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A Discussion on Ecology Ethics with Joel Salatin and Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00 UTC

Joel Salatin

Bryan Welch, Publisher of Mother Earth News, sat down with Farmer/Philosopher Joel Salatin at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Fair in Seven Springs, PA. Joel has written multiple books including Fields of Farmers, The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer and Everything I Want to do is Illegal. He lives and works on his multi-generational farm, Polyface Farms, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where he and his family raise pastured meats and organic crops.
In this conversation we learn why at the end of the day it's much more satisfying to do physical labor rather than to "blink your existence into cyberspace" and the many ways we can be good stewards of the land.

In this conversation we learn why at the end of the day it's much more satisfying to do physical labor rather than to "blink your existence into cyberspace" and the many ways we can be good stewards of the land.

Comment: See also: Joel Salatin's secrets to reconnecting with your food

Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms: 'Folks This Ain't Normal'

Reader Comments

nedlud · 2016-03-15T11:24:40Z

feeding the masses

Joel Salatin is what we would call a kapo.

A kapo is a prisoner who is allowed to speak more freely and to have more privileges, because the ruling party knows it is important for the other prisoners to have heroes and a corresponding 'hope for the future'.

Kapos are selected, or find themselves in that position, because the ruling party, ie., the fascist and militaristic leadership, knows that in every truly dire situation, where events might or do occur that threaten to actuate a change in collective human behavior, the kapo will remain faithful to the leadership and do everything necessary to maintain the order already manifested and currently dominating the human 'will'.

The number of kapos in the prison (fascistic, government ordered and regulated society) is actually very large, about equal to the number of exceptionally yellow-bellied and highly narcissistic cowards.

Have a nice day and do believe, always, in a better and brighter tomorrow.

It will be here sooner than you think.

ned, out

p.s. I disagree with Miles Mathis in that I understand that people have dominating neurotic and psychotic tendencies which cause them to correlate and capitulate with even worse psychos without having even the slightest awareness of those 'tendencies'. More things occur in what we might call the unconscious field, than do various onlookers and other wonderers and analytical types realize. People are generally nearly totally unconscious even as they claim a substantial degree of consciousness. It requires unbelievable effort to make any real headway.....