"You know, in our culture today, our Western,……" — Joel Salatin
"You know, in our culture today, our Western, reductionist, Roman, linear, fragmented... culture, we don't ask how to make a pig happy. We ask how to grow it faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper, and that's not a noble goal."
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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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