Quotessence
Home / Authors / Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin

Joel Salatin Quotes

American farmer

Filter quotes by topic

AllIfsThinkingCultureAnimalKnowsWantFarmersFarmsPeopleShouldSoilWayFarmingImportantLandLocalsMeanOrganic FarmingPersonsEnergy

Famous Joel Salatin Quotes

“The same teen who can't legally operate a four-wheeler, or [ATV]...in a farm lane workplace environment can operate a jacked-up F-250 pickup on a crowded urban expressway. By denying these [farm work] opportunities to bring value to their own lives and the community around them, we've relegated our young adults to teenage foolishness. Then as a culture we walk around shaking our heads in bewilderment at these young people with retarded maturity. Never in life do people have as much energy as in their teens, and to criminalize leveraging it is certainly one of our nation's greatest resource blunders.”

WorkYouthMaturityTeensFarmingYoung Adults
Book:Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
Create image

“Every day when I wake up and head out for chores, I'm struck by the beauty we enjoy on our farm. Based on visitors' comments, that's a shared awareness. Not one of our doors has a skull and crossbones. We want visitors to be struck not by what we've done, but rather by how we've caressed this beautiful niche of God's creation into a productive and profoundly inspiring place.”

FarmingOrganic Farming
Book:The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's Creation
Create image

“The first supermarket supposedly appeared on the American landscape in 1946. That is not very long ago. Until then, where was all the food? Dear folks, the food was in homes, gardens, local fields, and forests. It was near kitchens, near tables, near bedsides. It was in the pantry, the cellar, the backyard.”

FirstsLongHomeFieldsGardenTablesDearFolksLocalsForestsLandscapeKitchenGardeningLong AgoFarmingGardenerBackyardsSupermarketsCellarsInspirational GardeningPantryAmerican Landscape
Author:Joel Salatin
Create image