Polyface Farm

We might have started the day with snow, but with warm temperatures coming our way, we are getting a jump start on spreading our deep bedding that the pigs have already turned into compost for us! Check out those compost stripes! #polyface #pigerator #buildingsoil #compost

We're excited to be hosting this event at Polyface!

Check out our very own Joel Salatin and our neighbor Michael Godfrey!

Regenerative grazing with Joel Salatin and Michael Godfrey youtu.be/p_rpKHutX0c?si… via @YouTube

It’s “checkouts” week on the farm! Hannah has posted Joel’s new blog post about what that means...

“Hi,

Today, I wanted to share a quick story. As I was reading Joel’s new blog post, I had this story floating in my mind...

One December day, a girl walked down the driveway towards a farmhouse, just as the fog lifted, dew clinging to the pasture grass on either side of the road, and the air humming as the earth was waking up.

Her hands were unsure but ready with the new gloves she’d brought from home. Her heart pounded.

Selected for a two-day checkout, she knew she would get to join in work that felt holy—feeding, hauling, listening, learning.

Again and again over the two days, she pinched her arm, half-expecting to wake up. Could this experience be real? People had told her this life was unrealistic, impossible, irresponsible.

Yet here she was, sweat-soaked and smiling (even in winter - which is a lot coming from a Mississippi girl), remembering, in her dream setting, that exhaustion could feel like joy.

Muscles ached, time blurred, and every chore stitched her closer to something true. Those 2 days were relentless and grounding, demanding everything she had—and giving more back.

I was that girl. Those checkout days marked something beautiful in my life as I realized I could follow my passions for farming. Now, over a decade later, I get to send you this email today telling you about Joel’s new blog post, revealing a little behind-the-scenes peek at what we call “checkouts”.

Give it a read to learn how we assemble our teams every year...”