Workshop Dates and Times: Thurs 8am-12pm, Fri 1-5pm, Sat 8am -12pm With custom slaughter dates pushed out a year or more, food freedom is more and more dependent on our ability to help ourselves. Many people don’t understand the full process of what it takes to put meat on the table. If you’d like to [...]
May 31, 2023- The first day of the workshop will take place on a private farm. You will be spending the day learning alongside some of your favorite homesteading YouTube creators. This will get you hands-on experience that demonstrates all the steps of processing a whole hog. (Start time, address to the farm, etc will [...]
September 21st - 24th: A 4-day, hands-on immersive class that focuses on the home production of cured meats in Italy (Salumi). 4 days of farm-to-table meals are included with your purchase (the final day is shortened, only two meals) •Day One - Humane slaughter, scalding, scraping, and intro to curing •Day Two - Butchering [...]
October 19th – October 22nd, 2023 at Hand Hewn Farm in Fresno, Ohio A four-day, hands-on class of pork butchering, history, charcuterie, salumi, and cookery. Eat like royalty and learn with us! All Farm-to-Table Meals included (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
Oct 27, 28, 29 (Fri, Sat, Sun) 2023 Andy Lane and Doug Wharton of Hand Hewn Farm in OH will guide us through the steps to take “pig to plate” in a respectful and culinarily excellent manner over three days. (Day 1) - Field Harvest: Introductions over coffee Harvest Lunch Clean head, casings, etc. Blood [...]
Join us at Hand Hewn Farm for an exclusive event featuring the German Master Butcher, Felix Geiger. Dive into the world of German sausage making and unlock the secrets of authentic Wurst craftsmanship. Event: Savor the Wurst: A Culinary Exploration of German Sausage Making Date: November 2nd-5th, 2023 Location: Hand Hewn Farm Ticket Availability: Limited [...]
NOVEMBER 10TH-12TH 2023 Join Hand Hewn Farm at Shirefolk Farm for this 3-day Whole-Hog workshop. Starting with a live hog and ending with prosciutto and everything in between. This workshop is built to offer students the full spectrum of the pig, from raising pigs to on-farm slaughter and butchering and into the world of starting to cure [...]
During this hands-on workshop, we will focus on a forest-raised heritage hog from Woodland Ridge Farm, walking through the entire process of how to efficiently, beautifully, and practically take a hog from pasture to plate ethically and humanely. Day One (Nov. 17th): We will gather for the solemn act of dispatching the hog and collecting the blood, [...]
Join Hand Hewn Farm at Pig and Leaf for this jammed-pack workshop. All three days include food, world-class instruction, and hands-on learning. Day One (Dec. 1st): We will gather for the solemn act of dispatching the hog and collecting the blood, as well as exploring its culinary uses such as blood sausage. You will learn how to scald [...]
**Join Us for an Unforgettable Beef Workshop Experience** We invite you to discover the art and craft of beef butchering like never before at Hand Hewn Farm's exclusive Beef Workshop, taking place from December 8th to 10th. This hands-on and immersive event will take you on a journey from pasture to plate, providing a deep [...]
Day One (Jan.26): We will gather for the solemn act of dispatching the hog with a poem reading with Wendell Berry at the Berry Center Farm. Collecting the blood, as well as exploring its culinary uses such as blood sausage will be one of the earlier tasks we undertake. You will learn how to scald [...]
For the second year, we’re partnering with Edens Farm to offer a truly amazing educational experience. Over the course of three days, farmers, homesteaders, and culinary enthusiasts are invited to learn the art and skill of humane, on-farm, no-waste hog harvesting. Day 1: (Feb 9th) We will gather for the solemn act of dispatching the [...]
