The New York Times says he's "Virginia's most multifaceted agrarian since Thomas Jefferson [and] the high priest of the pasture", Salatin calls himself an environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer, and we call him a heck of a good time! We were thrilled to have this outspoken and animated pioneer in beyond-organic farming visit us at Wanderlust Vermont in Stratton, VT in June of 2012.
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Posted by Jeff Krasno on February 6, 2012 in Eco, Nourish
It’s dad’s night to cook and my eldest daughter and I head to the local grocery store. Hamburgers it is (big surprise). We weave our way through the aisles in search of the miniscule cubby reserved for grass-fed meat. And there’s a pound of grass-fed chuck for $10. Our earth/animal friendly meat is stacked amongst of sea of industrial ground beef priced at approximately $3 per pound....