Read the First Chapter of Joel Salatin's New Book, Free

Joel Salatin farms at Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. His new book makes the case for food freedom: letting consenting adults buy and sell food directly with each other, without asking the government's permission.

In the introduction, Joel covers:

• Why selling a chicken pot pie to a neighbor legally can take $500,000 in licensing and buildings, and what that does to small farms
• Why he says food regulation is about controlling who gets into the market, not about safety
• How food freedom could give young farmers a profitable way into farming without a single taxpayer dollar
• Where food freedom fits with the larger Make America Healthy Again effort