Joel Salatin is a 3rd generation organic livestock farmer and a nationally renowned speaker on organic farming and "relationship marketing." He is on a mission to develop emotionally, economically and environmentally enhanced agricultural enterprises, and facilitate their duplication around the world. Part of that goal is to produce the best food in the world.
Throughout farm country, farmers are examining their options, trying to determine the best means of survival. Many are finding the best strategy is to assess the needs of the marketplace, then devise ways of filling a spectrum of niches.
Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm is proof that a prudent farmer of modest means can prosper through a strategy of maximum diversity.
Joel’s formula is more complex than just making a profit on his farm near Swoope, Va. It includes using the land in multiple ways, following ecologically friendly principles, and then directly markets the farm's bounty to consumers.
Salatin and his farm have appeared on NBC and have been featured in National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines. He is author of several books on sustainable farming and has also received numerous conservation awards.
The lectures are free and open to the public. Lunch is $15.
Joel will be speaking at the Chattanoogan on Wednesday, March 3, from noon to 4:30 p.m.
To register, please RSVP to Shirley at 757-5010.
Agenda
12-1:30 p.m. Lunch
45 minute presentation on Agriculture and the Regional Food System
2-3:15 p.m. Slide show – Sustainable Agriculture
3:30-4:30 p.m. Questions and Answer / Discussion
The event is co-sponsored by Greenlife Grocery, Chattanooga Market, Crabtree Farms, Walker County Young Farmers and Slow Food.