RE: Freezing For Later
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That's precisely why I bought a plot of land. My goal is to be able to produce, I hope, between 60 and 70% of my own food.
As far as meat is concerned, I've already identified a few farms offering direct sales. This way, I know exactly what conditions the animals were raised and fed in.
It's surprising how easy it is to lose this common sense when shopping in supermarkets, where everything is packed in cardboard boxes. My in-laws say they pay more at the butcher's than when they buy from the supermarket. But generally speaking, if the price is lower, it means that the farmer behind the product is paid little or nothing.
What's more, since last week, we've been witnessing a vast protest movement on the part of farmers here. They are trying to blockade Paris, resulting in numerous shortages in supermarkets. I even have the impression that more and more people are turning to direct farm sales for their purchases. I hope they'll realize that, in the long term, this approach is more advantageous and directly supports farmers.
As for freezing meat, that's obviously much better than buying it as you go!
Yeah where we live direct sales from the farmers works out well for the farmers and the prices are often better than the stores. We need to keep buying meat and directly from the farmers as much as possible! I love being able to go directly to the farmers. I hope one day to have a house and land where I can grow a part of our own foods - even the smaller things like potatoes and tomatoes would be a huge win.
Ah the farmers protests - GOOD for them! Fight back against this "green" nonsense! It's just trying to decimate the food supplies - the crazy and evil people at the tops of these governments are trying to destroy farmers first because that's how you control people when the means of producing food is ruined. I've seen videos of the farmers putting soil all over highways and taking giant piles of cow shit and dumping it in front of government buildings. Keep it up guys!!
Yes, I think it's one of the best ways to live today. So I hope you can make this wish come true.
For once, I totally agree with the protest movement. In general, the protesters' rhetoric is mostly "we're working too much, we want more money, the guys who do [insert a job that has nothing to do with their own] earn 2% more than us, it's not normal", but with no substance behind it. This time, it's first and foremost a cause that touches me, so I'm bound to get a little more involved. But above all, it's really important. The good thing is that they're winning their case.
Obviously, the new laws being passed won't be in the interests of all farmers. Some will even be penalized, whereas before they had the advantage, but it's making things happen for the majority.