It’s true that I love to hunt, I love meat, especially meat that I’ve done all the work for. Not all the meat I eat is sourced this way but a good deal of it is. But even though I’m a hunter I’m also a grower, in fact I think I grow more veg for the plate then I do hunted meat. It’s a mixture of laziness and convenience. It’s slightly more predictable to know what food stores you’ll have by the end of the growing season compared to how much game meat you can successfully bring home after a hunt for the deep freezer. And the effort for some target species out weights the amount of energy you get in return in the form of protein from the meat. For example, I expended more energy hunting quail last week then I’ll get in return with the amount of meat I received. I’ll get at least two maybe three meals from the meat. If I was relying on it then I might struggle. Growing veg along side hunting is a great middle ground. I have semi reliable food source from the veg patch and a not so reliable supply of protein from hunting efforts.
Pumpkins are getting a hammering over the last few months
The last of the seasons capsicum
Pumpkin and roast capsicum ‘pesto’ over spinach feta ravioli
Tomorrow I move into a new home. It’s already blessed with a little veg patch, and we’ve ordered 12 fertilised eggs for the chicken incubator that we’ll borrow from my dear friend Rachel. I’ve also ordered a chook house that I can’t wait to build as a weekend project. A veg patch and chooks. Really it’s the start of something quite magical. I loath moving house but I do love fresh starts in life. My mind is a washing machine of things to do but I know the finish cycle is inevitable and will soon get me to that place that I’ve been longing for.
More basic cabin food. Fresh veg, fresh herbs, good food…absolutely nothing fancy.
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I love this post from Whole Larder Love – a great blog with an emphasis on living sustainably.
Somehow, after everything else, ‘basic cabin food’ as you put it, is the best.
you know what goes best with basic cabin food, basic cabin beer. Time to start brewing Rohan
May you have many happy times in your new abode!
Nothing fancy? Ok, but it looks so delicious! I wish you would share some recipes from time to time…
The best of luck with your move. I saw the new home in a previous post. I hope you are happy there.
Best,
Conor
Beautiful photos again mate, and yummy looking food. I think we certainly did expend more energy than what those quail will put back in! You might have to give deer hunting a go soon. One sambar deer can provide upwards of 50kg worth of boned meat, depending on butchering skills.
The veg all looks so delicious. I think I am going to love your cookbook.
that orecchiette! killer! yum. Cannot WAIT for the WLL cookbook
I so enjoy your blog, always inspiring and thoughtful. I’d love to know what chook shed you’ve ordered, I am a chook newbie doing my research but it’s kind of doing my head in!
Wishing you a smooth move and heaps of happiness in your new place. It sounds lovely.
Goodluck with the move, and baby chicks, how exciting. That, I dream of too.
When can we expect the cook book?
october this year I believe!
your photos look so beautiful.
And now I’m hungry