If everyone could live life the way author, Joel Salatin, lives life, then according to Salatin, the planet would thank us. Salatin owns a 500-acre farm in Virginia where he raises grass-fed, free-range animals, including cattle, pigs, and poultry. Besides farming, Salatin is an author of multiple books and a public speaker that has travelled all over to speak what he stands for.
Joel Salatin wants everyone around the world to be able to overcome the corporate food system along with him, which is why he wrote, “Declare Your Independence.” Salatin’s solution to this problem is to simply not take part in the food giants game, and follow four simple steps. Salatin claims that if we teach ourselves to cook again, buy only local, buy strictly what is in season, and plant a garden, then what seems to be impossible can be possible and the corporate food system will come crashing down.
Firstly, Salatin gives the statistic that somewhere around 70 percent of Americans do not have plans for what they will be eating for dinner before 4 in the afternoon. Not only this, but 25 percent of Americans meals are said to be consumed in their vehicles. With statistics like these it is clear that a …show more content…
Something as simple as planting a garden has the ability to get people together. In many communities there are community gardens where neighbors get together and help one another grow simple crops that can be used in the at home kitchen setting. When people are able to get together the word of mouth is a powerful thing and can cause one person to share their experience with one person and that trend continues on and on. Not only is it logical to start a garden, but it is a great mood booster, and makes someone feel good inside which is a great example of pathological reasoning. With strong logical reasoning and strong emotional reasoning, it’s no wonder that Joel Salatin believes that we can make a
Joel Salatin wants everyone around the world to be able to overcome the corporate food system along with him, which is why he wrote, “Declare Your Independence.” Salatin’s solution to this problem is to simply not take part in the food giants game, and follow four simple steps. Salatin claims that if we teach ourselves to cook again, buy only local, buy strictly what is in season, and plant a garden, then what seems to be impossible can be possible and the corporate food system will come crashing down.
Firstly, Salatin gives the statistic that somewhere around 70 percent of Americans do not have plans for what they will be eating for dinner before 4 in the afternoon. Not only this, but 25 percent of Americans meals are said to be consumed in their vehicles. With statistics like these it is clear that a …show more content…
Something as simple as planting a garden has the ability to get people together. In many communities there are community gardens where neighbors get together and help one another grow simple crops that can be used in the at home kitchen setting. When people are able to get together the word of mouth is a powerful thing and can cause one person to share their experience with one person and that trend continues on and on. Not only is it logical to start a garden, but it is a great mood booster, and makes someone feel good inside which is a great example of pathological reasoning. With strong logical reasoning and strong emotional reasoning, it’s no wonder that Joel Salatin believes that we can make a