Month: February 2011
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Home Made Bacon
I kept the belly of one side of our pork, and had a go at making a home-cured bacon. It turned out delicious!
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Processing Roosters
Yesterday I showed a friend how to kill, pluck and clean a chicken.
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Swale And Banana Circle
It took a long time, but I finally finished digging the swale across the back of my shed. With mango, banana, coffee, loquats, sweet potato, taro and more it should be a productive little area soon!
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DIY Chicken Processing Station
A cheap and simple home-made chicken processing station. It also doubles as a very handy outdoor sink for washing vegetables, plant pots and tools.
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Shoalhaven Poultry Auction – Berry
The Shoalhaven Poulty Auction will be held on the 20th of March 2011 Venue: Berry Poultry Pavilion located at the Berry Showground Alexandra Street Berry NSW Date: Sunday 20 March 2011 Time: Poultry Shed will open from 9am to view the birds. The Auction will commence at 10.30am. All buyers must register prior to bidding…
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The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat
A complete summary of the costs for our first foray into raising our own pigs for meat, from piglet purchase right through to slaughter and butchering.
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Home Grown Pork
The pigs finally came home from the butcher. We received back 74 kilograms of porky goodness per pig – that’s a lot of meat to have sitting in front of you!
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Taking The Pigs To The Abattoir
The pigs have finally reached a good baconer size, and are ready to head off to the abattoir.
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Pig Tractors For Clearing Land
If you want to clear a large area of land with little effort, you can’t beat a pig tractor!