lane;4238463 said:
you are old school..
awesome to know there are people who still raise and eat their own food.
when it's time to eat chicken, you don't go to church's ..you go out back, chop it's head off, defeather it and throw it in the water.
seems like alot of work.... but i bet it's tastes great.
It works kinda like that except we do it as a family and extended family members participate in the process and we will process 15 -20 at a time and freeze them. The family members have a big midday meal on us and everyone takes home a chicken and a turkey for their contribution.
We take selected cows and pigs to town where they are killed and processed to our specifications. We get some steaks and a roast or two but everything else is made into high quality ground beef at 85% to 90% lean. With pasture raised, grass fattened cattle the fat is high in Omega 3s and beneficial so we don't worry about the fat.
There are many benefits to country living. You can grow as big a garden as you want to work at. Moo is the loudest sound we hear. Solitude reigns supreme. Been kinda hot and dry this year and the creek dried up but it's full again.
Life is good when ya got a little water.
You sir are living life the way humans are supposed to. I would never be able to live that austere of a life simply because I've grown accustomed and addicted to many modern food stuffs. I've made strides such as only drinking water and milk (no pop!) and the only time I eat food with preservatives or that has been highly processed is if I am starving and I have nothing fast in the house (no fast food except a veggie pizza occasionally). 
