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  • From: <pbunch@cox.net>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Guinea Pigs as Survival Livestock
  • Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:56:47 -0700

In Southern Colombia guinea pigs are fairly popular as consumables. I can try
to get some recipes if anyone is interested.

Phil Bunch
Medellin, Colombia
---- Pumpkin Lady <pumpkingal@clearwire.net> wrote:
> Tradingpost wrote:
> > Guinea Pigs as Survival Livestock
> > http://www.alpharubicon.com/primitive/guineapigsaf.htm
> >
> I think people will move to different animals than beef over time if
> TSHTF. Myself, I am looking at dwarf goats for milk (anyone know where
> to get CAE free Nigerian Dwarfs in northern West Texas or eastern NM? ;)
> ) , but I won't eat them. I'm culinarilaly adventurous and have already
> had both sheep and goat - both made me nauseous within about an hour of
> consuming, more than once. Not sure why. Dark meat turkey or chicken
> also makes me sick if I eat it more than once in a week. I hope to add a
> few chickens and maybe rabbits next year. I still debate the rabbits.
> Have been looking for pre-slaughtered rabbit meat to try cooking with
> before buying a breeding pair, but not finding any locally. Butchers who
> used to carry them say they can't get them any more.
>
> Goat meat farming is becoming something of a small business enterprise
> here locally I'm told.
>
> Morgan
>
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