Bison, Wagyu, and Sovereign Food Systems with Tony Beck & JP Bulow

In this episode of the Becoming Sovereign podcast, host Brandon Karpeles sits down with Tony Beck and JP Bulow, co-founders of the Santa Fe-based regenerative meat purveyor Beck & Bulow. Tony and JP share their journey from slinging wild-harvested bison steaks out of a cooler at local farmers markets to operating a 120-acre guest ranch, serving hundreds of premier restaurants, and managing their corporate treasury and 401(k) allocations in Bitcoin. The conversation pulls back the curtain on the consolidation of the global food system, exposing how the "Big Four" meatpackers control over 90% of the market and revealing the widespread chemical and repackaging fraud across the commercial seafood and cattle industries. Tony, JP, and Brandon explore the biohacking benefits of a carnivore-leaning diet, the dangers of inflammatory seed oils, and why achieving true personal sovereignty requires taking control of both your money and your biological fuel. In this episode, we cover: • The Origin of Beck & Bulow: Transitioning from traditional culinary sales to harvesting pasture-raised bison, full-blood Wagyu, elk, wild boar, and wild Alaskan seafood. • The 'Big Four' Meat Monopoly: How meatpacking consolidation has centralized the American food supply under multinational conglomerates and compromised basic food safety. • Commercial Meat & Seafood Fraud: The hidden practices behind industrial food processing, from water-binding injections in fish carcasses to bleached, chemically treated beef fat. • Clean Animal Fats vs. Industrial Seed Oils: Why ancestral animal fats like grass-fed beef and bison tallow provide essential nutrients while industrial seed oils drive chronic bodily inflammation. • Operating a Business on Bitcoin: Integrating Strike for point-of-sale customer payments, holding a sovereign corporate reserve, and pioneering Bitcoin-backed 401(k) plans for employees. • The Santa Fe Ranch Life: Running wellness retreats, raising wolf-dogs alongside wild herds, and hosting artisanal culinary gatherings like the annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile festival. Connect with Tony Beck & JP Bulow: • Website: beckandbulow.com • Socials: @beckandbulow (Instagram, X, TikTok, Facebook) • Email: tony@beckandbulow.com | jp@beckandbulow.com Connect with Brandon & Sovreign: Website: sovreign.io LinkedIn: Brandon Karpeles Nostr: @plebiAnon X: @sovreignBTC