Joel Salatin’s “Food Emancipation Proclamation”: A Call for Food Freedom

Joel Salatin, founder of Polyface Farms, makes the case that America’s food system has become a rigged game — where four meatpacking giants control 85% of the market, government red tape blocks small producers, and consumers are left with only industrial options.

He calls for nothing less than a “Food Emancipation Proclamation”: restoring the right of farmers and neighbors to trade directly without bureaucratic interference. Salatin argues that true food freedom would slash prices, revive rural economies, eliminate food deserts, and dismantle corporate monopolies — all while giving families back control over what goes on their tables.

Read more here and watch the video below: https://brownstone.org/articles/the-food-emancipation-proclamation/