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In this episode, we chat about Gregorian chant; what it is, how it's different from modern music, and how it impacts our lives.    Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Pig Harvest class this November and December and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are November 16th-18th, November 30th - December 2nd, and December 14th-16th. To keep the hands-on experience undiluted, classes are limited to just eight students. Jump on this chance and sign up today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/the-family-pig/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films, Brandon's Harvest Journal, and our community FaceBook group. 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page and apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. Sign up for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/.   Timestamps/Topics for Episode 88: 0:00 What is Gregorian chant? 12:00 How Gregorian chant is different from modern music 15:06 You will understand even though it's in Latin 22:48 A different way of singing 32:21 Beauty orders the appetites  39:48 Chant appeals to the intellect 44:00 Definition of Beauty 51:34 How chant impacts our lives  1:05:17 Chant in our home 1:11:10 Sound of Music's influence     Links for Episode 88: Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life by Peter Kwasniewski https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123001541-good-music-sacred-music-and-silence?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hVhG76GNXj&rank=1 Dies Irae - Gregorian Chant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OBB5-bP6qs&t=2s The Monks of Norcia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qVBhp_wJM Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary - Requiem album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQUVO_gHh6M Monastic Choir Of Our Lady Of Clear Creek Abbey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IseSwHhmLE&list=OLAK5uy_nA_69LfiHPMUAJOt6lOkb-VbTlmnvp_dg Nicholas Lemme - St. John ion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gV9LHxkr78 FSSP Requiem Mass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RgzZwlpFA&t=667s Lecture with the definition of Beauty by Fr. Chad Ripperger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDSsFn-JaXY&t=996s Timothy Flanders - The Meaning of Catholic https://www.youtube.com/@TheMeaningofCatholic/featured AND The Logos of Music article https://meaningofcatholic.com/2021/10/01/the-logos-of-music/ The Angelous we chant at home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnfc3RN-BAw Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary - Learn chant http://www.fsspolgs.org/learn-chant/solfege-introduction/ Sound of Music - Do Re Mi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnBMAEA3AM Gregorian Chant Academy - https://www.gregorianchantacademy.com/

In this episode, we chat about the Assumption, our current virtue building, guilds & slaughterhouses of old, how our classes can get you off industrial meat, the meaning of culling, and rotational grazing on our farm. Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Pig Harvest class this November and December and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are November 16th-18th, November 30th - December 2nd, and December 14th-16th. Tickets are $1,530 per person, with a limited capacity of just eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and sign up today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/the-family-pig/ Our 3-Day Lamb Harvest class is SOLD OUT.  Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page and apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. Sign up for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Timestamps/Topics for Episode 87: 0:00 Intro & Assumption tide 5:47 Our current virtue building 9:00 Guilds & slaughterhouses of old 15:08 Our classes get you off industrial meat 26:20 The meaning of 'to cull' 31:46 The Slaughterman's Creed 42:04 There is waste in life 47:12 Rotational grazing on our farm   Links for Episode 87: Slaughterman's Creed:  Thine is a task of blood, Discharge thy task with mercy, Let thy victim feel no pain, May sudden blow mean death, Such death that thou thyself would ask. Greg Judy - Rotational grazing https://www.youtube.com/@gregjudyregenerativerancher https://greenpasturesfarm.net

Episode 86 - Of Land Hurricanes, Candle Light, and Large Living, Part 2 In this episode, we chat about soft communism, weaning yourself from the comforts of urban life, and fasting. We continue our community vs family conversation, making a case for owning a bigger home, bodies needing space, and the duty to teach your children.     Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest class this November and December and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are November 16th-18th, November 30th - December 2nd, and December 14th-16th. Tickets are $1,530 per person, with a limited capacity of just eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/the-family-pig/ Our last 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest of the year will be October 5th-7th. Sign up today on our website at https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/3-day-complete-lamb-harvest-course/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/.   Timestamps/Topics for Episode 86: 0:00 Intro 1:04 Soft communism  5:07 Fasting could be the first step toward farming 16:35 Community vs faith/family continued 21:43 We need larger living spaces because bodies need space 34:21 Families have a right to a big home 37:50 It's your duty to teach your children 48:15 Contemplating a big move   Links for Episode 86: The Rulers of Russia and the Russian Farmers by Father Denis Fahey https://store.catholicism.org/the-rulers-of-russia-and-the-russian-farmers.html Ross McKnight of Backwater Foie Gras https://backwaterfoiegras.com The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence by Matthew Plese https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110777550-the-definitive-guide-to-catholic-fasting-abstinence?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=5S7o614tUE&rank=1 Charlotte Mason's homeschool curriculum https://simplycharlottemason.com

