Joel Salatin is a charismatic US campaigner, farmer and author of such tomes as
'Everything I want to do is Illegal' and 'The sheer ecstasy of being a lunatic farmer'.
Salatin came to widespread attention in Michael Pollan's bestselling book The
Omnivore's Dilemma, when he refused to ship meat to Pollan outside of the meat's
own bioregion.
He is now about to feature in Food, Inc (due for release on Feb 12 in the US) a
hard-hitting documentary about US food production systems, featuring Pollan and
co-produced by Eric Schlosser, the investigative reporter who wrote Fast Food Nation.
Time spent with Joel Salatin will inspire and motivate you regardless of whether you are a consumer concerned about making the right food choices, a farmer seeking to improve what you do, or someone considering small scale agriculture for a living. The issues are compelling and Joel Salatin presents them in a witty and engaging way.

3 exclusive events with Joel Salatin*

DATE: Wednesday May 26th
NAME: 'Ballet in the pasture' An Agricultural Forum
TIME: 2pm to 5.30pm
COST: $75 (members DMP $40 pp)Includes afternoon tea and if you would like to stay
on Dinner at 6pm casual buffet dinner $70 pp.
Who should attend? Farmers, food producers, wannabee food producers, foodies
concerned with food provenance and the merely curious

DATE: Friday May 28th
NAME: 'The sheer ecstasy of being a lunatic farmer' Dinner with Joel Salatin
TIME: 7.30pm
COST:$155
3 course regional dinner with Salatin as entertaining and engrossing speaker. Joel
combines discussion of todays most pressing food issues with colourful anecdotes and his own fascinating story

Date: Sunday May 30th
Name: 'Building a local Food System that works' and 'Scaling up without Losing your Soul' a Seminar with Joel Salatin
TIME: 11am to 4pm
COST: $105pp (members DMP $55) (includes baguette lunch and coffee, bar also open)
All the issues- food production, local foods, ethics of animal husbandry, why local food? how to make the right food choices, a sustainable agricultural model, lessons we need to learn from US and much more, presented with Salatins entertaining, inimitably larrikin style. A great day out asking important questions, learning and interacting with an audience of like minded people.