Farm Trip USA

We’re jackasses, yes. Self-depricating, heavy metal loving jerks with questionable morals. But we also fiercely believe in our food systems and the transparency of our butcher shop. So we might be jerks, but we’re not full of shit.

So here you go. We shut down the shop to take our employees and interns to go learn a thing or two on a field trip to our major producers.

We first went to visit our main pork producer, Bruce, at Sir William Berkshire. We talked pigs, Irine damage, the ins and outs of grain production, and a lot about his impressive library.


Next stop was Hilltown Pork, the slaughterhouse Bruce uses for our pork. Sorry there aren’t any photos for this one, (USDA is still a bit sketchy about that), but everyone watched hog processing for an hour. Truly a process conscious eaters should experience.

We then headed up to our main beef farm, Kinderhook. We throw around the name Kinderhook a lot at the shop because they are the epitome of an ideal farm. Lee and Georgia have been farming for over 20 years and have dialed in the nuances of running a sustainable operation. Nothing too fast. Each year something new. They started with beef, then on to laying hens, then on to meat birds, then lambs, and pigs. All on sunshine and good grass. We’ve grown with them over the past 4 years, and have had a remarkable working relationship. We talk on the phone every week to let them know how the meat looks, and they tell us how the grass is growing.

Our relationship with our farmers is of the utmost importance because our transparency is directly presented to each customer. You should know where your food comes from and with us, you do.