Students will participate in a hands-on experience of butchering a hog. Friday afternoon we will discharge a live organic pig, eviscerate the animal, and prepare the hog for hanging & cooling.
The following day will be a full day of breaking the hog into primal parts, cutting individual pork chops, steaks, pork belly and hocks. The pig from the previous day will be used along with additional halved organic hogs. Participants will partner in groups of 2 per half hog for the breakdown.
Students will leave with the meat they cut and break down (~35lbs), bones for broth, and recipes for further processing.
Time permitting, there may be options for making loose Italian and breakfast sausage from scrap meat.
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Date: Friday & Saturday, November 4-5, 2022
Time: Friday - Afternoon only - 1 - 5PM
Sunday - All day, 9AM - 4:30PM
Ages: Adults only
Location: Friday - TBD; Saturday - Driftless Provisions, Viroqua, WI
Materials Fee: $140
Sliding Scale Price Guidelines (prices do not include Materials Fees)
Supporter Level Ticket: $175
Sustainer Level Ticket: $135
Supported Level Ticket: $95
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