I didn't really see a way to make a living on the farm. I always loved writing. I was the guy who won the D.A.R. essay contest and things like that, and it was the era of Watergate, and I decided I would be the next Woodward and Bernstein, and then retire to the farm. Joel Salatin bernsteincontestdecide share on social
We can produce more per acre on a fifth of the fuel as the industrial food system. Joel Salatin acrefoodfuel Change image and share on social
Oh, my goodness, when we came to the farm in 1961, I mean, it wouldn't even support one salary. Joel Salatin farmgoodnesssalary Change image and share on social
Get in your kitchens, buy unprocessed foods, turn off the TV, and prepare your own foods. This is liberating. Joel Salatin buyfoodkitchen Change image and share on social
We've got this cultural mentality that you've got to be an idiot to be a farmer. Joel Salatin culturalfarmerhave Change image and share on social
We can move water easily with plastic pipes. We can move shade around with nursery cloth like a tinker toy for animals and plants. Yet we have developed this necessity to grow food with chemical fertiliser because we have forgotten the magic of manure. Joel Salatin animalchemicalcloth share on social
Think of all the mesquite in Texas, the pinyon pines, the acorns in Appalachia, every place has the possibility of mass production. It's an infrastructural system so nestled in ecology, it's a more beautiful ecology. Joel Salatin acornappalachiabeautiful share on social
We would be a much healthier culture if the government had never told us how to eat. Joel Salatin cultureeatgovernment Change image and share on social
There's a short chain between field and fork, and the shorter that chain is - the fresher, the more transparent that system is - the less chance there is of anything from bio-terrorism to pathogenicity to spoilage. Joel Salatin biochainchance share on social
I am libertarian, and Americans generally are, more than, say, Canadians and Australians. Joel Salatin americanaustraliancanadian Change image and share on social
