Joel Salatin.
Some of ya are familiar with this man and his work. His attitude towards farming also works small scale, as in gardening.
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?We should at least be asking, Is there a righteous way to farm and an unrighteous way to farm? ... The first goal is to at least get people to appreciate that how we farm is a moral question,? he says. ?Once you get to that point, then you can actually discuss: What is a moral farm? What is a moral way to raise a chicken??