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Salad Bar Beef Paperback – July 1, 1996

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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Polyface; 1st edition (July 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 096381091X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0963810915
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsGood How-to on raising beef on shoestring for direct market
By amoseley@csac.com on December 25, 1997
Format: Paperback
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
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent and green concept
By Darlene on December 14, 2007
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn Excellent Book
By Ryan D. Marquardt on September 8, 2006
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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
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Resource!
By M. K. Havemann on August 7, 2008
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 starsOne of the most important things to remember about book like this is that 1) they contain opinions 2) these ...
By The Great Gadfly on May 30, 2016
Format: Paperback
I have read this book and All Flesh is Grass by Gene Logsdon as well as other books on the topic. They all offer different perspectives on basically the same topic, and Salatin and Logsdon are the books for beginners. Salatin is what I would call a production scale farmer, not small scale. He is managing hundreds of acres and animals. Logsdon is much more small scale. This colors their opinions. Pick the one that is closer to your situation. Logsdon is also a far more entertaining and talented writer in my opinion.

One of the most important things to remember about book like this is that 1) they contain opinions 2) these opinions are formed from circumstances that may very well be different from your own 3) people who write books like this think they know everything, and furthermore, know better than experts as recognized by the government and the universities.

For example, Salatin gives his cattle a soap called Shaklee Basic H as a wormer. Shaklee is a multi-level-marketing company (like Scamway); they do not reveal the ingredients of Basic H because it is a "trade secret." So, Salatin, a "beyond organic" (his words, not mine) farmer is having his cows ingest soap of which he knows not the ingredients. I guess we just have to take Shaklee's word for it--except Shaklee DOESN'T endorse this practice of feeding their soap to livestock. Salatin will go on to give opinions on all sorts of things--round bales mold (no they don't if the hay is cured property before baling). Just dig a hole in the ground anywhere to put a pond and water your animals with it (no provision made for monitoring water quality, or consideration given to soil permeability or watershed size).Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsHoly COW!
By Mike Milligan on August 4, 2008
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If it wasn't for bureaucrats farming with this method would be absolute heaven! This is an absolute essential read for anyone wanting to raise beef cattle. If your interested in creating a grass based business I would recommend reading "You can Farm" First!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book
By Janet L. Weddle on October 21, 2009
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Joel Salatin has affected so many people who want to raise clean food. Almost every book or web site that wants to restore agriculture to its natural fertility cites Joel's ideas. Much of what he has tried is specific to the conditions on his Virginia farm, but he is so inspiring that you can follow his example to find out what works on your farm, to innovate, and to look to Nature for the answers to your problems.
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Published 1 month ago by SCOTT A LAMMAR
5.0 out of 5 starsJoel Salatin is a breath of fresh air. I ...

Joel Salatin is a breath of fresh air. I can see an avenue for making my 25 acres work for a cattle operation.

Published 4 months ago by NCgirl
5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful Book! Full of information and help

Wonderful Book! Full of information and help!

Published 5 months ago by Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 starsOlder book has some good points in it and a bunch of rantings from ...

Older book has some good points in it and a bunch of rantings from author. I have learned new things but have skipped pages due to the rantings.

Published 5 months ago by KMILK
5.0 out of 5 starsVery happy with this book

Very happy with this book. Salatin as always lays things out so clearly that you don't know why you didn't think of it yourself. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Erika V
5.0 out of 5 starsIt was very clear and as precise as could be ...

It was very clear and as precise as could be. I appreciated the explanations of why.... I respect a man of principles. I am passing this book around.

Published 6 months ago by chris jensen
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book!

Great book! This is a practical guide to farming on grass in the rotational grass method. Very helpful information.

Published 9 months ago by Whippoorwill
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

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Published 9 months ago by Bobby J. Koehn
5.0 out of 5 starsHubby loves it

For my husband. He loves it! Wanting to raise a few head on our land and it's just what he wanted.

Published 12 months ago by Astuart
5.0 out of 5 starsthanks for a good business

It was on time and has kept me busy reading. Well worth the $ and I appreciate your collecting good books for people like me.

Published 13 months ago by Bill W

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