Friday, October 1st– Sunday, October 3rd You hear a lot these days about knowing your farmer. Many don’t understand the full process of what it takes to put meat on the table. If you’d like to gain a deeper respect and appreciation for where your food comes from, join Doug Wharton and Andy Lane of [...]
Join Andy Lane and Doug Wharton of Hand Hewn Farm to learn how to take a whole hog and turn it into delicious craft meats that will delight your tastes and impress your family and friends. Nearly every part of the hog can be transformed into distinct and delectable flavors through the process of salt [...]
THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT During this hands-on workshop, we will focus on two heritage hogs raised lovingly at Shirefolk Farm, walking through the entire process of how to efficiently, beautifully, and practically take a hog from pasture to plate ethically and humanely. On Day One we will gather for the solemn act of dispatching [...]
Join us November 12th thru the 14th for our beef butchering workshop. This 3-day workshop will cover all the essentials of beef butchering at home starting on day one with humane handling and dispatch. Participants will be hands-on for the whole process of skinning, evisceration, sorting offal, and cutting into quarters. The second day will [...]
A four-day, hands-on class of pork butchering, history, charcuterie, salumi, and cookery. Eat like royalty and learn with us!
On-Farm Pig to Plate Butchery Workshop September 23rd - 25th, 2022 In a world where many have lost the connection to the food they eat, we believe in food with meaning and respect. Our pigs spend their days filled with sunshine, fresh air, and noses in the dirt. We are partnering with a farm with [...]
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) Oct 21 - Field Harvest: Introductions over coffee Harvest Lunch Clean head, casings, etc. Blood sausage Pig fry and offal prep [...]
November 3rd-6th 2022 Join Hand Hewn Farm at Shirefolk Farm for this 4-day Hog butchering and Charcuterie workshop. Starting with a live hog and ending with pâté and 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 [...]
November 10th – 13th 2022 New Berlin, PA Join Hand Hewn Farm at the farmstead of Jim Chlebowski in this 4-day adventure into pork gastronomy. Nestled in the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania, Jim Chlebowski has been raising pigs for over a decade and has been seeking their best culinary uses ever since. Along with Hand Hewn [...]
Be a part of an unforgettable hands-on, culinary extravaganza. Our Whole-Hog workshops offer historical context, amazing food, cultural significance, and charming oddities that combine to create an unforgettable experience that you will not soon forget.
December 2nd thru the 4th This 3-day workshop will cover all the essentials of beef butchering at home starting on day one with humane handling and dispatch. Participants will be hands-on with the whole process of skinning, evisceration, sorting offal, and cutting into quarters. The second day will be all about butchering using basic tools [...]
During this hands-on workshop we will focus on a pasture-raised hog, walking through the entire process of how to efficiently, beautifully, and practically take a hog from pasture to plate ethically and humanely. Henry County, Kentucky author Wendell Berry will bless the hog by reading his poem “For the Hog Killing” on Friday morning as [...]
