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Joel F. Salatin (born 1957) is an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include ''You Can Farm'' and ''Salad Bar Beef''.

Salatin raises livestock using holistic methods of animal husbandry, free of potentially harmful chemicals, on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Meat from the farm is sold by direct-marketing to consumers and restaurants.

Biography

In high school, Salatin began his own business selling rabbits, eggs, butter and chicken from his family farm at the Staunton Curb Market. He then attended Bob Jones University where he majored in English and was a student leader. He graduated in 1979. Salatin married his childhood sweetheart in 1980 and became a feature writer at the Staunton, Virginia newspaper, ''The News Leader'', where he had worked earlier typing obituaries and police reports.

Tired of "having his stories spiked," he decided to try farming full-time after first getting involved in a walnut-buying station run by two high school boys. Salatin's grandfather had been an avid gardener and beekeeper and a follower of J. I. Rodale, the founder of regenerative organic gardening. Salatin's father worked as an accountant and his mother taught high school physical education. Salatin's parents had bought the land that became Polyface after losing a farm in Venezuela to political turmoil. They had raised cattle using organic methods, but could not make a living at farming alone.

Salatin, a self-described "Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-Farmer" produces high-quality "beyond organic" meats, which are raised using environmentally responsible, ecologically beneficial, sustainable agriculture. Jo Robinson, the author of ''Pasture Perfect: The Far-Reaching Benefits of Choosing Meat, Eggs and Dairy Products From Grass-Fed Animals'' (2004) said of Salatin, "He's not going back to the old model. There's nothing in county extension or old-fashioned ag science that really informs him. He is just looking totally afresh at how to maximize production in an integrated system on a holistic farm. He's just totally innovative."

Salatin considers his farming a ministry, and he condemns the negative impact on his livelihood and lifestyle of what he considers an increasingly regulatory approach taken by the agencies of the United States government toward farming. Salatin now spends a hundred days a year lecturing at colleges and to environmental groups.

Salatin's farm

Salatin's farm is featured prominently in Michael Pollan's book ''The Omnivore's Dilemma'' (2006) and the documentary films, ''Food, Inc.'' and ''Fresh''. His unconventional farming practices have drawn attention from the alternative agriculture community especially those interested in sustainable livestock management. For example, Pollan became interested in Salatin because of his refusal to send food to locations not within a four-hour drive of his farm, i.e. outside his local "foodshed." "We want [prospective customers] to find farms in their areas and keep the money in their own community," said Salatin. "We think there is strength in decentralization and spreading out rather than in being concentrated and centralized."

Salatin’s philosophy of farming emphasizes healthy grass on which animals can thrive in a symbiotic cycle of feeding. Cows are moved from one pasture to another rather than being centrally corn fed. Then chickens in portable coops are moved in behind them, where they dig through the cow dung to eat protein-rich fly larvae while further fertilizing the field with their droppings.

Awards

The 15th Heinz Awards (with special focus on the environment)

Works

''Salad Bar Beef.'' (1996). ISBN 978-0-9638109-1-5

''Pastured Poultry Profit$''. (1996). ISBN 979-0-9638109-0-7

''You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise''. (1998). ISBN 978-0-9638109-2-2

''Family Friendly Farming: A Multigenerational Home-Based Business Testament''. (2001). ISBN 978-0-9638109-3-9

''Holy Cows And Hog Heaven: The Food Buyer's Guide To Farm Friendly Food''. (2005). ISBN 978-0-9638109-4-6

''Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front''. (2007). ISBN 978-0-9638109-5-3

''The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer''. (2010). ISBN 978-0-9638109-6-0

References

External links

Polyface Farm, Inc.

BusinessWeek article about Salatin

"High Priest of the Pasture", a New York Times article about Salatin

Video podcast of Salatin Lecture 24-Feb-2005 @ U.C. Berkeley (2hrs)

Scribed talk notes of Joel Salatin 19-Feb-2009 @ Stanford

Flavor Magazine (Salatin writes a column, "Rebel with a Cause," for this bi-monthly magazine focused on the DC foodshed)

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birth name	Dan Trejo
birth date	May 16, 1944
birth place	Los Angeles, California
years active	1984–present
occupation	Actor
spouse	Debbie Shreve }}

Dan "Danny" Trejo (; born May 16, 1944) is a Mexican-American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in roles as an antagonist, or anti-hero.