In this episode, we discuss recent extreme weather, how much 'rejection of technology' is reasonable, what technology keeps you from learning, and attending the Mass by candlelight.   Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest class this November and December and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are November 16th-18th, November 30th - December 2nd, and December 14th-16th. Tickets are $1,530 per person, with a limited capacity of just eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/the-family-pig/ Our last 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest of the year will be October 5th-7th. Sign up today on our website at https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/3-day-complete-lamb-harvest-course/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/.   Timestamps/Topics for Episode 85: 0:00 Intro 1:02 History of our intro quote 7:55 Land hurricane 12:23 The Sacred Heart 21:45 Fall Pig and Lamb classes 31:28 Hearth & Field and rejecting technology 34:43 The Mass by candlelight 46:00 Smoking meat has lost its substantial form 55:09 We Started our business without much tech   Links for Episode 83: Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery by Jane Grigson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/575014.Charcuterie_and_French_Pork_Cookery The Mass and Its Folklore by John Hobson Matthews https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40707662-the-mass-and-its-folklore?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22 Backwater Foie Gras https://backwaterfoiegras.com Hearth and Field https://hearthandfield.com 

In this episode, we discuss the gift that is Community, Nature, Grace, & Original Sin, farming in reparation to God, the uselessness of smartphones, and the virtue of pork chops.   Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest class this June and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are June 1st-3rd and June 15-17th, and tickets are $1,390. The class is limited to eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. So jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Our 2-Day Martinmas Goose Harvest class will be November 10th-11th this year. Sign up today on our website at https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/.   Topics for Episode 84: Community doesn't save your soul, 1:01  Community & friendship can concur, 4:22  Choosing between community, worship, and land, 7:41  Nature, Grace, & Original Sin, 13:29  Farming is reparation to God, 17:33   Choose worship, 29:06  Communities formed around pilgrimages, 35:31  Smartphones are immensely useless, 43:00  The virtue of pork chops, 45:02  Links for Episode 84: The Community, essay from Flee to the Fields: The Founding Fathers of the Catholic Land Movement https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/919932.Flee_to_the_Fields Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira https://www.traditioninaction.org/index.htm "Who is like God?” Rebuilding Catholic Social Order https://onepeterfive.com/who-is-like-god-rebuilding-catholic-social-order/ The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3924392-the-physiology-of-taste Catholic Manual of Civility by Marian Therese Horvat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6778686-catholic-manual-of-civility?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ffCUxQdDV2&rank=1 George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation by George Washington https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6466.George_Washington_s_Rules_of_Civility_Decent_Behavior_in_Company_and_Conversation?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_17

In this episode, we chat about raising beef and dairy cows, blood bread and modern food, and we continue our discussion on Community vs. Society.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest class this June and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are June 8th-10th, and tickets are $1,390. The class is limited to eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. So jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Our 2-Day Martinmass Goose Harvest class will be November 10th-11th this year. Sign up today on our website at https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics for Episode 83: Beef breeds for our classes, 3:32  Sheep husbandry, 13:52 Goose class and Family Pig classes, 15:47 Raising dairy cows, 17:51  Blood bread, 23:53  Modern food tricks us into eating more, 28:33   Back to Community vs. Society, 39:25   Feed both the body and spirit, 40:28  Story from Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 42:59  Eating in the context of natural order & hierarchy, 50:29   The etymology of Community, 52:20   Losing community to unity, 1:03:32  Excess of Community on the Right and Left, 1:05:55  An authority that distributes common goods, 1:11:48    Links for Episode 83: Cottage Economy by William Cobbett https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243534.Cottage_Economy Jane Grigson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/575014.Charcuterie_and_French_Pork_Cookery The Nordic Cookbook by Magnus Nilsson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25208269-the-nordic-cookbook? Lives of the Saints: For Every Day in the Year by Alban Butler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244823.Lives_of_the_Saints?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VUsdBnpHvd&rank=2 The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3924392-the-physiology-of-taste English from the Roots Up: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores: Greek Latin, Vol. 1 by Joegil K. Lundquist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/337745.English_from_the_Roots_Up?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_25 The Village, film by M. Night Shyamalan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368447/  

