Our motto is we respect and honour the pigness of the pig and the chickenness of the chicken. That means not confining them in a house with hundreds of others. Joel Salatin chickenchickennessconfine Change image and share on social
From my earliest memories, I loved the farm. My grandfather was a charter subscriber to Rodale's Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine and had a huge, well kept garden with an octagonal chicken house in the corner. Joel Salatin charterchickencorner share on social
My imperative is to seek every moment and to live so God is in control. Joel Salatin controlgodimperative Change image and share on social
In general, we run the farm like a business instead of a welfare recipient, and we adhere to historically-validated patterns. Joel Salatin adherebusinessfarm Change image and share on social
I always said if I could figure out a way to grow Kleenex and toilet paper on trees, we could pull the plug on society. Joel Salatin figuregrowkleenex 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
Frankly, any city person who doesn't think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn't deserve my special food. Joel Salatin citycollardeserve Change image and share on social
If we fail to appreciate the soul that Easternism gives us, then what we have is a disconnected, Greco-Roman, Western, egocentric, compartmentalized, reductionist, fragmented, linear thought process that counts on cleverness. Joel Salatin clevernesscompartmentalizecount share on social
The cows shorten the grass, and the chickens eat the fly larvae and sanitize the pastures. This is a symbiotic relation. Joel Salatin chickencoweat Change image and share on social
Our culture doesn't ask about preserving the essence of pig; it just asks how can we grow them faster, fatter, bigger, and cheaper. We know that's not a noble goal. Joel Salatin askbigcheap Change image and share on social