Joel Salatin — American Author

Joel F. Salatin is an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include Folks, This Ain't Normal; You Can Farm; and Salad Bar Beef... (wikipedia)

Despite all the hype about local or green food, the single biggest impediment to wider adoption is not research, programs, organizations, or networking. It is the demonizing and criminalizing of virtually all indigenous and heritage-based food practices.
Ecology should be object lessons that the world sees, that explains in a visceral, physical way, the attributes of God.
The industrial food system is so cruel and so horrific in its treatment of animals. It never asks the question: 'Should a pig be allowed to express its pig-ness?'
Outrageous behavior, also known as the lunatic fringe, is the seed bed of innovation and creativity.
Know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.