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March 26, 2009 An Evening with Joel Salatin - Ballet in the Pasture

7 pm, Farthing Auditorium
Appalachian State University
Boone NC

Ballet in the Pasture is a theatrical performance mixing humor and bomb-shell food system analysis. Joel Salatin passionately defends small farms, local food systems, and the right to opt out of the conventional food para-digm. His stemwinder educates, entertains, and encourages. First rate pictures provide the audience with a virtual tour of the legendary Polyface Farm. Life changing and ultimately memorable, Ballet in the Pasture is Joel's sig-nature performance.
Joel Salatin is a third generation alternative farmer in Virginia?s Shenandoah Valley. The family?s farm, Polyface Inc., achieved iconic status after being featured in the New York Times bestseller The Omnivore's Dilemma by food guru Michael Pollan.
Polyface Farm's choreographed plant-animal symbiosis heals the landscape, the community, and the eater. The grass-based multi-species livestock farm services more than 1,500 families, 10 retail outlets, and 30 restaurants through on-farm sales and metropolitan buying clubs.
PRESENTED BY
The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program at Appalachian State University with generous support from Mazie Jones Levenson
For more information please call 828-262-7248
or visit susdev.appstate.edu
'An Evening with Joel Salatin' is a FREE event.

All seating is general admission.
Doors open at 6 pm.