Sissy Farmer (Joel Salatin on Forgiveness)

June 14th, 2010 | by admin |

Joel Salatin has more than a few ideas about how food can be grown abundantly without harm. His Polyface Farms is the very definition of carrying capacity. He’s a good example of why, in this post-AnnaNicole world, all my heros are writers, scientists and farmers.

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  1. 25 Responses to “Sissy Farmer (Joel Salatin on Forgiveness)”

  2. By Boogra on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Thank you so much …
    Thank you so much Joel for the change in mindset you’re helping to foster. I can’t wait to get your book “You Can Farm” and set about farming on my own.

  3. By sbaker3232 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    grass farmer
    grass farmer

  4. By iantmasters on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Thank you for …
    Thank you for posting. Salatin is one of my heroes.

  5. By iantmasters on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    @sarahshevett

    …
    @sarahshevett

    You’re projecting that in order to troll this video and distract from real points. Women play a large role at Polyface.

  6. By georgem21275 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    @odin422 And you …
    @odin422 And you seem to have assumed that we eat large amounts of meat, when in fact we consume if very sparingly. I strongly advocate adopting diets that are predominantly plant based, especially where the land base can support it.

  7. By georgem21275 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    @odin422 “Plowing” …
    @odin422 “Plowing” was more or less used as a figure of speech. But whatever, on this particular piece of ground it would require a much larger foot print to produce all our needs if we were strictly vegetarian. I could produce enough for 100 families on my farm as well, and if they ate meat, the land’s ecology and biodiversity would be far better off than if I were to put it purely into plant production—that is a fact. Productivity varies from location to location.

  8. By odin422 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    @georgem21275 LOL …
    @georgem21275 LOL man you must be something really wrong. Plowing?…..laughable. Try no-till farming, man with 40 acres i could sustain 100 humans easy.

    Enjoy that meat.

  9. By georgem21275 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    I live on a 40 acre …
    I live on a 40 acre farm, for several years I was a vegetarian—well over a decade. In spite of maintaining large gardens, most food needs were satisfied at the store. Now that we have started eating meat, we can easily produce a far greater percentage of our caloric needs on-site without necessitating plowing up the land. If we were to rely exclusively on a plant based diet, produce it here (including grain and legumes), the indigenous ecology would have to be displaced—not good.

  10. By lynnann96 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    I honor and love a …
    I honor and love a man who can honor his feminine side!!!!!!!!!

  11. By csreeves on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    @BigDanWoT Not …
    @BigDanWoT Not only does he have HIS together, he’s also got the of his cattle, turkeys, chickens, hogs and rabbits together… literally and figuratively.

    This man is one of my heros.

    Read the book, “The Last American Man”…then burn it! Cuz Joel is the real “Last American Man”

  12. By fatherprime on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    @Amalgam80 Yeah, …
    @Amalgam80 Yeah, that kind of crush is forgivable. If the crush was on Lil’ Wayne or Eminem instead, well that would just be enraging.

  13. By Amalgam80 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    My girlfriend has a …
    My girlfriend has a crush on Joel…and I don’t really mind…lol

  14. By swaingles on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Mr. Salatin, I have …
    Mr. Salatin, I have just finished watching Food and I must tell you that you words have filled me with hope in a better world. You have certainly showed that another United States exists; that there are good people who just want to live comfortable without causing any damage either to people or the economy. Your thoughts and lifestyle are similiar to our country people, on the Pampas Argentinas, especially in Entre Rios.

  15. By gpjsmith on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Joel is my hero.
    Joel is my hero.

  16. By BigDanWoT on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Lots of respect for …
    Lots of respect for this guy. Native Americans showed the same respect to the animals that they hunted and used to provide for their families and community they they showed to their own ancestors. To disrespect the very food you eat is to poison yourself. This guy has his together.

  17. By pissedoffpalestinian on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    I am from the …
    I am from the occupied land of Palestine and I feel with the American Farmer. Farmers are losing their freedom in this country and people don’t know that means our food is turned to POISON by INTENTION!!wake up sheeple.

  18. By Gslice1980 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Joel Salatin is so …
    Joel Salatin is so intelligent and well-spoken. He totally destroys the stereotypes of dull southern farmers, and then some,.

    His philosophies towards sustainable agriculture are so revolutionary, partly because they’re based on common-sense and good moral values.

  19. By willowsedgefarm on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Once again, Joel …
    Once again, Joel does a great job of explaining his personal interest in preserving and healing our land while still producing necessary food.

  20. By littlelogic92 on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    what a faggot!
    what a faggot!

  21. By mrktwn on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    ..Well Western men …
    ..Well Western men NOW are not hard-wired to notice or care so much.

  22. By samuraiallen on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    hey man i read your …
    hey man i read your posts, and its really interesting.
    but if you really want people to take you seriously, you should write a blog or start up a website because youtube isnt really the best place to educate people on the health aspects of raw meat diets. =/

  23. By RawRebuild on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Each of us places …
    Each of us places steps upon the Earth. I wish you true happiness in each of those steps. Thanks for being here.

  24. By RawRebuild on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    That said; I should …
    That said; I should state that it is not simply raw meat that captivates my attention but rather ultimate vitality in the human form. This vitality takes into context a profound understanding of balance amidst not only our internal bodily structures but also the unending array of interconnected agents that play upon our central points of experience. In other words: creepy seriousness about raw meat only scuffs the surface.

  25. By RawRebuild on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the sincere response. Many of my comments were an avenue for striking curiosity amongst any individuals passing through. Perhaps they may choose to educate themselves further. I deeply respect your decisions yet felt it was more than necessary to question the statements you chose to contribute as though they were indeed fact. Your initial statements gave the impression that you did in fact ‘care’ enough to post unsupported statements. Ive simply given credit to an alternative view.

  26. By TimTrimT on Jun 14, 2010 | Reply

    I just don’t care …
    I just don’t care as much as you do RawRebuild. I don’t mean any insult by this, but your seriousness about raw meat seems a bit creepy.

    As I said 1 mo. ago, healthy veg. all my life. What I didn’t say (for lack of characters in these dumb comments) is that I really don’t care what any of you eat.

    Honestly, raw meat, bicycles, shoes; your diet doesn’t matter to me as none of those things enter my mind as food. I sleep well knowing that my footprint on the earth to sustain myself is light.

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