Hand Hewn Farm will be returning to Reformation Acres in December of 2017 for a homestead hog harvesting workshop. Starting on Friday, December the 8th we will begin the difficult but rewarding work of home scale hog slaughter, butchering, and preservation. We, Doug and Andy, will walk participants through all aspects of homestead hog harvest. [...]
Join Doug and Andy from Hand Hewn Farm for a traditional, on-farm hog harvest. We will use all three days to joyfully take two heritage hogs that have been lovingly raised at Liberty Farm from pasture to plate. We will walk attendees through the entire process from the kill to the sausage and everything in [...]
Join us this February for a fun group of workshops focused on the wonderful world of eggs, sausage making, pâtés and terrines, and bacon curing. These workshops are focused on teaching about our farm practices, chickens, eggs and the anatomy of the pig and why certain parts are better suited for different preparations in the [...]
Preparing food with a sharp knife empowers the home chef and elevates a mundane task to a satisfying, if not, pleasurable experience. In this hands-on workshop, guests will be equipped to take whatever knife is lying around in their kitchen and get it to sharpness that they had previously unimagined. No more smashed tomatoes or [...]
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 kill, collect blood, scald, dehair, harvest [...]
This event is focused on grounding in order to grow and expand in all areas of your life. Katie Lane will start us off with a tour of Hand Hewn Farm. This farm is rooted deep in regenerative farming practices, building the earth while raising heritage pigs, chickens, and rabbits. We will then flow through [...]
720 MARKET IS: A unique and curated, special event open-air market at various venues in and around the community of North Canton. A fresh opportunity to shop local, support local businesses and experience a local venue in a new way. A showcase for local makers, bakers, brewers, growers and more® along with community nonprofits, live local music and [...]
Join the friends and family of Hand Hewn Farm on Sunday June 3rd for an informal potluck. We love having visitors out to the farm! Bring a dish to share and table service, we will provide seating, water, lemonade, iced tea, and coffee. If weather allows we may take a couple quick tours of the [...]
The Canton Farmers' Market will run every Saturday morning, 8:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m. June 16 - Oct. 6, 2018. It is located in the Nadine McIlwain Administrative Building Parking Lot at the corner of Fourth St NW and McKinley Ave NW. The site is perfectly suited with grass, trees and plenty of free parking. [...]
Hand Hewn Farm is made up of five friends: Andy and Katie Lane, Doug and Molly Wharton, and Kathy Neal. In 2014, these friends made the decision to combine efforts and move to Andy’s grandparents’ family farm in Tuscarawas County. They raise pigs in the woods, and rabbits and layer and broiler chickens on pasture. [...]
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. [...]
