[Lapg] Joel Salatin, farmer and relocalization advocate comes to Santa Barbara Dec 9-11

[Kolmi Majumdar]

Joel Salatin, farmer, author, and food relocalization advocate, comes  
to Santa Barbara as part of the Carbon Economy Educational Series.

To view flyer: http://www.quailsprings.org/CEC/JoelSalatinFlyer.pdf  (1 MB)

SANTA BARBARA, CA (12/01/2009)  -  "Imagine what it would be if, as a  
national policy, we had such nutritionally dense food that people  
actually felt better, had more energy, and weren't sick as much...now  
see, that's a noble goal." - Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms.

Joel Salatin, fulltime family farmer of the highly successful Polyface  
Farms, recipient of the Heinz Award for Environmental Leadership, and  
one of the world's leading advocates of farming and food  
relocalization, is coming to Santa Barbara December 9-11 as part of  
the Carbon Economy Educational Series.

"Meet the best, loudest (and only) Christian-libertarian-capitalist  
-environmentalist-lunatic farmer on the face of planet Earth.... a  
darling of the environmental left but with increasing cachet and  
respect from the religious right may make him the catalyst in bringing  
the two groups together," says the Christian Science Monitor.

Featured in Michael Pollan's book, Omnivore's Dilemma, and in the  
films FRESH and FOOD, Inc., Joel himself is the author of six books  
including Family Friendly Farming, Salad Bar Beef, and his latest,  
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal.   His speaking and writing reflect  
dirt-under-the-fingernails experience punctuated with mischievous  
humor. Joel passionately defends small farms, local food systems, and  
the right to opt out of the conventional food paradigm.

Joel Salatin will be providing a public talk on Wednesday, December  
9th at the Faulkner Gallery at the Central Library in Santa Barbara, a  
lecture for anyone who eats!   Salatin will inspire participants to  
engage in the relocalization movement through his direct and honest  
experience.  Following, on December 10th and 11th, Salatin will  
provide a 2-day intensive training sharing his own successful farming  
and relationship marketing model at Polyface Farms, and opening up the  
discussion to relocalization opportunities and challenges for  
communities.

Joel Salatin Events - Carbon Economy Educational Series

* Public Talk:  Pathways to Relocalization with Joel Salatin
Wednesday, December 9th, 7-9pm, $10 at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa  
Barbara Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.

* Intensive 2 Day Training: Pathways to Relocalization with Joel Salatin
December 10-11, 2009 at Orella Ranch and El Capitan Canyon, north of  
Santa Barbara on the Gaviota Coast .  Visit www.CarbonEconomySB.com to  
learn more or register.

Inspired by results driven science and applications, the Carbon  
Economy Educational Series brings speakers and educators to the Santa  
Barbara area to share leading edge technology and practices aimed at  
providing real world, applicable solutions to some of our most  
pressing environmental and social problems.  The courses are convened  
and co-sponsored by Quail Springs Permaculture Farm and Orella Ranch,  
with in-kind support from El Capitan Canyon Resort, with a host of  
local, national, and international network partners involved in the  
series.

Educators in the series this fall have included:  Elaine Ingham, PhD  
who taught a 3 day intensive on the Soil Food Web, Compost and Compost  
Tea Technologies; Darren Doherty and Kirk Gadzia who taught a 6 day  
training on Sustainable Land Management, including Holistic Resource  
Management, Broadacre Permaculture, and Keyline Design; and, Erin  
Sanborn standing in for Gunter Pauli for Zero Emissions Research  
Initiatives training.   For more information, please visit  
www.CarbonEconomySB.com.

Contacts:
Dave Fortson, Orella Ranch & LoaTree, david at loatree.com or 805.450.2357
Kolmi Majumdar, Quail Springs, carboneconomy at quailsprings.org or 805.886.7239
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Recent articles on Joel Salatin

http://www.hopedance.org/home/food-news/1603-joel-salatin-advocates-a-better-way-to-raise-food

http://www.mnn.com/food/farms-gardens/stories/joel-salatin-preaches-the-local-food-movement