Please, may we have some more? (The gathering of raw materials, that is ...)

Howdy, !

Listen, I was chatting with MannyJabrielle, and something crossed my mind ... would it be possible to expand on the current mechanics/locations of gaining raw materials for some of the tradeskills?  Like, being able to mine your own ores (maybe provided you have a special pickaxe) or chop your own wood (considering you have a special woodcutting axe) ... I understand that this isn't Minecraft, but I think that many of us enjoy the mechanical processes of the tradeskills, and while some of the skills (alchemy comes to mind) can be relatively easy to gather materials to use, for some of the others ... well, you're just at the mercy of the random loot system (which we all know has no mercy)...

Love to see that expansively change  ... what say y'all?

Yes, a way to mine uncut gemstones would rock.

And maybe being able to pluck live chickens for their feathers without having to slaughter them?  Well, carnivorous chickens, we'd still have to cut off their heads first (ornery buggers that they are), but regular chickens... bwark! pluck pluck BWARK!