Freezer

In October 2016 we were out for a walk and on our way back I happened to look and see a FREE freezer at a house in the subdivision across the street from us. 

FREE?!

A beauty...all for FREE!

We were close to home so Tom went and got his truck and I went and knocked on our friends door - who lived a couple of doors down and asked for a hand with the freezer. According to our friend the guy who was giving the freezer away had used it for making cheese or something and must have decided to move on to other hobbies.

After we got it home we set it up in the garage and there it sat. At least for a couple of years before we put anything in it. Last year after we brought home the pigs I was told that we could pay a small fee and bring home a bunch of bread from the Franz Outlet. Which we did...until last fall, almost two years after bringing home of the freezer. Last September we processed our first batch of Freedom Rangers last year.

These days you'll find a healthy supply of homemade bone broth, homegrown chicken and the innards of those chickens. There are a few loaves of bread and packages of bagels still showing up as well.

We are set up for a little while. 

Right now, we have a little bit of pork that Tom brought home from a pig butchery class that he participated in last Sunday. 

Just so much pork

With chicken and pork in the freezer, all we need is a little bit of grass-fed beef to round things out. For now we will have to stick with Butcher Box. We could make a change in how we source our beef and go with a local farm that raises grass-fed beef not far from our home and that would eliminate the subscription service. Also, the beef would be local and we could choose what cuts we would like most.

Another thing, as the season goes on I'll need to make some adjustments as I have great plans to add vegetables to the freezer. I am hoping to at least get some fresh beans out of the garden and into the freezer this season. There wasn't nearly enough from last year - so I planted a double row of beans this year.

Farm Life is a good life...with good food!