Originally published at National Catholic Register
‘Through our podcast, classes and membership, we seek to conform our lives to Christ in his Body, the Catholic Church …’
Name: Brandon and Lauren Sheard
Company name: Farmstead Meatsmith
What does the business do:
1. Teach small, hands-on classes on the domestic art of homestead slaughter, butchery and preservation of all livestock using the pre-modern traditions of our fathers to assert and transmit the well-off frugality of the family table.
2. Farmstead Meatsmith hosts the Meatsmith Membership, which is an online archive of films on artful domestic provisioning, covering everything from how to preserve meat as bacon, to backyard rabbitry and how to keep pigs. We have monthly live chats, a robust online community and many other resources exclusive to members.
3. On-farm slaughter and traditional butchery and preservation of local livestock around Tulsa, Oklahoma.
4. A Meatsmith Harvest podcast.
Number of employees: One
Website: FarmsteadMeatsmith.com
The secret to your success: Unwavering pursuit of quality in our services and classes. This zero compromise is also the cause of our struggles.
The hardest lesson you had to learn: As a tradesman, valuing my labor in a novel field while providing a sui generis service; how to afford a homestead
