"Just because we can ship organic lettuce from……" — Joel Salatin
"Just because we can ship organic lettuce from the Salinas Valley, or organic cut flowers from Peru, doesn't mean we should do it, not if we're really serious about energy and seasonality and bioregionalism."
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64 Quotes by Joel Salatin
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In my opinion, if there is one extremely legitimate use for petroleum besides running wood chippers and front-end loaders to…
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I'm suggesting that criminalizing chemically fertilized grass in favor of unnaturally-fed corn is not a rational trade off.
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A farm regulated to production of raw commodities is not a farm at all. It is a temporary blip until…
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How many of us lobby for green energy or protected lands, but don't engage with the local bounty to lay…
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Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they…
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What happens is all these things we're seeing – campylobacter, E coli, mad cow, listeria, salmonella, that weren't even in…
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Remember, machines don't forgive.
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You can't chemical your way out of soil infertility
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You know what the best kind of organic certification would be? Make an unannounced visit to a farm and take…
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Don’t complain about being unable to afford high-quality local food when your grocery cart is full of beer, cigarettes, and…
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Respecting and honoring the pigness of the pig is a foundation for societal health.
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If every American for one week refused to eat at a fast-food joint, it would bring concentrated animal feeding operations…
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