Speaking

JOEL SALATIN

Read Joel's Bio

Joel’s Schedule of Events

September

Sept. 7 Expo Agrofuturo Medellin - COLUMBIA, South America

Sept. 12 Victoria College Lyceum, Victoria College, Victoria,  TEXAS

Sept. 30-Oct. 1 The Vineyard Church, Wheeling,  WEST VIRGINIA



October

Oct. 7 Farm Where You Live Fair, T. Ed Garrison Arena in Clemson, SC

October 13-14 – Homesteaders of America – Front Royal, VIRGINIA

Oct. 15-16 The Self Reliance Festival, Camden,  TENNESSEE

Oct. 21-22 Indiana Homestead Conference - Indianapolis,  INDIANA Marion County Fairgrounds

October 24-25  Stockman Grass Farmer’s Small, Smart and Special School - Joel and Grant Estrade in Jackson MS  800-748-9808

October 26-27  Stockman Grass Farmer’s Direct Marketing and Social Media School - Joel and Charlotte Smith in Jackson MS  800-748-9808

November

November 3-4 Rogue Food Conference - Battle Ground,   WASHINGTON

December

Dec. 15-16 The Liberty Food Festival - Bellows Falls,  VERMONT

North Walpole,  NEW HAMPSHIRE

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FEBRUARY

February 7 Soil Health in the West Conference, St. George,  UTAH

MARCH

March 23 Okie Homesteading - Expo Pryor, OKLAHOMA, Mayer County Fairgrounds

March 15-16 Take This Farm and Love it, The Stockman Grass Farmer Business School with Steve Kenyon

Edmonton,  ALBERTA, Sponsored by GRO

MAY

May 18 or 19 Exit and Build Conference with John Bush, Bastrop,  TEXAS

JUNE

June 1 Naturally Inspired Health Summit, Loveland,  COLORADO

June 7-8   The Homestead Festival, Columbia, TENNESSEE

July 20  2024 Freedom Farms, Greene, NEW YORK www.wearefreedomfarms.com

June 28-29 Modern Homesteading Conference - Coeur d’Alene,  IDAHO

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 6-7 Ozarks Homesteading Expo, Springfield,   MISSOURI

OCTOBER

Oct. 11-12  2024 Homesteaders of America, Front Royal,   VIRGINIA

Joel’s Consulting Services

Engaging Joel for a day of consulting (multi-day discounts) is an investment in his experience and unorthodox creativity. To help pay for it, some folks offer a tag-along option for folks or an evening public event. Most folks just want the individual attention for a day or more. No one can be good at everything; here are Joel’s areas of expertise:

  1. Landscape design: access, infrastructure, fences, edges, riparian buffers.
  2. Water systems: access, distribution, capturing, utilization.
  3. Corrals and livestock handling infrastructure: design, placement, infrastructure.
  4. Brainstorming possibilities and opportunities: enterprises, margins, profit potential.
  5. Fertility enhancement: techniques, resources, carbon development, composting.
  6. Identifying weak links: breakthroughs and break withs; catalysis and inhibitors
  7. Team building: family relationships, collaboration agreements, non-employee labor.
  8. Succession planning: articulating expectations, agreeing on vision, roadmap to the future.
  9. Marketing: what, where, when, how, and to whom.
  10. Financials: margins, enterprise comparisons, time and motion, project value.
  11. Multi-species on pasture: symbiosis, infrastructure, logistics, protocols.
  12. Forestry: income potential, lumber, culling, management.

Ongoing benefits: All clients receive direct access to Joel for ongoing dialogue, within reason, in perpetuity, gratis.

Terms: Honorarium plus travel expenses.

Joel’s Speaking Protocol

To secure Joel as a speaker, regardless of venue (non-profit, community group, sustainable agriculture, urban food activism, corporation, college, association) please contact Ellis Trevor (email) or Mackenzie Coke (email), Chartwell Speakers Bureau, 972-385-1021.

Appeals may be made by contacting Polyface directly through email or by phone (540-885-3590). The honorarium is the same whether it is a 30-minute presentation or an all-day seminar. Expenses include travel, meals, lodging, and parking fees.

We reserve the right to negotiate concessions to these terms per our discretion.

Normally the hosting organization sells our books on consignment with a commission.

