.Whether you’re dreaming of stacking enterprises, going direct-to-consumer, or just want your kids more involved in the day-to-day, this yarn is packed with hard-won lessons, uncomfortable truths and plenty of practical inspiration.In this episode we chat aboutHow a health crisis pushed Jacob from the “stupid Australian diet” into growing food and building a regenerative farm business.The journey from leasing his dad’s 100-acre block to creating a fully integrated farm, butchery and nationwide direct-to-consumer model.Why he built one of Australia’s first 24/7 unstaffed butcher shops — and how it transformed the business.The power of value-adding: turning trim, fat and “waste” into high-margin products like tallow, broth and skincare.Why Jacob chooses African genetics like Nguni cattle and Damara sheep for fit-for-purpose, low-input, resilient farming.Resources MentionedHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Penguin Books AustraliaThe Richest Man in Babylon, eBook by George S. Clason | 9789897786884 | BooktopiaAlmanack of Naval RavikantMAN, CATTLE and VELD : Zietsman, Johann: Amazon.com.au: BooksFollow Jacob and Wolki Farms📘 Facebook: Wolki Farms📸 Instagram: @Wolkifarms🌏 Website:Wolki Farm Grass Fed MeatIf you enjoyed the episode, please share it with your friends and leave a review—it really helps us keep these conversations going.Stay connected with A Place to Call Home:📘 Facebook: A Place to Call Home📸 Instagram: @aplacetocallhomepodcast🔗 LinkedIn: A Place to Call Home Podcast🌏 Website: www.aplacetocallhome.com.au🎙️ This episode is brought to you by, Speed TaggerYou can learn more at Speed Taggers WebsiteSpeed Tagger – Speed TaggerSupport the show
