Hip to the Hop
by kretyen
Have you guys been hearing a lot more about rabbits lately? For dinner that is….
It seems they are slowing gaining popularity (or revival) as a great urban farm animal. Easy to raise in a small backyard and apparently not to hard to butcher at home. The meat is lean and flavorful.
I am a HUGE proponent of the backyard urban farmer movement, so I think its great anytime it gets mentioned in a major publication. This morning as I was reading one of my favorite blogs about Ghost Town Farm, I was notified of an (rather controversial) article she contributed to for the New York Times. Read the article and participate in the Q&A if you get some time:
- Article – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/dining/03rabbit.html?pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1267790998-AuLh7ol16scE/7IjmWwq9w
- Q&A - http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/q-a-on-rabbits-and-backyard-farming/?ref=dining
If your already raising chickens, I think this is a great next step for urban farming omnivores. What do you think?
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I think this is a great next step for those urban farmers. But oh my goodness! I couldn’t do the bunny killing thing. I don’t think I could kill chickens either, but bunnies… Nope, not gonna happen LOL.
Yeah, I know
Not to sure I could actually kill a rabbit either. I know Nate could though. We’ll probably raise some in the near future, so we’ll see if they end up eaten or not. Could just become fun little pets.. I think the key is to refer to them as rabbits instead of bunnys, because “bunny’s” is just too cute!! haha