<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;In this episode, Kelsey and Brandon chat about farming and processing livestock in urban California, wine culture in Europe vs. the US, Kelsey's Family Pig class experience, and his first solo pig slaughter.&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 just 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, cookery, and charcuterie. Join today and partner with us in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;growing 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;a class="editor-rtfLink" href= "https://farmsteadmeatsmith.com/membership/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/membership/&lt;/a&gt;&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 99:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;0:00 Graduate school connection to Kelsey Beck Fernandez (Faith vs. Atheism)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;10:29 Getting into homesteading via wine production in California&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;17:27 Sourdough, 2020, and moving further into homesteading&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;20:53 Kelsey coming to our Family Pig Harvest class&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;28:53 Our classes are life-changing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;33:56 Kelsey's first pig slaughter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;41:55 Reckless inefficiencies of food production&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;49:20 Trying to make sense of reality&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;54:28 The Family is the irreducible unit of society&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;58:04 Challenging your likes and dislikes with bacon and wine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;1:01:45 The burden of being a rational creature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;1:05:00 The world through the lens of scripture&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 99:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Tartine&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class= "editor-rtfLink" href="https://tartinebakery.com/about" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;https://tartinebakery.com/about&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Kendall Jackson&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.kj.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;https://www.kj.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces="true"&gt;Wendell Berry&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://berrycenter.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span data-preserver-spaces= "true"&gt;https://berrycenter.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

A Meatsmith Harvest

Farmstead Meatsmith

Episode 99: Farming, Wine, & Modernity with Kelsey Beck Fernandez of Finca Fernandez, Part 1

SEP 6, 202469 MIN
A Meatsmith Harvest

Episode 99: Farming, Wine, & Modernity with Kelsey Beck Fernandez of Finca Fernandez, Part 1

SEP 6, 202469 MIN

Description

In this episode, Kelsey and Brandon chat about farming and processing livestock in urban California, wine culture in Europe vs. the US, Kelsey's Family Pig class experience, and his first solo pig slaughter.

 

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. Farmsteadmeatsmith.com/membership/

 

Timestamps/Topics for Episode 99:

0:00 Graduate school connection to Kelsey Beck Fernandez (Faith vs. Atheism)

10:29 Getting into homesteading via wine production in California

17:27 Sourdough, 2020, and moving further into homesteading

20:53 Kelsey coming to our Family Pig Harvest class

28:53 Our classes are life-changing

33:56 Kelsey's first pig slaughter

41:55 Reckless inefficiencies of food production

49:20 Trying to make sense of reality

54:28 The Family is the irreducible unit of society

58:04 Challenging your likes and dislikes with bacon and wine

1:01:45 The burden of being a rational creature

1:05:00 The world through the lens of scripture

 

Links for Episode 99: