In this episode, Kelsey and Brandon chat about farming and processing livestock in urban California, wine culture in Europe vs. the US, Kelsey's Family Pig class experience, and his first solo pig slaughter.   Looking for more Meatsmith knowledge? our online hip or come to an in-person class: Hands-On Harvest Classes - Come to one of our harvest classes on our homestead in Oklahoma. We offer pork, beef, lamb, and goose harvest classes in the Spring and Fall. Spots are limited to just eight students per class to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and sign up today! Farmsteeatsmith.com/-classes/ Meatsmith hip - We created an online community and resource for homesteaders and farmers. It serves all those who want to cook and eat well. We offer the fruit of our labors (and our kitchen) from more than fifteen years of experience, and our hip community of more than six hundred is an invaluable digital resource. The only one of its kind in the country, Meatsmith hip provides an earnest and winsome approach to domestic livestock raising, slaughter, butchery, curing, cookery, and charcuterie. today and partner with us in growing your home around the harvest. Monthly hips are $17.49/month plus a $29.99 fee. Or purchase an Annual hip for $189.49/year with no fee, saving you $50.38. There’s a 7-day free trial for Annual hips. Farmsteeatsmith.com/hip/   Timestamps/Topics for Episode 99: 0:00 Graduate school connection to Kelsey Beck Fernandez (Faith vs. Atheism) 10:29 Getting into homesteading via wine production in California 17:27 Sourdough, 2020, and moving further into homesteading 20:53 Kelsey coming to our Family Pig Harvest class 28:53 Our classes are life-changing 33:56 Kelsey's first pig slaughter 41:55 Reckless inefficiencies of food production 49:20 Trying to make sense of reality 54:28 The Family is the irreducible unit of society 58:04 Challenging your likes and dislikes with bacon and wine 1:01:45 The burden of being a rational creature 1:05:00 The world through the lens of scripture   Links for Episode 99: Tartine https://tartinebakery.com/about Kendall Jackson https://www.kj.com/ Wendell Berry https://berrycenter.org/ 23d6t