There are some real wizards here with cage raising. Unfortunately it's not me. Just starting to dabble with it.

My neighbor and I almost every time we hang out talk about all the ways we would produce food and prep for our families. Both for sustenance but also commerce if the SHTF. Our fruit trees, honey bees, fish ponds, ect. He is a master canner (if there is such a thing. grin He even teaches classes on it) Last year I think he put up around 200 jars of smoked white suckers.