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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | In a day when beef is assailed by many environmental organizations and lauded by fast-food chains, a new paradigm to bring reason to this confusion is in order. With farmers leaving the land in droves and plows poised to "reclaim" set-aside acres, it is time to offer an alternative that is both land and farmer friendly.Beyond that, the salad bar beef production model offers hope to rural communities, to struggling row-crop farmers, and to frustrated beef eaters who do not want to encourage desertification, air and water pollution, environmental degradation and inhumane animal treatment. Because this is a program weighted toward creativity, management, entrepreneurism and observation, it breathes fresh air into farm economics.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Joel Salatin | | Paperback: | 384 pages | | Publisher: | Polyface | | Publication Date: | July 01, 1996 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 096381091X | | Product Length: | 8.94 inches | | Product Width: | 6.01 inches | | Product Height: | 1.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.26 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.6 inches | | Package Width: | 6.0 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 17 reviews |
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97 of 99 found the following review helpful:
 Good How-to on raising beef on shoestring for direct market Dec 26, 1997
By amoseley@csac.com
Joel Salatin brings optimism and energy to this series of essays on how he raises beef (and other livestock ) on grass for direct market to urban consumers. He reveals his tricks in great detail, such as the egg-mobile, the pig-aerator, electric fencing, the warm winter hay shed, and how to promote the meat. A must for anyone looking for new ideas on raising livestock
45 of 46 found the following review helpful:
An excellent and green concept Dec 14, 2007
By Samuel
I recommend Salad Bar Beef to anyone in the country that wants to produce beef worth eating. Salatin is extremely open and honest about everything he does on his farm, and is very passionate about green farming.
This book does not contain simple homesteading information; it is a manual on how to maximize profits, production, and soil fertility, while decreasing disease and stress(both cattle stress and farmer stress). When I said it does not contain "simple homesteading information", I did not mean that this book is complicated. Salad Bar Beef is actually one of the easiest agricultural books to comprehend.
Although easy to comprehend, you can not by any means read this book with a conventional mind. Pretend you do not know anything, and carefully consider Salatin's points.
If you begin reading this book and get the feeling that Salatin is strong in the way he presents his points, that's because he is. Many do not like being convicted, but the truth is, if you're never convicted, you never learn. Salatin makes his views clearly seen in his books, and every one of them are good and practical. Personally, I do not like reading a book in which the author is weak in his presentation of views.
I have never read agricultural books as good as the ones that Salatin has written, and I recommend them to anyone interested in farming naturally. The books are high-priced, but worth double that. Before long I will raise poultry and cattle using Salatin's methods, using Salad Bar Beef as a manual. Too bad I can't give Salad Bar Beef six or seven stars.
28 of 29 found the following review helpful:
An Excellent Book Sep 08, 2006
By Ryan D. Marquardt
This book starts with the framework for grass finished cattle production, then looks at day to day operation, followed by some more detailed points and problem shooting, before closing with marketing. This is a great guide and an enjoyable read. I liked it better than Pastured Poultry, but both are great books for those interested in the future of the farm buisness.
Ryan
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great Resource! Aug 07, 2008
By M. K. Havemann
"Sunshine"
If you are like my family and want to step away from the agri-business model of farming then this book is a great resource. Some parts are a little complicated as far as his method for tracking yields, but once you get the hang of it, it is quite an effective tracking method. Keep in mind...he won't tell you what kind of grasses to grow. Which I think is great, because you need to grow what is native to your area, not his.
These books are not just a great resource for raising salad bar beef, but also for marketing this unique product. That alone makes these books well worth the money.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great Common Sense Book Mar 09, 2011
By Amy Lund
This book is a great book for those interested in raising grass fed beef. I have lived on farms for most of my life and been around beef, but I was challenged to look at cattle farming from a diffent perspective while reading. I don't know that I agree with everything that Joel is doing; however, it appears to be based on first-hand experience versus theory. I especially like that he balances (or even shows that they go hand-in-hand) the good treatment of cattle and the environment with profits. I love that he doesn't suggest the expensive alternatives but always tries to get the most bang for the buck in every option. This book is well worth reading.
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