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Topics => Food & Cooking => Topic started by: AmericanPatriot on March 27, 2013, 11:19:13 AM
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As if there was any doubt in anyone's mind before this
The "grow your own" thread prompted me to share
I went on a seed starting rampage this past weekend
I'm on an heirloom seed kick so that's all planted.
Prior, I started some cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower, head lettuce and strawberries
But, this past weekend I think I may have gone off the deep end.
I started:
72 Amish paste tomatoes
72 Roma paste tomatoes
72 various eating tomatoes
72 various sweet peppers
72 various "warm" peppers
I still need to start eggplant, late cabbage, watermelon, cantaloupe and squash
Can't even get into my ground yet but waiting to start peas, onions beets carrots, potatoes and corn
I have a lot of garden space but maybe not enough ???
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You must have a hobby farm!
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My daughter has some aspirations on starting one
I only have 3 acres. About 10K sq ft available for garden.
I'm interested in seeing how much of my own food I can provide for myself.
We'll see how hard she's willing to work to make it happen.
Her high school is a vo-tech and she's in a course called "Natural Resources"
It's pretty neat what all they cover.
They have a greenhouse, raise chickens and rabbits, make maple syrup, learn a little welding.
She'll get a dribble of solar and wind.
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You'll have to spill the details on making chickens & rabbits a going concern, keep in mind you are talking to someone two generations removed from any kind of farming knowledge.
;D
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If all goes well you might want to look into canning those paste tomatoes. ;D
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You'll have to spill the details on making chickens & rabbits a going concern, keep in mind you are talking to someone two generations removed from any kind of farming knowledge.
;D
Last time I tried to raise chickens was a disaster, No matter how many I planted they all just died. Maybe I'm located in a bad soil area or I used the wrong fertilizer.
::rimshot::
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LOL.
Ooookay, I see lots of the same kind of mood 'round here today. And it's not even Friday. ;)
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benb61, I don't think you planted those chickens by the right sign of the moon.
Pan, wife makes a pretty good sauce but doesn't like to can tomatoes for some reason.
One problem is I'm the only one here that likes a lot of the stuff. Cabbage and squash for example.
Libertas, my dad could grow anything. I didn't pay enough attention as a kid so I make a lot of mistakes.
This is my 3rd year with chickens.
I hatched all of these.
Getting ready, soon, to start incubating again.
I don't have rabbits but hear that they are the easiest source of protein you can have.
Pigs are coming this spring
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Rabbits taste good, their pellets are excellent fertilizer and per pound they are the highest source of protein.
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Charles, used to hunt rabbits all the time.
Hardly none around anymore. Not sure if it's predators or habitat.
When I was real little, I remember we had a cage with a rabbit or two.
I'm sure we ate it but never raised any more.
Tastes like chicken
Daughter says she will refuse to eat bunny. Not sure about wife
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When I was in the Air Force, the commissary carried rabit. The ex-wife and I would have rabbit at least twice a month, tasty and easy to prepare.
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Simmer it a long time in spaghetti sauce and serve over polenta
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Yummy little bunny in the tummy! ;D
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Simmer it a long time in spaghetti sauce and serve over polenta
It's better steamed with wine vinegar and fresh mint and calamata olives and capers.
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Chicken Fried, that's the ticket.
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Wonder what fried rabbit tastes like? ::saywhat::
I know, I know! Siwwy! Chicken, right?
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Wonder what fried rabbit tastes like? ::saywhat::
I know, I know! Siwwy! Chicken, right?
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::hysterical::
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Rabbit is good.
John's suggestions sounds good but isn't how I eat so not sure how it would go over here.
Chicken fried is good but let's not forget....
Wabbit Stew! Elmer Fudd's favorite
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Kiww da wabbit, kiww da wabbit! ;D
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Wabbit season!