November 16, 2002, from 9:00 – 6:00 pm. The workshop sponsored by the Florida A & Mechanical University College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture Small Farm Programs and collaborating small farmers will be held at Craig and Debbie Hardin’s Iraloke Farms located in Salem Florida.

Promoting food production that is environmentally, emotionally, and economically enhancing for both producer and consumer, Joel Salatin is a third generation clean food farmer. A sought-after conference speaker, he addresses a wide range of issues, from: "creating the farm your children will want; to "making a white collar salary from a pleasant life in the country."

Although his message is a decidedly positive one, it draws clear distinctions between food produced in "inhumane, factory farms" and food produced in "pasture-based animal-friendly farms."

His presentations carry several themes: "let the animals do the work," "value adding through marketing", "diversity and multiple-use", "organic matter"," fully utilizing resources before buying anything". Woven throughout his talk is a strong consumer thrust: "if you want an agriculture that does not pump animals full of drugs and hormones, pollute the water, erode the soil and stink up the air, vote with your pocketbook and quit patronizing the conventional food industry—seek out and support your local alternative farmer."