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Local Sustainable (Polyface Farm (pg. 167) (The owner is Joel Salatin (pg.…

- - - - Grass was the foundation of his farms success (pg.168)
        
        People and grass have a partnership. (pg. 171)
        
        In prehistoric times the people often hunted big herbivores that ate grass. They would regularly set fire to the prairie to keep it free of trees and nourish the soil (pg. 171)
        
        They were considered grass framers. (pg. 171)
        
        The bond grew stronger about 10,000 years ago. (pg.171)
  - - - Everyone or everything has a role or a part to play on the farm. (pg. 170)
  - - - The pens were floorless to allow the chickens to get to the grass. (pg.187)
        
        Give them 24 hours to eat the grass and fertilize it with their droppings, and then move them onto fresh ground (pg. 187)
        
        The chickens would peck the grass down to the roots and then poison the soil with their "hot" or nitrogen-rich manure (pg. 188)
- - - - they wont hunt chickens ( pg 197 )
  - - - fewer insects ( pg 197 )
- - - - kills any harmful bacteria ( pg 194 )
        
        the compost becomes rich and cakey ( pg 194 )
        
        compost is spread out on the fields ( pg 194 )
- - - - pig becomes tipsy ( pg 194 )