Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front | 
|  | | | Title: | Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front | | Author: | Joel Salatin | | Publisher: | Polyface | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 17 September, 2007 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0963810952 / 9780963810953 | | List Price: | $23.95 | | You Save: | $7.66 | | Amazon Price: | $16.29 | |
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Drawing upon 40 years’ experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection, bureaucrats provide themselves sole discretion over what food is available in the local marketplace. Their system favors industrial, global corporate food systems and discourages community-based food commerce, resulting in homogenized selection, mediocre quality, and exposure to non-organic farming practices. Salatin’s expert insight explains why local food is expensive and difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper understanding of the industrial food complex.
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Customer Reviews:
• Worth Reading 07 March, 2008
This book illustrates countless items that most people don't know or think about but should. I am HACCP certified and worked in a processing facility for over a decade so I know a lot of what he says is true e.g. inspectors mainly worry about paperwork, not the product; that many day workers/temps work in processing facilities. Other things I'll have to take his word for.
Lots of people make fun of the airport screening process. If they only knew what a farce the federal food safety program is they'd want their tax dollars back. The author does go off on a tangent or rant at times, still the book is worth reading.
- Reviewed by customer ID: ANW60B12KRARK
• This Guy Is A Nut! 01 September, 2008
Salatin is a nut, but a very interesting nut. Now, this book is titled "Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal" and so I should expect complaining. But, this book was over the top. He justs rants. In his view, no one but him can figure anything out. He will argue for a position in one chapter but against it in another. For instance, he says chicken should be tested based upon the birds health levels, not how the bird is taken care of. But when government inspectors show up at his farm to test his birds for bird flu, he feels he is being persecuted. He makes some interesting points, but he also gets some basic facts wrong (e.g. he says the VFW database was recently hacked into, but it was the Department of Veterans Affairs - the former is a private organization, the later is public). Also, more than complaining about how what he wants to do is illegal, he just complains. It seems that everyone is dumber than he is. He complains that regulations hurt him, but ignore the fact that there are many businees out there that would do even less without the regulations. His theory that the market will work itself out assumes that everyone cares as much as him. Dispite all this though, the book is an entertaining read.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A32WXX1T33Q6CZ
• Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal 09 July, 2008
Joel Salatin is a pionner. He is opening the way for all of us in tomorrow's world of good food coming from self sustaining farm. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in your future.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AXZBBEV7JNMGO
• Great Book 13 July, 2008
Well written, humorous stories from an independent small farmer detailing his struggles with government oversight and inspection. The role of the USDA in particular and government regulators as presented by Salatin is to make things as difficult as possible for the independent farmer.
Most of the health problems in the US directly arise from the industrial food system. Local, independent food is the answer!
- Reviewed by customer ID: AXA960SKU712S
• Great Book, Both Enlightening And Entertaining. 07 May, 2008
First I must say that I am biased, being a fan of Joe Salatin and an advocate of sustainable and bio-dynamic farming.
This was the third book that I have read from him and found it to be the most entertaining thus far. It is not however pure entertainment, there is plenty of useful information presented. Unlike his other books that are packed with content and process laid out step by step, this one presents a topic along with a story and his commentary that follows which gives you something to think about.
I found myself laughing out load at some points, and then getting really frustrated at others (at the prevalent incompetency that exists in our food system and regulations). It was an eye opener and I must say that it made me research some of the topics he brought up.
I gave it 5 stars because I felt it was well written, funny, the content was good and informative; and bottom line - I really enjoyed it.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AVOD3J5MA7ITM
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