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Joel Salatin Quotes

Our animals don’t do drugs. Instead, we move them almost daily in a tightly choreographed ballet from pasture spot to pasture spot Picture Quote #1

The average person is still under the aberrant delusion that food should be somebody else’s responsibility until I’m ready to eat it Picture Quote #1

Don’t you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food? Picture Quote #1

When faith in our freedom gives way to fear of our freedom, silencing the minority view becomes the operative protocol Picture Quote #1

The stronger a culture, the less it fears the radical fringe. The more paranoid and precarious a culture, the less tolerance it offers Picture Quote #1

You know what the best kind of organic certification would be? Make an unannounced visit to a farm and take a good long look at the farmer’s bookshelf. Because what you’re feeding your emotions and thoughts is what this is really all about. The way I produce a chicken is an extension of my worldview. You can learn more about that by seeing what’s sitting on my bookshelf than having me fill out a whole bunch of forms Picture Quote #1

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Land degradation did not start with chemical agriculture. But chemical agriculture offered new tools for annihilation Picture Quote #1

Even if you don’t eat at a fast food restaurant, you’re now eating food that’s produced by this system Picture Quote #1

The notion that processed food is cheap and integrity foods are prohibitively expensive is simply not true Picture Quote #1

Our community of rebels, of humble truth seekers, wants to turn our culture around. We don’t despise our country. We don’t desire failure. We desire light, a beacon to show the world that our wealth need not show the way to more rapid destruction, but can be leveraged to heal more acres, more backyards, more communities faster than any civilization on the right path has ever done it Picture Quote #1

From zoning to labor to food safety to insurance, local food systems daily face a phalanx of regulatory hurdles designed and implemented to police industrial food models but which prejudicially wipe out the antidote: appropriate scaled local food systems Picture Quote #1

We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure Picture Quote #1

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Since chemical fertilizer burns out the soil organic matter, other farmers struggle with tilth, water retention, and basic soil nutrients. The soil gets harder and harder every year as the chemicals burn out the organic matter, which gives the soil its sponginess. One pound of organic matter holds four pounds of water. The best drought protection any farmer can acquire is more soil organic matter Picture Quote #1

I think it’s one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what’s in their food, and how it was grown Picture Quote #1

You, as a food buyer, have the distinct privilege of proactively participating in shaping the world your children will inherit Picture Quote #1

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Our animals don’t do drugs. Instead, we move them almost daily in a tightly choreographed ballet from pasture spot to pasture spot (Joel Salatin Quotes) The average person is still under the aberrant delusion that food should be somebody else’s responsibility until I’m ready to eat it (Joel Salatin Quotes) Don’t you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food? (Joel Salatin Quotes) When faith in our freedom gives way to fear of our freedom, silencing the minority view becomes the operative protocol (Joel Salatin Quotes) The stronger a culture, the less it fears the radical fringe. The more paranoid and precarious a culture, the less tolerance it offers (Joel Salatin Quotes) You know what the best kind of organic certification would be? Make an unannounced visit to a farm and take a good long look at the farmer’s bookshelf. Because what you’re feeding your emotions and thoughts is what this is really all about. The way I produce a chicken is an extension of my worldview. You can learn more about that by seeing what’s sitting on my bookshelf than having me fill out a whole bunch of forms (Joel Salatin Quotes) Land degradation did not start with chemical agriculture. But chemical agriculture offered new tools for annihilation (Joel Salatin Quotes) Even if you don’t eat at a fast food restaurant, you’re now eating food that’s produced by this system (Joel Salatin Quotes) The notion that processed food is cheap and integrity foods are prohibitively expensive is simply not true (Joel Salatin Quotes) Our community of rebels, of humble truth seekers, wants to turn our culture around. We don’t despise our country. We don’t desire failure. We desire light, a beacon to show the world that our wealth need not show the way to more rapid destruction, but can be leveraged to heal more acres, more backyards, more communities faster than any civilization on the right path has ever done it (Joel Salatin Quotes) From zoning to labor to food safety to insurance, local food systems daily face a phalanx of regulatory hurdles designed and implemented to police industrial food models but which prejudicially wipe out the antidote: appropriate scaled local food systems (Joel Salatin Quotes) We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure (Joel Salatin Quotes) Since chemical fertilizer burns out the soil organic matter, other farmers struggle with tilth, water retention, and basic soil nutrients. The soil gets harder and harder every year as the chemicals burn out the organic matter, which gives the soil its sponginess. One pound of organic matter holds four pounds of water. The best drought protection any farmer can acquire is more soil organic matter (Joel Salatin Quotes) I think it’s one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what’s in their food, and how it was grown (Joel Salatin Quotes) You, as a food buyer, have the distinct privilege of proactively participating in shaping the world your children will inherit (Joel Salatin Quotes)

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