This workshop will start with a hands-on butchering of half a heritage hog to cover many of the options for dry cured pork cuts as well as those from other animals. Once we have isolated the cuts for dry curing, we will discuss historical techniques as well as more modern methods for preserving pork. While [...]
Our “Make and Take” classes allow you to come to the farm and experience an on-farm butchering experience with others in our cozy farm butcher shop. We will eat and drink well, and create wonderful food for you to take home to your own table. Select a class below to read more about each offering. [...]
Join Reformation Acres at Hand Hewn Farm for this unique agriculture to culinary experience. Over the course of three days we will be taking a heritage, mangalitsa hog from pasture to pâté and more. All three days offer intense hands on experiences from humane slaughter all the way to salami production. The entire pig will [...]
Our Dry curing class will focus on the ancient art of adding salt to meat to create luxurious cured meats that have become famous throughout the world. The students will start with half of a hog and break it down into popular cured meat cuts. Prosciutto from the ham, Pancetta from the belly, lonzino from [...]
This past March Matt B. came up to Hand Hewn Farm in Fresno, OH and went through our 3 Day Whole Hog Intensive Workshop. It was a great time and he learned how to respectfully harvest, butcher and make use of almost every part of the pig. Matt decided to have Doug and Andy down to Middle [...]
Friday, March 22nd – Sunday, March 24th Join Doug Wharton and Andy Lane of Hand Hewn Farm for a three-day exploration of how to efficiently, beautifully, and practically take a homestead hog from pasture to plate. One forest raised, heritage hog will be our focus for all three days. Day one we will show how to humanely [...]
April 13th - 15th 2019 in Athens, Ohio Hand Hewn Farm will lead the harvest, butcher, and charcuterie workshop. It is our attempt to practice and spread traditions in animal harvest that are being lost in a society glorifying fast, cheap, and easy. Hands on learners will take that traditional knowledge and practice to apply [...]
Join us at the home of the Lanes (two of the farmers at Hand Hewn Farm) for our first ‘Table at the Farm’ event. We will feature pork from our farm, along with local cheeses, breads, and salad. This celebration will take place in our newly constructed high tunnel in Lanes’ backyard that overlooks much [...]
June 21st 7:00pm – 11:00pm Come to the farm and celebrate the start of summer! Enjoy the weather, fly a kite, throw a frisbee, and eat some amazing grub. We will be roasting one of our forest raised hogs for pulled pork sandwiches, homemade coleslaw, salad, and more. You bring yourself, a good mood, and [...]
SEPTEMBER 7TH 8TH AND 9TH 9:00AM – 5:00PM For this early-season workshop we are partnering with Summerland Farm and utilizing two of their homestead hogs. This workshop will focus on all the hog processing aspects that one would need to do it on their own farm or homestead. Each day has a new focus so [...]
Join us October 19th from 6-9pm again at our second ‘Table at the Farm’ event featuring pork cured in the old world styles of Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, along with local cheeses, breads, and salad. This celebration will take place in our newly constructed high tunnel on the hill that overlooks much of the [...]
Saturday, November 23rd 1:00pm – 5:00pm The incomparable bacon! Experience what it take to turn belly in to bacon. In this class we will cover the basics of pork butchering and most specifically, pork belly. You will learn how to cut your own bacon, cure it, smoke it, and fry it to dazzle your friends, [...]
