Excerpt from "Joel Salatin teaches philosophy of farming: PolyFace Farms blends Eastern, Western cultures" (The Santa Clara):
"We have to understand that food safety, primarily in this country, is not about food safety. It's about who has access to the market...I know this is not about food safety, it's about regulating market access...consumer advocates believe bureaucrats can protect them and that a paper 1,000 miles away can protect them...[as a society] we love being victims; that's why we call them ‘stoplights' and not ‘go-lights.' Ultimately, the question is, ‘Who owns me?'"
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"Eventually, we all walk by faith — at the end of the day, we put our faith in something, whether it be God, family, friends...all of these opportunities and decisions come down to who you're going to trust. Life is full of risks. It's so risky you could die from it!"
Salatin concluded with one final benediction, "May all your carrots grow long and straight. May we all leave the planet in a better place than it was found."
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