Complete Guide to Rendering Lard
Rendering lard from pigs? It’s way easier than I imagined and produces much more amazingness than I ever knew.
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Complete Guide to Pork Lard
Pork lard is an amazing thing. I use it in my kitchen daily, in one of many ways. The first year we brought pigs home to our little New England farm, I had no idea of the joy their amazing variety of fat would bring me. I was, afterall, just in in for the bacon.
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5 Reasons I Don’t Buy Meat at the Grocery Store
I don’t buy meat at the grocery store these days. When we brought home our first piglets I had no idea that I would soon be able to say this… or even want to say this. But it turns out pasture-raised pork is some of the most delicious, versatile meat I have ever prepared. I’m
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The Ultimate Guide to Cooking a Pork Loin Roast
I have my suitcase open in the bedroom and laundry on the line, packing for Homesteaders of America conference this weekend. (If you catch my presentation on Homeschooling Kids Who Change the World, please say “hi”!) And I have our pork customers’ cut sheets laying out on my desk, finalizing the details for next weekend’s
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How to Cook Pork Chops so They Don’t Dry Out
Pork chops used to always seem so dry to me. And BBQ pork chops were a once-in-a-while, so-so meal for our family for decades. Until last year. I changed the way I did 2 things and the results? Well let’s just say we have these juicy, tender, delicious pork chops 2-3 times a month. BBQ
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How to Raise Pigs on Pasture… 6 Things You Need to Know
I told someone the other day that we’re “pig farmers” and kinda startled myself. We are nearing the end of our second year of raising and processing our own pasture-raised pork (more about processing pigs here) and wow does it feel good to be able to call ourselves “pig farmers.” We’ve learned a lot these
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How to Cook Pork Steaks
How do you cook a pork steak? What does it taste like? Is it similar to a ham steak? These were all my questions the first year we raised our own pasture-raised pigs. I assumed every cut of meat would taste like ham, which I wasn’t a huge fan of, so honestly I was just
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Country Style Pork Ribs
This is the first of many pastured pork recipes I share to help you cook your way through the pig. Raising pigs has been one of the biggest highlights for our family of this new, homestead way of life. Knowing they had a great life, knowing exactly what they ate and where they lived, and
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Processing Pigs at Home
Processing pigs at home? It wasn’t what we originally planned it, but it turned out to be the perfect way for us and for our pigs. This article will explain our process of having a traveling butcher come to our homestead. It will not break down details of how you can butcher yourself, but instead
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