Bonus episode this week! We talk with Brandon Sheard from Farmstead Meatsmith . Bacon, curing, smoking meat, and faith. A fun episode - if you want to know more about these topics, make sure to subscribe to their podcast, A Meatsmith Harvest here . #CheerstoJesus About our topic: Brandon Sheard’s company, Farmstead Meatsmith, is the only abattoir, butchery, and educational operation of their kind in the country. He generally harvests for small family farmers who raise a couple of pigs, a few sheep or a flock of various poultry for their own household. Think very small scale. The animals never leave the land they know, he uses peaceful and humane kill methods specific to each animal’s nature, and he offers every part of every animal back to the farmer. Unlike many processors, he doesn’t know the meaning of trim. Well, he does, but that is why he doesn’t do it. He makes sure the quality fat you meant for your animal to have, stays there. ...