Comments on The Vegetarian Homesteader: This is a Hard Step to Take, but Here I go

On a trip out to Wyoming last year we passed by ma...

2011-12-06T16:42:47.462-05:00

On a trip out to Wyoming last year we passed by many stockyards. It was the first time I've ever seen them, even though I knew they existed. It was awful. Nothing but mud and cattle squashed up in corners trying to avoid standing in it. And I don't even want to look at battery hens or hoop house broilers- that just makes me cry.

I am a meat eater though, and while I would prefer to raise my own animal proteins, I must admit that it scares me. Just this morning I was contemplating ordering some rock crosses to raise for food this spring...but I am afraid I just wouldn't be able to kill them myself. Not because I would treat them as feathered-kids like I do my layers, but because I just have a hard time taking a life. I don't even like seeing a mouse in a trap even though I know I'd rather it be there than in my cabinet.

Alas, maybe one day I will get the guts to venture out and really be the farmer that my Grandpa was, but until then, I guess I will continue to eat what I am able to buy. :(

Those pics of factory raised animals are definitel...

2011-09-07T21:35:43.796-04:00

Those pics of factory raised animals are definitely hard to look at. Yes, I'm a meat eater and I prefer to raise my own - I even name them. I want to know who to thank for their sacrifice when I bless my food. Over the years I've had many people ask how I could eat something I know. I respond with asking how they can participate in the practice of raising animals caged, filthy, diseased and drugged. And they do participate in it as long as they buy the products from those factories. Thanks for this post.

Thank you for your candid thoughts on the subject!...

2011-08-28T20:44:40.617-04:00

Thank you for your candid thoughts on the subject! We swore off factory meat several years ago and have no desire to ever go back. We eat way less meat overall and raise some ourselves and get the rest from local sources. You've made a noble choice for your family and I'm sure it will be difficult when the time comes to actually. . .but bravo to you!