If you haven’t guessed by the title, I am referring to Joel Salatin. I was able to catch a speech and workshop in La Grande, OR this weekend. The event was hosted by Oregon Rural and they filled a conference hall at Eastern Oregon University. Joel gave a speech on what it would take to Build a Food System that Works. It felt like Joel prepared specifically for this topic and broke down 6 things needed in order for a system to work.During the workshop, he went through a slide show about PolyFace farm. This too seemed fresh for the meeting. The man just keeps working!
There were dozens of new practices that popped up during the show. Many of us in attendance had read his books so these were like addendum’s to his books. New things included cut up chicken, color coded layers, acorn finished pigs, a hog transit system, and many others that I cannot remember off the top of my head. The biggest revelation to me seemed to concern his mob grazing practices. I have heard of MIG or Ultra High MIG, but nothing to this level. He talked about putting 100 cows on 1 acre for an entire day. The trick was growing the grass out to waist high. It was a great outing for Hazel and I and we were filled with more than enough inspiration to last the long winter ahead.
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