For all of you who are interested in more sovereignty but not up for all-out homesteading, have you considered #meatrabbits so that you can grow some of your own protein? They're probably the easiest entry not just to livestock but to growing your own food in general.
Pros
You need very little space
Low start up costs
Incredible feed to meat conversion
You can grow or forage a lot (or all) of their food
Kids can do most of the rabbit chores
They can mow your lawn (if you're ok with uneven grass height!)
You can scale up production very quickly (=nice SHTF potential)
Their manure is amazing
Butchering is very quick
Cons
They're adorable, so killing them is not easy!*
Not the tastiest meat
Not actually a con, but a consideration: they are very lean. You'll want some fat to cook them with. Sausage with rabbit and pork 😋 #foodstr
A bunch of us on here ( nostr:npub13kwjkaunpmj5aslyd7hhwnwaqswmknj25dddglqztzz29pkavhaq25wg2a and nostr:npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z among others) are growing rabbits, and nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n has had some great episodes on them recently.
I'd love to see more folks raising even a small percentage of their own food. It's one of the best revolutionary acts if you're not happy with the current systems.
I'm prepping for a small workshop on raising meat rabbits, so would welcome questions!
*I often remind myself that if I were eating conventional ag products, I'd be responsible for much more brutal deaths of their wild cousins - but still... not easy
#homesteading #permaculture #resilience #plebchain #permaculture
