Otherwise, we have two freezers full of homegrown beef, pork and chicken, along with vegetables from our garden and fruit from our orchard.
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Another reason I go out rarekt - do not eat any processed food plus LCHF (low carb, high healthy fat). We eat primarily venison, grass-fed beef & other meats from a local farmer, eggs from a relative’s chickens & I have a garden every year. Fox just raided the hen house (successfully) so that’s put a dent in egg production. :-(
If we are going to butcher a cow for the freezer for our own use now, we fatten it up for three months with some grain, protein and sweet molasses before it gets butchered to give it some fat marbling, tenderness and flavor.
We also keep the cow in a corral pen so it doesn't walk its fat off during those three months. Makes for much better, flavorable cuts of meat.
We don't eat processed foods either. Everything is fresh ingredients. Keeps our weight down and blood sugar in line.