Early life

Trejo was born Dan Trejo in Echo Park, California, a community in Los Angeles. He is the son of Alice Rivera and Dan Trejo, a construction worker. He is of Mexican descent. He is a second cousin of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, though the two were unaware that they were related until the filming of ''Desperado''. Trejo was raised in the Pacoima neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley. As a youth, he roamed the streets around his home area, committing various petty crimes with his uncle and eventually became addicted to heroin. He was arrested numerous times as an adolescent.

While on the streets Trejo developed talent as a boxer and considered taking it up as a profession. That ambition was dashed by a lengthy prison sentence. While serving time in San Quentin State Prison he became the California state prison champion in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. During this time Trejo became a member of a twelve-step program which he credits with his success in overcoming drug addiction.

Career

While speaking at a recovery meeting in 1985 Trejo met a young man in the movie business. His newfound friend invited him to the set of ''Runaway Train'' where Trejo was offered a job as an extra. Edward Bunker, himself a former convict and well-respected crime author who was writing the screenplay for the film, recognized Trejo, with whom he had done time at San Quentin. It was widely misreported that Trejo was actually serving time in the prison while filming took place. Bunker remembered Trejo's boxing skills, and offered him $320 per day to train Eric Roberts, one of the movie's stars, for a boxing scene. Director Andrei Konchalovsky liked Trejo's work and decided to offer him a prominent role in the film.

Since then, Trejo has become a prolific actor in both films and television, acting alongside some of Hollywood's most famous actors, including Jean-Claude Van Damme, Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Nicolas Cage, Charles Bronson, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Val Kilmer, and Antonio Banderas. Trejo has often appeared in five or more movies per year in various genres. Major releases in which he has acted include ''Machete (film)'', ''Blood in Blood Out'', ''Animal Factory'', ''Bubble Boy'', ''Anaconda'', ''Marked for Death'', ''xXx'', ''Desperado'', ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'', ''Heat'', ''From Dusk till Dawn'', ''Con Air'', ''Six Days Seven Nights'', ''Spy Kids'', '' The Replacement Killers'', ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', ''Predators'', ''Urban Justice'', ''The Devil's Rejects'', ''Valley of Angels'', ''Delta Farce'', ''Grindhouse'', ''Rob Zombie's Halloween'' and ''Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror''.

Trejo is known for his very distinctive appearance. In addition to his heavily lined face (usually sporting a long mustache), he has displayed the large tattoo on his chest for many roles (the tattoo depicts a woman wearing a sombrero). He often plays thugs or lowlife characters, although he has also played protagonists in films such as Robert Rodriguez's ''Spy Kids'' trilogy, ''Bubble Boy'' and a guest appearance on the USA Network series ''Monk'' with art imitating life as a convict roommate to Tony Shalhoub's undercover detective. He also appeared in an episode of ''Desperate Housewives'' in Season 2, sent by Carlos to help Gabrielle deal with her grief of losing her unborn baby (another good-guy character). He voices the character Enrique, and Octavio's character is based on his appearance on ''King of the Hill''. His role on ''King of the Hill'' was referenced in the HBO series ''Unscripted'' in which he appears in a quick cameo. He also is featured in an episode of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and an episode of ''Do IT LIVE'' alongside actors Anna Bennett and Claudia Pickering, shot in Downtown Los Angeles, by the name of ''Sebring feat. Danny Trejo''. Trejo also made guest appearances in the award-winning series ''Breaking Bad'' in 2009 and 2010.

