Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
A Food and Drink, Science, Sustainability book. That ought to be our stewardship mandate, to create Edens wherever we go. Thats why humans...
From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Salatin has many thoughts on what normal is and shares practical and philosophical ideas for changing our lives in small ways that have big impact.Salatin, hailed by the New York Times as "Virginia's most multifaceted agrarian since Thomas Jefferson [and] the high priest of the pasture" and profiled in the Academy Award nominated documentary Food, Inc. and the bestselling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, understands what food should be: Wholesome, seasonal, raised naturally, procured locally, prepared lovingly, and eaten with a profound reverence for the circle of life. And his message doesn't...
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Whenever an economic sector cloisters itself behind opaqueness, it will begin taking environmental, social, and economic shortcuts. Integrity occurs when people can see whats going in at the front door and whats coming out the back door. Absent that accountability, you lose integrity. Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World This magical, marvelous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey. It leaves a footprint. It leaves a legacy. To eat with reckless abandon, without conscience, without knowledge; folks, this ain't normal. Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World That ought to be our stewardship mandate, to create Edens wherever we go. Thats why humans are here. Our responsibility is to extend forgiveness into the landscape. Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
Joe salatin has become famous over the decades as a Virginia farmer who uses older folkways of farming to successfully have a modern and profitable farm. So he does not use any chemicals or pharmaceuticals in his rather large livestock operation , but rather composted fertilizers, and symbiotic animal living for soil and animal health... This guy makes a lot of sense. The current culture we live in has disconnected us from what had been 'normal' for centuries in terms of food production and how we live. We're SO used to getting 99 cent hamburgers, or trying to get the 'best deal' on food, that it's easy to not think about how it got there. Yes, modern technology has... readers interested in sustainable agriculture, food, Big Agriculture, and what we can do about it
