Great story. Your comment, is so true: "...the convenience of our food system robs us in some significant ways." I think convenience robs us of many opportunities to connect with the Earth in "real" ways. ( BTW, I can chop off the head of a fish, but I don't know about a chicken... :) )
I have to say that this is one of the harder parts of the process but very essential in getting from the "chicken" phase to the "food" phase. I was pretty shocked by how natural it seemed to process the animal once the switch gets flipped in your mind.
It is strange how in the midst of harvesting a chicken, all the sudden it feels like it has turned from "a chicken" to chicken--it seems so important to at least know this animal as it goes through that transformation, and I'm glad the kids got to know it!
Great story. Your comment, is so true: "...the convenience of our food system robs us in some significant ways." I think convenience robs us of many opportunities to connect with the Earth in "real" ways. ( BTW, I can chop off the head of a fish, but I don't know about a chicken... :) )
I have to say that this is one of the harder parts of the process but very essential in getting from the "chicken" phase to the "food" phase. I was pretty shocked by how natural it seemed to process the animal once the switch gets flipped in your mind.
It is strange how in the midst of harvesting a chicken, all the sudden it feels like it has turned from "a chicken" to chicken--it seems so important to at least know this animal as it goes through that transformation, and I'm glad the kids got to know it!
Yes.