Salatin is far from what I would consider a hippie farmer. His family has been raising animals and crops on land since the 60's and he does it in such a way that is sustainable and doesn't require inputs from big ag. He mimics natural cycles on his land in the way he moves his cattle from pasture section to pasture section on a daily basis like bison move daily in their herd. He follows the cattle with chickens which spread the manure and and eat pests just like flocks of birds would have followed the bison. This leads to incredible grasses growing on his land and major soil restoration. He grazes his pigs in the wooded areas which manages undergrowth and promotes the health of the large timber.

His big push is to work with the land the way it has worked for millenia, not stripping it every season and dumping 1000's of lbs of chemical on it to make Monsanto's latest creation grow. Its a good method and he provides realistic frameworks for individuals or small families to make it work in their area too.

Excited to see him involved with advising at the federal level.