Salad Bar Beef
by Joel Salatin
Table of Contents
Foreword & Introduction
Considering Salad Bar Beef
The Salad Bar Beef Opportunity
Why Salad Bar Beef?
What is Salad Bar Beef?
What is Wrong with the Beef Industry?
Fat Animals, Fat People
Developing the Salad Bar
Family Background
Getting Started
What Kind of Pasture?
Biodiversity
Water.
Pond Advantages
Shade
Choosing a Breed
Choosing a Bull
Handling Facilities
Electric Fencing
Paddock Layout
Harvesting the Salad Bar
Grazing Philosophy
Matching Seasons, Nutrition and Grass
Grass Observations
Cow—Days: Measurements and Applications
Moving Cattle: Logistics and Economics
The Mob.
Monitoring: Watch the Cows
Maintaining the Salad Bar
Minerals
Worming
Calving
Weaning
Castrating
The Eggmobile
Soil Fertility
When to Apply Soil Amendments
How Much Hay?
Making Good Hay
Winter Hay Feeding: The Nutrients
The Hay Shed: Nutrient Capture and Cow Comfort
Pigaerators and Compost
Marketing the Salad Bar
Relationship Marketing
Sales Versus Profits
Developing a Clientele
Communicating With Customers
Processing and Regulations
Pickup Day Logistics
Extending the Salad Bar
Vision
Cooking Salad Bar Beef
Appendices
Appendix A — Newsletters
Appendix B —Resources
Index