per said:
Ben, why can't the Joel Salatin model work on a large scale?
Isn't that what Cargill is? A large family operation with a variety of holons...
Fertilizer production, crop production and inputs, marketing, feeders, harvest capacity, food processing, salt production, etc.
Perspective may depend on the seat we are in...
That said, I agree with the don't speak down about others who do things differently (or are a little different), and I do think we need to look at some of the competition or lack thereof that goes on.