tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958081170601473466.post1225963551787420508..comments2023-05-24T06:24:49.327-07:00Comments on Dinner at the Osbornes: Local MeatLeAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735730125838693383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958081170601473466.post-24453304260691966542010-09-06T19:55:53.950-07:002010-09-06T19:55:53.950-07:00I went out and hunted a wild pig, got one, and fro...I went out and hunted a wild pig, got one, and from a 180 lb dry sow we got 64 lbs of meat. I paid a butcher to do that, but I've raised a whole beef and slaughtered, butchered, and wrapped it, and could do it again. I'm hoping that next year I can move to Northern California, where I will be back into that lifestyle again. <br />Congrats on your cow!<br />Also, there are a lot of urbanites now starting to raise chickens in town. I did that in a suburb of LA, and was quite successful at raising rabbits, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and an incredible tomato and pepper garden. We got eggs and meat from the chickens and ducks. It was the most productive tomato garden, with about 400 lbs of Romas for sauce. We had a 40 lb turkey (live weight), which we fed to 10 people, and they didn't even finish half, before staggering away from the table. I did all of this on a city lot.<br />You can be amazingly productive on a small plot, if you work it right.<br />go for it!Richard Mellotthttp://mrmellott1003.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958081170601473466.post-9441474387957096982010-09-06T17:04:44.310-07:002010-09-06T17:04:44.310-07:00I've been looking for local chicken but haven&...I've been looking for local chicken but haven't found it yet.LeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735730125838693383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958081170601473466.post-64058221692071129872010-09-04T14:13:54.484-07:002010-09-04T14:13:54.484-07:00I have been getting our beef this way for awhile. ...I have been getting our beef this way for awhile. I love knowing my cow! We do it with chickens also.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129372114193004027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958081170601473466.post-38875500097421737152010-09-02T16:40:17.175-07:002010-09-02T16:40:17.175-07:00Wow- that is an amazing deal. The best price I...Wow- that is an amazing deal. The best price I've found around here for grass fed, antibiotic & hormone free beef is $5/lb. We don't have a deep freeze, so that is my first goal, then we'll try to buy bulk meat.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401805576403459388noreply@blogger.com