"Family Friendly Farming: A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business Testament". In it he sets forth an idea, not a model, for creating a farming business that has buy-in from every member of the family. He says we must romance our children into loving the farm and all its ups and downs, successes and failures.
Joel's grandsons Travis and Andrew have started farm enterprises this year on their family farm in Virginia, Polyface Farm. Travis is raising Ducks and Andrew is raising sheep. Travis is only 9 years old and has his first business. What better way to "romance" your kids into a life of farming than to give them ownership of an enterprise of their choosing? Good luck Travis and Andrew!
Very nice post, Dave. Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI remember reading about Joel Salatin in Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" I believe. Very inspiring individual and evidently his grandsons are too!
ReplyDeleteGina, yes, he is inspiring, but he get's his inspiration from above... he calls himself a "Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-Farmer".
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, I'll have to read Kingsolver's book.