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Permaculture Design Course

Joel Salatin Day

July 27, 2004

Kempton Legion Hall, Kempton , Illinois

9:00 – 5:00

$97 – Includes a prepared lunch

Joel Salatin is one of the most sought after experts in the field of sustainable agriculture in the U.S.   He has identified some of the major problems in conventional agriculture and is doing what he can to steer it into a more positive direction largely through the example he provides with his profitable, Shenandoah Valley farm.

Joel, 47, is a third generation alternative farmer who returned to the Virginia family farm fulltime in 1982 to continue refining and adding to his parents' ideas.   He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and writes extensively in such publications as Stockman Grass Farmer and Acres USA.

The farm services more than 400 customers, farmers' markets, metropolitan buying clubs, and 30 restaurants with salad bar beef, pastured poultry, eggmobile eggs, pigaerator pork, forage-based rabbits, pastured turkey and forestry products through relationship marketing.

The family's farm, Polyface Inc. (“The Farm of Many Faces”) has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine , National Geographic , and countless other radio, television, and print media.   Profiled on the “ Lives of the 21 st Century” series with Peter Jennings on ABC World News, his after-broadcast chat room fielded more hits than any other segment to date.

A sought-after conference speaker, he addresses a wide range of issues, from “creating the farm your children will want” to “ making a white collar salary from a pleasant life in the country.”

Author of four books, Pastured Poultry Profit$ “Net $25,000 in 6 Months on 20 Acres ,” Salad Bar Beef , You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming Enterprise , and Family Friendly Farming:   A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business Testament , his speaking and writing reflect dirt-under-the-fingernails experience punctuated with mischievous humor.

His mother, Lucille, wife Teresa, daughter Rachel, son Daniel, daughter-in-law Sheri, and infant grandson Travis, work fulltime together on the family farm.

Click here to see a syllabus for Joel's day long presentation.

Admission and Lunch:
Admission for the all day seminar is $97.  This price includes a delicious, mostly organic lunch if you pre-register by July 23rd .  Those registering after that date or who show up unregistered are certainly welcomed but we cannot guarantee lunch.  Pack your own lunch in such a case. Click here for pre-registration.

Location:
Kempton is located just one mile south of Stelle and 5 miles west.  Click here for map. Location of the Legion Hall is just two blocks south of the main road into Kempton.  Look for the water tower as you come into town and turn south.  Hall is on the right, grain bins on the left.  Park anywhere in or around the business district.

Start Time: 9am Sharp!
We will start promptly at 9:00am because of the large amount of material Joel is planning to cover (see syllabus).  Please come early and bring a notebook.  The coffee pot will be on and some nibble foods will be available.  There will also be several vendors set up to share their goods and experience with you.

Co-sponsored by:

We Thank Our Local Business Sponsor:
Kankakee Natural Foods

David Blume and the International Institute for Ecological Agriculture( IIEA)
This site: Center for Sustainable Community (CSC)
University of Illinois ' Agroecology /Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP)