I think it's important to understand that in the big historical context of things, there has been land degradation from civilisation since the beginning of history. I mean, the Rajputana desert in India is a manmade desert caused by overgrazing. Joel Salatin beginbigcause share on social
We can't begin to feed ourselves with a local-centric system if we lock up land in royal manor models. Joel Salatin begincentricfeed 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
The butcher, baker, and candlestick maker have been around a lot longer than supermarkets and Wal-Mart. Joel Salatin bakerbutchercandlestick Change image and share on social
Industrial agriculture, because it depends on standardization, has bombarded us with the message that all pork is pork, all chicken is chicken, eggs eggs, even though we all know that can't really be true. Joel Salatin agriculturebombardchicken share on social
Our land-healing ministry really is about cultivating relationships: between the people, the loving stewards, and the ecology of a place, what I call the environmental umbilical that we're nurturing here. Joel Salatin callcultivateecology share on social
The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is. Joel Salatin chainfoodfork Change image and share on social
The farmers are older; they are under financial stress to produce more margins, yet they keep getting less. Joel Salatin farmerfinancialmargin Change image and share on social
The linear, single species idea of farming is an assault on ecological function. Something's going to break down in that system - anything from soil structure, in economics... but where to start is with true ecological function. Joel Salatin assaultbreakecological share on social
