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In this episode, Brandon and Lauren share the big “new things” in their lives:  a new baby, new geese, and a new tractor!  Learn how Brandon is putting his tractor to use in ways he never anticipated and how having a competent and efficient tool affects one’s psychology.  Brandon discusses methods of fattening poultry, including the art of gavage; and Lauren shares the numerous benefits of a Farmstead Meatsmith membership.

Looking for more Meatsmith knowledge? Join our online membership or come to an in-person class:

  • Hands-On Harvest Classes – Come to one of our harvest classes on our homestead in Oklahoma. We offer pork, beef, lamb, and goose harvest classes in the Spring and Fall. Spots are limited to just eight students per class to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and sign up today! Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/upcoming-classes/
  • Meatsmith Membership – We created an online community and resource for homesteaders and farmers. It serves all those who want to cook and eat well. We offer the fruit of our labors (and our kitchen) from more than fifteen years of experience, and our Membership community of more than six hundred is an invaluable digital resource. The only one of its kind in the country, Meatsmith Membership provides an earnest and winsome approach to domestic livestock raising, slaughter, butchery, curing, cookery, and charcuterie. Join today and partner with us in growing your home around the harvest. Monthly memberships are $17.49/month plus a $29.99 signup fee. Or purchase an Annual membership for $189.49/year with no signup fee, saving you $50.38. There’s a 7-day free trial for Annual memberships. Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/product/membership/

Part 1 Show Notes:

  • We bought a tractor!, 2:03
    • Putting it to work in more ways than we anticipated, 7:47
      • composting (8:04), stacking wood (11:56), making wood chips and debedding (16:15)
    • How a competent and efficient tool affects your psychology, 12:35
    • Tractor purchase and maintenance considerations — and how it’s different than buying a car, 17:25
  • Fat content in poultry and the art of gavage, 24:24
  • Farmstead Meatsmith Membership – it offers so much!, 37:35

Part 2 Show Notes

  • Geese project, 1:09
    • nutrition considerations, 1:13
    • paddocks/sacrifice areas/polynetting/fences, 2:43
    • harvesting, eviscerating and roasting a goose, 7:20
    • added personality on our homestead, 14:37
    • difference in breeds, 20:25
  • Pastrami, 26:39
    • Corning beef, 33:52
    • Liber Cure Cocorum (15th century English cookbook), 39:49
  • Free Farmstead Meatsmith content on YouTube, 47:12
    • The Artful Harvesting of Poultry, 48:50
  • Farmstead Meatsmith newsletter, 49:12
  • Productive toil: using our energy effectively, 49.42
  • Harvest Season: the best time to be on Facebook membership page, 57:10

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