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Geese and Memories Made

11/30/2015

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There is something incredibly satisfying about raising your own food.
Today we butchered 8 geese and 2 turkeys.  Our animals go to inspected processing facilities these days, due to regulations.  However, these geese and turkeys were for personal use, so we got to kill them ourselves.

This day was not one I was really looking forward to.  It is a messy, bloody job and I have too many memories of childhood days lost with a naked chicken on my lap, searching for elusive pinfeathers.  But things change and I somehow made it to 40 years old, and now raising my own food seems to be pretty cool.  My mother came to help (supervise) and Heather and I got to hear stories from my grandparents butchering days.  I did not know that turkey butchering meant it was time to set the table with a white tablecloth and Manischewitz wine.  Or that you could spend an evening with neighbors stripping feathers for  goose down.

So, was it worth it?  I know  we could get cheaper food elsewhere.  Actually, I can raise cheaper food.  A goose will eat about 5 times more than a chicken for every pound produced.  But how do you put a price on knowing your food?  Or a day spent with your mother learning how things used to be and how, in some ways, they never change?  I know us raising geese for fun and for a great meal does not compare to my ancestors need to survive but being a part of this continuum is no small part of the satisfaction.  

Who knows, maybe this year when we roast a goose we will find a white tablecloth!  I do know we will spend time around the table with friends, a glass of wine and an appreciation for the many blessings we have.

Yeah, it is worth it!


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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!!

11/13/2015

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Technology can be a great thing.  All too often I see it being used so much that I am disgusted by what it has done to our society and to our social skills.  And that is my excuse for avoiding updating our blog and facebook page more regularly.  I am afraid to become attached and dependent on my phone and internet connection.  But when a call is received from a friend in South Korea, asking for more regular updates, I am reminded that some people do care what is going on here at Kurbis Country.  I will try again.  This one is for you Jusang!
The fall has been beautiful.  We have got all our field work done and still had time to finish the front of the store.  I finally have a flower bed to play in and the light up sign we put up looks awesome!  Thank you Rick!  
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We had our annual pumpkin growing contest with a few friends and neighbours.  This years first place prize goes to the Kintop family.  Their pumpkin weighed in at 164 lbs!  
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In other news, we are still open all winter.  We are keeping fresh coffee brewing daily and still have homemade bread on the weekends.  We are also still making sausage, pepperettes and smoked bacon.  The storage vegetables will be available as long as quantities last.  That would include potatoes, onions, shallots, pumpkins and squash.  All of our other regular products are still on the shelf as well...homemade pickles and jams, local honey, wild rice,  pet food, bird seed, livestock feed...and the list goes on.    
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It has been a good season but now we are looking forward to the slower paced winter.
​Bring on the snow!  
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