Porktoberfest 2019

October is National Pork Month. Have you had some bacon today? Pigs are one of the most prolific animals in the world since their young are born in litters (our sows have 10-12 pigs per litter, twice a year) and they do well outdoors as foragers. Did you know that on average we each consumer 17.8 lbs of bacon per year? Pork is a popular protein choice.

But the taste and cooking style of your pork is affected by the breed of the hog and how it was raised. We need to feed our Berkshire pigs grain since they can’t digest forages the way our cattle can but, they love to romp through their outside yard rooting and digging up tasty morsels with their snouts. There are countless tasty recipes for preparing the many different cuts of pork., including bacon.

It seems the pork in the grocery store case often looks pale and may have added marinades just to keep it moist. Read the label on that thick cut bacon in the cooler case. It might just say Product of Canada.

So how can you be sure the pork you buy for you family was raised right and will taste great? Purchasing a ¼. ½ or whole hog Evermore Farm Berkshire hog will provide you with these assurances:

Your pork was raised with respect and with good animal husbandry practices.
Our Berkshire pork has great taste and juiciness.
All our pork cuts come in Family-friendly portions- 1 lb packs, two chops per pack, and roasts that are 2.50-3.00 lbs, just the size to fit in your crock pot.
Having a variety of pork cuts in your freezer provide you the convenience of having your meat “in stock” rather than making another trip to the store.
Purchasing in bulk give you our best pricing so you can feed your family great pork and stick to your family food budget.

Here is a link to our website with more details about purchasing our pork- https://evermore-farm.myshopify.com/

Here’s also are links to some of our favorite pork recipes (not for bacon):

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/92462/slow-cooker-texas-pulled-pork/

https://www.recipetineats.com/oven-baked-pork-chops-with-potatoes/

About the Author: Ginger Myers

Ginger Myers was born and raised in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Her family left their farm in Mercersburg when she was only six years old, but she spent many Sunday afternoons and summers with her cousins working and learning on their family dairy farms. Along the way she became inoculated with the farming “bug”. She is a proud Penn State graduate. It was while working as a Field Agent for the Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association that she met and married John Myers, a third generation dairy farmer. They began their married lives as dairy farmers on John’s paternal grandfather’s farm, but that was not to last. While not always actively farming, they’ve both always worked in fields related to agriculture. They have been sweethearts, best friends, and life partners for more than thirty years. Ginger established and operated a wet-chemistry testing lab for 10 years that specialized in analyzing feed and forages. She worked as an Ag Marketing Specialist in Economic Development in Howard County, Maryland, for 8 years, and is the State Marketing Specialist for Ag and Natural Resources with the University of Maryland Extension. She has had the privilege of working closely with several NESARE projects, served on the Maryland State Agriculture Commission, and has been a longtime member of Future Harvest CASA- serving four terms on its Board of Directors. John and Ginger have made lots of great friends working in agriculture and as producers. Evermore Farm is their ardent effort to “walk the talk” about the viability of diversified, sustainable small farms. However, both agree that their best “crop” is their children, Susan and Andrew. Both are now married with wonderful partners and have children of their own. Family is our greatest joy and serves as “True North” on the farmer’s compass.

Porktoberfest 2019

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