Started Reading "Pastured Poultry Profit$" - Joel Salatin

[bigredfeather]

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Yes i made some money. Probably not as much as I could have, as I kept my price low this year to attract customers. Next year I am going to up my price so i have a bit higher profit margin. I've have all them hooked now, so selling them at a bit higher price shouldn't deter customers. I think people these days are starting to think more about where their food comes from more than they did before. Some people are willing to pay whatever you're asking, just because they realize they are getting a better product than they can buy in the store.

 

[bigredfeather]

I might also add, you'll be much better off if you can do the processing yourself. That way you are in complete control of the process, and you get to take all the profit and not split it with a processer. On a batch of 100 birds, I can put $200 more dollars in my pocket doing it myself. Not bad for 3-4 hours of extra work.

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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around here they are selling them for 3.15$ per# processed what about where u live???

 

[guitari609]

His books are GREAT reading. I love Salatin, and his writing. I've read most of his books. The only problem is a lot of the material he reuses from book to book, but still lots of great experience to pick out of there. I personally am going to do things pretty different from how he does them, but he does a great job of really getting you to think through your plan, and rethink the traditional ways of doing things.

 

[HorizonSon]

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this reviewer claims to be a "grass-fed livestock farmer living near Joel Salatin" and someone who has bought, and enjoyed, Joel's products. i don't think that makes them an expert on all things Salatin, but i think their comments might have struck a cord in the back of my mind. not that i was sitting around thinking there had to be something wrong with him, but there was a certain underlying feeling i got from PPP that he wasn't exactly who i thought his was. that's not Joel's fault, that's my idealizing of him, but it's made me think.

his personal politics and beliefs don't in any way change my regard for his methods as far as personal farming go, but now i'm hesitant to read more of his books. especially Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal, since i've heard he spends more time talking about abortion and social security than talking about local, sustainable food. i guess the reason i'm posting this is because i know several people on here are better acquainted with his work than i am and i'm interested to see what they have to say. i don't want to base my opinions on negative Amazon reviews.

Perspective is a funny thing... It is this exact review (and a couple of others) that bolstered my desire to buy this book. They don't make a cookie-cutter for people like me, lol. I have been a "libertarian" pretty much all my life (just didn't know it as a kid). NOT because of parenting nor societial influence; but through actual observation of life... Reviews such as this one are very encouraging to me

 

[guitari609]

Perspective is a funny thing... It is this exact review (and a couple of others) that bolstered my desire to buy this book. They don't make a cookie-cutter for people like me, lol. I have been a "libertarian" pretty much all my life (just didn't know it as a kid). NOT because of parenting nor societial influence; but through actual observation of life... Reviews such as this one are very encouraging to me

Amen Brother, Amen.

And Joel does NOT spend more time talking about abortion than local foods in that book, that's preposterous. However, if you think he's of the give everything to the government so that they can save the planet bent, you will be in for a surprise.​

 

[Beekissed]

I was Joel's biggest fan and supporter until I went to his farm this past spring. I no longer read his books nor believe his sincerity. I still feel he has a few good ideas but until I actually got to see them in action, I didn't know how different the books sound vs. the reality of his methods. I think Joel might have gotten sidetracked by greed somewhere along the way....

 

[Buster52]

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A friend of mine spent a whole year working closely with him on his farm and comes away with a very different impression of the man and his methods. And by frequent personal observation of his methods being used by the friend, I have to say he is every bit what he says in his books.

Different strokes, I guess.

If Joel was greedy he could have Polyface franchises all over the country, but that just isn't how the man's brain works.

 

[anthonyjames]

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600 on 1 acre? What was the time frame you were back on the first spot again? Were you only running 1 tractor or 2? Are you moving 1 or 2 times daily?

Congrats on your year. Mine was not that big. But, I am hoping for that this coming year.

 

[Beekissed]

I'll clue you into one little thing, Buster, just in case you haven't learned this in your life yet. What women see and what men see are quite often two different things. What men feel is natural and true is not necessarily what women feel is so. Women see underneath and all the tiny details of the big picture and, most often, men just see the big picture.

We see dirt where you do not, we are natural nurturers and see suffering where a man does not. We see overcrowding and bare skin where, apparently, men do not notice it. A woman's eye is just more attuned to seeing discomfort and poorly managed areas....men see the bottom line and not much else.

Of course....that's just been my life experience.