POLYFACE INTENSIVE SEMINARS

Two out of every three years, Polyface offers this two-day, six meal (it's worth coming just for the meals) intensive seminar limited to 30 people in order to maintain intimacy. If you ever wanted to go behind the scenes with the Salatin family, this is your opportunity. We actually process chickens, process rabbits, go up the mountain to see pigs, discuss water systems and road building.

We go to one of the rental farms to talk about mob stocking and land lease options. A silviculture session accentuates good forestry management. We mill a log into lumber on the farm's bandsaw mill, and talk about adding value to woodlots.

The first evening Joel presents a Relationship Marketing session until dark, highlighting the current techniques the farm and its collaborators use. This is a hands on, in-the-field learning experience in which the how-to is smothered in southern hospitality. The most common complaint is: "Oh, I should have brought my . . . wife, husband, business partner, in-laws, friend."

Who comes? Anyone. We've had chefs, environmentalists, farmers, professors, bureaucrats . . . even animal rights activists. The most common testimonial: "The first half day made it worthwhile." Come and join us.

ACRES USA handles all registrations: 1-800-355-5313, or look at the ACRES USA website.

TAG-ALONG

Polyface routinely receives requests from around the world to come for a few days or more and follow us around.  The requests normally end with:  "I'm sure I can earn my keep."  Please, no offense, but no, you can't.  We even tried offering this at
$1,000 for 5 days, but that still did not compensate us for the disruption.

This is a for-profit genuine working farm.  When people tag-along, we are constantly answering questions and trying to keep them from being run over or in the wrong place.  The divided focus
makes us forget tools, to close (or open) gates, and cost us valuable time in efficiently going about our duties.

We offer fairly unlimited access to come and see on your own.  You can book an individualized tour.  You can come to the bi-monthly lunatic tour.  You can come to the seminars (see above).  But please, please do not ask to come and follow us around for a couple of days.  It just doesn't work.