I'm incredibly optimistic about what individuals can do. We have technology that our grandparents would have given their eye teeth for. Joel Salatin eyegrandparentincredibly Change image and share on social
'Organic' doesn't mean what people think it means. Joel Salatin meanorganicpeople 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
You know, in our culture today, our Western, reductionist, Roman, linear, fragmented... culture, we don't ask how to make a pig happy. We ask how to grow it faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper, and that's not a noble goal. Joel Salatin bigcheapculture 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
We move the cows every day to a new spot which allows the grass time to recuperate and go through its what I call 'the teenage growth spurt.' Joel Salatin callcowday Change image and 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
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
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
