HUGE Freezer Restock and Organization!

If you are interested in buying meat or extra produce to freezer or can, from a local farmer to you but aren't sure where to find them.... I have found all my farmers through facebook, Craigslist, localharvest.org/ and my local famers market.

I really admire how organized you are. Working in IT for close to 45 years, I've been thoroughly indoctrinated in Process. Now that I'm retired, I'm using you as inspiration to bring standards, process and reasoning to my foods. Slow going, but I really like the changes I've made. So thank you for not only the inspiration, but also for the knowledge!

My dad taught us to break down chicken into parts when i was about 12. I have always done it. Thank you Dad!!!

Well, done, Becky! I was raised on a farm where we always butchered our own chickens. My earliest memories are standing on a chair and helping my mother, pluck and gut the birds. One thing I feel strongly about is that as a society we have gotten way too far away from basic skills like this. I tried to teach my daughters-in-law how to break down a chicken and they flat refused. I think one day we will all need to know how to produce food for ourselves again.

This is going to sound very weird but here goes… I’m vegan and have been vegan for many years. I eat no animal products at all and quite happy with that. Not looking to go back to eating animals. HOWEVER, I watch all your videos because I’m fascinated with your kitchen skills and all the food you put up, then have beautiful parties. I do applaud you for using pasture bred animals instead of cruel industrial harvesting of animals that are treated terribly. Thank you for seeking out ethical and sustainable harvesting of our furry friends. At least they are happy running around in the sunshine and eating well while alive.

Woo-hoo! Becky time! Thank YOU for being YOU for all of us ❤

We’ve been pasture raising chickens for about 8 years and love it. We do 15 at a time 1-2 times a year. I still shrink wrap whole birds instead of parting out. I like to roast 3-4 at a time then can it for a quick meal, and it’s shelf stable…no fear of losing that hard work to a power outage.

Becky your enthusiasm is contagious!! Thank you for being genuine and informative. Many blessings to the family.

This is awesome . My sister used to raise birds for me and beef. Those were amazing years. They would have a plucking truck come in so that sure helped . They were farmers . Used to help my mom from the time I was a kid . She trained us well.

Becky...FYI...Once you finish with the broth the bones are pretty brittle! I usually put those bones on a cookie sheet and dry them out in a 275°oven. Then I blend them to a powder and store them for fertilizer or use the bones directly in my garden soil. Makes great fertilizer. Along with all that chicken blood drained from the chickens.

I’ve been a “salt collector” for years. You’ll love how the subtle differences in salts change an ordinary weeknight dinner.

Dunking the chicken in boiling water then plucking was my job on my grandparents farm. I was young but all the grandkids helped. My mom cut off the heads and drained them into a bucket, then they got passed to the next station. Granddaddy saved the blood for the garden. Chicken was easier to do than cow or pig. Lots of bones and grandmother had a huge cast iron cauldron she'd use to make broth then can. Memories of childhood

You encourage me! I really believe that God is gonna help my husband and I to live differently than either of us have been raised, and your videos help me understand the basic and fun principles of making a house a home, and putting God first and taking care of what He's given you. ❤

I live on a farm so we raise the chickens then the families who want them come for processing day. This year we had five families plus mine. Because we are the ones doing the raising work, the other families pay for my chickens. Works great for everyone! I was the only one this year doing the gutting. 88 birds and boy my hands were tired by the end!

Usually, I raise a dozen chickens for the freezer this year. I decided not to next year I will there’s nothing better than bird that’s raised at home fortunate that I have all the tools to process birds when they’re ready.😊

am a farmer’s granddaughter - so many ordinary so many wonderful food experiences when I was little - then there was the disappearance / reappearance of our pig 🤷‍♀️I was about 7 or 8 yrs old - my grandfather asked if I wanted to go with him to “the abattoir” to get our pig back - you betcha - was so confused when boxes of meat were put in the back of the pickup - our pig was nowhere in sight 🤷‍♀️ tough lesson but the chops and roasts were yummy 🤦‍♀️ thnx Becky for sharing so much about your foods and food prep 🇨🇦🙏

I love this. I think it's great to be mindful of where our food comes from and being responsible and a good steward of it. It's good to hear of animals having a good and happy life while they are alive. It's awesome that you were able to make a new friend and have such a positive experience.

We raised 50 each year. Hubby chopped necks, I dunked, 4 kids plucked, I did pin feathers, hubby eviscerated, I cut and bagged. We did it over 5 weeks, 10 each time. Stinky and hard work. But worth it!!

I am from the islands and I loved eating the chickens that I raised in my backyard. You are amazing and I love your channel so much.

At 77 and I have plucked many chickens as a child…….. age 4 on. I never had to “dispatch” them or gut them because Grampa did that. You just brought up a great memory for me. I loved to take out the pin feathers……. Thanks for sharing!