tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866988137398678537.post3567986603965312573..comments2019-08-19T05:24:28.507-04:00Comments on Edgefield Farm: Honor thy meatBill Fosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187927183252273258noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866988137398678537.post-10280329924617563972008-11-25T06:14:00.000-05:002008-11-25T06:14:00.000-05:00Hi Darci,Enjoy those lambs, both before and after ...Hi Darci,<BR/><BR/>Enjoy those lambs, both before and after harvest.Bill Fosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187927183252273258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866988137398678537.post-61012173654683231962008-11-24T13:17:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:17:00.000-05:00Hi Bill,I have 2, possibly 3 lambs that I have ear...Hi Bill,<BR/>I have 2, possibly 3 lambs that I have ear marked for "harvest" right now that we'll be doing over the Thanksgiving Holiday. I have no problem eating them, its the harvesting that bothers me the most. DH will do the duty in the most humane and least stressful way possible, as I have been very firm about that factor and he not only sympathizes, but understands the reasoning as well. I do look forward to eating what I have produced, but mine is such a small flock, that I know these sheep intimatly, and still it is difficult to deal with the loss of the individual personality. I feel a sense of greif like loss afterwards. But I do feel the same way as you have described, I feel pride in a job well done. I feel thankful for the lambs, the ewes and rams that produced them, the sun and the wind and rain and minerals in the soil and all the other millions of things that have come together – yet again – to put high quality protein from happy, healthy animals in my freezer. Thank you for putting that so eloquently for me to remember at this time, so close to the harvest.Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09113110576392325773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866988137398678537.post-81858044838908636692008-11-23T20:00:00.000-05:002008-11-23T20:00:00.000-05:00You should try it, Beth. It's yummy!I wish I could...You should try it, Beth. It's yummy!<BR/><BR/>I wish I could say I refuse to eat commercial meat, but I can't. I eat very little, but I do eat some.Bill Fosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187927183252273258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866988137398678537.post-15237766556200501512008-11-23T07:48:00.000-05:002008-11-23T07:48:00.000-05:00My husband and I have raised pigs for the past two...My husband and I have raised pigs for the past two years. The first year we kept them on our farm. It was great feeding them, knowing what they ate, that they were happy, that they loved getting out and running in with the horses. My In-laws loved to come feed them but when it came time to eat them, the refused. They could not eat it because they knew them. They would rather, go to the store and by the packaged meat - just like you said! I will eat our pigs, and our chicken eggs. I will eat venison. I refuse to eat any meat from commercial slaughter. I don't think I have ever had lamb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com