The pig is not just pork chops and bacon and ham to us. The pig is a co-laborer in this great land-healing ministry. Joel Salatin baconchopgreat 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've created a tenfold core value protocol to make sure that we don't fall into an 'empire' attitude. Joel Salatin attitudecorecreate 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
You can't have a healthy civilization without healthy soil. You can't have junk food and have healthy people. Joel Salatin civilizationfoodhealthy Change image and share on social
I inherited Mom's verbal skills, and participated in forensics and essay contests in elementary school - and won every essay contest I ever entered. Joel Salatin contestelementaryenter Change image and share on social
Choose to patronise your local farmers; as eaters, you need to demand a different type of food. Appreciate the pigginess of the pig. Joel Salatin choosedemandeater Change image and share on social
There's a big difference between industrializing production of tractors and industrializing production of food. We like technology, but we really like technology that allows us to do better what nature does itself. Joel Salatin bigdifferencefood share on social
The mechanical food system externalizes a lot of costs like obesity or Type 2 diabetes. Joel Salatin costdiabetesexternalize Change image and share on social
We control health and pathogenicity by complex multi-speciated relationships through symbiosis and synergy. Portable shelters for livestock, along with electric fencing, insure hygienic and sanitary housing and lounging areas, not to mention clean air, sunshine, and exercise. Joel Salatin airareaclean share on social
