Joel Salatin is an internationally known author, farmer and advocate for what he calls “emotionally, economically and environmentally enhancing agriculture.” The owner of Polyface Farms in Virginia, Salatin is an outspoken critic of industrial food production and passionately supports small farmers in their efforts to embrace small-scale, holistic and regenerative agriculture. Learn more at polyfacefarms.com.
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Episode link: https://www.thinkradiopresents.com/joel-salatin-the-lunatic-farmer/
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