Episode 82: Community vs. Society Part 2 In this episode we chat about community, its different forms, positives and negatives, its lack of definition, its function in ideology, and what it offers. We compare it to society, how the family is the essential unit of society, and the grace family provides to a community.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest class this June and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are June 8th-10th, and tickets are $1,390. The class is limited to eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. So jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics for Episode 82: Meatsmith is a social business, 1:01 Question from a fellow meatsmith, 3:15 How big of a factor does community play, 6:10 The communities we've been in, 9:05 Criticism of 'community,' 14:30 How community functions in ideology, 17:47 Community is a 'talismanic' word, 21:44 Feeling isolated as a farmer, 29:45 What does society offer the family?, 31:19 Society prevents isolationism, 32:05 Rugged, individualist, perseverance; 33:03 The family is the essential unit of society, 35:33 You don't get grace through community, 39:00 Sacremental marrage, 39:13 The temporal order cannot survive on its own , 41:11 Community gets that kind of grace from the family, 43:35 The natural virue of Patria, 43:55 Duties to society, 45:00 Sharing spiritual goods vs. material goods, 48:40 What is a common good?, 49:44   Links for Episode 82: Father Thomas Crean, Integralism & the Common Good of https://youtu.be/ZDrxRaFI55E Tradition, Family, and Property (founder Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira) https://www.tfp.org/tradition-family-and-property/ Tradition in Action https://traditioninaction.org Our classes https://farmsteeatsmith.com/-classes/

In this episode, we recap our Fall harvest season, all the classes we taught, fasting for advent and feasting over Christmas, preserving and losing meat, our beef and lamb classes, and a bit on raising rabbits.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Come to our 3-Day Family Lamb Harvest class this June and use your hands to turn four lambs into kitchen-sized lamb cuts, sausage, and charcuterie. The dates are June 8th-10th, and tickets are $1,390. The class is limited to eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. So jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics for Episode 81: Can you visit the farmstead?, 2:40 Limping through our busy season and Christmas, 5:50 Burdened by the abundance of the harvest season, the obligation of feasting, and advent, 8:00 Efficient means of dealing with the EPIC quantities of meat, 17:40 Losing meat, 20:00 Blood bread, 22:45 Our 2-day BEEF class that focuses on cookery, 32:00 3-Day LAMB Harvest class, 37:12 Raising rabbits, 45:45   Links for Episode 81: The Nordic Cookbook by Magnus Nilsson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25208269-the-nordic-cookbook Our classes https://farmsteeatsmith.com/-classes/

In this episode, we share more of our thoughts on The Church and the Land by Fr. Vincent McNabb, building topsoil with people, fleeing the city, and the dignity of the farmer.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. This November, come to our 2-Day Goose Martinmas Harvest and celebrate the fat and meat of this most noble bird. The dates are November 10-11th, and tickets are $1,045. The class is limited to eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. So jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics for Episode 79: Leaving the cities continued, 1:04 Liberalism vs. communism, 2:56 Building topsoil with people, 6:19 Revolutions and crusades, 9:56 The dignity of the farmer, 13:47 Seek God first, 22:29 Being useful to society, 37:57 Followup resources, 49:21 Links for Episode 79: The Church and the Land by Fr. Vincent McNabb -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3376190-the-church-and-the-land?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23 City of God vs. City of Man by Timothy Flanders https://www.amazon.com/City-God-vs-Man-Antiquity-ebook/dp/B09MR5JKZQ Essay by Fr. McNabb on Return to Tradition YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anqcac_w1mM&t=108s Flee to the Fields by Dr. Tobias Lanz https://www.amazon.com/Flee-Fields-Founding-Catholic-Movement/dp/0971828601 The Rural Solution  https://www.amazon.com/Rural-Solution-Modern-Catholic-Voices/dp/0954563204/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YVLJD27504V3&keywords=The+rural+solution&qid=1663948059&s=books&sprefix=the+rural+solution%2Cstripbooks%2C232&sr=1-1 Nazareth or Social Chaos by Fr. Vincent McNabb https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20919958-nazareth-or-social-chaos Apostolic Farming by Catherine Doherty https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9268406-apostolic-farming?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17

