First, the bad news. As we feared, we are going to have to raise prices on eggs, chickens and rabbits. Since meat prices on goats and beef have not been set yet, there is nothing to announce in that regard. Beginning May 1, eggs will be $3.50 a dozen. Chickens and rabbits will be $15 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘meat’
Price Increases and Referral Program
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farmers' market, meat, pastured eggs on April 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Caution: Overt Advertisement Ahead
Posted in Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged meat, pastured chicken, pastured eggs, politics on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s time for a little update. First, in the garden front, our tomato and pepper seedlings are growing splendidly. We are expecting some excellent peppers this year. We are increasing the number of Ghost Pepper plants and expect to be North Georgia’s First Choice for fresh Jolokia Peppers. For the Jalapeno Pepper lovers out there, [...]
Time to Pre Order
Posted in Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged livestock, meat, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, omnivore's dilemma, vegetable gardening on January 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The calendar still says January, but it’s time to get ready for the spring garden and place our first order for chicks. This year, we’re giving all our customers a chance to pre order. By pre ordering you’ll help us ensure that we order the right amount of birds and other feeder animals. If you [...]
Some Observations From a Novice Chicken Processor
Posted in Livestock, tagged chickens, meat, omnivore's dilemma, pastured chicken on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chicken preparation requires a lot of equipment and significant set up. Since we were starting from scratch, we pretty much had to acquire everything. We bought a scalder, chicken plucker, catch net and a shade pavilion to work under. Brittan designed and built a processing table, complete with counter top and sink. It looks great [...]
Eat Fresh. Eat Local. Eat Sustainable. Eat Rabbit.
Posted in Livestock, tagged livestock, meat, omnivore's dilemma, rabbits on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If we were only dealing with nutritional, environmental and sustainability issues, Americans would be lining up to buy rabbit meat. After all, Rabbit is lower in calories (795 per pound) than chicken (810), turkey (1190), lamb (1420), beef (1440) or pork (2050). It is also lower in cholesterol. A study by the Department of Food [...]
Reflections From First Rabbit Processing
Posted in Livestock, tagged meat, omnivore's dilemma, rabbits on May 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Warning: This post contains information which may be unsettling for some. It could cause outright apoplexy for PETA types and many vegans. Read on at your own risk. Saturday was our first rabbit processing day. We only had two to process, because we have decided to keep an extra female. Our little herd consists of [...]
Yet Another Reason to Eat Local, Eat Grassfed
Posted in Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged Big Agra, farmers' market, livestock, meat, omnivore's dilemma on May 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What would you get if Big Government, Big Agra, Big Business and Big Pharmaceuticals had a baby? The American Food System! No, it’s not funny. It wasn’t intended to be. Americans go to the supermarket, fill our carts, go home and eat what we assume is safe and healthy, if somewhat overloaded with calories. We [...]
The Pocket Book’s Dilemma
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged meat, omnivore's dilemma, politics on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
B and I finally took the plunge and are cutting ourselves off of commercially produced meat, poultry and milk. It has been a difficult decision, because our financial and ‘nutritional’ convictions have been in conflict. We are fairly frugal. We live on a budget and every dime screams for attention. We don’t like to waste [...]
