April 29, 2009:To regulate or not to regulate, that is the question. As HB-875 wends its way through Capital Hill, farmers like me are watching its progress with shock and fear. This so-called Food Modernization Act is really the... read more >
Joel Salatin
2009 Growing Green Awards finalist Joel Salatin owns and runs Polyface Farm, a "pasture-based, beyond-organic" operation in Swoope, Virginia whose products include...2009 Growing Green Awards finalist Joel Salatin owns and runs Polyface Farm, a "pasture-based, beyond-organic" operation in Swoope, Virginia whose products include grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, and sustainable lumber. A central figure in Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Salatin has also published a number of books on agriculture and farming. A vocal critic of industrial agriculture, Salatin does not sell or ship his products outside a four-mile drive from the site of the farm.MoreClose