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🌼Traci🌼<p>This last Wednesday, we sacrificed our bull. He was born on this farm, lived a happy 4+ years, and will now nourish us and our community. There's something sacred about taking a life to fuel a life, something so meaningful that it's hard to describe. Life, and death, go hand in hand - something so clear and obvious when you live on a farm. </p><p>To honor this life we take, we waste nothing. The bones are boiled to capture every scrap of meat before being returned to the earth to feed our other crops. The tallow will become creams and soap, the leather is being stretched and dried for later processing. </p><p>It all sounds quite noble, right? Maybe even ideal for some. And it is... I am so grateful to be able to provide this truly sustainable, high value food to my family. According to some, this is the kind of <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> that can bring humanity back into balance on this earth. </p><p>But to be honest, I am whooped. It's Saturday, and I spent all day continuing the work of processing every last scrap. Cleaning pots, scrubbing dehydrator trays, straining tallow yet one more time. My hands are cut up, my back hurts, and we are terribly underslept. </p><p>It's easy to romanticize <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homesteading</span></a> or <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a>. The truth is, it's hard. It's messy. It's bloody. And the work never, ever ends - even when you are blessed enough to have help. This is truly is a lifestyle one adopts out of conviction and love. </p><p>Thanks for following our story. </p><p>🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪</p><p>El miércoles pasado sacrificamos a nuestro toro. Nació aca en la finca, vivió feliz más de 4 años y ahora nos alimentará a nosotros y a nuestra comunidad. Hay algo sagrado en quitar una vida para alimentar otra, algo tan significativo que es difícil de describir. La vida y la muerte van de la mano, algo tan claro y obvio cuando vives en una granja. </p><p>Para honrar esta vida que tomamos, no desperdiciamos nada. Los huesos se hierven para capturar cada trozo de carne antes de devolverlos a la tierra para alimentar nuestros otros cultivos. El sebo se convertirá en cremas y jabón, el cuero se estira y se seca para su posterior procesamiento. La carne nos alimentará a nosotros y a nuestro equipo y sus familias. </p><p>Todo suena bastante noble, ¿verdad? Quizá incluso ideal para algunos. Y lo es... Estoy muy agradecido de poder proporcionar a mi familia estos alimentos verdaderamente sostenibles y de gran valor nutricional. Según algunos, este es el tipo de <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/agricultura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agricultura</span></a> que puede devolver el equilibrio a la humanidad en esta tierra. </p><p>Pero para ser honesto, yo estoy agotada. Es sábado y me he pasado todo el día en el trabajo de procesar hasta el último resto. Limpiando ollas, fregando las bandejas del deshidratador, colando el sebo una vez más. Mis manos están cortadas, me duele la espalda, y estamos cansados. </p><p>Es fácil romantizar <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/lavidadelcampo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lavidadelcampo</span></a> o <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/agricultura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agricultura</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/sostenible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sostenible</span></a>. La verdad es que es duro. Es sucio. Es sangriento. Y el trabajo nunca, nunca termina - incluso cuando se tiene la suerte de tener ayuda. Días antes de sacrificar a nuestro toro, procesamos 25 lts. de manteca. Y días antes de eso, más de 40 lts. de jarabe de caña. No hay descansos, ni vacaciones. Este es realmente un estilo de vida que uno adopta por convicción y amor. </p><p>Gracias por seguir nuestra historia. </p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/Agroecolog%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agroecología</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/AgriculturaRegenerativa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturaRegenerativa</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/Org%C3%A1nico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orgánico</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/SmallFarmFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallFarmFuture</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/Agroecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agroecology</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/RegenerativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/Organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Organic</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/vueltoalcampo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vueltoalcampo</span></a></p>
Shaun Chamberlin<p>Out on the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DoomerOptimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DoomerOptimism</span></a> podcast today, a most stimulating chat I had with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChrisSmaje" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChrisSmaje</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JasonSnyder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JasonSnyder</span></a>!</p><p>After my previous convo with Jason, Chris contacted us to suggest we all talk more about the cultural/spiritual aspects of where a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallFarmFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SmallFarmFuture</span></a> meets <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LeanLogic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeanLogic</span></a>...</p><p>So that&#39;s what we did! 🖤 </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKswmHmfOw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=MWKswmHmfOw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Shaun Chamberlin<p>Just had a v enjoyable chat with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChrisSmaje" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChrisSmaje</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JasonSnyder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JasonSnyder</span></a>, which I believe will go out on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DoomerOptimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DoomerOptimism</span></a> next Tuesday.</p><p>After the below chat Chris contacted us to suggest joining to talk more about the cultural/spiritual aspects of where a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallFarmFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SmallFarmFuture</span></a> meets <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LeanLogic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeanLogic</span></a>...</p><p>So that&#39;s what we did! 🖤 </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yni0F-3VVxo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=yni0F-3VVxo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
artsyhonkerfood, politics, climate
artsyhonker<p>more hashtags I'm interested in for this account</p><p><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/forestpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forestpunk</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forestry</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/ForestGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestGarden</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> <br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/VisibleMending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisibleMending</span></a> <br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/herbalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herbalism</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/LowTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowTech</span></a><br><a href="https://kith.kitchen/tags/SmallFarmFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallFarmFuture</span></a></p><p>probably others, I will keep adding toots as I think of more.</p>