Local Food as Parallel Agriculture | Joel Salatin

We adopted 5 precious siblings, quit our jobs, took the kids out of school, sold our pretty house, bought an old mink farm, started composting, built a garden, got some rabbits, chickens, sheep and pigs. We’re in year 3. Goal is to grow all our food and train others to do so. Grateful in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

Joel should be USDA commissioner

"You cannot have freedom without participation." Spot on, Joel.

I love Joel Salatin ❤️ I’m so grateful for incredible people like him, with true morals, integrity and class...not to mention massive his knowledge. I’ve learned so much from him the past few years, and he and other homesteaders inspired and equipped me to start growing my own food in my suburban neighborhood. I’m actually adding raised beds to my front yard this weekend too. I pray that inspires neighbors to stop wasting effort growing useless grass, and start growing food. We’ve been greatly deceived to think a grass lawn is what’s “Normal” & acceptable. I’m also growing my own micro greens in my basement, started my seeds last weekend in my basement to get a head start on the summer growing season, and I’m doing my own sprouts. If I can do it, anyone can do it. Next year I may take the step to laying hens too. God put it on my heart to in 2019 to start growing my own food, but in 2020, I went into overdrive with it. I want out of the wicked system we are enslaved to.

Thanks for all you do Joel. Blessings to your family and all the hard working natural farmers of the world.

Joel’s words ring true to me. I’ve read several of his books and watched a bunch of his videos which have inspired me to start my own little market garden. After too many years sitting at a desk under artificial lights I’m now a beginning farmer starting in my 60’s. My friends think I’m crazy while they are retiring I’m starting a new occupation that is probably best for a much younger person but I pray for god to give me the strength to get the things started so I can leave behind a farm to a much younger person who is inspired by Joel’s words way before they are in their 60’s.

I'm about 10 miles north of Hillsdale college. Trying to do exactly what he's saying. We run a small cabin rental/kayak/backpacking camp on the St Joseph river. Trying to do the Eco Farming while maintaining the natural surroundings. It's challenging, but we like doing it. And we got eggs.

We each need to get back to having our own organic gardens.

"Could it be Hillsdale?" What a great question! In all my schooling they never told me to be a farmer. Now I'm trying to become one.

I almost didn’t recognized him without his hat and suspenders/overalls! Love this man 🐓 🌽 🚜

Joel is an amazing man! My husband and I had the opportunity to visit his farm, Polyface Farm, last summer! He has a farm which is very transparent and works like a well oiled machine. We have also for the past 7 years have been following Homesteaders of America. A conference every October is Virginia. We need to wake up and see our food is under attack and HOA teaches one how to be more self sufficient and self sustaining!

This doesn't just apply to agriculture. Chatting with my local village shop keeper, he lamented the recent tripling of his electricity bill. I pointed out that the building used to be a mill, and that the stream was a ready source of green energy right on his doorstep. It would make all kinds of sense to generate electricity there for the shop and others, especially if it's three times as expensive now. He looked at me as if I was mad, and said "That's just not . . ." then he went silent. Months back I tried to have a conversation with him about his AC problem. He has so many refrigeration units running in such a small space that he has to keep the air conditioners running at full power for most of the year just to keep the air temperature down. I tried to explain how all that hot air could be used to move air around and cool his shop, but it all sounded too expensive and complicated to him. I haven't mentioned that the water running past in the stream is usually at the exact same temperature as he's trying to maintain in all those fridges. He could run most of his fridges by connecting them to a simple network of hoses. What would be the point? He'd never go for it, and I understand. Can you imagine all the objections, red tape and expense he'd be subjected to for trying to install a water wheel, a passive airflow system or a bank of water cooled fridges? I'm sure he could push ALL that through the local planning system . . . if he was extremely rich, but as a small business, there's no way he'd get these ideas past them, or his bank manager. It's only human nature to want to fit in. We don't like to stand out or be seen as different, and a shop with a water wheel, water cooled fridges and passive AC would certainly be a bold move, but given the tens of thousands a year they currently spend on electricity, he could significantly lower his prices and attract more business all at the same time. Instead, it's up for sale, running at a loss, with no interest, and we're all expecting our local shop and post office to close soon. How myopic.

dude is a genius. thanks for this. i wish more HUMANS not just americans would get this kinda mindset. great vid.

I love this man, thank you. I buy most of my food from the Saturday market from farmers in my state, They use regenerative methods.

Joel Salatin (and Greg Judy) are attracting young people into regenerative farming. Hopefully, this will succeed the current retiring farmers.

EXCELLENT....would love to see a documentary on how the college implemented some of his ideas.

Excellent content from Joel, as usual! I’m only a micro farm on our 2 acres but part of the macro solution here at Honey Creek farm in northern AZ….thanks Hillsdale!

This man is a pioneer in sustainable living practices. We need a culture that does not destroy the health and life that God has given us. Permaculture and regenerative agriculture point the way.

Salatin = Godfather of Homestead Ag! It's real, and he is totally right!!!

The truth could not be told any better and clearer, this man should be getting recognition from all over the world, he speaks from the heart