Comments on: Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose http://springfarmalmanac.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/freedoms-just-another-word-for-nothing-left-to-lose/ Passages from a New England writer Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:42:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: rbarenblat http://springfarmalmanac.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/freedoms-just-another-word-for-nothing-left-to-lose/#comment-7 rbarenblat Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:41:11 +0000 http://springfarmalmanac.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/freedoms-just-another-word-for-nothing-left-to-lose/#comment-7 There's great description of what it's like to kill chickens in Michael Pollan's <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma</i> -- in the excellent section of the book describing his stint on an organic farm run by a crotchety Christian who stewards his land like most farmers can only dream of doing. Also the section in which he hunts and kills the wild boar is pretty terrific. The folks at <a href="http://jcarrot.org/" rel="nofollow">The Jew and the Carrot</a> have been <a href="http://jcarrot.org/shechting-a-goat-at-the-hazon-food-conference/" rel="nofollow">posting</a> periodically about their intention to <i>shacht</i> (ritually slaughter) a goat at an upcoming food conference. Also interesting is this post <a href="http://jcarrot.org/thoughts-on-becoming-a-shochet/" rel="nofollow">on becoming a shochet</a>. There’s great description of what it’s like to kill chickens in Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma — in the excellent section of the book describing his stint on an organic farm run by a crotchety Christian who stewards his land like most farmers can only dream of doing. Also the section in which he hunts and kills the wild boar is pretty terrific.

The folks at The Jew and the Carrot have been posting periodically about their intention to shacht (ritually slaughter) a goat at an upcoming food conference. Also interesting is this post on becoming a shochet.

]]> By: Dave http://springfarmalmanac.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/freedoms-just-another-word-for-nothing-left-to-lose/#comment-5 Dave Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:34:31 +0000 http://springfarmalmanac.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/freedoms-just-another-word-for-nothing-left-to-lose/#comment-5 We used a hatchet, crooning, and hypnotism. And held the decapitated bodies behind the blade of a road-scrapper until they finished thrashing. Never once did we let them run around, chickens without a head, for our idle amusement. It was grim work. Only the bantams were smart enough to know what was coming, and resist all efforts at pacification. Unfortunately, they were also the best tasting. We used a hatchet, crooning, and hypnotism. And held the decapitated bodies behind the blade of a road-scrapper until they finished thrashing. Never once did we let them run around, chickens without a head, for our idle amusement. It was grim work. Only the bantams were smart enough to know what was coming, and resist all efforts at pacification. Unfortunately, they were also the best tasting.

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