Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm, jokes with a small crowd before setting out on a tour of the farm in July 2011 in Swoope, Va. Norm Shafer/The Washington Post/Getty.

Joel Salatin, one of the nation’s leading exponents of sustainable agriculture – in particular, grass farming – will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

Two weeks ago, I joined about 1,700 farmers, foodies, and families from across the U.S. for a pilgrimage to Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm, home of his iconic model of local, sustainable agriculture.

SILT, Colo. – Despite the proliferation of farmers markets, the introduction of words and phrases like “foodie” and “farm-to-table” into the vernacular, the advent of the celebrity chef, the Obamas’ ...

In Salatin's view, just about everything, from the way we feed our farm animals to the way we conduct science. What ain't normal? In Salatin's view, just about everything, ...

SWOOPE, Va. — The topography of Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm, crammed into the higher altitudes of the Shenandoah Valley, is more mindful of a Minnesota farm in St. Louis County rather than, say ...

Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm in Virginia, discussed his book [Your Successful Farm Business].

Joel Salatin’s family opens their Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, once every three years for a field day celebrating “integrity food.” This is the year and July 19 is the ...

Over the past 20 years, Joel Salatin has emerged as a sort of guru of the sustainable-food movement. His 500-acre Polyface Farm in Swoope, Va., is legendary among a small circle of foodies for its ...

Farmer, book author, and speaker Joel Salatin will visit Rockport's Four String Farm in October. Salatin is an advocate of local, sustainable agriculture and runs Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia.

Joel Salatin—farmer, author, activist, provocateur—seemed especially fed up as he spoke at the 2014 LPAC conference Friday. Salatin is a self-described libertarian who gets cited approvingly ...

Joel Salatin, a Virginia-based farmer and author of nine books about farming practices, will lead the “Follow the Farmer” seminar 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 4 at A Joyful Noise Farm, ...