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kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 day agoI hear you and, again, mostly agree, but if you’re hunting your own game that’s gonna cut ingredient costs significantly. Not saying I do, cause I don’t (I can’t even make a truly good chili to save my life tbh), but some of those country folks knew how to eat real well on low income. Can’t say many kind things about the overall culture of the US backwoods, but the diy/work with what you have aspect of it has always stood out as admirable to me.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah space is the issue. I personally had 13 chickens and just reduced the size yesterday to 7 because egg production was to high and good laying hens are worth more alive than butchering. Also, I love the boogers so I couldn’t eat them. The amount of space it takes to have a garden that could sustain 2 people is around 4 acres really. Unpractical for most people. Also impossible to have animals in that area without containing them to tiny areas many wouldn’t agree with. Self sufficiency is rough in the confines we practice most places… But expanding areas only hurts society in other ways. (Drive times, resource usage, etc)
I get what you mean though.