S12e14: Jake Daigle – Weaving a Life and Work Into the Land

&#8220;I feel like we are our own greatest science experiment.&#8221; &#8211; Jake Daigle As Hoffman&#8217;s Facility and Land Manager, Jake Daigle weaves his love and care for the land with his love and care for the Hoffman Process. He found an intimacy with the land and wildlife at the IONS site in Petaluma when he and his wife, Christine, were caretakers there for many years. Now, as we transition to Santa Sabina, Jake looks back on his time at the Hoffman Retreat Site in Petaluma, working for Hoffman and supporting the students who have transformed there over the years. There is something beautiful and yet understated in how Jake weaves these two together &#8211; the Process and the land. At the core, these are his deep values. When you look at who he is and how he embodies his love, you grasp that he truly is Farmer Jake, as he is known in his Instagram profile.  Rooted in the growth of life all around him, he tends and cultivates, holds and supports. Jake and Christine Jake took the Process at White Sulphur Springs, where his Process&#8217;s pivotal moments revolved around the land. The creek running through, the sulphur springs, and the redwood grove all supported his deep work. After his Process, Liza Ingrasci asked Jake and Christine to create a labyrinth there. So many of us came to know intimately. Jake now brings his care for and knowledge of White Sulpher Springs and our Petaluma site, his knowledge of both flora and fauna, and the sacred places they hold, to his tending of the Santa Sabina site. Referring to North America as Turtle Island, Jake shares that each place Hoffman calls home is a distinct part of the turtle&#8217;s back. All are connected. &#160; Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify More about Jake Daigle: <img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-30335 alignright" src="https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jake-Daigle-Farmer-with-corn-Hoffman-Podcast-254x300.png" alt="Jake Daigle Hoffman Podcast" width="327" height="386" srcset="https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jake-Daigle-Farmer-with-corn-Hoffman-Podcast-254x300.png 254w, https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jake-Daigle-Farmer-with-corn-Hoffman-Podcast-866x1024.png 866w, https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jake-Daigle-Farmer-with-corn-Hoffman-Podcast-768x908.png 768w, https://www.hoffmaninst