A Meatsmith Harvest

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


Listen Later

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. 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:

  • Tartine https://tartinebakery.com/about
  • Kendall Jackson https://www.kj.com/
  • Wendell Berry https://berrycenter.org/
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

A Meatsmith HarvestBy Farmstead Meatsmith

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

116 ratings


More shows like A Meatsmith Harvest

View all
The Ben Shapiro Show by The Daily Wire

The Ben Shapiro Show

154,159 Listeners

Wise Traditions by Weston A. Price Foundation w/ Hilda Labrada Gore

Wise Traditions

2,312 Listeners

Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World by Melissa K Norris

Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World

977 Listeners

The Catholic Man Show by The Catholic Man Show

The Catholic Man Show

753 Listeners

Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health by Clay Conry

Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health

430 Listeners

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast by John Kempf

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast

514 Listeners

Unashamed with the Robertson Family by Tread Lively

Unashamed with the Robertson Family

24,735 Listeners

The Shawn Ryan Show by Shawn Ryan

The Shawn Ryan Show

44,265 Listeners

Simple Farmhouse Life by Lisa Bass

Simple Farmhouse Life

2,044 Listeners

Beyond Labels Clips by Joel Salatin & Dr. Sina McCullough

Beyond Labels Clips

255 Listeners

Homesteaders of America by Homesteaders of America

Homesteaders of America

157 Listeners

Everyday Homesteading by Homesteading Family

Everyday Homesteading

661 Listeners

Morning Wire by The Daily Wire

Morning Wire

26,661 Listeners

The Wildly Capable Show by Liz and Joey Haselmayer

The Wildly Capable Show

497 Listeners

The Tucker Carlson Show by Tucker Carlson Network

The Tucker Carlson Show

16,996 Listeners