Sign up for the free event - Traditional Skills Summit Sept 12-15th https://www.schooloftraditionalskills.com/?_ef_transaction_id=&oid=1&affid=20 In this episode, we talk about our Martinmas Goose class, all the events Brandon is participating in, our thoughts on The Church and the Land by Fr. Vincent McNabb, the four causes, and leaving the cities.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. This November, come to our 2-Day Goose Martinmas Harvest and celebrate the fat and meat of this most noble bird. The dates are November 10-11th, and tickets are $1,045. The class is limited to eight students to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. So jump on this chance and today! https://farmsteeatsmith.com/product/martinmas-goose-harvest/ Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics for Episode 79: Goose Harvest class, 2:36 Traditional Skills Summit, 14:33 The Ozark Homesteading Expo, 16:59 White Oak Pastures Backyard Butcher Workshop, 19:07 Melissa Noris, 21:54 Fr Vincent McNabb, 23:15 A departure from order and philosophy, 26:49 The four causes, 28:31 Corn as it's acted upon by its four causes, 33:20 Isolate the material causes, 37:00 What a city is, 42:25 Liberalism and communism have the same end, 47:10 Reasons to leave the city, 54:09 The order in The Lord's Prayer, 1:01:18 The section of The Church and the Land by Fr. Vincent McNabb that Brandon reads includes a quote from Rural Roads to Security by Mgr. Ligutti, and then flows into another from Alternative to Death by the Earl of Portsmouth.  Links for Episode 79: Traditional Skills Summit -https://www.schooloftraditionalskills.com/?_ef_transaction_id=&oid=1&affid=20 Ozark Homesteading Expo - https://ozarkshomesteading.com/2022-homesteading-expo White Oak Pasture's Backyard Butchery Workshop Oct 7-8th - https://whiteoakpastures.com/collections/events/products/backyard-butchery-workshop Pioneering Today podcast - https://melissaknorris.com/podcast/ Catholic Homesteading podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPlSeZY546Q All our recent interviews - https://farmsteeatsmith.com/interviews-and-press/ The Church and the Land by Fr. Vincent McNabb -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3376190-the-church-and-the-land?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23

Episode 78: The Virtue of Pig Killing; Brandon’s talk at The Prairie Troubadour 2022 Symposium The Virtue of Pig Killing; Brandon’s talk at The Prairie Troubadour 2022 Symposium. From sonnets to Cottage Economy, from Thomas Aquinas to selling cured meats, Brandon distills much of what we've been discussing over the years into this talk.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Our 3-Day Lamb Harvest course is back! We haven't taught this class for five years and are so happy to be able to offer it again, November 17-19th, at our new homestead just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to skinning to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at our Lamb class is unparalleled. And all instruction is entirely translatable to any other ruminant harvesting, including goats, deer, elk, beef, etc. Find all the details at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/3-day-complete-lamb-harvest-course/. Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics: Intro to how we provision our home, 2:25 Sonnets (they relate to pig killing, we swear), 7:05 Having to purchase meat again, 10:10 The virtue of killing pigs, 11:20 Cottage Economy, 11:30 Pig hierarchy, 16:50 Why Brandon left academia, 22:20 clouded by emotions when killing livestock, 29:00 Three powers of Thomas Aquinas, 39:09 Cooking is an essential part of slaughter, 41:33 Catching blood & blood sausage, 44:22 Making andouille sausage, 47:33 100% yield from your livestock, 49:45 Pig killing requires you to use your senses, 56:11  Meat spoilage, 58:35 Selling cured meat retail, 1:05:50 Finding harmony with the natural order, 1:12:40 Links for Episode 77: Prairie Troubadour Symposium - https://prairietroubadour.org/ Cottage Economy by William Cobbett https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243534.Cottage_Economy G. K. Chesterton https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7014283.G_K_Chesterton Thomas Aquinas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas

