Self Sufficiency

I raised this 10 Pounder at Kroger Farms. Had a delay getting started my water pan sprung a leak, and I tried to weld it up and blew a hole in the THIN Stainless. So I coverd the inside with Aluminum AC tape, 3 layers and it's smoking now. Hope it holds but I make this one out of a large stainless bowl, so I'm off to Wally World to find another one.
 
I cooked 2 (Boston Butts) on New Years Day for anyone who happened by. An annual event in my neighborhood. Still got one in the freezer, have not decided what to do with it.
Might do smoked pulled pork for Derby Weekend.

The standards to meet USDA Organic Standards are pretty strict. While I do raise 2 steers every 18-24 months and 1 pig a year that are grass, corn and hay fed, they are not raised on land that is inspected annually to ensure the organic standards are met.
I never use antibiotics or added growth hormones but the corn and hay, which I buy from a local farmer is not certified either.
That's as close to organic as I'm going to get.
 
I just started Slow Smoking a PORK Boston Butt this morning, that's about as organic as I get.Pig_roast.gif
 
coolhand said:
Anyone here buy organic meat online? There is some interesting things for sale such as elk, ostrich, wild boar, etc. I was looking to buy buffalo as well as a bulk package of jerky, which I would use as a snack food.
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Of course I'm partial to this place because its 1 town over. Elk, Bison, Venison Webb's Butcher Block - Home
The Venison Bacon is killer.
 
I've only found elk in a specialty butcher shop in a larger commuting-distance city I do my major shopping in-not too often, since it's a day trip to go there and get a list of things done that aren't easily done here. I suspect it's also available in another butcher shop/game processing place similar distance from here, city not as big as the one where I do the major shopping, so I go there even less often. And yes, the grocery store only has ground buffalo. The butcher shop that carries elk, also carries different cuts of buffalo as well. regional supply product. won't find elk in everyday grocery stores, not even Whole Paycheck, which I don't frequent. Don't know if WF carries buffalo or not, or more than my local Safeway.

Humidity is major reason I choose not to move back east, spent much of my growing up years back there, tolerable when I was younger and adapted, but I'm a westerner by nature, won't be going back there anymore except to visit family.
 
alevin said:
Some of us can find buffalo in our grocery store or local meat market. Elk can be found at local butchers or perhaps one's own freezer-sometimes even in the office when we hold a chili contest. not trying to discourage you, CH, go for it if it makes sense to you in terms of CLAs. I buy small packages of buffalo every once in awhile, not often. expensive. I generally don't buy elk, but love eating it when I get invited to dinner by a friend who went out and got a whole one in the woods. I do buy "cheap" cuts of locally produced grass-fed beef during the summer about every other week at our farmer's market.

Did you know that Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pretty active back east, reintroducing elk into states where they were previously hunted out? If you're a hunter at all, you might see about getting an out of state license if you can. might not save you much money, but think of all the fresh-air exercise you could get and the life experiences you could think back on later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Elk_Foundation
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My local grocer has buffalo hamburger, but that's all. Never seen Elk there. There is a Whole Foods about 25 miles away from me, but that's a good drive in a congested area and it's often crowded as those stores are far and few in between (if you can find parking).

The online sites often have specials and bulk buys that are generally cheaper, but then the delivery charges negate your savings and then some.

Yeah, I hunted as a teenager, but not since and I don't see me starting up again. I will say that I do miss the outdoor exercise. Florida does not have hills (highest ele. is about 240 ft about sea level) and the summer months are too hot and humid to do much outside (except maybe swimming). I think that's one of the reasons the southern states tend to have higher obesity levels.
 
alevin said:
Some of us can find buffalo in our grocery store or local meat market. Elk can be found at local butchers or perhaps one's own freezer-sometimes even in the office when we hold a chili contest. not trying to discourage you, CH, go for it if it makes sense to you in terms of CLAs. I buy small packages of buffalo every once in awhile, not often. expensive. I generally don't buy elk, but love eating it when I get invited to dinner by a friend who went out and got a whole one in the woods. I do buy "cheap" cuts of locally produced grass-fed beef during the summer about every other week at our farmer's market.

Did you know that Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pretty active back east, reintroducing elk into states where they were previously hunted out? If you're a hunter at all, you might see about getting an out of state license if you can. might not save you much money, but think of all the fresh-air exercise you could get and the life experiences you could think back on later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Elk_Foundation
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one of the cool things about rocky mt elk foundation, besides preserving wild habitat and encouraging positive hunting experiences, is that if you join they give you free cool stuff. and if you ignore the first 3 reminders that your membership dues are due again then they send you even way cooler deals on even more cooler stuff just for extending your membership which you was going to do anyways!

one time i got a cool game butcher set with a field hatchet and skinning knife and fillet knife for next to nothing. it is the hatchet i chopped one of my tsptalk silver coins into quarters with to make sure it was real. and i got some of the coins for free too!

but then i gave away most of them for free, so it all evens out in the end. life is grand.
 
Some of us can find buffalo in our grocery store or local meat market. Elk can be found at local butchers or perhaps one's own freezer-sometimes even in the office when we hold a chili contest. not trying to discourage you, CH, go for it if it makes sense to you in terms of CLAs. I buy small packages of buffalo every once in awhile, not often. expensive. I generally don't buy elk, but love eating it when I get invited to dinner by a friend who went out and got a whole one in the woods. I do buy "cheap" cuts of locally produced grass-fed beef during the summer about every other week at our farmer's market.

Did you know that Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pretty active back east, reintroducing elk into states where they were previously hunted out? If you're a hunter at all, you might see about getting an out of state license if you can. might not save you much money, but think of all the fresh-air exercise you could get and the life experiences you could think back on later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Elk_Foundation
 
Anyone here buy organic meat online? There is some interesting things for sale such as elk, ostrich, wild boar, etc. I was looking to buy buffalo as well as a bulk package of jerky, which I would use as a snack food.
 
Perhaps, but I'd like to think that I'll die with as little help as possible from all these nefarious entities. :cool:
 
TertiumQuid said:
A good resource for developing self sufficiency is The Survival Podcast also has a forum. Don't let the name fool you, it's not the grab a rifle, go inna woods type of extreme. The motto is "Helping you live a better life, if times get tough or even if they don't".
Survival Podcast
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Nice site. Thanks for pointing it out! :smile:
 
A good resource for developing self sufficiency is The Survival Podcast also has a forum. Don't let the name fool you, it's not the grab a rifle, go inna woods type of extreme. The motto is "Helping you live a better life, if times get tough or even if they don't".
Survival Podcast
 
I like my butter with a side of beef :laugh: Why Grass-Fed Trumps Grain-Fed

I actually take BLUE ICE Royal Butter Oil/Fermented Cod Liver Oil Blend (capsules) by Green Pastures. The butter oil comes from grass fed cows and it is lacto-fermented and extracted without heat. It is rich in EPA/DHA, vitamins A & D, and vitamin K2 which works synergistically with vitamins A and D. This is a great way to get vitamin A without the toxicity associated with synthetic vitamin A.....not to mention all the other natural nutrients.

Cod Liver Oil Basics and Recommendations - Weston A Price
 
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