Joel Salatin's Archive
Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin calls himself a “Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer.” Those who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. Those who don’t like him call him a bioterrorist, Typhoid Mary, a charlatan and a starvation advocate.
With a room full of debate trophies from his high school and college days, 12 published books and a thriving multigenerational family farm, he draws on a lifetime of food, farming and fantasy to entertain and inspire audiences around the world. He’s as comfortable moving cows in a pasture as he is addressing CEOs in a Wall Street business conference.
In addition to penning an exclusive column for Manward Digest, Salatin is the editor of The Stockman Grass Farmer, the granddaddy of catalysts for the grass farming movement. He also writes numerous guest articles for Acres U.S.A. and other publications.
A frequent guest on radio programs and podcasts targeting preppers, homesteaders and foodies, Salatin’s practical, can-do solutions and passionate soliloquies for sustainability offer everyone food for thought and plans for action.
Let Free Will Decide… Not the Government
It sounds noble and righteous – even charitable – on the surface. But the devil’s in the details…
This Crisis Proves the Government Should Be Our LAST Choice to Fix Anything
A government solution to anything should never be the first choice. It should be the last.
Take These Five Hidden Costs Off the Table
Big Ag is much more costly than grocery store prices would have you believe. There are many more benefits to local farms.
Two Things to Consider Before Hiring Your Family or Friends
To have a successful business run by family and friends – and to avoid disaster – there are two important criteria to consider.
What Has the Government Taken From You?
The American government’s response to the coronavirus has been tyrannical… and it has to stop.
The Big Lie of Food Labels
How can we be sure we’re putting healthy food in our bodies if our government misleads us?
Far More Valuable Than a Stockpile of Food and Money
If this virus is sending us straight to a postapocalyptic future… how will you survive?
The One Thing Americans Fear
What happens when people don’t have skills, don’t have savings and don’t invest in their health because pill-popping is all you need?
My No. 1 Takeaway From the Coronavirus Crisis
If this coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that there’s a massive divide between two parts of our nation.
What American Resiliency Looks Like
COVID-19 is revealing just how fragile our food system really is. But it’s entirely possible for us to do better.