UPS drivers texting you that your package is delivered but the pigs might get into them because they’re out of the gate… pigs breaking into your car and stealing the feed inside… doing a c-section on a goat… just a normal day for our hardworking vendor, Emily, from Hundred Happy Acres!
Hundred Happy Acres is our Featured Vendor this week and we always love hearing the funny stories Emily has to tell us from her farm. Hundred Happy Acres began in 2010 when they first brought sheep onto their property. In 2012, they added the infamous pigs! Hundred Happy Acres lives up to its name with all of their animals living a happy and “long” life. The pigs are rotated through pastures and have access to a barn, shelters or shade depending on the season. They eat soy free/non-GMO grain, and whatever they want from pasture and the woods! Pigs are very social animals and enjoy living in groups and interacting with their environment…sometimes they even conspire with each other to break into Emily’s vehicle for a little treat! Their sheep are also happy, being 100% grass-fed and finished. Emily takes pride in the flavorful meat she sells. Raising their animals longer than most other farms, the pigs are raised to 12-14 months and lamb about year. This extended time and environment create the great tasting meat you can expect from Hundred Happy Acres! Emily says “the older the animal is the more flavor in the meat. Exercising and eating a varied diet on pasture also enhances the flavor profile of the meat.”
Right now, you can find Emily’s pork online for our Thursday curbside pick-up, or at our in-person market on Saturdays. Later this fall, lamb will be available as well. A new product - artisanal salami - is also available and is cured without any chemical preservatives! Emily’s favorite product is her pork chops; while she never ate them before raising animals, now she can’t get enough! She shared with me a couple of her go-to recipes:
How Not to Bust My Chops by Six Buckets Farm
Perfect Pastured Pork Chops by The Radical Homemaker
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