Joel Salatin: Ending the Jurassic Park Mentality of Farming

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This is the full-length version of Jan Jekielek’s interview with Joel Salatin. This interview was originally released on Epoch TV on April 8, 2025.

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Joel Salatin is one of America’s most revered regenerative farmers. At Polyface Farms, he avoids synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and vaccines. He doesn’t take any government subsidies. And he’s been a major source of inspiration for many seeking to build farms of their own with symbiotic, sustainable ecosystems—ones that enrich rather than deplete the soil.

For decades, he’s been fighting government overregulation of small food producers.
Salatin is featured in multiple documentaries and is the author of 17 books, including “Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front” and “Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World.”

CHAPTER TITLES
0:00:00 Introduction to Joel Salatin: The Lunatic Farmer
0:00:21 Bird Flu and Mass Chicken Culling: A Critical Perspective
0:02:53 Alternative Solutions to Bird Flu and Pharmaceutical Influence
0:06:01 Breeding Survivors and Challenging Government Policies
0:10:13 Polyface Farm: Pastured Livestock and Ethical Farming
0:12:15 The Origin of the "Lunatic Farmer" Moniker
0:14:07 Challenging Regulatory Barriers in Agriculture
0:17:38 Regenerative Agriculture: Mimicking Nature's Patterns
0:21:41 Symbiotic Farming Practices and Natural Cycles
0:25:49 The Myth of Synthetic Fertilizers and Food Production
0:30:17 Historical Agricultural Practices and Food Systems
0:36:38 Stewardship of the Land and Technological Humility
0:37:29 The Food Emancipation Proclamation
0:46:00 Safety, Regulation, and Food Choice
0:53:22 Insights from Jeremy Clarkson's Farming Perspectives
1:00:04 Cutting Out Middlemen and Direct Farm-to-Consumer Sales
1:07:07 Resources for Learning About Regenerative Agriculture
1:08:21 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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