As we get deeper into the fall season every year, we come across the Thanksgiving holiday.
It’s such a great tradition; one that we must keep gong for future generations too.
Some think that it is a celebration of food – and that’s not exactly wrong. But I feel there’s a lot more to it than that.
Other’s think it is a celebration of family – and again, this isn’t exactly wrong.
It’s Thanksgiving weekend and Turkey is on the menu. Sure you could buy a frozen, or even a fresh turkey. But maybe you raised a few birds over the summer, or somehow got your hands on a live one. Now you’re wondering to yourself, how to slaughter a turkey?
Many of us have slaughtered chickens, and a lot of us have cleaned ducks. But a Turkey is a lot bigger and a lot stronger. So I decided to learn this for myself – of course I just searched for videos on YouTube.
Now killing animals is never fun, and neither is watching it on the internet.
But eating food that you grow at home is very fulfilling and one of the healthiest changes you can do in your life. And if you are going to try butchering your own animals, you owe them to at least learn how to do it correctly ahead of time.
Here are some podcast episodes I recommend for this weekend.
If you missed it, here are last weekend’s
The Survival Podcast Episode 269 – The Issues Test (Where do you stand and why?)
Important questions to ask yourself when an issue comes up. Whether it is political, news, or in your everyday life.
The Survival Podcast Episode 417 – Reducing your tax footprint
The taxes that affect your daily life, how it enables the government to spend more and more, and how to reduce your tax burden. Hint: Be self-sufficient. The less you spend the less tax you pay.
Harvest Eating Episode 180 – How Much Food is in Your Pantry
Chef Keith discusses the economy and how a deep pantry is something to work on in the good times.
Harvest Eating Episode 181 – Some Fall Cooking Ideas
Some great ideas on fall cooking and what to do with the fall harvest.
(Sorry to hear about the apples Keith)
Man’o’war – Warriors of the World
Whether you are at home and need some energizing music or at the gym pounding out the last couple reps of deadlifts or bench press at the gym – this is a song you need. You’re Welcome. Just try to not be energized after this fantastic metal ballad.
At the end of September, residents of Seattle were surprised to hear of a tornado in their area.
Tornados are rare in mountainous regions; and are even more rare on the west coast.
But let this be a friendly reminder that things can happen anywhere.
Apples are a blessing in Canada. We can make apple pies, apple sauce, apple cider, dried apples, and add apple as a flavouring to many of our baked goods. But the most common thing I make with them is Apple Crisp.
I hesitate to give exact measurements for this recipe, because they really aren’t all that important. It’s not like we’re baking a cake or bread where more precise ratios are important.
Mr.Nobody was kind enough to leave the following comment on my post about a day at the shooting range:
“A firearm (or many) is pretty much a prerequisite to self-reliance and personal liberty. Which is why you can’t and don’t really have either in Canada.”
So that brings up the question, is it even possible to have personal liberty in Canada? Can we really be free?
I grew up listening to Ted Nugent, Metallica, AC/DC, Guns’n’Roses, and Aerosmith.
Being a teenager in the 1990s, I think I was the last of the generation to do so too.
However, I had an extra special bonus growing up in southwestern Ontario: I was in radio reception to Detroit and listened to ZRock 102.7, which later became ‘The Bear’. Ted Nugent was a morning host for what seemed like a couple of years, and I enjoyed listening to him getting ready for school.
Last weekend I recommended some podcast episodes for you to listen to.
I want to do that again this weekend. I listen to so many good ones that I want to share.
These are a few of the best episodes I listened to this past week:
As I said last week, I am a real podcast junkie. I quite often have one on the go.
I will keep recommending episodes as I hear good ones, mostly relating to health, wealth, independence, survival, and preparedness.
Did you listen to any good podcasts this week?
I recently answered some questions on a survey for the Canadian Government about Consumer Nutrition, Food Labelling, and what they can do to help.
The survey was poorly laid out for most consumers to actually answer; Questions were unclear and the survey was too long. It likely cost us a lot of money to put on though, no doubt.
I thought I would share some of my answers which reflect my opinions on consumer nutrition responsibility and food labelling requirements.