Comments on: Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 5 http://www.providentplan.com/1319/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5 Personal Finance from a Christian Perspective Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: OutOfYourRut’s First Ever Friday Personal Finance Round Up « OutOfYourRut.com http://www.providentplan.com/1319/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5/#comment-6212 OutOfYourRut’s First Ever Friday Personal Finance Round Up « OutOfYourRut.com Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:41:50 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1319#comment-6212 [...] and costs of raising “Bambi” the calf in Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 and it’s predecessor Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 5. Title aside, there’s an even more compelling reason he and his wife have taken on this project, [...] [...] and costs of raising “Bambi” the calf in Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 6 and it’s predecessor Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 5. Title aside, there’s an even more compelling reason he and his wife have taken on this project, [...]

]]> By: Paul Williams http://www.providentplan.com/1319/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5/#comment-6193 Paul Williams Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:34:42 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1319#comment-6193 Hahaha, exactly! Hahaha, exactly!

]]> By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut http://www.providentplan.com/1319/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5/#comment-6192 Kevin@OutOfYourRut Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:25:22 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1319#comment-6192 "Non-farm people just have a hard time understanding that because they view all animals as companions, friends – not to be eaten." Can we guess that TV has something to do with that? The animals even talk on TV, how could they not be human??? ;-) .-= Kevin@OutOfYourRut´s last blog ..<a href="http://outofyourrut.com/blog/2010/02/21/good-retirement-planning-should-include-a-low-costdebt-free-lifestyle/">Good Retirement Planning Should Include a Low Cost/Debt Free Lifestyle</a> =-. “Non-farm people just have a hard time understanding that because they view all animals as companions, friends – not to be eaten.”

Can we guess that TV has something to do with that? The animals even talk on TV, how could they not be human??? ;-)
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]]> By: Paul Williams http://www.providentplan.com/1319/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5/#comment-6190 Paul Williams Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:11:50 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1319#comment-6190 Steven & Debra and Kevin, We do view "Bambi" as "hamburger" (or preferably, steak!), and we have since we got him. And after the weeks of going out to feed him in the morning in this snow and wind, I won't be disappointed when he's gone!!! :) For most farm people, animals are viewed not as companions but cuisine. Animals are either for working, producing food, or becoming food. Sure you'll have some "pets", but you'll generally have no problem sending them away to the butcher or eating them. Non-farm people just have a hard time understanding that because they view all animals as companions, friends - not to be eaten. This has led to overpopulation of horses in the U.S. and the detriment of horses who are no longer wanted. (It's illegal to kill or butcher a horse as far as I know. This is unique to the U.S. Horse is a normal food in many European countries.) This project probably isn't so much about sustainability as it is about having a learning experience and identifying with the people in our community. Most people in my church are farmers, so it gives me something to talk with them about. Plus, my wife and I like to eat beef. Steven & Debra and Kevin,

We do view “Bambi” as “hamburger” (or preferably, steak!), and we have since we got him. And after the weeks of going out to feed him in the morning in this snow and wind, I won’t be disappointed when he’s gone!!! :)

For most farm people, animals are viewed not as companions but cuisine. Animals are either for working, producing food, or becoming food. Sure you’ll have some “pets”, but you’ll generally have no problem sending them away to the butcher or eating them.

Non-farm people just have a hard time understanding that because they view all animals as companions, friends – not to be eaten. This has led to overpopulation of horses in the U.S. and the detriment of horses who are no longer wanted. (It’s illegal to kill or butcher a horse as far as I know. This is unique to the U.S. Horse is a normal food in many European countries.)

This project probably isn’t so much about sustainability as it is about having a learning experience and identifying with the people in our community. Most people in my church are farmers, so it gives me something to talk with them about. Plus, my wife and I like to eat beef.

]]> By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut http://www.providentplan.com/1319/raising-a-cow-for-beef-month-5/#comment-6189 Kevin@OutOfYourRut Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:53:02 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=1319#comment-6189 S&D, you raise a good point about sustainability. My question to Paul comes from my life as a died-in-the-wool suburbanite. Any animal you raise automatically becomes "bambi"! That would be a real disadvantage for me in a true survival situation. A friend of mine married an Illinois farm girl, and she said you have a different perspective when you grow up on a farm and know what the animals' purpose is. .-= Kevin@OutOfYourRut´s last blog ..<a href="http://outofyourrut.com/blog/2010/02/21/good-retirement-planning-should-include-a-low-costdebt-free-lifestyle/">Good Retirement Planning Should Include a Low Cost/Debt Free Lifestyle</a> =-. S&D, you raise a good point about sustainability. My question to Paul comes from my life as a died-in-the-wool suburbanite. Any animal you raise automatically becomes “bambi”! That would be a real disadvantage for me in a true survival situation.

A friend of mine married an Illinois farm girl, and she said you have a different perspective when you grow up on a farm and know what the animals’ purpose is.
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