I have given a considerable amount of thought to our experience recently at Aspen Rd Farm. Particularly, as it relates to the killing of a pig. Nate Woller, husband, father, fireman, farmer, had been anticipating this day for the better part of a year since he brought his Gloucestershire Old Spot/Large Black piglets home to [...]
Earlier this month Andy and I had the tremendous pleasure of attending a true field-to-plate butcher workshop with our mentor, Brandon Sheard of Farmstead Meatsmith. To say that this experience was a dream come true is not an understatement. When I first started raising pigs for the family larder in 2010, I had not the first [...]
My name is Kathy and although you won't see photos of me on the website, at least not yet, I live and work at the farm. This post is a story and a thank you more than an introduction . . . It is 11 p.m. and I am alone. My legs are buried in [...]
Ever wondered where bacon comes from? Or what’s actually in your sausage? Adam and Jenny Roberts of Mt. Vernon wanted to know those same things, so they decided to shoulder the responsibility of finding out where their food comes from and participating in a true nose-to-tail butchering experience on the farm where that animal lived [...]
Greetings! We (Katie, my wife, along with Doug and Molly Wharton) decided that if we were going to be writing about our farm in a blog form that we should start by introducing ourselves with an individual write up. First off, I don't like writing about myself but I will give it a whirl. Let's [...]
