Oddbean new post about login | logout I hope you all have a food stockpile. I stockpile my food in the pasture! What’s your strategy? https://m.primal.net/KoIh.jpg
None at the moment. Brain malfunctioning due to phlegm overload... But I wouldn't mind me some lamb shanks!!!! Send some to Sonoma, please! Sincerely, #Sick in NorCal.....
On the hoof and in the womb on pasture... https://image.nostr.build/89f75ef3abe805c13e2704aaaa5cb301ea8d386e5583d79d2a111833baa36b47.jpg https://video.nostr.build/db30db864c11f07818bb11dd32652ba459f71b8efcdd3e6b89f8d867b8214d14.mp4 ...In the freezer... https://image.nostr.build/ca66128e53121c1bdefc428b48cb0784fc79db4dd905795fe2d16b1c4bf99eee.jpg ... In the root cellar.... https://image.nostr.build/f444120c252f16c27600ebf4c2aa5eba16b66e0993157f094a31e75f0c680353.jpg ... Frozen and dehydrated. https://image.nostr.build/7b1037dc2e195123229109d661b742d74193feac92e5402fc20238ea9a4cfd76.jpg All the meats, all the places. Best of all, in the belly washed down with raw milk and fermented foods. 🫡
Love to see it.
I forgot one. We pressure canned meat for the first time this year too. Turned out great.
They look great 🤩 We're working on our pasture to be able to feed a small flock of sheep! #goals In the meantime - ducks and rabbits plus beef from a nearby ranch
Why ducks and rabbits? I see more and more people raising smaller animals rather than cattle. Why is that? Is the yield on meat or something else?
Unique to each individual and their resource base, but the cattle market being at all time highs likely has something to do with it for some folks.
It's just very easy to start with them. Rabbits in particular take very little space and you can feed them for free or nearly for free if you have access to a bit of forage. You can scale up or down very quickly (31 day gestation, so with just a bit of planning you can quadruple your meat production in a matter of months). Also I think that rabbits are actually the best converters of leaves into meat of nearly any animal besides fish. However - beef or lamb/mutton is SO much better than rabbit! You just need more land, decent pasture (or be ready to supplement with hay for a while), good fences, and a watering system. Some folks want to work up to that, and many have larger animals as well as the smaller ones.
I have meat I get on sale and a freeze dryer!
How does freeze dried meat taste? We're thinking about a FD but haven't made the leap yet.
It comes out tasting exactly as it went in. We don't season our meat so it can be used for whatever we want, just give yourself plenty of time to reconstitute. We have done steak, hamburger, bacon, sausage, pork steak. Cook and rinse as much grease as possible before freeze drying. Good luck!
Do hairy sheep need grooming? LaCroix?
Nope, they shed. Just like sheep in the wild. Wool that needs clipped is a trait humans selected for in order to manufacture textiles.
How many head per acre?
Too many right now
Are St. Croix low maintenance?
Yes, very.
I keep my coffee beans green until I want them... https://image.nostr.build/8afdb29fee342a40e9e18656e02566b4f3754ec56f3fa1ba6deeeee144ef1e5b.jpg
I make KOJI Kin in my basement all year around and then ferment it to make sweet Amasake and Shio Koji -- the ultimate fresh alkaline ferments, which I use like condiments -- one sweet, one salty --- depending on your cravings! Add them to any food, taste the UMAMI and feel the satiety within a few bites, cut your food bills in half as a result of eating less but feeling more satisfied...
My protein manufacturers turn scraps, pests, and weeds to delicious healthy eggs. https://image.nostr.build/fb188952361e733bc86191960042d6289aa8b90eb3544e106e9388caac6e6fe4.jpg
Me, too. My base is milk and eggs.
Yes! Did the same myself. Best food prep is self replicating, fresh when you need it, and the food we were meant to eat! https://m.primal.net/Koqs.jpg https://m.primal.net/Koqu.jpg
total self sovereignty is the goal
I have 3 chickens now. It is not much but they provide a bit of good eggs. Also I stuck up from our local farmers in my frozen safe. ❄️🥩❄️
That’s a great start!
