Talking Homesteading with Tara Ruby: raising meat, protecting mental health, and making great food! (Season 1: Episode 3)
Description
I catch up with my friend Tara Ruby who I first met at the annual Boucherie Event held at Comfort Farms in Milledgeville Georgia - Le Pied Du Mont Boucherie Festival.
We refer to that event and the founder of Comfort Farms, Jon Jackson, several times throughout our conversation. As the farm, that event specifically and her friendship with Jon and others she met there… were the spark that started Tara down a journey of raising her own animals for meat. (If we piqued your interest in the boucherie and the work of Comfort Farms ... rest assured that as soon as the stars and our schedules align, Jon and I will be having a conversation to share with you here.)
Tara and I further connected through my work with SD Gunner Fund as she was a recipient of a service dog, Tango, through that organization.
(If you've followed Southern Soil on social media, either the magazine or the podcast, you can't help but be aware that I have a dog Blue who is 90 pounds of awesomeness. What you may not know, is that Blue came to me through SDGF. He served two veterans, but through little fault of his own was not a good fit in either situation. Instead of trying for a third time, the decision was made that Blue should just be able to retire to his furever home and spend the rest of his days chillaxin....with me, of course!)
My friendship with Tara continued on several shared adventures as she was kind enough to lend her considerable talents as a photographer to enhance several articles in Southern Soil.
I think you’ll get some great insight into what it’s like to be a homesteader and some of the benefits and trials that go along with it.
You can follow Tara’s journey on social media at Ruby Roost and Ranch and be sure to check out her beautiful photography on her official sites, Tara Ruby Photography.
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