Today we had the great pleasure and honour to host a true hero in the space of regenerative farming , and a whole lot more besides! Master land steward, farmer rights activist and soil regenerating extraordinaire Joel Salatin.
Joel Salatin is the leader of the super entrepreneurial and eclectic, Polyface Farm, which once sporting 4 meter deep erosion gullies, has become a benchmark for what is possible in highly synergistic and nature respecting agriculture.
Joel Salatin is arguably one of todays most famous farmers. \
An outspoken activist for farmer’s rights and direct farmer consumer relationships.
Prolific author and blogger, I've posted links to a great selection of Joel’s books and his blog.
Both a true leader and a team player Joel is an active advocate for a truly engaged and deep connection with the earth and each other, Joel tackles the modern day ecological issues with a very personal and highly effective approach that combines science, eco intelligence, business savvy and spiritual connection.
Joel is featured in the movies Fresh, Food Inc, American Meat, Farmageddon, Whats With Wheat and the Regrarians collaborative biography, Polyfaces.
I really felt a special connection with Joel, and it was at times an emotional meeting, not least due to his expression of love for the Jewish people and his thoughts on the importance of establishing a deeply connected, ecological sound and sacred farming in Israel.
Eternally positive, I felt somewhat underneath my discussion with Joel the feeling of receiving from an elder. Joel is a man who has talked the talk and walked the walk, and has really developed a deep intuition and understanding of the harmony in natural cycles and the dynamic of production systems. Joel brings a dignity back into a space that is, pretty much bankrupt of it from all sides.
This is the first of many more and deeper connections between Joel Salatin and EcoIQ.
You Can Farm
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal
Fields Of Farmers
Your Successful Farming Business
Joel's daily blog
Thankyou for your continued amazing contributions Joel!
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Our next guest is the man Permaculture process, Darren Doherty
02:35 Gratitude
08:00 Constant Learning
10:45 Life Is So Sacred It Requires Death..
15:35 Animalless Ecologies
18:00 Biological vs Mechanical
20:20 Joel's Grounding Practice, And On Letting Go Of Control
26:25 Fiefdoms And The Business Of Farming
39:45 Good Framing Is Beautiful!
44:45 Harmonising - Animals And The Carbon Cycle
59:10 Put Water To Work
1:06:30 Abundance
1:11:30 Assests And Liabilities In Soil
1:18:15 A Message To The Land Stewards Of Israel