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Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front
by Joel Salatin
from Polyface

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Great book, both enlightening and entertaining.
  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... more info

• Worth reading
  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... more info

• Every Consumer Needs To Read This
  This book is very well written and has Joel's humor shining through out it. Every person who cares about their food, and how it is handled and how healthy it is needs to read this book. We need to take back the control over our food. It is no longer about food safety, but often about a little Hitler type person who let their position give them a warped sense of power. These are real live situations that happened.

• A frightening but honest view of our government
  Joel Salatin provides an honest, albiet frightening, view of what it is like trying to run a small business in America in 2007. As the owner of a small business for 27 years, as well as a sustainable ag farmer for the past 3 years, I can attest to everything Joel discusses in his book. Other reviews criticize his political leanings, his simplistic libertarianism, his religious beliefs, and his so called "rants", but none of these critics challenges the truth of what he reveals. Those in the front always... more info

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