Nothing Goes to Waste. A Day in the Life - Episode 10
Good morning patrons
As the saying partially goes; “There are days when decades seem to happen”. Well maybe not a decade but this was a pretty full day and one that has become a lot more common for us with our shift to the land.
It’s interesting to be able to look back on the short time that has passed since this footage was shot and reflect on how much our knowledge has already grown on a few things, like processing chickens and our evolving strategy with handling livestock. Of course, we will show these things in future episodes so stay tuned!
We have kept the video from being too graphic but there are a few scenes of critters on their way to the pot but as the title suggests, it’s to ensure that nothing is wasted.
As always, we send our gratitude and our very best wishes to you all.
Troy & Pascale
PS - This video was shot on 6 June 2022.
PPS - Our videos are currently releasing a little bit slower than at a weekly rate. I think at the moment it is about every 9 to 10 days. We will skip publishing this video to YouTube this weekend to get ahead and to allow you all early access. Hopefully we can start getting on top of our chores and get these out to you on a weekly basis once more!
Nothing Goes to Waste. A Day in the Life - Free Range Homestead Ep 10 (YouTube)
Comments (17)
Loved it, when you were getting the new chooks out Heidi said "start laying girls & no fighting or it's the pot for you" lol 😆 😜 🦘 tail stew is the 💣 and great to see your not wasting that rd kill. 👍 Cheers guys 🍻
Yes those new chooks must have got the memo because they are still laying through the winter as other people's hens are not and have the sweetest nature's imaginable.
I too love your "waste nothing" philosophy, and try to embrace it myself. Aside from fish and seafood, I don't eat much meat. Part of that has to do with not enjoying it all that much. Certainly not enough to justify the impact. Production farming and harvesting of animals seems largely inhumane to me, and even with smaller farms, it's hard to know exactly how things are handled. Suffice it say that free range on a label or carton is generally a far cry from Free Range Troy and Pascale style! All that to say I really appreciate your care for these critters even when they are destined for the pot, or have met an untimely death on the road.
We firmly agree with all of that and have a lot of limits on the meat we eat. Poor old chickens (chooks!) play a particularly rough hand and we can't bring ourselves to eat most commercial offerings. Likewise, confinement pigs must surely be a sad affair. We noticed just yesterday our happy porkers smell faintly of fresh dirt and not much else. A far cry from their reputation and a sad indictment on most swine facilities.
Loving the new you. Waisting nothing is the way to live. You’ve really adapted to your new life. Keep it coming..
We are always grateful for free gifts that life sends along. Just need to keep an eye out for them.
Really appreciated the "waste nothing" attitude that was a hallmark of your sailing videos, and happy to see how that is translating to the farm! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Take good care, and keep having fun!
Yes, we also scraped some road kill in Tasmania during the refit but I feel like we skipped filming that one...
Stepping outside each day and being met with a chorus of contentment from all the animals has to satisfy the soul more then one can imagine. As always I learned a few more tricks to put in the bag, and frankly I think I may have cooed subtlety watching the chicken getting her back rubbed. ✍️))) 🐓
Well, the chorus that first greets us is a call for breakfast! Usually, things settle down to contentment soon thereafter 😅
I am really enjoying your videos of the Farm stay. So maybe you will explain in a later video but you said the Kangaroo Tail was for yourselves? So what do me mean by that?
Kangaroo is quite tasty and shares some qualities with venison. Unfortunately, colliding with a car leaves most of it very bruised and poor eating but the tail will be excellent cooked just like ox-tail in a slow stew.
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It looks like you two are "adapting to land" quite handily! My only experience with "hot fences" was when my old boss had horses on the property. On another note, I'm not sure what species but Kangaroo leather is the only hide we use for making bits and bobs (anklets and jesses") for our birds of prey. No other leather comes close to the strength and longevity of kangaroo. Tim (Sad news, my latest attempt to find a Pascy to share time with has come to an end :-(. Its OK I still have FRS! to distract me ;-)
Our friend Malachi who we filmed with when we ate those huge grubs, said that kangaroo tail also has the longest sinew in the world and is in demand with the primitive living enthusiasts. He exports it to the US. Wishing you luck in the search Tim- finding a Pascy takes a long time! Very rare
There are nine chickens in the shed 5 like the perch at the back and 4 like the perch lower down at the front. How many chickens do I own? Four. The five at the back are on higher perches 😉 have fun guys.
I never dared dream that dad jokes might encompass lofty themes like finance and poultry. I've only been half alive.