Fatty Owl Farm brings rabbit to local restaurants with new processing facility

Rabbit farmers Mary DeMare and Dan Shields, of Pittsboro’s Fatty Owl Farm, get calls every week from restaurants, food co-ops and others interested in buying local rabbit for their menus or […]
Rabbitry Workshop: Raising Rabbits for Meat

A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with MARY DEMARE AND DAN SHIELDS • OCT. 25, 2-3 PM:
Two does and a buck can provide enough meat for a family of 4-6. Rabbit meat is healthy, lean and very low impact. With the manure you can fertilize your garden and with the fur you can make warm stuff! During the Basic Rabbitry workshop, attendees will learn the “how” and “why” of raising rabbits for meat. How to choose breeding stock, sex rabbits, breeding, feeding…
Rabbitry Workshop: Raising Rabbits for Meat

A DIY Sustainability Workshop
with MARY DEMARE AND DAN SHIELDS • OCT. 25, 2-3 PM:
Two does and a buck can provide enough meat for a family of 4-6. Rabbit meat is healthy, lean and very low impact. With the manure you can fertilize your garden and with the fur you can make warm stuff! During the Basic Rabbitry workshop, attendees will learn the “how” and “why” of raising rabbits for meat. How to choose breeding stock, sex rabbits, breeding, feeding…