The award-winning independent film, CHAMPION was released in 2005, documenting Trejo's life. It features Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Steve Buscemi and Robert Rodriguez. Trejo appears as a playable character in ''Def Jam: Fight for NY'', a fighting game to which the actor lent his voice and likeness. He had previously lent his voice to ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' and ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' for the character Umberto Robina, who also resembles Trejo. Trejo voiced the character of Rico in Rob Zombie's animated film ''The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'' as well as starring alongside Steven Seagal in ''Urban Justice''. He is now portraying the Mexican bartender in the daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. He also voices Raul the Ghoul in Fallout: New Vegas.

Regarding his continued growth as a professional actor, Trejo has stated that he still cannot believe how fortunate he has been. "I'm so blessed. I'm still scared that somebody's going to wake me up and say, 'Hey, we're still in prison. Let's go to chow.

Many of Trejo's characters in Robert Rodriguez movies have been named after knives or sharp instruments: Machete in ''Spy Kids'', Razor Eddie in the ''From Dusk till Dawn'' series, Navajas (Spanish for blades) in ''Desperado'', and Cuchillo (Spanish for knife) in ''Predators''. He also plays Machete in a trailer made for Rodriguez's film collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, ''Grindhouse''. In 2010, he starred in a full theatrical version of ''Machete'', based on the character.

He has also made cameo appearances in music videos such as, in rapper Tech N9ne's video for the single, "Like Yeah," from his 2008 release Killer, Rehab's 2007 song "Bartender", Jay Chou's short movie-music video "Double Blade" from his 2003 album Ye Hui Mei, and the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin' Up" from their album A Little Bit Longer and in Sepultura video "Attitude" in 1996.

He also appeared in the PlayStation Move game The Fight: Lights Out as an instructor for the player's character, and as himself in the second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops; Escalation map pack, on the zombie map: Call of the Dead.

Personal life

Trejo is married to Debbie Shreve. He has three children: Danny Boy (b. 1981), Gilbert (b. 1988), Danielle (b. 1990), who are all from previous relationships.

Trejo has said that he is amazed when he walks the streets where he used to commit crimes and children ask him for autographs. He also pointed out that he often chooses to play bad guys to teach younger audiences that bad guys often die or go to prison, and that one should try to live a decent life.

Trejo often speaks in front of youth groups and at colleges and encourages young people to avoid making the same mistakes he did while growing up.

Partial filmography

''Penitentiary III'' ''Bulletproof (1988 film) ''Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects'' ''Drug Wars: The Camarena Story'' ''The Last Hour'' ''Reasonable Doubts'' ''Sunset Grill (film) ''Criminal Passion'' ''Dead Badge'' ''From Dusk till Dawn'' ''Los Locos'' ''Tracey Takes On...'' ''From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'' ''From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter'' ''Spy Kids'' ''13 Moons'' ''Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' ''All Souls Day (film) ''Furnace (film) ''Smiley Face (film) ''Valley of Angels'' ''The Grind (2009 U.S. film) ''The Killing Jar (2010 film) ''Young Justice (TV series)

