{"title":"Joel Salatin","description":"JOEL SALATIN is a third generation family farmer working his land in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with mother, Lucille, wife, Teresa, daughter, Rachel, son, Daniel, daughter-in-law, Sheri, grandsons, Travis and Andrew, and granddaughter, Lauryn, along with a cadre of employees, subcontractors, apprentices, and interns.","products":[{"product_id":"folks-this-aint-normal-a-farmers-advice-for-happier-hens-healthier-people-and-a-better-world-paperback","title":"Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia farmer Joel Salatin, who has been offered a prominent role in President Trump's Department of Agriculture, has become the new voice of clean, local, healthy eating.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. 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