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RE: Inquiry to Homesteaders and Preppers- What Motivates you to do what you do?
I think most of the drive for us is the fact that we are animal lovers at heart. We are aware enough to understand that if we are going to eat meat as a part of our diet, then an animal must pay with its life, there is no avoiding that. But, we can avoid that animal having a miserable life while it is being raised, and that's what we endeavor to do.
We also enjoy the peace and quiet of acreage living, and what else are you going to do in your spare time with 25 acres of land at your disposal??
Oh yeah, I SO hear you on the animals as food thing. I was raised on a lot of venison, since my parents let a couple hunters hunt deer on their land, and they shared the meat with them. Then, in college I saw the movie "Earthlings" and went pescatarian for about 4 years (no meat, but I did eat seafood). Then, when I got pregnant I started craving meat something fierce. After a couple months I gave it and ate meat. I continued while breastfeeding. And, although I don't eat meat every meal or every day, I do still eat a fair amount of it. And, I still crave it....I went over 3 years without craving it, so it is strange to me to crave it now.... I, too, want to avoid animals having a miserable life....I buy organic as much as possible, but I need to do a better job of buying local, free-range meat. Thank you for bringing this up! And yes, there is nothing quite like the peace of living in the country.... :)