The Nourisher - Editor’s Blog

“Whenever I hear people say clean food is expensive, I tell them it’s actually the cheapest food you can buy. That always gets their attention…Society is not bearing the cost of water pollution, of antibiotic resistance, of food-borne illnesses, of crop subsidies, of subsidized oil and water-of all the hidden costs to the environment and the taxpayer that make cheap food seem cheap. No thinking person will tell you they don’t care about all that. I tell them the choice is simple: You can buy honestly priced food or you can buy irresponsibly priced food.” - Joel Salatin

Joel Salatin is a renegade farmer who won’t supply his chickens, pigs or any other meat he farms to supermarket chains. He won’t even ship meat to the next state. If you want his superb meat, you’ll have to come get it. His farm is in Virginia, USA so it’s a little too far for our readers but his story is inspiring none the less.

Michael Pollann has written a brilliant article about Joel’s revolutionary farm, well worth a read as is his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma: a Natural History of Four Meals.

About the Author...

Joanne Hay, Editor of Nourished Magazine, Chief Nourisher and Mother of three is very grateful to live in Byron Bay and be able to share all she has learned about Nourishment. She has trained as an Acupuncturist (unfinished), Kinesiologist (finished) and parent (never finished). She serves the Weston A Price Foundation as a chapter leader. She loves sauerkraut, kangaroo tail stew, home made ice cream, her husband Wes and her kids Isaiah, Brynn and Ronin (in no particular order…well maybe ice cream first).