365 Things to DO – Day THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE: GO to the Piggery -- Ithaca’s Only Farm-To-Table Butcher Shop. The Piggery sustainably raises heritage pigs on pastures. Their USDA-inspected butcher shop sells handcrafted fresh cuts, specialty sausages, deli meats and charcuterie. They also offer fresh chicken, beef and eggs from local, pasture based farms. In the Franklin Street Market. Open every day. thepiggery.net/pigblog/ The owners, Heather Sandford and Brad Marshall, met at Cornell and after spending time in New York and San Francisco, returned to Ithaca, bought the farm, got hitched and became pig farmers/charcutiers. Ten years later, their small 70-acre Trumansburg farm has a herd of 450 happy pigs. They shy away from the practices followed by factory confinement farms, and provide their animals with a healthy and enjoyable life free from growth hormones and steroids. New to Ithaca? Moving to Ithaca? Dreaming of Ithaca? Been here for awhile and want to try something new and different? Youve come to the right place! For the next 365 days, I will post something NEW to do in Ithaca, NY.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:56:26 +0000
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