another note on the possibilities for income

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/dining/03curi.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&sq=ham&st=cse&scp=1 ; for people with pigs, at least.  I was looking up Red Wattle hogs and they came up in the slow food links and that led to this...

That would be an awesome skill to learn. Fascinating subject.

If you wish to learn some of these skills, try this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Charcuterie-Craft-Salting-Smoking-Curing/dp/0393058298/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325455008&sr=1-2

I read part of the introduction online and my mouth was watering. I'm suddenly not looking at ducks the same way I have.

Agreed...there really are so many ways to make money off the land. The key is to get/have some land and then you're on your way to independence!

Dusty
http://www.farm-dreams.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-make-money-living-off-the-land-part-1-of-5