Joel F. Salatin is a well-known US farmer, author, and lecturer whose books comprise of Folks; This Ain’t Normal; Salad Bar Beef and You Can Farm.
The topics he writes include profitable regenerative farming, cultural philosophy such as heresy, and orthodoxy. As a wordsmith and expert communicator, he has an incredible ability to move his audience from laugh at one point to tears at next, from hopefulness to frustration. His enriching, informative, and inspiring lectures receive critical acclaim and standing ovations from people.
His family’s farm, Polyface Inc. got featured in Smithsonian Magazine, Gourmet, National Geographic Channel, and several other TV, print media, and radio. He achieved iconic status when his grass farm was featured in the NY Times best-seller Omnivore’s Dilemma by the reputed documentary Food Inc., and renowned food author Michael Pollan.
Salatin’s farming philosophy stresses on healthy grass on which cattle can flourish in a synergetic cycle of nursing. For his special consideration for the environment, he was awarded 15th Annual Heinz Awards.
