Polyface Designs: A Comprehensive Construction Guide for Scalable Farming Infrastructure

By Joel Salatin and Chris Slattery

A comprehensive how-to manual of Polyface Farm's signature designs--with tips, tricks, and a half century of lessons learned through trial and errorHave you wondered how to build the Polyface broiler shelter, or the dolly to move it, or an Eggmobile, Gobbledygo or Shademobile? For folks getting started, folks adding enterprises, or folks wanting a cheaper bootstrap way to build portable livestock infrastructure, Polyface Designs has all the diagrams and do-it-yourself building specifications. Joel Salatin wrote the text and Polyface former apprentice and engineer extraordinaire Chris Slattery did the drawings. Ultimately practical, the book includes how to build a corral, a home-made head gate and even how to select the right axle for your project. Square footage requirements for the deep bedding hay shed and area advice for pig pastures make this the definitive repository for a lifetime of Polyface experimentation.A massive volume, its 568 pages are in full color and beautiful enough to be a coffee table book even though you'll use it in your shop. Don't let the cover price scare you; one building tip can more than save the price of the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1733686614
• ISBN13: 9781733686617
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Polyface 2
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.2" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Worth every penny! An excellent resource for farmers willing to think outside the box.

At the time of this writing, this book has a 2.5 star average across 8 ratings (all left with no accompanying written review). I would guess that the relatively poor rating is due to the perceived excessive price point. However, this book is exactly what it claims to be: a detailed set of fully illustrated step-by-step instructions showing how to build the exact implements Joel designed and uses on his own farm. For the DIY-type willing to think outside the box, this book is an excellent resource worth every penny.