RURAL VERMONT HOSTS JOEL SALATIN:

RURAL VERMONT HOSTS JOEL SALATIN:
Nationally Recognized Farmer & Food Activist Visits Vermont

Do you care about living soils, thriving farms, and healthy communities? Joel Salatin does, and his life’s work has been devoted to supporting this vision of a local, sustainable farm economy. Rural Vermont brings Salatin to Vermont on April 23rd to energize and inspire Vermont’s movement to increase access to local foods.

Before Salatin’s arrival, excerpts from his book Everything I Want to Do is Illegal will be read by Vermont farmers struggling with the same regulatory barriers to community-scale agriculture that are presented in the book. This event will provide a great introduction to one of our country's leading farm activists! Get ready for Salatin’s visit by coming out on Sunday, April 20th from 2 – 3 pm at Langdon Street Café in Montpelier. This event is free, though donations will be kindly accepted!

On Wednesday, April 23rd, Salatin will be at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common to present his vision on the future of our local food economy. Learn about working with nature to produce the healthiest, most sustainable food possible. The presentation will be from 2 – 3 pm in Simpson Hall. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Rural Vermont’s annual meeting from 6:30 - 9 pm on April 23rd at the Royalton Academy on Route 14! Joel Salatin will be the keynote speaker, and will kick off an exciting celebration of a very successful year for agriculture! Also, new officials will be elected, outstanding members will be honored, a potluck meal will be served (bring a delectably local dish and cutlery), and the second annual Silent Auction will be held.

Be sure to bring your checkbook or MC/Visa to win a great prize or two in the silent auction! Items donated include pansies from Four Springs Farm, honey from Champlain Valley Apiaries, a candle basket from Way Out Wax, cereal from Vermont Morning, flowers from Standing Stone Perennial Farm, and a weekend stay in a cabin on a pond in the woods in Stowe, donated by the Nicholson family.

Admission to Rural Vermont’s annual meeting is free for Rural Vermont members, and $15 for all others.

Joel Salatin is one of America’s premier grass farmers, and has been called “the high priest of the pasture” by The New York Times. His solution to strengthening community-based food production is to allow freedom for traditional food growing and purchasing choices.
Salatin and his family own and operate Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Joel Salatin’s visit to Vermont is going to be so much fun, it should be illegal! Hope to see you there.