Dinker,           That was Verrry Funny No matter which side of the Political Dung heep one is on :) Well Done and Bravo!   Carol,         Look up sarcasm or sardonic humour and read sloooowly and maybe two or three times for good measure.

No Genius as posted on this thread we live on a working farm and raise our eggs, dairy (all), fruit and vegetables plus some fish. Other family, friends and some of our Employees raise Scottish Highland Cattle, Berkshire Pork, Bison, Beefalo, Turkey, Pheasant, Chickens (ours are laying hens) and more fish. We all share...more

@Seddy,     Well don't forget to add crabs and scallops to your list. I take it if thats how you live that you are either following the more strict Jewish Faith (many Roman Jews eat pork and some Viet Nam Jewish Vets eat even worse by jewish faith anyway) or that you are Muslim. Most Christians don't consider the old...more

Hmmmm......... Ummmm.......I'm half Chinese and that made even me "Raugh Out Roud a Rittle Bit" :)

@JEH,   Thanks and I agree we hate to kill anything and not eat it as well. We understand that the critters are just trying to survive and do what comes naturally.  The Coyotes usually leave when the Filas are out but not always. It just sucks when they go after a loose calf or our young Clyde colt  (usually Hawks ...more

I have to agree wth you. No one in my family even though money isn't a problem will spend $35.00 on a taco. When I told my Mom, Pops and Grandpa about this they said "A fool and their money are often parted". :)

@PsyD.Darwin21,   My pleasure. My Family bought  a working farm for the same reasons. Good for raising children, (lotsa hard work, sunshine, fresh air, swimming, baseball, good food, family meals with no TV and attendance is not optional and more books than video games :). By your title and comment I can only guess...more

@JEH,   Nice Post :)            Long story but we could have ate a bear while on the side of a mountain once. Pops had to shoot it in self defense. We just couldn't "Bear" to do it...... As for cats of any kind (I'm guessing that you mean our Mountain Lions not African) thats not the kind of p*ssy I have in mind ...more

@J Bell,      "You'd be surprised at how many cultures despise the crap we eat." - LOL That made me smile their was an article on Newsvine not long ago that sorta touched on this. Members of our Military in Afghanistan were invited to join in a Goat Feast because they showed honest compassion and shared flour and ...more