In this episode, we chat with Ross McKnight of Backwater Foie Gras about the practical element of gavage, why gavage isn't force-feeding, breed of duck, feed used, legally selling farm products, prose, and poetry.  Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Our 3-Day Lamb Harvest course is back! We haven't taught this class for five years and are so happy to be able to offer it again, November 17-19th, at our new homestead just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to skinning to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at our Lamb class is unparalleled. And all instruction is entirely translatable to any other ruminant harvesting, including goats, deer, elk, beef, etc. Find all the details at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/3-day-complete-lamb-harvest-course/. Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics: The practical element of gavage, 1:02 Gavage is a natural form of agriculture, 13:55                  Muscovy or mallard, 10:40 & 15:05 How much to feed them, 16:00 It's not force-feeding, 17:42 Using whole corn, 21:04 Write this down and frame it for your kitchen, 22:23 Why foie gras?, 43:03 Age of the muscovies, 29:12 Using milk, 32:49 Pre--gavage treatment, 34:42 Meatsmith & Backwater Foie Gras should offer classes together, 45:15 A PMA (Private hip Association) as an alternative to selling retail, 46:56 Millers Organic Farm as a PMA example, 54:36 The power of bureaucracy, 57:21 A PMA in every state, 1:04:00 Food safety regulations are written for industrial-scale, not small farms, 1:06:00 Food prices at farmers market, 1:07:52 Culinary ignorance, 1:12:36 You can make a living farming, 1:17:28 Swimming with the current that is the natural order, 1:20:39 Links for Episode 77: Find Ross McKnight and Backwater Foie Gras on Facebook, Instagram, and BackwaterFoieGras.com. Miller's Organic Farm https://www.millersorganicfarm.com Charles A. Coulombe https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150.Charles_A_Coulombe?from_search=true&from_srp=true The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=dgxaP9fdp2&rank=2

In this episode, we chat with Ross McKnight of Backwater Foie Gras about how he began his farming journey, why he chose foie gras, tradition and moving to the land, and the mortification of farming. Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. Becoming a patron can help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. Become a patron today at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. Our 3-Day Lamb Harvest course is back! We haven't taught this class for five years and are so happy to be able to offer it again, November 17-19th, at our new homestead just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to skinning to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at our Lamb class is unparalleled. And all instruction is entirely translatable to any other ruminant harvesting, including goats, deer, elk, beef, etc. Find all the details at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/3-day-complete-lamb-harvest-course/. Meatsmith hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. for Meatsmith hip at Farmsteeatsmith.com/product/hip/. Topics: Our new baby, butchershop, and lamb class, 1:01 Brandon's recent interviews, 6:53                  Interview with Ross McKnight starts, 12:51 Ross introduces himself, 16:42 From an English major to finance, 20:25 From an auto-immunity disease to a farmer, 34:03 Creating beauty makes life worth something, 42:33 Why foie gras?, 43:03 We want tradition, 47:40 The camaraderie with other farmers, 49:20 Moving to the land with religion as the motive, 52:53 Hyper theoretical movements, 57:34 The mortification of farming, 1:00:54 Links for Episode 75: Justin Rhodes interview with Brandon on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brandon-sheard-master-meatsmith-on-befriending-animals/id1565700147?i=1000552469413 Homesteading Family interview with Brandon - Cured Pork the Old Fashioned Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBS8pzexKLs&t=1168s Brian Holdsworth interview with Brandon - Catholic Homesteading with Brandon Sheard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPlSeZY546Q&t=3695s The Church and the Land by Ff. Vincent McNabb https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3376190-the-church-and-the-land?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XdhoH4cQAk&rank=1 Find Ross McKnight and Backwater Foie Gras on Facebook, Instagram, and BackwaterFoieGras.com. Fr. Denis Fahey https://catholicism.org/catholic-world-of-fahey.html Sow the Land Homestead https://sowtheland.com Restoring the Faith https://www.youtube.com/c/RestoringTheFaith

