The Boondockers Farm meet Joel Salatin

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We are a small farm that has dreams and Joel Salatin has been dreaming big dreams for longer than we have . He gives inspiration to young farmers to make a living with the land.

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The Boondocker’s Farm visit to Afton Field Farm : 

The Boondocker’s Farm visit to Afton Field Farm Our Wonderful, Exciting, Insightful, Informative Adventure

The walk up the driveway to Afton Field Farm : 

The walk up the driveway to Afton Field Farm

Rachel looking ready! : 

Rachel looking ready!

The old cobblestone milk cellar maybe, its an old dairy farm : 

The old cobblestone milk cellar maybe, its an old dairy farm

The view looking at the house from the start of the 100 acre pasture : 

The view looking at the house from the start of the 100 acre pasture

The 100 acre pasture : 

The 100 acre pasture

Hello Evan how are the broliers : 

Hello Evan how are the broliers

Cornish Cross…ok America get a new chicken : 

Cornish Cross…ok America get a new chicken

The layers are gorgeous, some heritage breeds! Great! : 

The layers are gorgeous, some heritage breeds! Great!

Hello chicky : 

Hello chicky

Nothing for you this time! Sorry : 

Nothing for you this time! Sorry

The view from the field looking at the house and the first 20 acres : 

The view from the field looking at the house and the first 20 acres

Beautiful trees! : 

Beautiful trees!

Hello draft horse! : 

Hello draft horse!

They are Belgians : 

They are Belgians

The videos start from here on, some have lower sound quality due to the wind that day. The videos are informative and fun to watch! : 

The videos start from here on, some have lower sound quality due to the wind that day. The videos are informative and fun to watch! First up is Joel’s Intro to all of the attendees of the Field day with Joel Salatin

Joel’s Intro : 

Joel’s Intro

Joel starts in about broilers : 

Joel starts in about broilers

The dolly to help move the pens : 

The dolly to help move the pens

Another look at the dolly : 

Another look at the dolly

Moving a Mobile Chicken Tractor : 

Moving a Mobile Chicken Tractor

Nudist Buddhist and sprouting : 

Nudist Buddhist and sprouting

The inside of the housing, one of Joel’s designs : 

The inside of the housing, one of Joel’s designs

Talking about layers : 

Talking about layers

New Mobile Layer House Idea : 

New Mobile Layer House Idea

Friendly chickies! : 

Friendly chickies!

Explaining the Feathernet : 

Explaining the Feathernet

Easy to use, predator safe : 

Easy to use, predator safe

You can apply it easier with two but can do it with one person : 

You can apply it easier with two but can do it with one person

Each post has a stake that is put in where electric netting is needed : 

Each post has a stake that is put in where electric netting is needed

Very good turn out : 

Very good turn out

Great mild day! : 

Great mild day!

Grass Raised Cattle : 

Grass Raised Cattle

The walk was long and worth it : 

The walk was long and worth it

Checking out the mobile layer housing : 

Checking out the mobile layer housing

LUNCH TIME AND QUESTIONS FOR JOEL- NO ONE COULD RESIST ASKING A MILLION QUESTIONS! : 

LUNCH TIME AND QUESTIONS FOR JOEL- NO ONE COULD RESIST ASKING A MILLION QUESTIONS! Asked next is our question by someone else, Why doesn’t Joel raise heritage meat birds. It goes back to being a nudist Buddhist.

Why Joel doesn’t raise Heritage : 

Why Joel doesn’t raise Heritage

Joel with Ruby the Jersey milk cow : 

Joel with Ruby the Jersey milk cow

Short look at the Dairy Cows : 

Short look at the Dairy Cows

She is 3 days over when she was supposed to have her calf here! : 

She is 3 days over when she was supposed to have her calf here!

Adding Values To Products : 

Adding Values To Products

US-DUH our Government Officials : 

US-DUH our Government Officials

The next three videos are taken at the Pigs area and the slaughterhouse site : 

The next three videos are taken at the Pigs area and the slaughterhouse site That’s it after the three, hope you enjoyed the tour we got to experience, we know we did!

Joel on pigs : 

Joel on pigs

Problems with regulations : 

Problems with regulations

Vilifying the small farms : 

Vilifying the small farms