Polyface Farm Part 2

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Join us on this epsode for Polyface Farm Part 2 with Joel Salatin.

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25 Responses to Polyface Farm Part 2

  1. Doing this when I grow up.

    WildManNatureBound
    November 6, 2011 at 4:06 am
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  2. he makes me want to be a farmer

    areabum
    November 6, 2011 at 4:56 am
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  3. ‘Footprint’ does not refer to carbon footprint.

    carmenjoygarber
    November 6, 2011 at 5:51 am
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  4. What an amazing guy.

    Farmallbarn
    November 6, 2011 at 6:22 am
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  5. @NotEvsie Joel has said repeatedly that he is not interested in building an empire. One of his main points is that food needs to be local, produced by more people and consumed by more aware and involved people. We need all towns and cities to have the butcher the baker and the candlestick maker in town locally (w/i/) 4hrs As for New York City, there shouldn’t be a New York City. It is a flawed model. People, look around. THIS AIN’T NORMAL!

    JamesTyreeII
    November 6, 2011 at 6:42 am
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  6. @KallyJones You should get Joel’s books….You Can Farm, and Pasture Poultry Profit$….You wouldn’t even need your own land, if you’re resourcefull, you can network, and get to know people that have land and need it taken care of….

    impalapez
    November 6, 2011 at 6:58 am
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  7. Joel Salatin for President!

    tyger31guru
    November 6, 2011 at 7:28 am
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  8. @TriGirl333 Joel Salatin for President!

    tyger31guru
    November 6, 2011 at 7:31 am
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  9. I would love have a few acres to raise my own chickens for meat and eggs and have a few piggies too.

    I really think there’s a future in what is called “Homesteading”. You only need an acre or two to have a chicken coop/run and maybe a pig or two for freezer meat.

    BTW… I had a Niman Ranch, (bone in) double cut porkchop with a maple/apple glaze for dinner last. It was the best friggin pork chop I’ve ever eaten and I will only order organic pig for the rest of my life.

    KallyJones
    November 6, 2011 at 8:00 am
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  10. I’m no farmer. I’m in the middle of parsing through everything I can find on Mr. Salatin because he is not only a great farmer and a good man, but a great teacher. The work he does has helped restore my faith in humanity a little.

    CommonRaven
    November 6, 2011 at 8:41 am
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  11. This is an awesome way to cultivate, i support everything this family is doing to make the world a better and more organic way of living.

    FJMalik87
    November 6, 2011 at 9:31 am
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  12. This is an awesome way to cultivate, i support everything this family is doing to make the world a better and more organic way of living.

    FJMalik87
    November 6, 2011 at 9:44 am
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  13. Joel is my hero, I’m proud to have met him today.

    Thejbirdy
    November 6, 2011 at 10:17 am
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  14. There needs to be a statue to Joel put somewhere. What a generous man.

    michaelhuye
    November 6, 2011 at 10:56 am
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  15. @MrPotatoesLatkie I have no problem with anyone making a good living from what they do, and like I said, I find polyface farms to be a very impressive organisation… my issue was with making it sound like he’s doing it charitably when in fact he charges an awful lot of money for “educating” – it’s disingenuous.

    NotEvsie
    November 6, 2011 at 11:14 am
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  16. @mikecat23 – the perches are staggered so that the birds are not defecating on those beneath them.

    Jefferdaughter
    November 6, 2011 at 12:09 pm
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  17. Poultry was raised on pasture, moved from place to place in Europe. See old paintings of ‘The Goose Girl’ and similar images. Might give the kids the chance to feel valuable – and could be more sustainable than polyethylene. (Grin!)
    Also chicken houses on wheels, like wagons, were moved from place to place around the farm – going back to the 1800’s. As Joel says, there is nothing new under the sun.

    Jefferdaughter
    November 6, 2011 at 12:12 pm
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  18. @NotEvsie

    Is there any particular reason why he shouldn’t make $7,000 for speaking engagements? If he’s putting that much time into it, he should make a good living from it. If I was going to travel across the nation on speaking engagements, I’d do the same.

    MrPotatoesLatkie
    November 6, 2011 at 12:59 pm
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  19. Polyface is a massively impressive outfit, no idea why it’s not scaled globally yet..

    That said, a little disingenuous for Joel to say he’s spending a third of his time educating – he charges $7,000 a day for speaking engagements…

    NotEvsie
    November 6, 2011 at 1:11 pm
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  20. Excellent, informative, and entertaining video with some good sustainable, permaculture ideas with a 99% if the movies focusing on chickens, cows, turkeys, and hogs.

    If you’re interesting in learning more about more natural ways of rasing healthier food and improving the earth, then you should find this film worth the time to watch.

    Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

    TGW

    ThanksgivingWalk
    November 6, 2011 at 1:22 pm
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  21. This one seems to be the same as part 1?

    changeindirection
    November 6, 2011 at 1:52 pm
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  22. Joel Salatin is a very, very smart man.

    HotKebab
    November 6, 2011 at 2:23 pm
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  23. The turkeys upstairs will be pooping on the ones underneath

    mikecat23
    November 6, 2011 at 2:47 pm
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  24. Funny seeing (Cheech) doing the interview lol

    mikecat23
    November 6, 2011 at 3:43 pm
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  25. This is freken awesome. I’m such a fan of what Joel does with Polyface! It inspires us all.

    TriGirl333
    November 6, 2011 at 3:57 pm
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