/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13798859
Agree. All food must be honored and respected imo. Doesn't matter what kingdom it came from, it still sacrifices itself to nourish us.

You can eat grasshoppers if you want, but desu I just want the land healthy enough for animals like chickens to be able to source their own insects instead of getting that awful vegetarian kibble.

>>13778513
I'm in the midwest, going to a farm that's already in operation but is willing to allow me to use unused space on their property for regenerative farming and I will help their current operation on the side.

Definitely going to market to whoever will listen. Restaurants, farmers markets, pick your own services, argotourism, I'll try it all. :)

Planning to improve biodiversity by creating biodiversity in the land. Going to practice very low input farming techniques like no till, as little mechanical disturbance as possible, growing hardy crops, little to no chemical intervention (probably no chemical intervention unless I begin working on converting the conventionally operated corn and soy fields), and utilizing animals for manure and controlled soil disturbance.

I also am lucky to have a ton of timber on the land that needs some serious management. There are tons of fallen trees that I will be removing to create compost, and I will be growing higher value trees, like wood, nut and various fruit trees to help boost soil health and shelter/feed my livestock and hopefully wildlife.

There's no money in conventional farming. But I keep hearing more and more reports of regenerative farms making enough money to expand operation and go on vacation and hire employees. Sounds promising to me.
It's hard labor but my hard work pays off in more than just money, since I'll be able to feed myself!