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The meaning of meat
“It is true, I came as near as is possible to come to being a hunter and miss it, myself….” (Henry David Thoreau) I spent last weekend in the company of six heavily armed women at Madroño Ranch. Don ’t worry; … Continue reading
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Tagged bison, Dai Due, deer, farmers markets, feral hogs, Henry David Thoreau, hunting, Jesse Griffiths, Madroño Ranch, meat, Morgan Angelone, Sarah Palin, Sir Paul McCartney, Tink Pinkard, vegetarianism
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Lenten reflections: dead trees, bafflement, and submission
Fittingly, this Ash Wednesday began with a vigorous north wind, the kind that knocks dead branches out of trees and can make you a little leery about walking outdoors. It blew me back to the moment that I first got … Continue reading
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Tagged bafflement, Dai Due, feral hogs, hunting, Lent, limits, submission, Texas Hill Country, Wendell Berry
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A new year at Madroño Ranch: bison harvests, chicken tractors, hog schools, and more
Happy new year! The beginning of the year is always a good time to take stock, so we thought it might be appropriate to look back at what we accomplished—and, erm, failed to accomplish—during the last twelve months. Much remains … Continue reading
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Tagged bison, Boggy Creek Farm, chickens, Dai Due, deer, hunting, Madroño Ranch, visual arts, writing
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Meat and unmediated experience: Deer School at Madroño Ranch
At lunch the other day, a friend opined that too much of what we all think and see and hear—and, yes, eat—passes through various filters (the media, agribusiness) before it reaches us; even our air is conditioned, he added, though … Continue reading
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Tagged Dai Due, deer, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, hunting, Madroño Ranch, meat
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