Our semi-arid environment limits the crops that can be grown without irrigation. Human populations in semi-arid areas have been historically limited due to crops needing to be grown near rivers or other bodies of water. Most indigenous people were pastoral; raising their own cattle or were hunter gatherers. They relied on animals digesting plant material that is mostly inedible to humans and turning it into meat.
Most of us now grow up relying on the grocery store for all our food. Whatever doomsday scenario that were to come to fruition would render the general population desperate. We are dependent and at the mercy of the technology that drives our society. What would you do if there was no food in the grocery store?
I'd be trimming trees, gathering weeds and make sure I had a good water supply. I'd just keep growing meat from plant materials most people consider worthless or even despise as being foreign invasive species.
We get a bonus with rabbits. The amount of meat you produce is about double what you'd get feeding a calf on the same feed and they reproduce 50 times faster and take up a fraction of the space, especially if you have stackable cages.
Here's some ideas on where to find free feed:
- Industrial areas
- Vacant lots
- Canal banks
- Transportation right of ways
- Lawn & Garden
- Cracks in the sidewalk
- Fence lines
- Roadside
- Frontage road
- Abandoned Property
- Public Buildings
- Your neighbor's garbage
Great ideas for foraging free rabbit food! I'm looking forward to raising naturally fed rabbits in Idaho. I really like your info on mixed breed rabbits bred for heat/cold, litter size, etc. I may be buying some breeders from you eventually!
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