038 Farming updates, garden raised potatoes (above ground), chicken and poultry processing

Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

English - September 17, 2012 00:11 - 48 minutes - 42 MB - ★★★★★ - 900 ratings
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Previous Episode: 037 Happy pastured pigs on the farm, vegetable garden tomato blights, pay farming forward (pasture care and seeding for feeding)

Next Episode: 039 Farm updates as we head into fall, taking some pastured pigs to the USDA processor, poultry processing workshop

This weeks farm updates include:

A discussion about pork cut sheets and pig preparations
Turkey processing starting next weekend
Egg layers- who's laying? Dealing with older chickens and refreshing our flock
Last week of CSA
Greenhouse - looking good

In the Veggie Patch:

Our potato results!
Do it yourself- note pesticide levels in store bought potatoes

Farm U: Chicken Processing
This is the first part in a series of Farm U's talking about chicken processing.

Equipment and set up, what do you need as the basics to start processing chickens
What to buy vs not buy in a basic setup