The farm produces an amazing yield of meat on only 100 acres. It gives lie to the myth that meat cannot be sustainable and that organic meat farming can’t be profitable - the key may be to go far beyond organic and into very complex permaculture. Salatin, he tells us, doesn’t consider himself a chicken or cattle farmer, but a grass farmer, which is what makes the remarkable system work.
Pollan tells us that we have to get over the idea that we get more for us, and less for nature - at the end of the season at Salatin’s farm, there’s more soil, more biodiversity, more for everyone.
WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Michael Pollan Gets Duped by his Lawn. And We Get Duped by the Corn?: Filed in: sustainabl., permaculture, organic, grass, meat
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All farm production, indeed all use of land should have benefits other than those measured in cash. We are running small farm in southern Australia and many of our neighbours think we a re mad because we don't clear all the native vegetation and plant exotic grass species to 'maximise' production.
Habve a look at our website www.freeranger.com.au
and my blog at
http://freerangereggs.blogspot.com.
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