Food\'s Broad Tent - Joel Salatin

$\"\"$ Whether you farm ideas, dreams, plants or animals we better be prepared. Joel Salatin, the self-referenced lunatic farmer of Polyface farms has prepared thousands of people for their own type of farming and he\’s doing it again with another book, \”Your Successful Farm Business\”. As the title suggests, it\’s helpful to farmers, but not just for farmers. In this conversation with Joel we talk about farming, writing books and the common concern found everywhere he\’s been in the world: mistrust. It\’s what is driving people to look for authenticity–the flip side of mistrust. Farming is a subset of the food system–the broadest tent where a mistrustful public\’s hunger for authenticity is ubiquitous. Joel shares a food-centered message for farmers and people who may never have a farm \’farm\’ but who can get energized about not letting farm land turn into another strip mall.

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The Farm To Table Talk podcast is a virtual table for conversations about ideas, insights, and journeys of chefs, farmers, policymakers, researchers, NGOs and the food-focused public about our food and how it is grown, prepared and shared throughout society. The host, Rodger Wasson is a food and agriculture veteran. Raised on his family’s farm in Central Illinois, he has worked for and with every size, type, and age of farmers and aspiring farmers. Whether new, old, big or small, they are all part of today’s food movement. The Farm to Table Talk podcasts are for those interested in journeys within the modern food system and the stories behind our every bite. Contact rodger@idea-farming with your thoughts, suggestions or questions.