Whole and Half Hogs Available Now

Greetings from Coulee View Family Farm. We delivered a load of hogs to our processor this week and there are a couple that are unspoken for. We have pasted our order sheet below with pricing and other information on purchasing half and whole hogs. Contact us soon if you would like to reserve a half or whole hog from this batch.  These hogs will be cut up Monday, so you would need to call in your processing instructions first thing Monday morning at the latest.


 Our next batch won't be ready until November or December, so if you need pork, don't wait.

PASTURE PERFECT PORK

 

Pork & Poultry. Coulee View Family Farm offers pasture

raised, hormone and antibiotic free pork and poultry.

We believe in raising our animals in a manner that is

humane and respectful, a respect that extends not only

to our animals but to our land as well. Our sustainable,

more holistic approach to animal husbandry yields

tastier, safer, and more nutritious meats and poultry.

 

Whole and Half Hogs. Purchasing half and whole hogs

allows you to work with our processor to specify how

you want your pork cut and processed. We delivery the

hogs to one of our processors and then you will need to

call to give cutting instructions and let the processor

know what smoked and sausage products you would like

made. It usually takes about a week for the processor

to finish fresh (not smoked) product and two or three

weeks for smoked product. You can pick it up as it is

ready or wait for it all to be completed. If you would

like, we can also pick up your pork and deliver it to you

locally or at one of our farmers markets or CSA

delivery locations.

 

How Much Meat Do I Get? We target a our hogs to

be between 170 and 230 pounds at hanging weight. If

you have a preference for a small or large hog, please

let us know and we will do our best to meet your request

based on availability. The take home meat is usually

70% to 75% of the hanging weight. 

 

Depending on how you have it cut, this is usually

between 125 and 175 pounds of meat for a whole hog.

 

How Much Freezer Space Do I Need? This varies

depending on how you have it cut, but whole hog usually

fills two large coolers and a half hog usually fills one

large cooler.

 

Hog Cost. Our cost is based on hanging weight. Our

hog cost is $2.70 per pound for whole hogs and $2.90

per pound for half hogs. We do require a $50 deposit

to reserve your hog

 

Processing Cost. You will pay the hog processing costs

directly to the processor. Processing costs usually

include a kill fee of around $35 plus a basic cutting and

packaging and grinding cost of $0.50 per pound based

on hanging weight. If you have meat smoked that is

$0.50/0.75 (Ham/Bacon) per pound for cured recipes

and an additional $0.25 per pound for uncured, nitrate

free recipes that use organic seasoning. If you elect to

have sausage made, there are additional charges ranging

from $2.00 to $2.50 per pound based on the type of

sausage and whether you elect to use the organic spice

recipes.

 

Cutting Instructions. Shortly after we delivery the

hogs to the processor, you will need to call them to pass

on your cutting, smoking and processing instructions. Be

sure to ask about Boston butt bacon, Andouille and

chorizo.

 

Extras. If you are interested in the organ meats

(liver, heart, tongue, kidney), be sure to let the

processor know. Soup bones are also available and can

be saved – let the processor know if you want more

meat left on the bones for your soup.

 

Lard. Non-hydrogenated lard makes the best pies. I

also like it for making roux when I’m cooking Cajun. If

you use cast iron pans, you have to try lard for

seasoning these. Back fat and leaf fat for making lard

and cracklings can be saved if you let the processor

know ahead of time. I find that it is easier to render

the fat it the processor grinds it, so consider directing

them to do this when you give your cutting instructions.