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1985 in film	1985	Runaway Train (film)>Runaway Train''	Boxer
rowspan=3	1987	|	See Veer
''The Hidden''	Prisoner
''Death Wish 4: The Crackdown''	Art Sanella
1988 in film	1988	Bulletproof'' ||	Sharkey
rowspan=4	1989	|	Prison Inmate
''Lock Up (film)	Lock Up''	Chink's Gang Member
''Bail Out''	Mean
''Cage (film)	Cage''	Costello's Bodyguard
rowspan=4	1990	|	Gabriel	TV mini-series
''Guns (film)	Guns''	Tong
''Maniac Cop 2''	Prisoner
''Marked for Death''	Hector
rowspan=8	1991	|	Spider
''Mi Vida Loca''	Frank/Casual Dreamer
''Whore (1991 film)	Whore''	Tattoo Artist
''Wedlock (film)	Wedlock''	Tough Prisoner #1
''Femme Fatale''	Toshi
''Carnal Crimes''	Chandra
''Lonely Hearts''	Angry Client
''Baywatch''	Carlos Urueta
rowspan=3	1992	|	Cholo #2	TV; episode ''The Shadow of Death''
''Nails''	Las Virgenes bartender
''Baywatch''	Chulo
rowspan=7	1993	Sunset Grill'' ||	Young Mexican
''Blood in Blood Out''	Geronimo
''Doppelganger (1993 film)	Doppelganger''	Hard Hat
''Mi Vida Loca''	Frank
''12:01 (1993 film)	12:01''
''Last Light (film)	Last Light''	2nd Inmate
''Love, Cheat & Steal''	Cuban
rowspan=2	1994	|	Construction Worker
''Against The Wall''	Luis
rowspan=5	1995	|	El Tango Bartender
''The Stranger''	Hawk
''Desperado (film)	Desperado''	Navajas
''Fallen Angels (TV series)	Fallen Angels''	Boxer
''Heat (1995 film)	Heat''	Trejo
rowspan=4	1996	|	Razor Charlie
''Renegade (TV series)	Renegade''	Freddie
''NYPD Blue''	Gabriel Mota
''Le Jaguar''	Kumare
rowspan=5	1997	|	Manuel Batista
''Anaconda (film)	Anaconda''	Poacher
''Con Air''	Johnny 23
''Trojan War (film)	Trojan War''	Scarface
''Dilemma''	Rudy Salazar
rowspan=9	1998	|	Hispanic Man	TV; two episodes
''Brooklyn South''	Louis
''Walker, Texas Ranger''	Joe Lopez
''Point Blank (1998 film)	Point Blank''	Wallace
''The Replacement Killers''	Collins
''Six Days Seven Nights''	Pierce
''Champions''	Max Brito
''Soundman''	Duce's Father
''NYPD Blue''	Frankie Soto
rowspan=3	1999	|	Razor Eddie
''Inferno (1999 film)	Inferno''	Johnny Six Toes
''Walker, Texas Ranger''	José Rodriguez
rowspan=4	2000	|	Razor Charlie
''Animal Factory''	Vito
''Reindeer Games''	Jumpy
''The X-Files''	Spider-Man/Cesar Ocampo
rowspan=3	2001	|	Isador "Machete" Cortez
''Bubble Boy''	Slim
''Skippy''	Hitman
rowspan=9	2002	|	Hoodlum #2
''The Salton Sea''	Little Bill
''Do It for Uncle Manny''	Pedro
''The District''	Danny
''Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams''	Isador "Machete" Cortez
''xXx''	El Jefe
''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''	Umberto Robina (voice only)
''The Hire: Beat the Devil''	Bob
''Nightstalker''	Officer Frank Luis
rowspan=7	2003	|	Machete
''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''	Cucuy
''Kingpin (TV series)	Kingpin''	Manny
''Alias (TV series)	Alias''	Emilio Vargas
''The Brothers García''	Eduardo 'Ed' Garcia
''Double Blade''	El Patron
''King of the Hill''	Enrique (voice only)
rowspan=6	2004	|	Bartender
''Def Jam: Fight for NY''	Trejo (voice only)
''Lost (2004 film)	Lost''	Edward James Archer
''Grounded for Life''	Raul
''Monk (TV series)	Monk''	Spyder Rudner
''Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie''	Bartender
rowspan=12	2005	All Souls Day'' ||	Vargas Diaz	a.k.a. ''All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos''
''Tennis, Anyone...?''	Hector
''The Curse of El Charro''	El Charro (voice only)
''George Lopez (TV series)	George Lopez''	Bobby
''Chasing Ghosts''	Carlos Santiago
	''High Hopes''	Shady
''Champion.''	Himself
''The Devil's Rejects''	Rondo
''The Crow: Wicked Prayer''	Harold
''Venice Underground''	Papi
''Dreaming on Christmas''	Train Driver
''Desperate Housewives''	Hector Ramos
rowspan=12	2006	Furnace'' ||	Fury
''TV: The Movie''	Crow
''Propensity''	Roy
''Sherrybaby''	Dean Walker
