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Holy Cows and Hog Heaven: The Food Buyer's Guide to Farm Friendly Food

by Joel Salatin · 2005

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Holy Cows and Hog Heavenis written by an honest-to-goodness-dirt-under-the-fingernails, optimistic clean good farmer. His goal is to:

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Empower food buyers to pursue positive alternatives to the industrialized food system

Bring clean food farmers and their patrons into a teamwork relationship

Marry the best of western technology with the soul of eastern ethics

Educate food buyers about productions

Create a food system that enhances nature's ecology for future generations

Holy Cows and Hog Heavenhas an overriding objective of encouraging every food buyer to embrace the notion that menus are a conscious decision, creating the next generation's world one bite at a time.

Subject
healthhealthMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thiscookingcookingMore like thisLess of this
Themes
foodfoodMore like thisLess of thisenvironmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of thisgardeninggardeningMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 134 pages

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