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Salatin, a self-described "Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-farmer", is not afraid to challenge the norm. A third generation alternative farmer, he has built on his family's work to develop Polyface Farms into an innovative "beyond organic" meat producer that has featured in countless media including the documentary "Food Inc". On his 550 acre Virginia farm he produces beef, poultry, eggs, pork, rabbits and forestry products. This is sold by direct marketing to over 5,000 families, 10 retail outlets, and 50 restaurants, all within a 4 hour drive of the farm. Salatin believes there is strength in keeping money in one's own community which encourages decentralisation.
The "orthodoxy" says that
we will grow genetically modified food, and that our food will be irradiated
for safety. The orthodoxy also once said that the earth is flat, that the black
death spirits will kill you, that blood letting will make you well, and that we
will feed cows to cows. Today the orthodoxy says that it is illegal to feed
cows to cows. Joel Salatin has taken the stage and announces that he has his
PHD, his Post Hole Digger. As a farmer that makes more income per square meter
than that of orthodox farms, it seems he is well qualified to speak.
Why are we
so slow?

At the time the atomic bomb was
introduced "scientific areobic composting" came about. Talk about
ying and yang. An experiment was later conducted, where known foot and mouth
carriers were fed on chemically fertised feed. Other known carriers were fed on
feed fertilised with aerobic compost. The cows fed on the naturally fertilised
feed became free of foot and mouth, those fed on the chemically fertilised feed
made no improvement. Dietary deficiency was the cause. Orthodoxy equals
annihilation. In today's orthodox system of barns and cages, chickens are not
chickens. Salatin asks "How do we allow the chicken to express its
chickeness?".
What you can do: Allow living things
to live as nature intended via:
- Choose naturally grown and raised food products:
- Choose free-range organically
certified products.
- Avoid caged, or feedlot produced meats.
- Avoid synthetically fed fruits and vegetables.
- Live your life as nature intended:
- Spend time in the sun, breathe fresh air, exercise, eat well and get adequate sleep.
- Use natural, chemical free cleaning products in your home, such as vinegar and bi-carb soda.
- Use natural cosmetics and personal care products.
- Drink clean, unadulterated water.
- Choose herb and plant based remedies to treat ailments.
Read the next in this series...
Part 3 - Ethical Food Production
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