Joel Salatin
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Joel Salatin is an American farmer, author, and outspoken advocate of sustainable, pasture-based agriculture, known for his innovative practices at Polyface Farm and his critiques of industrial food systems.
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| Joel Salatin canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Joel Salatin Context triple: [Food, Inc., featuresPerson, Joel Salatin]
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Grant Cramer
Grant Cramer is an American actor and producer best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Hardbodies" and "Killer Klowns from Outer Space."
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Abe Pollin
Abe Pollin was an American real estate developer and sports executive best known for owning multiple Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises and for financing and building the Capital Centre and later the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena).
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C.
Robert Krasny
Robert Krasny is an American applied mathematician known for his work in fluid dynamics and vortex methods.
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Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
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Sam Perkins
Sam Perkins is a former American professional basketball player and three-time NCAA champion best known for his collegiate career at North Carolina and long NBA tenure with teams including the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Seattle SuperSonics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joel Salatin Target entity description: Joel Salatin is an American farmer, author, and outspoken advocate of sustainable, pasture-based agriculture, known for his innovative practices at Polyface Farm and his critiques of industrial food systems.
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A.
Grant Cramer
Grant Cramer is an American actor and producer best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Hardbodies" and "Killer Klowns from Outer Space."
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B.
Abe Pollin
Abe Pollin was an American real estate developer and sports executive best known for owning multiple Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises and for financing and building the Capital Centre and later the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena).
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C.
Robert Krasny
Robert Krasny is an American applied mathematician known for his work in fluid dynamics and vortex methods.
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D.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
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E.
Sam Perkins
Sam Perkins is a former American professional basketball player and three-time NCAA champion best known for his collegiate career at North Carolina and long NBA tenure with teams including the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Seattle SuperSonics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural activist
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person ⓘ |
| advocates |
decentralized food systems
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direct farm-to-consumer marketing ⓘ grass-based livestock production ⓘ local food systems ⓘ on-farm value-added processing ⓘ polyface-style multi-species farming ⓘ rotational grazing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian agrarianism
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libertarian-leaning food policy views ⓘ local food movement ⓘ regenerative agriculture movement ⓘ |
| basedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfResidence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
centralized food regulation
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concentrated animal feeding operations ⓘ heavy chemical use in farming ⓘ industrial agriculture ⓘ large-scale monoculture ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bob Jones University ⓘ |
| employer | Polyface Farm ⓘ |
| familyName | Salatin ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Food, Inc.
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Fresh (documentary film) ⓘ various sustainable agriculture conferences ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agriculture
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environmental stewardship ⓘ food systems ⓘ sustainable farming ⓘ |
| frequentlyAppearsIn | documentaries about food and farming ⓘ |
| givenName | Joel ⓘ |
| givesTalksOn |
entrepreneurial agriculture
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food policy ⓘ local food systems ⓘ sustainable farming ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophy |
community-based food systems
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entrepreneurial approach to small-scale farming ⓘ holistic management of land and animals ⓘ minimal reliance on external inputs ⓘ stacked enterprises on the same land base ⓘ using animals to perform ecological services ⓘ view of the farm as an ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal
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Family Friendly Farming ⓘ Fields of Farmers ⓘ Folks, This Ain’t Normal ⓘ Pastured Poultry Profits ⓘ Salad Bar Beef ⓘ The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs ⓘ The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer ⓘ This Ain’t Normal (various editions and related works) ⓘ You Can Farm ⓘ |
| influenced |
grass-fed beef producers
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local food advocates ⓘ many small-scale farmers ⓘ pasture-based poultry producers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Polyface Farm
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critiques of industrial agriculture ⓘ local food movement advocacy ⓘ pasture-based livestock systems ⓘ sustainable agriculture advocacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Joel Salatin ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
environmentalist
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farmer ⓘ lecturer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Polyface Farm ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
manager of Polyface Farm
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owner of Polyface Farm ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Swoope, Virginia ⓘ |
| supports |
consumer choice in food sourcing
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ecological stewardship in agriculture ⓘ food freedom ⓘ regenerative agriculture ⓘ small family farms ⓘ |
| writesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: Joel Salatin Description of subject: Joel Salatin is an American farmer, author, and outspoken advocate of sustainable, pasture-based agriculture, known for his innovative practices at Polyface Farm and his critiques of industrial food systems.
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