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The Wild Side Of Rabbit Breeding

November 3, 2013 by Darren

Sometimes things don’t go to plan when you’re breeding rabbits, but it usually works out in the end.

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: breeding, humour, meat, meat rabbits, rabbits

Skinning A Duck

October 14, 2013 by Darren

What do you do with a misbehaving drake? Around here, you invite him to dinner!

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food, Recipes Tagged: butchering, dog, ducks, fox, jamberoo, meat, recipe, slaughtering

Processing Meat Rabbits

August 27, 2013 by Darren

Rabbits are one of the best ways to supply your family with home-grown meat. They’re easy to care for, economical, and quick to process.

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food Tagged: Australia, butcher, butchering, DIY, freezer, Joel Salatin, meat, offal, rabbits, slaughtering

Small Critters Butchery Workshop

May 28, 2013 by Darren

On Friday night I attended a workshop to learn how to bone out rabbits, ducks and chickens.

Posted in: Preparing Food, Video Tagged: butcher, chickens, ducks, Gerringong, meat, rabbits

New Australorp Rooster

August 18, 2012 by Darren

Meet the new “cock o’ the walk”, Big Oz!

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: australorp, backyard poultry, chooks, eggs, homestead, jamberoo, meat, rooster

Head Cheese Recipe

April 19, 2012 by Darren

It’s a boiled pig’s head, meat removed and diced, then set in a terrine mould with jelly made from the cooking broth. What’s not to like?!

Posted in: Frugality, Keeping Animals, Preparing Food, Recipes Tagged: herbs, meat, offal, pigs, pork, recipe, River Cottage

Pig Trotters In Sweet Vinegar

February 9, 2012 by Darren

We’re getting towards the end of the pigs we raised for meat – literally! I’ve never cooked trotters before, so this was an interesting meal.

Posted in: Frugality, Keeping Animals, Recipes Tagged: eggs, health, meat, offal, pigs, pork, recipe

Podcast Interview With Gavin From “The Greening of Gavin”

May 25, 2011 by Darren

I was interviewed by Gavin Webber from The Greening Of Gavin as part of a series of podcasts he’s done with sustainable bloggers from around Australia. Let me know what you think!

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals, Media Coverage, Super Challenge Tagged: Australia, chicken tractor, chooks, David Holmgren, fox, garden beds, illawarra, interview, jamberoo, Jamberoo Community Growers, Jamberoo FutureCare, Kiama, land, meat, pigs, podcast, pork, Shellharbour, sustainability, Sustainable Illawarra, wollongong

Muscovy Ducks Arrive

May 3, 2011 by Darren

We welcomed two new residents to the homestead this week – a pair of 4-month-old white muscovy ducks named Sir Francis and Louie.

Posted in: Frugality, Keeping Animals Tagged: Australia, backyard poultry, birds, dam, ducks, homestead, meat, muscovy duck

The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat

February 16, 2011 by Darren

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.

Posted in: Frugality, Gleaning, Illawarra Businesses, Keeping Animals Tagged: abattoir, butcher, butchering, electric fence, feral fruit, freezer, fruit trees, meat, pigs, pork, vegetable garden, Waste, weeds
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