Legal Issues for Homesteaders and Farmers

As Joel Salatin states: “Everything I Want to Do is Illegal”.  There is no more truthful statement today than that; such a sad reality.  The civil-liberties lawyer and writer, Harvey Silvergate wrote a book titled “You Commit Three Felonies a Day”.  You, the average joe, commit three felonies a day without homesteading or farming.   The …

Joel Salatin: The Promise of Regenerative Farming

by Chris Martenson, Joel Salatin, originally published by Peak Prosperity  | Mar 15, 2016 Front man for the sustainable/regenerative farming movement, Joel Salatin, returns to the podcast this week. Next month on April 23rd, he'll be joining Adam, the folks from Singing Frogs Farm, permaculturalist Toby Hemenway, and Robb Wolf at a speaking event in …

The PRIME Act: Giving the Power Back to the People, At Least When It Comes to Meat

[article repost: http://www.righttothrive.org/2016/01/25/the-prime-act-giving-the-power-back-to-the-people-at-least-when-it-comes-to-meat/ ] By Christine on January 25, 2016 in Local Economy There aren’t enough federally regulated slaughterhouses anymore. For many farmers, the closest facility with an inspector onsite is a couple hours away, even if they’re only planning to sell the meat at a farmers market. This costs more for the farmer, which raises …

A New Homestead Breed of Poultry: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks and Geese

To create the ideal homestead breed for each of your poultry species you have to create a clear-cut concept of the new breed’s ideal attributes or traits.  You are going to formulate a Standard of Perfection of Conformation for your new homestead breed for each species in your poultry flock. Modern breeding methods which focus …

Legal Issues for Homesteaders and Farmers

Source: Legal Issues for Homesteaders and Farmers As Joel Salatin states: “Everything I Want to Do is Illegal”.  There is no more truthful statement today than that; such a sad reality.  The civil-liberties lawyer and writer, Harvey Silvergate wrote a book titled “You Commit Three Felonies a Day”.  You, the average joe, commit three felonies …