Farms and food production should be, I submit, at least as important as who pierced their navel in … - Joel Salatin

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Our essential nature is pure consciousness, the infinite source of everything that exists in the physical world.

Joel Salatin

Farms and food production should be, I submit, at least as important as who pierced their navel in Hollywood this week. Please tell me I'm not the only one who believes this. Please. As a culture, we think we're well educated, but I'm not sure that what we've learned necessarily helps us survive.

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