Growing your own food (?'s)

Tomhusker

I have turned our little 4 acre property into a meat producer for my family. I want to know what the meat went through to get to my table, and the only way to know for sure is to be the one leading it into the dining room... so to speak.

We are raising goats, beef and chickens for consumption. Also will be tilling up for a garden next season.

I would love to find a place to get nutritional info on home grown meats, as store bought are filled with preservatives like salt and ammonia. My meats will be healthier, I am sure, as they are grass fed until shortly before processing. They are not bolstered by hormones or drugs. Just meat, bone and skin.

has anybody seen info like this or know of a site that might provide it?

jldaley09

Good for you tom! I don't grow my own food but we do try to eat meat that is locally grown and humanely raised. There is a HUGE difference in taste and I think in nutrition also. Way to go! Eggs is all I can do on my little 1/3 acre but.. someday my friend.

CBKMom

I have not seen a lot of information on this, but my understanding is more the quality of meat without all the hormones. I do not think it changes the calorie count much more than organic meats.

Congrats on the idea. We are growing all our own produce and pick and preserve most of the fruits that we eat as well.

It is a lot of work, but I think it is worth it.

hroush

I just googled grass fed goat nutritional value and this popped up as the first link:

http://www.elkusa.com/Goat_meat_nutrition.html

beef:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/beef-products/10526/2

chicken

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/703/2

congrats on raising your own animals. My family has raised rabbits all of my life (very lean meat by the way).

amberaz

That's pretty damn cool. I would love to do something like that, but we live in town. Definetly thinking of at least getting chickens next spring and we've got the garden going now.