Mama's Musings

We did our second day of butchering today and I must admit I am tired. We processed 24 chickens in about 10 hours- pretty good timing for a two person crew. Mostly Cornish Crosses as they are the fastest growing in the bunch. Invested in a vacuum sealer and am so happy that we did. It not only makes packaging simplier but it also helps the meat stay fresh longer in the freezer- from 2 to 3 years! Hoping to butcher another batch at the end of this week if we can find room in our feezer.
Tomorrow is a garden day. Caleb has been a weeding and mulching fool this week so we are hoping the majority of our time tomorrow can be spent planting more. We did eat our first pesto of the season tonight and it was delicious. As we sat down to eat we toasted in the summer season...ah, fresh basil.