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Detail For Show: Sustainable Farming Practices

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Sustainable Farming Practices presented by Joel Salatin 3. Joel F. Salatin (born 1957) is an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include You Can Farm and Salad Bar Beef.

Salatin raises livestock using holistic methods of animal husbandry, free of potentially harmful chemicals, on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Salatin, a self-described "Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist farmer" produces high-quality "beyond organic" meats, which are raised using environmentally responsible, ecologically beneficial, sustainable methods.

Salatin's 550-acre farm is featured prominently in Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006) and the documentary film, Food, Inc. His unconventional farming practices have drawn attention from the alternative agriculture community especially those interested in sustainable livestock management. For example, Pollan became interested in Salatin because of his refusal to send food to locations not within a four-hour drive of his farm, i.e. outside his local "foodshed." "We want [prospective customers] to find farms in their areas and keep the money in their own community," said Salatin. "We think there is strength in decentralization and spreading out rather than in being concentrated and centralized."

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Type of Show: Specials

Target Viewing Market: National (US)

State of Production and/or Target State or Province: Colorado

Frequency of Episodes: One time show

Show Producer: Durango Community Access Television

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