
Joel Salatin
Joel F. Salatin (born February 24, 1957) is an American farmer, lecturer, and author. Salatin raises livestock on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Meat from the farm is sold by direct marketing to consumers and restaurants. Salatin has been editor of the monthly agriculture magazine Stockman Grass Farmer promoting pasture-grazed lifestock, and teaches a two-day course on agribusiness marketing in conjunction with this magazine. He has authored twelve books including Folks, This Ain't Normal; You Can Farm; and Salad Bar Beef. He has spoken as a farming educator at a wide range of organizations including the University of California at Berkeley, and the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. In 2020, he spoke at the Libertarian National Convention about limiting regulation.
11 acting credits
Acting · 11

Freedom From Choice
2014

American Meat
2013

What's With Wheat?
2016

The Lunatic Farmer
2025

Fresh
2009

Farmageddon
2011

Pursuing the Monarchs
2017

La ferme et son état
2017

Farmers For America
2017

Permaculture Chickens
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Revolution Food
2015