Joel Salatin

Joel Salatin and his family operate Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. His parents purchased the farm in 1961 and developed the basic principles of design and production that have now been refined for over 60 years.
Joel gravitated toward communication activities in high school and college, graduating with a BA degree in English, and after a brief journalism hiatus, returned to the family farm full-time Sept. 24, 1982.
Editor of The Stockman Grass Farmer magazine, he writes and speaks around the world on food and farm issues. With a long track record of innovation and excellence, Polyface holds educational seminars, farm tours, day camps and events to encourage duplication and understanding.