<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;In this episode, Mark and Brandon&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;chat more about&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;smartphones, the value of mundane farm tasks, breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls, fencing for cows, and teaching folks (and your kids) to shoot pigs.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Also,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Mark wrote and performed a beautiful sonnet about shooting pigs for Brandon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Looking for more Meatsmith knowledge? Join our online membership or come to an in-person class:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Hands-On Harvest Classes -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Come to one of our harvest classes on our homestead in Oklahoma. We offer pork, beef, lamb, and goose harvest classes in the Spring and Fall. Spots are limited to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;just&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;eight students per class to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and sign up today! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "editor-rtfLink" href= "https://farmsteadmeatsmith.com/upcoming-classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/upcoming-classes/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Meatsmith Membership -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;We created an online community and resource for homesteaders and farmers. It serves all those who want to cook and eat well. We offer the fruit of our labors (and our kitchen) from more than fifteen years of experience, and our Membership community of more than six hundred is an invaluable digital resource. The only one of its kind in the country, Meatsmith Membership provides an earnest and winsome approach to domestic livestock raising, slaughter, butchery, curing,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;cookery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;, and charcuterie.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Join today and partner with us&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;growing&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;your home around the harvest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Monthly memberships are $17.49/month plus a $29.99 signup fee. Or purchase an Annual membership for $189.49/year with no signup fee, saving you $50.38. There’s a 7-day free trial for Annual memberships. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Timestamps/Topics for Episode 98:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;0:00 The value of the mundane repetitive farm chores&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;14:16 Breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;25:22 Fencing for cows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;36:20 Teaching kids to slaughter livestock&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;43:44&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Let Thy Belly Meet The Earth!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Sonnet Mark wrote Brandon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;45:39 Mark's latest project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Links for Episode 98:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Gallagher Animal Management&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://am.gallagher.com/en-US"&gt;https://am.gallagher.com/en-US&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Sacred Heart Homestead Podcast&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="editor-rtfLink" href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2qtwVm1eU6medkFpn0fyY9?si=fe101b2284cb4c19" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/show/2qtwVm1eU6medkFpn0fyY9?si=fe101b2284cb4c19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;To Shoe a Stallion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;by Mark Wertin&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="editor-rtfLink" href= "https://a.co/d/03vPset6" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;https://a.co/d/03vPset6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Contact Mark at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;thesacredhearthomestead@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Let Thy Belly Meet The Earth!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;by Mark Wertin:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;The day would&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;come&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;prophesied the Sheards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;When one shot may not do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;The day was here&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;the men&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;had feared&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;So they loaded not one but two&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;The shot was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;low&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;claimed the nasal-y snort&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;As the beast ran down the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;fence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Man&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;one&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;went numb&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;, he&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;was all out of sorts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Lack of patience caused suffrage to commence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Man two grabbed the gun and strode after the pig&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;It was now time to clean up this mess&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Heroic patience required with a distance so big&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;To overcome this moment of stress.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;The sights aligned, the barrel gave birth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;The bullet cried, Let thy belly meet the Earth! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A Meatsmith Harvest

Farmstead Meatsmith

Episode 98: Catholic Farm Dad Stuff with Mark Wertin, Part 2

JUL 11, 202450 MIN
A Meatsmith Harvest

Episode 98: Catholic Farm Dad Stuff with Mark Wertin, Part 2

JUL 11, 202450 MIN

Description

In this episode, Mark and Brandon chat more about smartphones, the value of mundane farm tasks, breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls, fencing for cows, and teaching folks (and your kids) to shoot pigs. Also, Mark wrote and performed a beautiful sonnet about shooting pigs for Brandon.

 

Looking for more Meatsmith knowledge? Join our online membership or come to an in-person class:

  • Hands-On Harvest Classes - Come to one of our harvest classes on our homestead in Oklahoma. We offer pork, beef, lamb, and goose harvest classes in the Spring and Fall. Spots are limited to just eight students per class to keep the hands-on experience undiluted. Jump on this chance and sign up today! Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/upcoming-classes/
  • Meatsmith Membership - We created an online community and resource for homesteaders and farmers. It serves all those who want to cook and eat well. We offer the fruit of our labors (and our kitchen) from more than fifteen years of experience, and our Membership community of more than six hundred is an invaluable digital resource. The only one of its kind in the country, Meatsmith Membership provides an earnest and winsome approach to domestic livestock raising, slaughter, butchery, curing, cookery, and charcuterie. Join today and partner with us in growing your home around the harvest. Monthly memberships are $17.49/month plus a $29.99 signup fee. Or purchase an Annual membership for $189.49/year with no signup fee, saving you $50.38. There’s a 7-day free trial for Annual memberships. 

 

Timestamps/Topics for Episode 98:

0:00 The value of the mundane repetitive farm chores

14:16 Breeding Jersey milk cows and bulls

25:22 Fencing for cows

36:20 Teaching kids to slaughter livestock

43:44 Let Thy Belly Meet The Earth! Sonnet Mark wrote Brandon

45:39 Mark's latest project

 

Links for Episode 98:

 

The day would come prophesied the Sheards

When one shot may not do

The day was here the men had feared

So they loaded not one but two

 

The shot was low claimed the nasal-y snort

As the beast ran down the fence

Man one went numb, he was all out of sorts

Lack of patience caused suffrage to commence

 

Man two grabbed the gun and strode after the pig

It was now time to clean up this mess

Heroic patience required with a distance so big

To overcome this moment of stress.

 

The sights aligned, the barrel gave birth

The bullet cried, Let thy belly meet the Earth!