rev.hodl on Nostr: Our rabbits system here at the homestead is one of the most profitable and integrated ...

Our rabbits system here at the homestead is one of the most profitable and integrated we've built so far. Because the food for the rabbits is mostly weeds and prunings from around the homestead and they dont the job of growing out cannabis, we essentially get all the meat for free in addition to the revenue from the cannabis seeds.

Ask fiddlehodl@nostrplebs.com (nprofile…4q44) some rabbit questions so they can put together a great workshop!

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For all of you who are interested in more sovereignty but not up for all-out homesteading, have you considered #meatrabbits so that you can grow some of your own protein? They're probably the easiest entry not just to livestock but to growing your own food in general.



Pros
You need very little space
Low start up costs
Incredible feed to meat conversion
You can grow or forage a lot (or all) of their food
Kids can do most of the rabbit chores
They can mow your lawn (if you're ok with uneven grass height!)
You can scale up production very quickly (=nice SHTF potential)
Their manure is amazing
Butchering is very quick


Cons
They're adorable, so killing them is not easy!*
Not the tastiest meat


Not actually a con, but a consideration: they are very lean. You'll want some fat to cook them with. Sausage with rabbit and pork 😋 #foodstr

A bunch of us on here ( Maria2000 (npub13kw…wg2a) and rev.hodl (npub1f5p…wt3z) among others) are growing rabbits, and jackspirko (npub1587…kv0n) has had some great episodes on them recently.

I'd love to see more folks raising even a small percentage of their own food. It's one of the best revolutionary acts if you're not happy with the current systems.

I'm prepping for a small workshop on raising meat rabbits, so would welcome questions!


*I often remind myself that if I were eating conventional ag products, I'd be responsible for much more brutal deaths of their wild cousins - but still... not easy

#homesteading #permaculture #resilience #plebchain #permaculture