Episode 98: Catholic Farm Dad Stuff with Mark Wertin, Part 2
Release Date: 07/11/2024
Episode 102: From Pertussis to Pleasure to the Fourth End of Manual Labor, Part 1.
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Episode 98: Catholic Farm Dad Stuff with Mark Wertin, Part 2
A Meatsmith Harvest
In this episode, Mark and Brandon chat more about smartphones, the value of mundane farm tasks, breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls, fencing for cows, and teaching folks (and your kids) to shoot pigs. Also, Mark wrote and performed a beautiful sonnet about shooting pigs for Brandon. Looking for more Meatsmith knowledge? Join our online membership 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...
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Episode 97: Catholic Farm Dad Stuff with Mark Wertin, Part 1
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Episode 96: St Thomas & the Ends of Labor, Part 2
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Episode 95: St Thomas & the Ends of Labor, Part 1
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Episode 93: Agrarian Thomistic Philosophy with Dr Richard Meloche, Part 1
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info_outlineIn this episode, Mark and Brandon chat more about smartphones, the value of mundane farm tasks, breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls, fencing for cows, and teaching folks (and your kids) to shoot pigs. Also, Mark wrote and performed a beautiful sonnet about shooting pigs for Brandon.
Looking for more Meatsmith knowledge? Join our online membership 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! Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/upcoming-classes/
- Meatsmith Membership - 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 Membership community of more than six hundred is an invaluable digital resource. The only one of its kind in the country, Meatsmith Membership provides an earnest and winsome approach to domestic livestock raising, slaughter, butchery, curing, cookery, and charcuterie. Join today and partner with us in growing your home around the harvest. Monthly memberships are $17.49/month plus a $29.99 signup fee. Or purchase an Annual membership for $189.49/year with no signup fee, saving you $50.38. https://farmsteadmeatsmith.com/product/membership/
Timestamps/Topics for Episode 98:
0:00 The value of the mundane repetitive farm chores
14:16 Breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls
25:22 Fencing for cows
36:20 Teaching kids to slaughter livestock
43:44 Let Thy Belly Meet The Earth! Sonnet Mark wrote Brandon
45:39 Mark's latest project
Links for Episode 98:
- Gallagher Animal Management https://am.gallagher.com/en-US
- Sacred Heart Homestead Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2qtwVm1eU6medkFpn0fyY9?si=fe101b2284cb4c19
- To Shoe a Stallion by Mark Wertin https://a.co/d/03vPset6
- Contact Mark at [email protected]
- Let Thy Belly Meet The Earth! by Mark Wertin:
The day would come prophesied the Sheards
When one shot may not do
The day was here the men had feared
So they loaded not one but two
The shot was low claimed the nasal-y snort
As the beast ran down the fence
Man one went numb, he was all out of sorts
Lack of patience caused suffrage to commence
Man two grabbed the gun and strode after the pig
It was now time to clean up this mess
Heroic patience required with a distance so big
To overcome this moment of stress.
The sights aligned, the barrel gave birth
The bullet cried, Let thy belly meet the Earth!