ACRES USA coverboy and regular poster to BD Now! Robert "Chile Man"
Farr and I are hosting a presentation in Lovettsville, VA, by Bioneer
Joel Salatin on Wednesday, September 4.
As you are probably aware, Joel is the prime mover behind both the
pastured poulty and the grassfed ("Salad Bar") beef movements and a
long time champion of the right of small farmers to make a living by
selling to their neighbors. Joel's methods are so economical and so
well designed that they are now being taught in permaculture design
courses.
Joel is very concerned that current trends in public health are
interfering with the publics ability to purchase and enjoy locally
grown meat. Joel is in the process of organizing a producer/consumer
group that will respond in appropriate ways to attempts by local
health departments to interfere with grower's right-to-sell or
consumers right-to-buy healthy, clean, products from local pastures.
A likely successor to Wendell Berry's seat as cheif agrarian
philsopher, Joel's fifth book is scheduled to be a collection of
essay about farm, church, government, and family.
Come on out to Northern Virginia and meet Joel and catch his
motivating and information-packed slide-show. On top of all that,
enjoy a hefty plate of samples (sausage and eggs) from Joel's farm
and the garden and kitchen of Robert Farr, the Chile Man.
-Allan
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 8, 2002
Contact: Allan Balliett (540) 668-6165
Joel Salatin, Entrepreneurial Farmer and Author, to Speak on the
Value of Local Food
One of America's most dynamic and innovative farmers will address the
anyone concerned about the future of food and farming in Loudoun
County at the Lovettsville Game Club at 6pm on Wednesday, September
4. Anyone who appreciates fresh, healthful, locally grown food or
who is interested in producing it for local markets should attend.
Promoting food production that is environmentally,emotionally,and
economically enhancing for both producer and consumer,Joel Salatin is
a third generation clean food farmer.His presentations about the
family's 550-acre Virginia farm have received standing ovations.
He has authored four books:Pastured Poultry Profits:Net 25,00 in 6
Months on 20 Acres,Salad Bar Beef,You Can Farm:The Entrepreneur's
Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming Enterprise,and Family
Friendly Farming:A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business
Testament.His columns appear in ACRES USA and Stockman Grass Farmer
magazines.
A wordsmith,Salatin describes his diverse farm enterprises with
ear-catching pharses:salad bar beef,pasture poultry,pigerator
pork,pastured rabbits,lambrigini lambs,feathernet eggs.And what he
calls "relationship marketing" to 400 "cheerleaders"gives him full
retail dollars for everything the farm produces.
Although his message is a decidedly positive one,it draws clear
distinctions between food produced in "inhumane,factory farms"and
food produced in "pasture based,animal friendly farms"
His presentations carry several themes: "let animals do the work;"
"Value adding through marketing;" "diversity and multiple-use;"
"organic matter;" "fully utilizing resources before buying anything."
Woven through his talk is a strong consumer thrust : "If you want an
agriculture that does not pump animals full of drugs and
hormones,pollute the water,erode the soil,and stink up the air,vote
with with your pocketbook and quit patronizing the conventional food
industry--seek out and support your local alternative farmer."
A truly innovative farmer;he has received numerous conservation
awards.In addition,the farm has been featured in National Geographic
and Smithsonian Magazine.He and his wife,Teresa,have two
childern:Daniel,20 and RAchel,15.His mother,Lucille,still lives on
the family farm.
Joel is providing hardy meal-sized samples of his pastured pork
sausage and his free-range eggs to attendees. Please RSVP to be
assured of receiving your share. Contact Maura Balliett at (540 668
6165 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This program is being presented by the Mid-Atlantic Biodynamic Food
and Farming Confernece Committee and Gardening for the Future.
More Information on Joel is at http://www.gardeningforthefuture.com
(coming soon!)
