When the Nation Rediscovers Real Food, We’re Already Living It
Last week, something remarkable happened in Washington.
The United States government officially announced a historic reset of its national nutrition policy—placing real food back at the center of American health. After decades of confusing, corporate-influenced dietary advice, the new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans returned to a simple, powerful truth:
Healthy people come from real food, raised by real farmers, eaten in the context of real life.
At The Farm at Okefenokee, this is not a trend.
It is how we live.
A National Wake-Up Call
The announcement from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins could not be clearer:
America is sick—and much of that sickness is coming from what we eat.
Chronic disease now consumes nearly 90% of U.S. healthcare spending. More than 70% of adults are overweight or obese. One-third of teenagers have pre-diabetes. And for the first time in history, diet-related illness is disqualifying young Americans from military service.
The new federal guidelines reject decades of low-fat, ultra-processed food dogma and instead restore common sense:
Prioritize high-quality protein
Eat fruits and vegetables in whole form
Use healthy fats from animals and plants
Choose whole grains, not refined carbohydrates
Avoid highly processed foods
Eliminate added sugars
Eat based on activity, age, and real energy needs
In short:
Eat like humans again.
This Is What We Grow
Long before Washington rediscovered real food, The Farm at Okefenokee was built around it.
Our residents don’t read about these ideas — they live them.
Across our orchards, gardens, ponds, and pastures, we produce exactly what the new nutrition policy calls for:
Vegetables & Fruits
Grown using regenerative, soil-first practices, our gardens and orchards supply:
Leafy greens
Broccoli, squash, peppers, tomatoes
Berries, citrus, olives, and seasonal fruits
These aren’t sprayed, shelf-stable commodities.
They are nutrient-dense, living foods grown in healthy soil.
Protein from Animals Raised the Right Way
Our livestock program includes:
Heritage beef cattle
Pasture-raised pork
Free-range chicken & turkey
Farm-fresh eggs
Fish from our waters
These animals are not factory-farmed. They live outdoors, eat natural diets, and are raised with care — producing exactly the high-quality, complete proteins the new guidelines prioritize.
Healthy Fats
Egg yolks.
Animal fats.
Natural oils.
The federal government finally stopped demonizing the fats humans have eaten for thousands of years. Our kitchens never did.
Food Is Only Half the Formula
The new nutrition policy also recognizes something deeper:
Health is not just what you eat — it’s how you live.
That’s where The Farm at Okefenokee becomes something more than a food source. It becomes a way of life.
Here, health comes from:
Walking gardens instead of sitting in traffic
Sunshine instead of screen glow
Fresh air instead of filtered HVAC
Silence instead of sirens
Physical work instead of chronic stress
Our residents wake up to birds instead of alarms.
They harvest dinner instead of ordering it.
They move their bodies in meaningful ways.
This is not wellness marketing.
This is biological reality.
A Living Model of the New American Food System
The new Dietary Guidelines say America must realign its food system to support:
Farmers
Ranchers
Whole food production
Nutrient-dense eating
That’s exactly what we are building here — a place where land, people, and food are aligned again.
At The Farm at Okefenokee:
We grow what we eat
We raise what we serve
We teach what we practice
And we live what the nation is now rediscovering
We don’t outsource health to pharmaceuticals.
We grow it.
The Future Looks a Lot Like the Past
For generations, Americans were healthy not because of government programs — but because they ate food that came from land they trusted.
The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines are finally catching up to that wisdom.
And here in South Georgia, on thousands of acres of living soil, we’re proving that this future isn’t theoretical.
It’s already growing.
Welcome to The Farm at Okefenokee — where real food, real land, and real life come back together.
