In my little red journal, sitting beside the campfire, I scribbled…
“I promise to love you and support your dreams. And maybe someday, if you’re lucky, I might reconsider my vegetarianism and eat some of your home grown meats.”
I knew this would make Greg laugh. But I also knew it was as true as all of the other promises I’d make on our wedding day.
I had been a vegetarian for ages and I was proud of that. But I was also ready to change my tune, if we could build the kind of farm we’d been dreaming about.
Our first year farming together, I took my first bite of pork chop. It was seasoned with salt and pepper and seared on a skillet – dark and crispy on the outside and melt in your mouth tender on the inside.
They were the tiniest chops you’d ever seen, since we were raising a breed of pigs at the time that didn’t grow out very large. But I was so blown away that once I devoured one, I asked Greg for another.
Ever since that very moment, I’ve literally reveled in opportunities to experience our pork. Roasted pork belly, barbecued pork shoulder, flour tortillas made with our lard, bone broth, sausages, and all the chops in all the ways.
It’s been a wonder and a thrill to experience our meat, for what has sometimes felt like the very first time. And maybe that’s because it’s just freaking delicious. But I think, in part, it’s also because I have something now that I never in my life had before.
Which is that I know the animals are raised in the best possible way – thriving on pasture from start to finish, certified organic all the way around, and humanely handled by the most thoughtful farmer I know.
And 8 years later, sharing all this goodness with you still feels so right.
Your Farmers,
Jenney & Greg
PS – Click HERE to shop and reserve groceries for pick up this week. Please note that supplies of certain items will be limited until we restock.
PPS – Our Fall Farm Tour is happening on Sunday October 10th at noon. ASL services will be available and kids are welcome to attend. Tickets will be available starting next week.