30 lbs of ground for the freezer.

10 quarts of lard rendered and 11 suet blocks for the chickens.

Doing some pickling as well.
#eggstr 
Freeze dryer from Harvest rite.
It removes all moisture and creates a completely dried product that you store in milar bags for long turn storage. Up to 20 years. Add hot water to reconstitute. We use the onions for cooking. Can make powder from it easily.
Working the preps today. Freeze drying onions and rendering lard.

If you can manage a cat box, surely a few house hens would be a breeze.
https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com/blog/1/9/2024/chicken-furniture
Coffee and staying warm. 1* F with -20 wind chill here.
Cigar tobacco needs fermentation. https://www.holts.com/clubhouse/cigar-101/tobacco-fermentation-process
Much appreciated, jerk.
We found a local that has raw milk available so we’re trading our homemade lard for their milk. We make yogurt and also separate the cream for making butter and adding to coffee. Amazing difference from buying in the store.
Grew some tobacco this year. Gonna try to roll a few cigars, pipe, cigarette and chewing. This is a fraction of what I have hanging. 
Takes one to know one.
Rough life.
#catstr 
Heckle and Jeckle enjoying the weather. 
A good day to hibernate. 


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