Geography 125

July 20. 2019 Irish Stew Reflection & Importance of Localized Farming For the most part, I think that my meal was rather sustainable.   The ingredients I used in my Irish Stew were mostly from a garden, both my families, and a nearby residence that I gathered during my camping trip. Without a doubt, however, there are things that could be deemed as rather harmful to the environment, one being the harvesting of a rabbit.   Now, with that said, I do think I could have definitely gone without that source of protein for just one night.   It is evident that my primitive nature took over after being in the woods and I felt that I should test my skills. It was unnecessary and I could have stuck with the food that was provided by the two gardens.   The gardens in themselves were both very sustainable and ecologically sound.   Both being fertilized by manure from goats and horses while being watered from a private well, made them safe as one could probably imagine.  

July 14, 2019 Environmental Impacts of Rabbit Stew To start, it is evident that the production of my meal was an inevitable example of farm to table.  It was a completely hand picked meal down to the source of protein that was easily trapped and harvested on a camping trip in Merrill, Wisconsin.  This meal consisted of vegetables that were harvested from a nearby garden by permission of the owner, rabbit meat, and spices from a big box store.  A few aspects of my meal that I would like to elaborate on would be not only  the way it was cooked over a wood burning fire, but the protein and vegetables that were grown sustainably in a close proximity to my campsite. The impacts of the production of my meal can be broken down in a plethora of different ways but I would like to start by touching on the fire that was made by a small bundle of sticks and a "strike anywhere" match.  I am unaware about the production of the tips of "strike anywhere" matches but I know t

Rabbit Stew: Recently, I found myself absolutely famished camping in Merrill Wisconsin.  I was so hungry with only a bag of rice from the local vietnamese market and a significant amount of carrots from a nearby garden that I started making a stir fry type dish in my cast iron pan,  however, limited by my ingredients at hand, I knew I needed more.  I ravished the garden once again for chives and kale.  A source of protein was still missing. Remembering the rabbit stew that my grandfather used to make, my decision was made. I was going to have rabbit stew.  Leaving out a plethora of details, I must say it turned out a lot better than you'd expect.  I had spices from my previous camping trip that included Mrs. Dash and nutmeg as well as an onion, potato, and two peppers (red and orange bell).  Adding these to the stew was a fantastic idea.  The meat was incredibly tender and full of taste.  For broth, I filtered water from the Wisconsin River, making sure I was not downstream from