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Reclaiming Pasture with Joel Salatin

Join Joel Salatin from Polyface Farm as he shows you how to create high-fertility, sustainable livestock pastures.

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Worried about a Bare or Overgrown Pasture? Not Anymore!

If you’ve bought land that has nothing growing on it other than brambles and weeds, and you find yourself wondering (and researching!) how to turn it into a nourishing pasture for your livestock … 

… wonder NO MORE! 

Reclaiming pasture land does not require expensive equipment, complex procedures or harsh chemicals. 

It requires a deep understanding of how Nature works and using that understanding to convert brambles and bushes into a beautiful, lush pasture.

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Graze Your Livestock on a Lush, Green Pasture…

The quality of pasture for your livestock can make a huge difference. And you’ll see that difference when you turn bramble-filled and weedy land into an abundant pasture that nourishes your livestock, day after day. 

Best part? 

You won’t have to spend a fortune on fertilizer and seeds. You’ll learn the art of management so you can maintain your pasture. 

You’ll know how to increase land fertility. You’ll acquire forage growth principles. 

All this may seem confusing right now but after a few short lessons, you’ll understand the essential principles and exactly how to implement them.

Reclaiming your pastures is doable and low-cost. 

Let Joel show you how!

Your Traditional Skills Lesson Plan.
Turn a Neglected “Dirt Lot” into Flourishing Pasture Land!

  • Lesson 1: You Can Reclaim Your Pasture
  • Lesson 2: Meet Joel
  • Lesson 3: Starting with Low Fertility Land
  • Lesson 4: Starting with Bushy and Brambly Land
  • Lesson 5: Starting with Treed Land
  • Lesson 6: Fencing for Grazing
  • Lesson 7: Shelter
  • Lesson 8: Mobbing, Moving and Mowing
  • Lesson 9: Water Systems
  • Lesson 10: When to Graze
  • Lesson 11: Cow Day Math
  • Lesson 12: Creating Organic Matter
  • Lesson 13: Fertility Magic
  • Lesson 14: Using Our Own Resources
  • Lesson 15: Case Study – Using Pigs in Brambles
  • Lesson 16: Case Study – From Forest to Pasture
  • Lesson 17: Case Study – From Poverty to Abundance
  • Lesson 18: Case Study – Compost Augmentation
  • Lesson 19: Case Study – Pastured Poultry Magic
  • Lesson 20: Your Next Steps
  • BONUS: FAQ Video Section…your answers to top questions

Your Skill Instructor: Joel Salatin

Hi! I’m Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms, a thriving multi-generational family farm. 

I’ve been reclaiming pasture land since 1961. 

I was only 4 years old when I saw my Dad restore bare land (the kind that only grew thistle and broom sedge!) into a flourishing pasture that today feeds over 100 cows! 

We never planted a seed, plowed the earth or purchased chemical fertilizer. 

If you’re looking at neglected, degraded, bare or overgrown land, I can’t wait to show you how to turn it into a source of abundance for yourself with a reclamation protocol that’s low-cost, doable and best of all … gentle on the land.

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Garden Season Extension

Pastured Poultry

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