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title: Joel Salatin on the cycle of life
date: 2012-05-23T12:58:10Z
modified: 2012-05-23T12:58:10Z
permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/joel-salatin-on-the-cycle-of-life/"
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status: publish
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wpid: 2160
categories:
  - Books
  - Gardening
  - Living Naturally
tags:
  - ChrisMartenson.com
  - Joel Salatin
  - michael pollan
  - podcast
  - Polyface Farms
  - sustainable farming
  - "The Omnivore's Dilemma"
author: Elizabeth
---

Is life fundamentally mechanical or fundamentally biological?[![](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QjAQibXdL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg "omnivore's dilemma")

](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143038583/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=lizoneandmore-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0143038583&adid=0TRHVSAFGGWR66V25BCY)

According to Joel Salatin, the inspirational sustainable farmer of Polyface Farms who was featured in Michael Pollan’s influential book, _[The Omnivore’s Dilemma](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143038583/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=lizoneandmore-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0143038583&adid=0TRHVSAFGGWR66V25BCY "The omnivore's dilemma"),_ the fundamental split in our food industry today is along the line of viewing life as mechanical or biological.

His first advice to anyone wanting to eat more sustainably? Find your kitchen!

A fascinating [ChrisMartenson.com](http://chrismartenson.com "Chris Martenson") podcast that is worth a listen.