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peacebird

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1. We are fortunate. We livea mile away from where our grass fed beef & pork grow up

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 01:38 PM

Jun 2013

We are friends with the farmer and put half a cow & half a pig in our deep freezer each year. We grow as many heirloom veggies as possible, then can or dry or freeze to keep the harvest. We have a dozen hens free ranging on bug patrol around our place. And we usually get a nice mess of blueberries, blackberries and pie cherries. So far the critters have won when it comes to our apple and peach trees, sadly....

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Food Choice By the Numbers [View all] Brainstormy Jun 2013 OP

We are fortunate. We livea mile away from where our grass fed beef & pork grow up peacebird Jun 2013 #1

your post makes my mouth water Brainstormy Jun 2013 #2

And China is trying to purchase Smithfield Foods. JimDandy Jun 2013 #3