Butchering deer and working on leather projects
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
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In this series we're going to share how we live off of the food that we grow in our community garden plots, or forage and hunt in the woods. We'll share weekly updates to let y'all know how we're doing and pass along anything we're learning as we go.
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It feels great to have this “middle” where you live close to the city and show that you can still grow your food, try new things with the gloves you made while still say “we enjoy few holiday treats” I think it’s the best way to tell people , hey you can do it and it doesn’t stop you to enjoy treats on the side that you can’t produce yourself and it’s okay !
Jordan's "COOL" is the tone of voice all partners should use when their person shows them a thing they did.
I love your zero waste approach to everything. Thank you for letting viewers see how you turn deer skin into leather! Love your channel
Congratulations as you enter week 10. A lovely video as always. Helping out while socializing is a way of life in my family. When the crops came in everyone had a job to do and someone to teach. When the work was done, the violins and guitars came out and we would dance and sing until we could do nothing but sleep. I hope you have the same satisfied feeling when having friends over. You two are doing well and this very old woman appreciates you sharing your stories.
That’s a lovely image, thanks for sharing. It is very satisfying! Now we just need to find a fiddle player to befriend :)
Thankful that you both are happily willing to help! Not many people in their 50s would share their knowledge let alone young adults like you! Again thanks & keep it going!
"It's a THING!"
Such a dope project, and I was proud too. !! 🥰
Your puppy is loving the butchering cause she gets a bunch of yummy stuffs.
"It's a thing!" 😂 Winging it while making things is how I broke myself out of a perfectionist mindset. It has made the process of learning new things so much more fun. I love my little imperfect creations. (Congrats on the deer and being able to share! Community is the foundation for a happy life.)
I love the crafty aspect of homesteading. Beautiful work!
3:08 she's moral support ! Id say thats a great contribution to make 🎉
Totally! I was just teasing 😊
Incredible..so inspiring, I was just passing by.. I think I'll stay for awhile
That is an awesome "thing"
What loveliness you created with your own hands and talents!! I enjoyed watching, thanks for sharing.
New to your channel I love deer meat🦌❤ Blessings 🌬️🙏🏾💙
Such a lovely video! 🙏🏼 thank you so much for the time and effort that it takes to share! It is inspiring and encouraging!
i like the tempo. it starts slow but ramps up nicely. it has a satisfying build up.
I love you guys!!!
I’m so glad I’ve started watching your longer videos! They’re wonderful! And what a gorgeous tool roll!!
You have become part of my meditation practice. 🧘🏻♀️
I would like to see more videos withyour friends from this video.
I love this!
That tool roll is amazing! So cool!
Thanks!
Oh, wow!That tool holder came out really beautiful!
Thank you!
You could take those bones further by making bone broth before discarding or giving them to Moo
Cool thing! Excited to see the other leather goods you will make in the future
Cool tool pouch, good job.
Hi, my nan was a leather worker, the grip thing you used is a wooden leg, and was gripped between her knees, when stitching she had two niddles and worked a running stitch in both sides crossing back and forth, hope that makes sense. ❤
Tanning is a dying art and it's amazing you are learning and challenging yourself with it. I know that the black walnuts you're foraging are full of tannins, so I'm curious if you could somehow use them in the leather process? Would be really interesting if so and maybe worth digging into.
I looked it up and yes, you can use the walnuts! Cool!
Try making the string out of a thin piece of leather to stitch the pieces together so they are the same material and don't cause friction and wear
With the size of stitching holes shown here, that should indeed be true, since the leather lace would be a tighter fit and therefore move around a lot less.
Do either of your courses cover hunting, butchering, and otherwise taking in deer? I live in upstate NY where we have similar issues with whitetail deer. I really like your very intentional hunting and making use of every bit of the animal and would love to learn those same practices if I were to ever hunt! I’ve found many of the hunters in my community to be more focused on hunting the largest bucks as trophies rather than precious food, and so would like to learn these skills from folks with a more similar perspective :)
Not yet. We have one course that is all about foraging wild food and another about growing food in a garden. We talked about doing another course about butchering deer, but that will have to wait til next year since we're working on a gardening book right now and just don't have the time.
That was very interesting! Great job!
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video
You guys are awesome!
I absolutely love it ❤😊
Do you can any meat? It’s a help because it’s cooked during the canning and makes meal preparation quicker.
Do you guys listen to the Poor Proles Almanac ? Yall really remind me of them & Rewild Portland. Ty for your beautiful videos. Love from unceded Ohlone land. ❤
No, but we’ll check them out!
I heard that using the brain of the animal the hide came from is a good way ro condirion it, too. Have you tried that? Brain is made up from a lot of fat and it would give a good purpose to it.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
I would love to learn to hunt and butcher a deer! We have quite a few here in Ontario and I think it'd be wonderful to know how to hunt my own meat.
Have you tried drying or smoking the deer tendons as chews for the dog?
The easiest way I’ve ever seen to take the flesh off the hide was to use a pressure washer. If you want to give that a try sometime
We tried that a few years ago and we actually find this tool to be easier and it results in a lot less grimy water being splashed back into our faces 😅
Do you need a special needle and/or a special sewing machine to sew leather? And a special thread? Especially with this thickness!
I bet those hides would make a hella stylish leather jacket
What are your favorite corn varieties for making meal, flour, and tortillas from?
I have to ask, is there any concerns about only eating red meat for a long period of time? My mom always was concerned about how much red meat we ate when I was growing up so even now as an adult I tend to mostly eat chicken and eat red meat only once a week or so.
Most of the concerns around eating red meat are referring to farm raised beef with a high fat content or processed red meat like cured meats which have some nitrates that some people try to avoid. Venison is as lean as it gets and we don’t add nitrates to it so it’s really just protein and collagen
@@HomegrownHandgathered thank you for the information! I knew you two knew what you were doing so I had to ask for my own curiosity’s sake.
Do you ever make bone broth with the leftover bones of the deer? Just wondering (:
Usually, but for the spine we just let our dog pick it clean and then put it back in the woods where we hunted the deer
How did you both learn to become so handy???
How do you actually tan it?
And what if you want the hair left on too with with?
Are you aware of any chronic wasting disease in your area? You can usually send the heads off of the deer to get tested.
love this series :) you could consider making polenta to add some variety to your corn-based meals! it's a bit of a labour of love to make it from raw cornmeal, but it's a great base for savoury toppings.
We actually make polenta all the time 🙂
@@HomegrownHandgathered haha you guys are way ahead of me then! best of luck w the challenge :)
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Do you have any tips for someone looking to move to North Eastern PA? I've learned many skills living in Alaska that I'm sure would transfer
Do you have any book or online recommendations for learning leatherwork?? Always wanted to try it!
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Are either (or both) of you Waldorf educated? Thanks!
No, we both went to public school
Love your content. Sharing your knowledge is the best. Keep up the good work. 🩷💐
Did we miss week 8?
We got a little too busy with work and traveling so we didn’t make a video last week
Do you guys ever get complaints from your neighbors?
They seem willing to share. That usually makes the neighbors more tolerant if they aren't like-minded.
What would the neighbors complain about?
@roni-ku3un
Well I know that in my neighborhood dressing a deer carcass in your back yard is frowned upon
And lots of places have zoning laws about gardens
Na, we live in Pittsburgh. Deer hunting is part of the culture here 🙂
Should have made bone broth from those bones before letting the dog have them
Cooked bones are more dangerous for dogs. They have said that they do make broth with other bones, but generally let Mu have the back.
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