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.
Introduction and Announcements:
- CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
- Family Pig Classes — Fun and educational — a great gift! Registration now open for our spring 2021 classes!
- Membership — a gift that gives all year long!
- New videos available on: the home birder; the home eggery; emulsified sausage; the philosophy and mechanics of killing and eating goat kids; pithing ducks; lamb tartar; and comparing curing environments.
- Forum topics now categorized for easy browsing!
- 60-day free trial available! Promo code: “60daytrial”
- To Harvest a Pig Nicely is available FREE of charge on our YouTube channel!
- FREE – Murray Carter’s Blade Sharpening Fundamentals film now available free of charge on YouTube!
- Gain membership to our exclusive Facebook Meatsmith Table group and help us produce more episodes by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith.
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
- Putting it to work in more ways than we anticipated, 7:47
- 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
Links for Episode 59:
- Kubota tractors: https://www.kubotausa.com/
- YouTube Kubota videos by Messick’s Equipment: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgkoP-WD9poKbBK3nWIKdg
Links for Episode 60:
- Farmstead Meatsmith Newsletter: https://farmsteadmeatsmith.com/newsletter-welcome/
- Liber Cure Cocorum English cookbook dating from 1400’s (edited excerpt): https://www.amazon.com/Liber-Cure-Cocorum-Classic-Reprint/dp/1333520727
- New Farmstead Meatsmith Videos on the artful harvesting of poultry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwZaKkA3c7FDvKCB7BhtwbJa2mTA0naCp