In this episode, we chat about the breakdown of the family farm, private property, the notion of the Soul, The Church and Farming and Russian Farming by Denis Fahey, William Cobbett, and more.  Introduction and Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. By becoming a patron, you will help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- The essential Meatsmith resource More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are categorized for quick searching. Access to our private Meatsmith Facebook community. 60-day free trial available! Use the Newsletter Special option on our page ad apply the promo code 60daytrial at checkout. Topics: The breakdown of the family farm, 1:01 Summary of The Church and Farming and Russian Farming, 17:38                  Private Property, 17:38 The notion of the Soul, 27:04 'Not just a baptized version of conventional farming,' 30:35 The liturgical calendar, 35:53 The ingenuity of love, 39:12 William Cobbett, 44:44 Original innocence, 50:36   Links for Episode 75: Catherine Doherty - https://www.catherinedoherty.org/books/ Jane Grigson https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/226917.Jane_Grigson Charlotte Mason https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/106311.Charlotte_M_Mason Fred Provenza https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13050555.Fred_Provenza William Cobbett https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/725610.A_History_of_the_Protestant_Reformation_in_England_and_Ireland Denis Fahey’s books: The Church and Farming  https://loretopubs.org/the-church-and-farming.html The Rulers of Russia and the Russian Farmers  https://loretopubs.org/the-rulers-of-russia-and-the-russian-farmers.html

In this episode, we continue our conversation on moving from Washington State to just outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. We chat about the changing landscape, packing up our business, and tipping our slaughter truck.     Introduction and Announcements: Family Pig classes are happening in the Fall on Sept 29th-Oct 1st, Oct 13-15th, and October 27-29th. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at Family Pig is unparalleled. our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. By becoming a patron, you'll help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Promo code: "60daytrial." Use it along with the Newsletter Special option to sign up. Episode 71 Show Notes: Absconding fathers, 1:01 Slaughter truck packing, 13:15 Eating out on the road, 25:00                  Changing landscapes, 29:23 Purging before moving, 35:49 What our new place offers, 38:00 Dewlap Toulouse geese, 40:22 Daniel Firth Griffiths interview for the Robinia Institute, 42:56 Farmers are often good philosophers, 50:15 Doubting your senses, 52:15   Links Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1251780.Jane_Grigson_s_Vegetable_Book?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2omYFbYMbF&rank=1 The Octopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/876843.The_Octopus?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=78vmPTTtvl&rank=6

In this episode, we review The Church and Farming and The Rulers of Russia and the Russian Farmers by Denis Fahey. We also chat about The Prairie Troubadour, our hip program, and our sense faculties as they relate to farming and all life.  Introduction and Announcements: Family Pig classes are happening in the Fall on Sept 29th-Oct 1st, Oct 13-15th, and October 27-29th. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at Family Pig is unparalleled. our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. By becoming a patron, you'll help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Promo code: "60daytrial." Use it along with the Newsletter Special option to sign up. Episode 74 Show Notes: William Cobbett, 1:14 The Prairie Troubadour, 2:27 Our hip program, 7:07      Family farming will save the world, 22:56 Book reviews, 24:00 Our sense faculties, 28:17   Links William Cobbett https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/725610.A_History_of_the_Protestant_Reformation_in_England_and_Ireland The Prairie Troubadour - https://prairietroubadour.org John Senior's books: Death of Christian Culture https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2866190-the-death-of-christian-culture?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HALGAgTZRU&rank=1 The Restoration of Christian Culture https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3036040-the-restoration-of-christian-culture Integrated Humanities Program - https://fundihpmemorial.org/ihp-history Denis Fahey's books: The Church and Farming - https://loretopubs.org/the-church-and-farming.html The Rulers of Russia and the Russian Farmers  https://loretopubs.org/the-rulers-of-russia-and-the-russian-farmers.html

In this episode, we chat about animal family groups, cow, pig, and goat hegemony, natural law vs. naturalism, suffering, and Mass.  Introduction and Announcements: Family Pig classes are sold out for Spring 2022. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when we schedule the next round of classes. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at Family Pig is unparalleled. our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. By becoming a patron, you'll help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Promo code: "60daytrial." Use it along with the Newsletter Special option to sign up. Show Notes: Gearld Fry, all knowledge comes through the senses, 1:20 Family units and order, 11:44                  Types of naturalism, 21:21 Costly sacrifice, Mass, 31:05 Suffering, 36:15   Links for Episode 73: Gearld Fry   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46PF8JpE5xc Animal Reproduction and Animal Health by Charles Walters https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25750569-reproduction-and-animal-health Steve Campbell https://www.youtube.com//thinkmwc/featured Clear Creek Abby - https://clearcreekmonks.org/

