If you want to get serious about farming (especially for a living), there's now a definitive guide from Joel Salatin himself, The Salatin Semester. I've had a chance to peek inside this course and believe it's MOST of the info you would need to be a successful (sustainable) farmer.

The knowledge I gained from listening to Joel was priceless. He is extremely articulate, philosophical, passionate, creative, inspirational and intelligent.

What a package this is. The content is also totally stellar. I've been a huge fan of Salatin for years, and this is hands down one of the best products he's ever been involved with.

The best bang-for-my-buck educational experience that I have had.

Joel was the most engaging speaker that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.  He was so passionate, intelligent, articulate and delivered his message with so much enthusiasm!!  I left the course more inspired than I ever have been about farming and raising food!  I feel the knowledge I gained participating in this course was far greater than the amount I paid to participate.  Thank you Verge for bringing in such a wonderful instructor.

My overall take on The Salatin Semester is that it is a really good investment for anyone willing to put some serious hours of their own into becoming better farmers. (See the full review here.)

I loved getting the 'big picture', by attending all three days of Joel's presentation - find myself looking at my farm in a new light. I am reminded that the more I learn, the more I have yet to find out - here's to Joel for a great three days of thought-provoking information in an entertaining, fast moving presentation. Anyone on an acreage or farm would benefit from this course.

I would love to get The Salatin Semester into the hands of [...] friends, and everyone dedicated to the small family farm, to give them the tools they need to make positive changes to their farmsteads. For the health of the planet (and my stressed out friends), I believe that food production has to evolve back to local diversified production, and people like Joel Salatin and the team at Verge Permaculture are helping to lead the way. (Read the full review here).

With this course, Verge provided me with a full toolbox and confidence to go & make a difference for this and future generations.

If you want a detailed tour-de-force of the Salatin farm, this is it. I cannot recommend this enough. You will learn more than you realize you learned! I write and teach permaculture, and this is a wonderful in-depth case study on holistic management, raising cattle, raising multiple species of animals, and building soil.

I was very intimidated to try a “non-traditional” way of farming, but this course has given me the confidence and tools that I need to build a successful biodynamic farm. I now know that it is possible to farm while having a positive impact on my surrounding environment! Thanks Joel and Verge!

This is a seriously useful resource. Short of spending days (and days!) with Joel Salatin in person, this package is a great substitute for anyone wanting an in-depth overview of Polyface Faming systems, as well as the nuts-and-bolts side of the animal enterprises. We'd recommend this to anyone wanting to dive into polyface-style farming.

Joel Salatin has shown that there is a viable working proof of concept for a truly sustainable agriculture enterprise that is healthy for the planet, the people and the pocket book. I was excited and pleased to attend the workshops hosted by Verge Permaculture, and was truly impressed with the quality of the event. The combination of an excellent speaker and a tightly run ship made this incredibly valuable and will help my family transition into our future agriculture enterprises.

Joel Salatin is a wealth of knowledge.  His course saved me thousands of dollars in mistakes I would have made getting started with my farming operation!

There are few people who can inspire you inaction while preaching about cow, pig, turkey, sheep, chicken and rabbit s***. But that's what Joel Salatin does. If you're read his other works, listened to podcasts and still had the question, "But how do I farm like this?" this is for you. Not only a compiled book of global farmers' experiences, tweaks and hacks on Joel's work, it also includes three days of education that Joel provided. Produced as it was being filmed, the video gives you a sense of being in the audience. The editing on the book is well completed and helps the reader with a "detailed contents" section in the back. Overall I haven't seen another product like this that covers what Polyfaces (Joel's farm) does as well.

The course with Joel Salatin inspired me to grow more of my own food and preserve it; to patronize local farmers directly; and to think in a new way about how to restore soil –seems like pasture-fed herbivores do the best job of that. This course was well worth it. Well done - I highly recommend Verge courses!  

It was great, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm very inspired and have been feeling more like my dream is within reach.

It was amazing and beyond my expectations. I learned more about how to run a business in this farming workshop than I ever dreamed. Joel's work and philosophies are applicable to many of life's domains.

Attending a 3 day Salatin workshop was a profound and inspiring experience for us – but a huge amount of info to process and retain! Thankfully the diverse, practical wisdom and experiences so clearly and effectively expressed in The Salatin Semester continue to provide and reinforce great farming principals and support the ongoing improvements we are making in our work and our lives.

There are few people who can inspire you inaction while preaching about cow, pig, turkey, sheep, chicken and rabbit s***. But that's what Joel Salatin does. If you're read his other works, listened to podcasts and still had the question, "But how do I farm like this?" this is for you. Not only a compiled book of global farmers' experiences, tweaks and hacks on Joel's work, it also includes three days of education that Joel provided. Produced as it was being filmed, the video gives you a sense of being in the audience. The editing on the book is well completed and helps the reader with a "detailed contents" section in the back. Overall I haven't seen another product like this that covers what Polyfaces (Joel's farm) does as well.