I am very excited to say I have finally visited Polyface Farm in Swoope, VA. Not only did I get to hear the charismatic Joel Salatin describe his innovative farming techniques for nearly three hours, I got to stand in the barn where Michael Pollan had his epiphany during his week-long stay at Polyface.
Owned/operated by Joel Salatin and his family, Polyface Farm is located in Swoope, Virginia and has been at the forefront of grass-based farming for 40+ years.
Polyface Farm stands as a testament to what can be achieved when we align our farming practices with nature's wisdom. Joel Salatin is proving that with dedic...
Farming based on symbiosis through crop and livestock diversification
Joel Salatin the Lunatic Farmer, Entrepreneur, Sustainable agriculture advocate & Earth restorer. Check out what went down on my visit to his Polyface Farm!
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EPIC is committed to redefining what constitutes a "healthy snack" by sourcing meat from the finest purveyors possible. While "grass fed" and "organic" is generally synonymous with healthy and humanely raised animals, the EPIC team believes that these standards are only the beginning to a greater and more encompassing system that can create value and restore…
Farmer, author, and activist Joel Salatin discusses his new book, "Folks, This Ain't Normal," as well as sustainable farming, food policy, and solutions to A...
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What Joel wants readers to get out of FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL. For more visit www.folksthisaintnormal.comFor more, http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/j...
PRICES MAY VARY. From his 66-year farm, food, and family experience, Joel Salatin explains why thousands of Americans are selling their urban homes, cashing out retirement funds, and heading to the country. The exodus is both a goodbye to one life and an embrace of another. When society breaks down, people head away from the city. For food security, health, and satisfaction, homesteads offer a haven of hope and help when much seems hopeless and helpless. While fear motivates people to
This video was recorded on Nov. 18th 2014 at the Sustainable Agriculture Symposium sponsored by the Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture. This is segment...
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Urban farmer. Heirloom. Food security. Methane digester. These are just a few of the terms you’ll find in the Lexicon of Sustainability, a series of portraits that speak the language of a growing movement. The project began with Douglas Gayeton’s first book, Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town, which portrayed the principles of the Slow […]
We've brought Joel Salatin's "What is a Homesteader?" talk out of the Homesteaders of America Conference lecture vault for everyone to enjoy.
I don't often force my opinions on others. And for the most part I am of the opinion that people have freedom to choose. I don't care if you...
Polyface Farm, an alternative “beyond organic” operation is situated in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Its operator, Joel Salatin, has been called by TIME magazine “the world’s most innovative farmer” and “the high priest of pasture and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since US President Thomas Jefferson”, writes John Wilkes.
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I never thought we would get excited about, let along plan to do, the whole market garden thing. But while I'm all for no-dig polycultures like our
