Over the years, Iâve met a lot of people who tell me they couldnât raise their own livestock for meat because they donât have the heart to kill the animal for food when itâs time.
When I hear this, I remind these folks that this is what community is for.
You donât need to do these things alone.
Marjory Wildcraftâs new documentary film, âRaising Meat Chickens,â shares a great example of this:
Raising Meat Chickens
In this film, you have the opportunity to shadow Marjory around her property for eight weeks, as she raises a flock of meat chickens, from egg to table.
She walks you step by step through the entire, often entertaining processâ¦
And near the end, she introduces you to her community approach for processing the birds.
Because as she wisely points out:
We all have hunters in our family.
Even if weâre not hunters ourselves.
So not only is this film a perfect starting point for anyone interested in raising their own chickens for meat.
(Marjory shows you, step by step, how she raises her own organic, free- range chickens.)
Itâs ALSO ideal for anyone on the fence about raising livestock for meat.
Watch it with your spouse or family or neighbors or friends ⦠whoever might be interested in raising a flock of meat chickens âin communityâ with you.
And see how you can share the workâ¦
⦠And the reward!
In my opinion, raising livestock with community is the most honest, humane way to eat meat.
At the very least, itâll help you better understand what the process of raising meat chickens on your own property could look like.
