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 Hunger Drive You
We’ve become a nation that never goes hungry. And that’s not good. Being hungry comes with all kinds of benefits, as Joel explains…
The Difference Between Reality and Truth
Is it worse to be exploited and know it… or to be exploited and not know it?
The Cure Is Far Worse Than the Disease With This Gov’t Program
Workers’ comp no doubt started with good intentions… but Joel Salatin shows how it has evolved into a grand extortion scheme.
What’s Really to Blame for Rising Prices
Too many folks are pointing their fingers in the wrong direction when it comes to rising prices and supply chain issues. Pay attention and the problem becomes clear.
The Noose of Gov’t Oversight Is Getting Tighter
When tyranny becomes too much to bear, people go underground to find ways around it.
The Real Purpose of Gov’t Oversight
Most Americans have been duped into thinking that licensing, standards and oversight are about safety and protection.
The Only Gift You Need This Year… the Gift of Independence
Here’s how to give yourself the gift of independence.
Mailbag: Waste Not, Want Not
Joel responds to a reader’s comments about the problems in the agriculture industry…
The Great Manipulation in Centralization
When we rely on sophisticated, multimillion-dollar infrastructure, we make tyranny possible.