Joel Salatin Joel Salatin and his family own and operate Polyface Farm, arguably the nation's most famous farm since it was profiled in Michael Pollan's New York Times bestseller, The Omnivore's Dilemma and two subsequent documentaries, Food, Inc., and Fresh. An accomplished author and public speaker, Salatin has authored seven books. Recognition for his ecological and local-based farming advocacy includes an honorary doctorate, the Heinz Award, and many leadership awards. Joel's Upcoming Events
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Joel's Books Fields of FarmersInterning, Mentoring, Partnering, GerminatingAmerica's average farmer is sixty years old. When young people can't get in, old people can't get out. Approaching a watershed moment, our culture desperately needs a generational transfer of millions of farm acres facing abandonment, development, or amalgamation into ever-larger holdings. Based on his decades of experience with interns and multigenerational partnerships at Polyface Farm, farmer and author Joel Salatin digs deep into the problems and solutions surrounding this land- and knowledge-transfer crisis. This book empowers aspiring young farmers, midlife farmers, and nonfarming landlords to build regenerative, profitable agricultural enterprises.  The Joel Salatin SetJoel Salatin, author, advocate, proprietor of Polyface Farm, and sometimes dubbed “the high priest of the pasture,” has been changing the way livestock farmers do business for decades. His common sense, but cutting edge methods of "grass farming" produce healthy beef cattle, pork, and poultry, and his quirky, passionate prose spreads the gospel of Earth stewardship. Now you can get three of Salatin's classic farming books in a convenient, discounted set: The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer, You Can Farm, and Salad Bar Beef.  The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic FarmerFoodies and environmentally-minded folks often struggle to understand and articulate the fundamental differences between the farming and food systems they endorse and those promoted by Monsanto and friends. With visceral stories and humor from his own half-century as a lunatic farmer, Salatin contrasts the differences on many levels: practical, spiritual, social, economic, ecological, political, and nutritional.  Everything I Want to Do Is IllegalWar Stories from the Local Food FrontSalatin’s expert insight explains why local food is expensive and difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper understanding of the industrial food complex.  Salad Bar BeefBeef can be lean and good for you when it is not a product of the industrial agriculture machine--Salatin brings us back to small scale family farming and teaches us how to make "salad bar beef."  Holy Cows and Hog HeavenThe Food Buyer's Guide to Farm Friendly FoodHoly Cows and Hog Heaven encourages every food buyer to embrace the notion that menus are a conscious decision, creating the next generation's world one bite at a time.  Family Friendly FarmingA Multi-Generational Home-Based Business TestamentA well-written, easily read book on raising a family, children, and running a farm for a profitable business.  You Can FarmThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming EnterpriseStarting and succeeding in a farming enterprise.  Pastured Poultry Profit$A couple working six months per year for 50 hours per week on 20 acres can net $25,000-$30,000 per year with an investment equivalent to the price of one new medium-sized tractor. Seldom has agriculture held out such a plum. In a day when main-line farm experts predict the continued demise of the family farm, the pastured poultry opportunity shines like a beacon in the night, guiding the way to a brighter future. |
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