Meet Joel Salatin, a Leader in Regenerative Agriculture and Self-Described ‘Lunatic Farmer’Meet Joel Salatin, a Leader in Regenerative Agriculture and Self-Described ‘Lunatic Farmer’
Joel Salatin is a fierce advocate for farming that is in tune with nature. Courtesy of Polyface Farm

Meet Joel Salatin, a Leader in Regenerative Agriculture and Self-Described ‘Lunatic Farmer’

Salatin’s Polyface Farms in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is a pilgrimage destination for many organic farming enthusiasts.
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SWOOPE, Va.—Joel Salatin, the self-described “Christian Libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer,” enthusiastically engages in a free-flowing conversation as he navigates the bumpy mountain roads that wind through his 700-acre Polyface Farms in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

He showcases his whimsical sense of humor while driving a faded early-1980s Ford Bronco that has no windows and only gets washed by the rain.

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