The only meat we purchase is from a local farm called Peaceful Pastures. All of their animals are free range and they eat only what they were meant to eat. Cows eat grass, not corn, for example. We receive 22 pounds of meat each month that we split with our friends Barry and Shelean. That's 11 pounds of meat each month per couple. Since we have never eaten in as much as we are now, we have never run out of meat before the next delivery. But we are almost out. We are down to two goat chops and a chub of ground beef. The next delivery is February 3rd. So the question is, what do we do now? Do we go to Kroger and buy factory farmed meat? Uh, no. Do we go to Whole Foods and buy meat that we hope is humanely raised, but aren't quite sure? Better, but not the best option either. I proposed to Roy tonight that when we run out of CSA meat, we eat vegetarian for the rest of the month and he is on board. We break out the tofu, tempeh and nutritional yeast to meet our protein needs and fill in the rest of our diet with beans, whole grains, vegetables and fruits. I wonder what my grandma would have done to feed her family if meat had not been available to her. I know that tofu and tempeh would not have been on the menu. But beans? Most definitely. Home canned veggies? Yes. Rice, barley and other grains? Hell yeah! Mom, if you are reading this, did you ever run out of meat? If so, what did you all eat back on the farm?
Kristie
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Looks like you were too generous with your CSA meats at Christmas.Can you buy any CSA meats at the gate? Are they in the area?Call them up. We cooked beans w bacon, made spaghetti w bacon, egg salad, macaroni and tomatoes (good with cornbread-corn cakes), potato pancakes and scrambled eggs. Bacon was a back up meat. more on next box
Maybe the CSA folks might be making another delivery in your area. What about the friends you are spliting with? Maybe they have some meat stockpiled that they would sell to you.MOM
She would have sent brother Frank out to hunt a rabbit or catch some fish, or she would have gone out in the yard and grabbed a chicken. We had critters running around and swimming near us. Wish you were closer. I could get you some deer. Then you could have deer burgers, deer chili, deer tacos. What ingredients do you have? MOM
I'll look in the vegetarian cookbook from the 20s that I have mentioned to you. I figure G'ma would have done what she had to if she ran out of meat. Gradma Fisher was running low on meat when men were thrashing wheat on time. Looked out and saw a big turtle and placed him on the menu. They were happy. MOM
Ma, I can't believe Grandma Fisher butchered a turtle. Oh my God! I couldn't do that. No way! I have several things in mind. The macaroni and tomatoes sounds delish!
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