''Living the Dream (film)	Living the Dream''	Chuck
''Danny Roane: First Time Director''	Hector
''Heist (TV series)	Heist''	Ernesto
''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''	Umberto Robina (voice only)
''Hood of Horror''	Derelict
''Seven Mummies''	Apache
''Slayer (film)	Slayer''
''Haunted Prison''	Priest
rowspan=11	2007	Smiley Face'' ||	Albert
''Grindhouse (film)	Grindhouse''	Machete
''Delta Farce''	Carlos Santana
''The Knights of Prosperity''	Hector
''Halloween (2007 film)	Halloween''	Ismael Cruz
''Battle for Terra''	Elder Barum (voice only)
''The Blue Rose''	Junk
''Urban Justice''	El Chivo
''Stargate: Atlantis''	Omal
''On Bloody Sunday''	The Ref
''Blood Ties (TV series)	Blood Ties''	Pacha Kamaq
rowspan=11	2008	|	Hector
''Through the Valley''	Don Reyes
''Richard III (2008 film)	Richard III''	Major
''The Art of Travel''	Limo Driver
''Jake's Corner''	Clint
''Ranchero''	Capone
''Toxic (2008 film)	Toxic''	Antoine
''Alone in the Dark II''	Perry
''La Linea (film)	La Linea''	Mario
''Necessary Evil''	Barro
''The Young and the Restless''	Bartender
rowspan=8	2009	The Grind'' ||	Nicholi Guzman
''Fanboys (2009 film)	Fanboys''	The Chief
''The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)	The Spectacular Spider-Man''	Ox (comics)>Ox (voice only)
''The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	Rico (voice only)
''Modus Operandi (film)	Modus Operandi''	Director Holiday
''The Boys of Ghost Town''	Father
''Eyeborgs''	G-Man
''Breaking Bad''	Tortuga
rowspan=24	2010	The Killing Jar'' ||	Jimmy
''Shoot the Hero''	Crazy Joe
''Burn Notice''	Vega
''Breaking Bad''	Tortuga
''Shadows in Paradise (2010 film)	Shadows in Paradise''	Matador
''Boston Girls''	Uncle Reggie
''Pastor Shepherd''	Phil Harrison
''Saint John of Las Vegas''	Bismarck
''The Bill Collector''	Uncle Frankie
''Lean Like a Cholo''	The O.G.
''Fallout: New Vegas''	Raul Alfonso Tejada
''Food Stamps''	Mr. Fernandez
''Sebring feat. Danny Trejo''	Danny Trejo
''Dark Games''	Archie
''Project x27''	Mondo
''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''	Suspect
''The Good Guys''	Mexican Drug Dealer
''Predators (film)	Predators''	Cuchillo
''North by El Norte''	Uncle John
''Beatdown''	Marcus
''Machete (film)	Machete''	Machete Cortez
''Justin Time''	Mardok
''The Fight: Lights Out''	As a trainer named Duke
''Modern Family''	Gus
rowspan=9	2011	Young Justice'' ||	Bane (comics)>Bane	Voice
''Death Race 2''	Goldberg
''Call of Duty: Black Ops''	Himself
''Franklin & Bash''	"Ultimo" A professional Wrestler
''Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World''	Isador "Machete" Cortez
''A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas''
''Vengeance (2011 film)	Vengeance''	Jack
''The Muppets (film)	The Muppets''	Himself
''Haunted High School''	Mortiz

Cultural references

Plastilina Mosh, a Mexican alternative rock band, paid tribute to Trejo with their song "Danny Trejo", featured in their album ''All U Need Is Mosh''. Trejo is also featured in the 2004 hip-hop fighting game Def Jam: Fight for NY as a soldier to Crow's side. Crow is voiced by and his looks are captured by Snoop Dogg. Danny Trejo can also be seen in the intro of Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball Max'd ("Play for Real", B-Real & DJ Lethal). He also is featured in the downloadable content pack called Escalation Map Pack in the video game ''Call of Duty: Black Ops'' on the map "Call of the Dead" as himself.

ITN Clothing

In addition to his acting career, Trejo is also the founder of ITN Clothing, which offers hip-hop style T-shirts and accessories.

References

External links

Danny Trejo: The illustrated man

Official site for ''Champion'' a documentary about Trejo

Random Roles: Danny Trejo

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