PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
Our mouthwatering Berkshire pork is getting a lot of attention from our customers as people discover what pork was meant to taste like. We want you to be 100% confident and comfortable when purchasing from our farm. If after reading this page, you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to send us an email or give us a call.
There are a few different ways you can order your pork. For example, do you like cured/smoked hams and bacon or do you prefer fresh (uncured) hams and bacon? Would you like breakfast sausage or unseasoned ground pork?
We offer four different ways to process your pork:
1. Cured/smoked hams and bacon with breakfast sausage
2. Cured/smoked hams and bacon with ground pork
3. Fresh (Uncured) hams and bacon with ground pork
4. Custom order (available with whole orders only)
The custom order is for customers who would like specialty cuts that are different from the list below.
If you have questions or concerns about the curing process, you may find this blog posting helpful.
http://christiansenshogheaven.blogspot.com/2009/11/to-cure-or-not-to-cur...
A FEW OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER:
- The breakfast sausage contains a preservative called BHT. This is used to help prevent the fat from going rancid. The butcher buys the sausage seasoning premixed. Therefore, if you are concerned about preservatives, you may want to place an order with ground pork instead of sausage. The preservative seems unnecessary and we have asked the butcher to use a different recipe, but at this time it is not something he is considering. About half of our customers order the sausage.
- Uncured ham is the same as a roast. It will have the same taste and texture of the pork roasts. When viewing the cut list below please keep in mind that if you order uncured hams, that you will not get hams slices. Instead you will have an extra roast or two.
- The cut list below shows the average cuts from a half pork order. If you are ordering a whole pork, you can safely double the numbers you see.
- Freezer space: When calculating freezer space, allow for 1 cubic foot/35 lbs of meat. (A whole pork requires 4 cubic feet.) Chest freezers generally use space better than upright freezers. Pork comes wrapped in packages small enough to serve two people. (Pork chops are normally wrapped two per package.) If you are serving more than two people, you can easily add packages to accommodate the size of your family. All meat is frozen at the butcher and wrapped first in plastic and then in butcher paper. Each type of cut is labeled on the packaging.
- Deposits are non-refundable. Once you place your order, the deposit money is used to help buy feed and farm supplies.
- The price is based on the hanging weight of the pig. While we average 160 lbs per pig, the actual weight can vary from 130 lbs to 200 lbs. A whole pork with a hanging weight of 160 lbs will return around 140 lbs of cuts in your freezer. We won’t have the actual total price of your order until the day of delivery when we pick up the meat from the butcher. It is at this point that we get the total weight for each animal.
- If you think a half pork might be too much for you, find a friend or family member to split an order with!
- For some, buying from the farmer is a new experience, so, if you have questions, feel free to send us an email or give us a call!
Half a pork: 80 lbs Hanging Weight
Ham slices 10 packs 10.5 oz = 7 lbs
Bulk Breakfast Sausage 13 packs avg. 1.15 lb = 15 lbs
Bacon 8 packs avg. 11 oz = 5.5 lbs
Ham hocks 1 pack 1.7 lbs
Hams 2 packs 4lbs and 5 lbs = 9 lbs
Spare ribs 1 pack 2.7 lbs
Roasts 3 packs 3.7 lbs 3.4 lbs. 3.4 lbs = 10.5 lbs
Chops 1” 11 packs = 22 chops 8-10 oz/pack = 13.2 lbs
2010 Pasture Raised Berkshire Pork Prices (Taking orders for October 2010)
Whole Pork (Avg. hanging weight 130 - 200 lbs) - $3.25/lb (Around $422.50 - $650.00)
Half Pork (Avg. hanging weight 65 - 100 lbs) - $3.50/lb (Around $227.50 - $350.00)
Custom Processed Pork (Avg. hanging weight 160 lbs) - $4.25/lb (Around $680)