In this episode, we chat about Brandon's recent travels to teach classes in other states, family farms, and land management trends.  Introduction and Announcements: We have two Family Pig classes in Spring 2022. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at Family Pig is unparalleled. our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. By becoming a patron, you'll help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Promo code: "60daytrial." Use it along with the Newsletter Special option to sign up. Show Notes: Intro and meandering, 1:03 Family Pig classes, 2:26                  Brandon's Travels, 9:39 Washington- Sheep harvest class 11:23 Family farms, 11:58 Low tech classes, 15:44 North Carolina - Justine Rhodes' farm, 20:49 Arkansas - New Woodlands Farm, 23:18 Classes and teaching, 26:32 Sourcing feed in Oklahoma, 32:38 Sterilization, 37:22 Family farms as the ideal environmental strategy, 39:47 Virginia - Robinia Institute, 41:49 Land management trends, 47:02 Subsidiarity, 50:57 Nature saved by our stewardship, 55:54 The exception is sickness, 59:26   Links for Episode 72: William Cobbett - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12532490-cottage-economy Isabella Beeton - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1793753.Mrs_Beeton_s_Book_Of_Household_Management Justin Rhodes - https://homesteadersofamerica.com Pannage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannage J. Russell Smith - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52342488-tree-crops Robinia Institute - https://robiniainstitute.com/ Gearld Fry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46PF8JpE5xc

In this episode, we talk more about moving to Oklahoma, tradition, and leaving behind what our kids will want to inherit.  Introduction and Announcements: We have two Family Pig classes in Spring 2022. Our classes make incredible gifts for anyone interested in the whole processing narrative. From the kill to butchery to cookery, the experience gained at Family Pig is unparalleled. our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, filming, and editing. By becoming a patron, you'll help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Promo code: "60daytrial." Use it along with the Newsletter Special option to sign up. Show Notes: Intro and our kids' enthusiasm for Oklahoma, 1:03 Family Pig dates changed, 6:37                  Moving to Tornado Ally, 10:36 Getting the shop ready, 12:10 Come to a class with your family, 17:56 Project with Justin Rhodes, 17:56 Leaving Vashon, 21:53 Moving with cured meat, 23:00 Moving the beams, 29:54 ing things on to our kids, 32:34 Piety, 36:09 Story of Pinocchio, 42:15 Hungry for tradition, 44:40 Links for Episode 70: Justin Rhodes - https://homesteadersofamerica.com Around the Year with Maria Von Trapp - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5857650-around-the-year-with-the-trapp-family

In this Episode 69, Brandon talks with Daniel Firth Griffith of the Robinia Institute in The Conversationalist Webinar Series. The topics discussed range from descaling agriculture to Aristotle.  Introduction and Announcements: our podcast on Patreon! Production of each episode takes hours of work, in both filming and editing. By becoming a patron, you'll help us keep our episode quality high and allow us to continue filming. You can find us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/meatsmith. hip -- a gift that gives all year long! More than 45 Harvest Films by Brandon. Forum topics are now categorized for easy browsing! 60-day free trial available! Promo code: "60daytrial." Use it along with the Newsletter Special option to sign up. Show Notes: Our move to Oklahoma, 1:39 Intro to The Conversationalist Webinar Series, 7:07                  Pursuing a philosophical goal, 12:09 Regionally specific habits, 23:17               The PNW has no ham curing traditions, 25:56 Descaling agriculture, 29:55               The high demand for butchery in every state, 38:10               Transparency of slaughter, 43:10 Links for Episode 69: Wendell Berry quote from Nature as Measure                    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9809187-nature-as-measure “An agriculture using nature…as its measure would approach the world in the manner of a conversationalist. It would not impose its vision and its demands upon a world that it conceives of as a stockpile of raw materials. …Now we must think of marriage.” Rene Descartes                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes Aristotle                  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9438.The_Basic_Works_of_Aristotle