K-Bar Farm Fresh Meat
*K-Bar Farm Pork Meat (Berkshire)
Let’s learn a bit more about the ‘Berks’
This is personally our favorite breed at the moment. And at the moment all of our Berkshire ‘parents’ are registered stock some with lines directly from England. This helps instill breed standards to bring the very best pig forward.
The Berkshire is a black pig with white points. The pig should have white on all four feet, the face, and the tail. Altogether, a Berkshire should have six white points. They should also have erect ears. Berkshires are another popular breed in North America, coming in third overall for the number of registered pigs. You can think of Berkshires as the Angus equivalent in pigs. Everyone knows that some of the best steaks come from Angus cattle. This is due to their ability to marble well. Marbling is the intramuscular fat in a cut of meat. Marbling affects the tenderness and taste of meat. More marbling means a more flavorful, tender cut. Berkshires excel in this. Berkshires have been bred to keep this marbling ability, while many of the pig breeds today have been bred to not marble as well. Pork is often thought of as “the other white meat” due to how lean the meat is from pigs raised today. Berkshires are an exception to that rule. The Berkshire meat is such a high-quality meat that it is not only marbled well but is even darker in color. In fact, much of the meat that is produced in the U.S. from Berkshires is shipped overseas as a delicacy where it is sold as “Black Pork” at a much higher price! You usually won’t find Berkshire meat in the meat section of your grocery store. If you’re interested in a breed that will provide you with better quality meat, then look no further.
To learn more about the Berkshire breed of pig, check out the American Berkshire Association.
*Our farms feeding practice, as with the whole farm animal family as a rule we do not feed commercial feed.
We work with the local breweries remove fresh brewer grains, this is fermented whole grain. Just as you know that fermented food is good for you it’s great for the animals too. Animals overall health and wellness is better and a great food source and additional vitamins minerals and energy for our nursing mothers. Brewers grain also contains brewers yeast which is great for the lactating animal. Healthy milk means bigger stronger babies in the most natural way possible. We also offer many of the animals especially in the office growing season whole grains our favorite being oats. We also use whole oats in our fodder system, butter is basically Young sprouted plants and this case oats that are about a week old forming a sheet of roots and Young grass that can be grown for the animals consumption at any time of the year especially used in the winter months when less grass and forage is available to all the animals. Our farm is currently undergoing a remodel for our hogs getting them out on a large pasture part wooded areas for them to live as naturally and happily as possible once piglets are weaned they will be offered a smaller space than their parents that is closer to the farmhouse for better minding (all children get into mischief) our furloughing barn will be shared soon too. Our overall idea is to keep all of our animals in the most natural setting as possible while maintaining their safety health and well-being. Absolutely no animal on our farm is fed any kind of hormones. We are a soy free and spray free farm. We do offer produce seconds (ones that don’t sell or ones that don’t make it to the farms shop for sale) to all of her animals especially the pigs. The pigs are extreme lovers of most all greens apples pears watermelon pumpkins and so on they are not offered garlic onion and for whatever reason hogs hate celery! There are some other things that we don’t offer hogs but that more of a class situation, as some animals can or can not or shouldn’t eat some things or parts of some plants. Like hogs can eat all parts of broccoli that’s above ground but not the roots but a cow can..
All of our animal parents are loved and we hope for those who are new to us follow our pages so you two can become a part of our family‘s day-to-day life and loving and caring for our animals those that are the parents stock/breeders and the offspring that they provide to nourish our family and yours.
Let’s learn a bit more about the ‘Berks’
This is personally our favorite breed at the moment. And at the moment all of our Berkshire ‘parents’ are registered stock some with lines directly from England. This helps instill breed standards to bring the very best pig forward.
The Berkshire is a black pig with white points. The pig should have white on all four feet, the face, and the tail. Altogether, a Berkshire should have six white points. They should also have erect ears. Berkshires are another popular breed in North America, coming in third overall for the number of registered pigs. You can think of Berkshires as the Angus equivalent in pigs. Everyone knows that some of the best steaks come from Angus cattle. This is due to their ability to marble well. Marbling is the intramuscular fat in a cut of meat. Marbling affects the tenderness and taste of meat. More marbling means a more flavorful, tender cut. Berkshires excel in this. Berkshires have been bred to keep this marbling ability, while many of the pig breeds today have been bred to not marble as well. Pork is often thought of as “the other white meat” due to how lean the meat is from pigs raised today. Berkshires are an exception to that rule. The Berkshire meat is such a high-quality meat that it is not only marbled well but is even darker in color. In fact, much of the meat that is produced in the U.S. from Berkshires is shipped overseas as a delicacy where it is sold as “Black Pork” at a much higher price! You usually won’t find Berkshire meat in the meat section of your grocery store. If you’re interested in a breed that will provide you with better quality meat, then look no further.
To learn more about the Berkshire breed of pig, check out the American Berkshire Association.
*Our farms feeding practice, as with the whole farm animal family as a rule we do not feed commercial feed.
