Yes, it sounds like I won't need to worry about butchering the cows for quite a long while. Which is just as well, as I'd need a good knife or two for that.
I just got here, but it sounds like we're going to have to bootstrap our way up from almost nothing. I know nothing about magic. It didn't exist where I come from (as far as I know). What can we do with it? What sort of shortcuts can it provide? Or does it work that way?
As a general rule, it's easier to destroy than to create. I assume magic works that way too.