You Can Farm

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise

By: Joel Salatin

Narrated by: Joel Salatin

Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's Summary

Have you ever desired, deep within your soul, to make a comfortable full-time living from a farming enterprise? Too often people dare not even vocalize this desire because it seems absurd. It's like thinking the unthinkable. 

After all, the farm population is dwindling. It takes too much capital to start. The pay is too low. The working conditions are dusty, smelly and noisy: Not the place to raise a family. This is all true, and more, for most farmers. 

But for farm entrepreneurs, the opportunities for a farm family business have never been greater. The aging farm population is creating cavernous niches begging to be filled by creative visionaries who will go in dynamic new directions. As the industrial agriculture complex crumbles and our culture clambers for clean food, the countryside beckons anew with profitable farming opportunities. 

While this audiobook can be helpful to all farmers, it targets the wannabes, the folks who actually entertain notions of living, loving and learning on a piece of land. Anyone willing to dance with such a dream should be able to assess its assets and liabilities; its fantasies and realities. "Is it really possible for me?" is the burning question this audiobook addresses.

You Can Farm is wonderfully narrated by the author, Joel Salatin, who co-owns (with his family) Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia.

©2018 Joel Salatin (P)2020 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Joel’s classic, finally on Audible!

The words contained in this book are timeless. It’s crazy to me to think this book was written over twenty years ago and everything still applies. In fact, we can see the changes that were brought forth from Joel, this book, and others like him. If you intend to farm, listen to this book with intention, writing it down, and taking it to heart. It will bring you far.

Polyface, PLEASE bring the rest of your wonderful books to audio, so those of us working in the garden, or pulling the tractors can listen while we work! Thank you!!

great book. made me angry.

Joe has some great business stuff in this book, even though it's not a book about business. great cultural commentary and other good philosophy stuff.

the title of the book is a little misleading though. I'm sitting here listening to Joel salatin talk about raising 500 turkeys and adding $7,800 to your farms annual revenue, and I'm thinking, "what the heck are you talking about? who is trying to make $7,800?"

maybe the title should read, "you CAN farm, you'll just never make any money doing it."

or maybe, "you can farm, but why would you want to?"

if you think you want to start a farm, you should definitely read this book. if after reading it you still want to start a farm, then I guess there's no talking you out of it, maybe it is your calling.

as for me, this book has helped me to drop all delusions of profitable farming and instead look around my community for a farmer who I can just buy my stuff from. maybe we don't need that many more Farmers, we just need more people supporting those Farmers that we do have. I never complain about price to a farmer ever in my life after reading this book.

Every young farmer should read this.

While I do not agree with all of his politics, there is an incredible amount of wisdom in Joel Salatin's recommendations for starting your own farming business.

Amazing and inspiring!

I am extremely inspired by this book. I have read additional reviews saying that this book is only philosophical and I would say that the Joel’s philosophy is a requirement for would be farmers to adopt. This book is full of advise that you couldn’t pay anyone else to sit and discuss in such detail how to successfully achieve my goals of breaking out of the everyday grind and transitioning with my family into this new lifestyle. I want it, I live it and my family is closer than they ever were. To be honest, I have found many of Joel’s philosophies essential in my life along with my family. This book has only proven that all of my dedication and hard work has worked before and that my goals are on the right track. I have an improved knowledge, better insight and I know that I am on the right track to success. Thanks Joel and God bless!

Excellent!

I loved it, very informative. All of Joel's books have really opened my eyes and truly changed my life

Enjoyable book many great Ideas

Narrator was easy to listen to, hope he does his other books, like salad bar beef or Pasture poultry.

Wisdom rich with real practical experience!

Joel is amazing. I found him on YouTube and the systematically have been reading his content. It appears to be worth every cent and much more. Now I am cross referencing this book with the illustrations in Polyface Designs.

Has relevant in 2021 then 1998

I think a few concept could be updated since the internet has changed marketing so much. But the main idea is probably more relevant today then 20 years ago. I think this book is highly inspirational and has great concepts that can be further explored. It is a general book that is meant for people without a farming background.

Great Book!!!!

Very informative, with a World of Personal
knowledge & information. Worth every penny
and more!!!!

Even if you think you aren't ready or this won't..

apply to you. I was skeptical, but now, I see you learn something new everyday.

it filled my heart

I would like to thank joel salatin for galvanising my motivation and determination to be a family farmer with this book.

he not only has giving me some peace of mind about running a farming business but he has also filled my heart with strong attributes to help and serve the people of my community better understand the food industry and that I will be grateful for through out my life time.

again thank you

regards
paul bishop

Great entrepreneurial book for farmers

I remember my dad going into all sorts of ventures and failing at them unfortunately at our small farm. I think he did not have the right discipline that an entrepreneur requires. Having read this book I can see where he could have done better. Unfortunately for me I have moved away from a small farm mentality but on occasions it comes back to me thinking that it would be great to have a pasture for chickens or a few acres of woodland for bees. Having read this book, I now know my limits and possibilities. It is a great read.

inspirational

Realistic and very helpful. Inspires focus on directions which help move projects further. Brilliant.