We work with the local breweries remove fresh brewer grains, this is fermented whole grain. Just as you know that fermented food is good for you it’s great for the animals too. Animals overall health and wellness is better and a great food source and additional vitamins minerals and energy for our nursing mothers. Brewers grain also contains brewers yeast which is great for the lactating animal. Healthy milk means bigger stronger babies in the most natural way possible. We also offer many of the animals especially in the office growing season whole grains our favorite being oats. We also use whole oats in our fodder system, butter is basically Young sprouted plants and this case oats that are about a week old forming a sheet of roots and Young grass that can be grown for the animals consumption at any time of the year especially used in the winter months when less grass and forage is available to all the animals. Our farm is currently undergoing a remodel for our hogs getting them out on a large pasture part wooded areas for them to live as naturally and happily as possible once piglets are weaned they will be offered a smaller space than their parents that is closer to the farmhouse for better minding (all children get into mischief) our furloughing barn will be shared soon too. Our overall idea is to keep all of our animals in the most natural setting as possible while maintaining their safety health and well-being. Absolutely no animal on our farm is fed any kind of hormones. We are a soy free and spray free farm. We do offer produce seconds (ones that don’t sell or ones that don’t make it to the farms shop for sale) to all of her animals especially the pigs. The pigs are extreme lovers of most all greens apples pears watermelon pumpkins and so on they are not offered garlic onion and for whatever reason hogs hate celery! There are some other things that we don’t offer hogs but that more of a class situation, as some animals can or can not or shouldn’t eat some things or parts of some plants. Like hogs can eat all parts of broccoli that’s above ground but not the roots but a cow can..
All of our animal parents are loved and we hope for those who are new to us follow our pages so you two can become a part of our family‘s day-to-day life and loving and caring for our animals those that are the parents stock/breeders and the offspring that they provide to nourish our family and yours.
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BRINGING HOME YOUR BEEF - A FREEZER SPACE GUIDE
When purchasing a cow share from the K-Bar Farm, you are basically purchasing enough beef in bulk to have in your freezer for a few months up to a year. There are so many things to love about having a plethora of beef on hand. One, you will save many trips to the grocery store, two, you will know exactly where your beef came from, and three, you will pay less per pound then if you purchased your beef retail. You pay the same price per pound for a rib eye steak, or prime rib as your ground beef! Now whether you purchased a quarter (when available), half, or whole share from us, you need to make sure you have the right freezer space. Here is a guide to help you select the right freezer for your cow share.
QUARTER BEEF SHARE
When you order a quarter share from us, you’ll receive approximately (up to for 2 year old) 75-100 LBS of beef. Remember you are taking home about 60% of the hanging weight. A general rule of thumb is that one cubic foot of freezer space holds 25 pounds of meat. A small freezer with space of 4 cubic feet should hold your beef and also allow extra room for the bones and offal if desired.
HALF BEEF SHARE
You’ll receive (up to for 2 year old) approximately 200 pounds of beef when you oder a half share. Your medium freezer will require 8-10 cubic feet of freezer space.
WHOLE BEEF SHARE
If your cow’s hanging weight is 700 pounds, you’ll be taking home 60% of packaged meat weighing (up to for 2 year old) 420 pounds. This amount of meat needs a large freezer of around 20 cubic feet.
FREEZER MEASUREMENTS - FOR UPRIGHT AND CHEST FREEZERS
Depending on space and overall preference, here are some measurements for both upright and chest freezers.
BRINGING HOME YOUR BEEF - A FREEZER SPACE GUIDE
When purchasing a cow share from the K-Bar Farm, you are basically purchasing enough beef in bulk to have in your freezer for a few months up to a year. There are so many things to love about having a plethora of beef on hand. One, you will save many trips to the grocery store, two, you will know exactly where your beef came from, and three, you will pay less per pound then if you purchased your beef retail. You pay the same price per pound for a rib eye steak, or prime rib as your ground beef! Now whether you purchased a quarter (when available), half, or whole share from us, you need to make sure you have the right freezer space. Here is a guide to help you select the right freezer for your cow share.
QUARTER BEEF SHARE
When you order a quarter share from us, you’ll receive approximately (up to for 2 year old) 75-100 LBS of beef. Remember you are taking home about 60% of the hanging weight. A general rule of thumb is that one cubic foot of freezer space holds 25 pounds of meat. A small freezer with space of 4 cubic feet should hold your beef and also allow extra room for the bones and offal if desired.
HALF BEEF SHARE
You’ll receive (up to for 2 year old) approximately 200 pounds of beef when you oder a half share. Your medium freezer will require 8-10 cubic feet of freezer space.
WHOLE BEEF SHARE
If your cow’s hanging weight is 700 pounds, you’ll be taking home 60% of packaged meat weighing (up to for 2 year old) 420 pounds. This amount of meat needs a large freezer of around 20 cubic feet.
FREEZER MEASUREMENTS - FOR UPRIGHT AND CHEST FREEZERS
Depending on space and overall preference, here are some measurements for both upright and chest freezers.
- Small (5-9 cubic feet), upright = 21–25″ W x 55–60″ H x 22–26″ D, and chest = 29–38″ W x 32–34″ H x 22–27″ D
- Medium (10-16 cubic feet), upright = 23–30″ W x 60–73″ H x 27–30″ D, and chest = 54–65″ W x 33–36″ H x 24–28″ D
- Large (17+ cubic feet), upright = 27–33″ W x 64–76″ H x 29–30″ D, and chest= 72–84″ W x 31–34″ H x 27–32″ D