We are so excited to share with you TWO NEW EXCITING things this year on our little farm.
Our newest venture is that of having our own baby piglets born and raised right here on our farm. We have been doing our research and aiming for this a bit now, so we are super excited to be able to offer not only farm fresh, free range pork, but to have the babies nurse and get all the nutrients from mama prior to going to pasture and supplemental feed. This is HUGE and not often done these days because of all the work involved....in fact, many places never even have the babies nursing at all, they are delivered and then removed from mama and feed formula until 30 - 40 pounds and then switch to solid corn. We are not that family. We have in the past gotten our piglets at 30 pounds and then started their quality nutrition as soon as we picked them up....yes, we are picky about that as well...We have never had them delivered in a stressful way to our farm, we actually went to the location and carefully selected and then brought them home gently. I digress, raising our own is super exciting for us. The important time of gentle delivery, nursing and nurturing by mama and then our family gently handling the babies and add to that all the fresh air and sunshine they can get, all make for a very healthy start at life.
The question that we have been asked a lot is, "Isn't that so much more work?" The answer is an obvious Yes!!!! Next question, "Then why do you do it?" Indeed it is a ton of more work....however, we are committed to continuing to try and find THE best ways of bringing the healthiest meat to your home and table.
Another super exciting thing this year....drum roll please!!!! We have been able to REDUCE the cost of our pork products! I know, in a day of rising costs, from electricity to quality pasture, to vitamins and supplemental feed, to all the expenses that go into our quality meat, and now with MORE time being invested into having babies on our farm, we have been working super hard to find a way to help families afford to eat healthy! So we are thankful that we can offer lower prices than we have been able to in the last several years! However, in so doing, we are limited to how many orders we can take. So if you are interested in ordering, you need to email us right away as to reserve your spot for this years pork.
2015 Pork prices:
$440 whole hog plus processing (processing base price of $170 plus whatever specialty choices you make)
$220 half hog plus processing (processing base price of $85 plus your choices of specialty cuts)
How much meat does that give you? On average, that gives you 150 + pounds of meat for a whole hog. The beauty of you working directly with our amazing butcher, via one telephone call, is that Dorie can guide you in making all the decisions for the "how to's"....how many chops per package, how do you want your roasts packaged, what, if any meat do you want smoked, how thick do you want your bacon, regularly processed or nitrate-free? This makes your meat YOUR style and your preferences.
Down payments are due on or before April 30. $200 for a whole hog and $100 for a half. And as always, if interest-free payments are easier on your budget, you can certainly do that as well. For example for a whole hog, a $140 down payment in March, then divide the balance by 6. For this year that would be less than $50/month for 6 months. For a half hog, a $70 down payment and $25/month for 6 months. (reminder: this is for the meat portion only, plan for the processing as well)
We always butcher in the Fall, but choose to wait and give the exact time frames as we see how our little ones grow and mature. Our preference is for them to be at their prime before going to visit Dorie. So we appreciate your understanding in the finishing process. We put so much time and energy into crafting an amazing product for you, we want to finish well.
Due to our preference to raise our own little veggie eaters, we are limited to how many piglets we have to sell, so our policy has always been first come, first served. So please let us know right away if you are wanting to be on the list! I will send you a confirmation email when you contact us regarding your order. StaiFamilyFarm@gmail.com
