Clarkson's Farm 3

[sweets]

My other neighbour has Tamworth pigs.

Those are Tamworth crosses (not sure with what). Pure Tamworths have a short bristle coat, not a long one like that, and they are massive. Mangalitsas maybe???

[thieuster]

I don’t know. All I was told is that these are Tamworths. At least, they’re a friendly bunch. My neighbour has dug out a pond for them and a nice ‘stay’ (is that the correct word?) for them for the night. However, when I walk the dog around 10pm, they’re always asleep at the spot where, the next morning, the early sun hits the ground and thus those pigs. They enjoy the first light of the day.

[hogthrob]

The 'shocking truth' about Kaleb (from his own mouth). Very interesting watch:

[Skier]

The 'shocking truth' about Kaleb (from his own mouth). Very interesting watch:

Great video. Kaleb's interactions with Jeremy are comedy gold; brilliant programme.

[thieuster]

[QUOTE=hogthrob;6395946]The 'shocking truth' about Kaleb (from his own mouth). Very interesting watch:

Thanks for posting this! Caleb sounds to be an 'adapt and overcome' person. Setting up his business, making money, helping his mom. Obviously, I don't know Clarkson in real life, but I guess that he -in his own way- admires Caleb for who he is and and what he does.








(A little off topic: Caleb's curriculum is again a good example that schools aren't for everybody coming from the keyboard of a retired teacher).

[higham5]

The 'shocking truth' about Kaleb (from his own mouth). Very interesting watch:

Thanks for posting, I didnt realise how tough his early life was, working at 12 its like a Victorian novel. His entrepreneurial spirit is strong though

[Passenger]

Thanks for posting, I didnt realise how tough his early life was, working at 12 its like a Victorian novel. His entrepreneurial spirit is strong though

Kinda when you really want to be exposed to the reality of farm life ie the formative years...sometimes the stock dies, must go to slaughter, also the stink and muck the beasts generate etc, can't afford to be squeamish...My Dad in his early teens for pocket money used to help a local farmer with the pig slaughtering among other jobs, relates how they'd pump piggys legs back and forth to help the blood fully drain...toughening gig at any age I'd imagine much less as a kid...Also helps build the sort've muscle and constitution for putting in a hard days labour, harvest times were looong days especially, though that's somewhat lessened as a prerequisite with mechanisation.

[Ruggertech]

My Dad in his early teens for pocket money used to help a local farmer with the pig slaughtering among other jobs, relates how they'd pump piggys legs back and forth to help the blood fully drain...toughening gig at any age I'd imagine much less as a kid.

I did this myself P at a local farm, wouldn't say my early teens, more like 15-16. Shocking the first time the travelling butcher bangs the pig between the eyes with a lump hammer then slits its throat. I'd forgotten the leg pumping bit you mention, brings it all back. We could only kill one pig a day, the others knew what was up for the rest of the day and were unapproachable.
The sheep were different, with them being far less intelligent you could butcher a few of them in a day, the kill method was quite different but the butchering afterwards took a similar amount of time.
It taught me that when I eat meat I know where it comes from, and that if needed I can do the necessary myself.

[Passenger]

I did this myself P at a local farm, wouldn't say my early teens, more like 15-16. Shocking the first time the travelling butcher bangs the pig between the eyes with a lump hammer then slits its throat. I'd forgotten the leg pumping bit you mention, brings it all back. We could only kill one pig a day, the others knew what was up for the rest of the day and were unapproachable.
The sheep were different, with them being far less intelligent you could butcher a few of them in a day, the kill method was quite different but the butchering afterwards took a similar amount of time.
It taught me that when I eat meat I know where it comes from, and that if needed I can do the necessary myself.

My Mum´s side used to keep a pig at home until the day for the slaughter man, then they´d all gather to watch, then turn it into ham, bacon, sausages etc. As you note R Certainly helps to bring an understanding where- how, our meat comes from.