Rural Skills Australia. Farming Secrets Blog » biological farming. Polyface, Inc. Joel Salatin Returns to Australia Permaculture Research Institute. By Milkwood Permaculture We were rather impressed with Joel Salatin when he came to Australia last year. So were one or two other people. Aside from being the most entertaining farmer that we’ve ever met, he’s really onto something. Multiple somethings, even. To call the Salatin’s farming practices at Polyface Farms in Virginia USA ‘innovative’ is a bit of a massive understatement. Joel’s unique approach to productive small-scale farming, that focuses on great ideas, biomimicry, and what can only be called truly regenerative agriculture, are fast becoming legendary.
Feathernet chicken house at PolyFace Farm (used over summer months) Take the Polyface Pastured Poultry systems, for example. In the feathernet system, the chickens are free to roam during the day, and protected in their portable hutches at night by shepherd dogs, in a setup moved every three days. Saladbar beef system at Polyface, munching its way across the landscape But wait, there’s more! Joel Salatin in a feathernet system. Milkwood Permaculture - helping you to create a permanently sustainable life.