For all media inquiries contact Wendy Gray at 540-885-3590


DANIEL SALATIN

Daniel’s Schedule of Events

2023

JULY

July 17-18 – Polyface Intensive Discovery Seminar – Swoope, VIRGINIA – Tickets: Stockman Grass Farmer: 601-853-7755 or https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/Store/shop/index.php?productID=1054

July 21-22 – Polyface Intensive Discovery Seminar – Swoope, VIRGINIA – Tickets: Stockman Grass Farmer: 601-853-7755 or https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/Store/shop/index.php?productID=1054

August

August 4-5th – Polyface Intensive Discovery Seminar – Swoope, VIRGINIA – Tickets: Stockman Grass Farmer: 601-853-7755 or https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/Store/shop/index.php?productID=1054

OCTOBER

October 13-14th – Homesteaders of America – Front Royal, VIRGINIA

November 4-5th - Learn Meat chicken in a weekend!  https://www.hardisonmill.​com/

2024

January 18-20th - APPPA, Allan Texas https://apppa.org/Conference

March 14 - Trinity Point Church of God, 180 W. Trinity Drive Clarion, PA

May 3-5th - Mountain Readiness Expo

June 7-8th - The Homestead Festival

June 28-29th Idaho

June 30 - Iowa

Daniel’s Speaking Protocol

Daniel’s honorarium is $4,000 for a one day event, $6000 for two, plus expenses. To secure him as speaker, send an email to polyfacefarms@gmail.com or call 540-885-3590.

The honorarium is the same whether it is a 30-minute presentation or an all-day seminar.

Expenses include travel, meals, lodging, and parking fees.

We reserve the right to negotiate concessions to these terms per our discretion. Normally the hosting organization sells our books on consignment with a commission.

Daniel’s Bio

Daniel is multi-generational farmer. He’s grown up in the farming landscape in Swoope, VA. Farming right out of the gate has giving him a lifetime of experience, mastery and confidence that comes from a life’s work and passion. Today he leads an ever-growing team at Polyface Farm. Daniel finds the most joy in his family, teaching, team building, healing soil, farm design, a growing relationship with Jesus, working with livestock and hunting.

Managing the day-to-day flow of the farm, he works with cattle, hogs, meat birds, layers, turkeys, rabbits, sheep, and forestry, but most importantly- People. This keeps him learning something every day in a high energy, outdoor workplace. With over 30 years on hands on experience in the land healing, healthy food growing world, Daniel is practical in his approach and teaching.

Speaking Topics

Mom…Dad…I want to farm!

Pastured Rabbits

Pastured Poultry

Farm set up/layout.  

Starting a farm from scratch can be intimidating.  Where do you start?  With barns?  Fence?  Water?  Where do I put all this?  Enjoy this time with Daniel as he walks through the first steps of farm or homestead set up.  Covering topics like:  What’s first?  What livestock should I get first and when?  How much time is this going to take?  How much is this going to cost?  And much more.  This talk can be for the very new or moved up to the more advanced.  Leaning from Daniel’s 30+ years in the farming world and setting up over 20 farms farms from scratch will empower you get started or just move forward with confidence.  

Grazing 101.

In this talk Daniel will cover questions like 

How big should I make my paddocks?

How many cows can I raise on my farm/homestead?

What breeds should I get?

Best fencing and water plans.  

How to improve soil and grow more grass!

This and much more to help you get started or become more efficient or confident in your cattle production.

Farm Labor – This talk(s) can cover many idea threads.

How to run a successful farm “Intern” or teaching program.

How to attract and KEEP great staff.

Looking at yourself and being ready to lead and or teach a team.

Housing, paying, feeding, etc. 

Working up agreements to pay folks by performance not by the hour!

A fun and realistic look at farm labor and why it’s worth it! 

Teaching mentorship is something Daniel is passionate about.  

Having someone around you that is learning and growing is a wonderful way to live!

Let’s spend some time talking about how it works.  Getting the most from your beef and pork – Communicating with your local butcher. Learning to speak the same language.

Consulting:

Yes, Daniel will come to your farm for consulting!  

From a small homestead to larger farms, some even big enough to be called “ranches”- Daniel can help you get started or just look at your operations or ideas with a fresh set of eyes.  But eyes with over 30 years of experience.  

Please email polyfacefarms@gmail.com for pricing for more info.