LAMB - PORK - BEEF -CHICKEN
PASTURE RAISED DURING THE GROWING SEASON
PORK:
Spring 2026 Pigs: Reserve your custom cut whole or half pig by Tuesday March 31. Pork will be ready for pick up at the end of April.
Looking ahead, Milkhouse pigs processed at West Gardiner Beef will be available again in September 2026. Additionally, Milkhouse pigs processed at Farmer’s Gate Market in Leeds are available on a monthly basis.
Details below, or check out this google doc.
Email us here or sign up above for updates.
During the growing season, pigs are raised outside in woodlot and converted pasture where we feel they have adequate and healthy access to sunlight, shade, and dirt, and all the space and freedom to behave as pigs will. We rotate them on an every other week basis, and in addition to the grasses, plants and roots they happily forage for, they are fed organic milk and whey from our dairy, organic waste vegetables from the market garden, and non gmo grain from Morrison's Custom Feeds in Vermont.
In winter, Milkhouse pigs are raised in a deep bedded pack system with access to shelter, sunlight, food, water, and all the space and freedom to behave as pigs will. Their winter feed is hay and baleage made on the farm, organic milk and whey from the Milkhouse creamery, root vegetables, and non gmo grain from Morrison's Custom Feeds in Vermont.
As for the final product you receive, the pork is custom cut to your specifications (it is also possible to have pork state inspected for re sale), vacuum sealed and frozen. We aim to grow these pigs so their hanging weight comes to about 200 pounds (there can be quite a range from about 180-240#, so you can specify if you'd like a larger or smaller pig), which translates to 120-140# of meat for your freezer from a whole pigs, or about 50-70# of meat from a half pig. A whole pig requires about 5 cubic feet of freezer space, and a half pig occupies roughly 2.5 cubic feet, which is the standard size of a refrigerator freezer. Keep in mind that the volume of whatever meat you choose to have smoked is reduced by about half in the smoking process.
Cost & Fees for Half and Whole Pigs:
Processing fees are in addition to the cost of the pig. We have two options for processing with slightly different pricing structures though they both bring the total cost to about $5.85/# by the hanging weight:
West Gardiner Beef in West Gardiner:
(processing date of April 14 for 8 pigs). Pigs will be available again in September 2026)
$85 kill fee ($42.50 for a half)
$0.90/# cut and wrap, sausage casing isn't available
$1.25/# additional for smoking
Farmers Gate Market in Leeds:
(Pigs are available on a monthly basis throughout the year)
$100 kill fee ($50 for a half)
$1.55/# cut and wrap including casing
$1.50/# additional for smoking
Reserve your pig as soon as possible! We'll email you a cut sheet, and the pork can be picked up from the butcher, West Gardiner Beef, or from the farm at the end of April.
Custom meat boxes starting at 25#: Boxes are packed to your specifications and desired quantity. Can include any cuts we have on hand including ground pork, sausage, chops, bacon, ham, roasts, ribs, organ meat, fat, bones etc.
Cuts are invoiced at our wholesale prices than discounted by 10% when picked up at the farm.
CUSTOM QUANTITIES including cuts of beef, pork, & lamb:
Custom meat boxes starting at 25#, packed to your specifications.
Boxes can include any cuts of beef, pork, or lamb we have on hand, including ground meat, steaks, roasts, bacon, sausage, chops, stew meat, soup bones, etc.
Cuts are invoiced at our wholesale prices than discounted by 10% when picked up at the farm.
BEEF:
Certified organic beef. Our cows are raised on all organic feeds, primarily grass, silage, and hay, with a very small grain ration. Calves are raised in groups on nurse moms and are weaned around four months.
Milkhouse Farmstore availability of beef is subject to change, but we usually have many cuts including ground beef, steaks, roasts, organ meat, fat, and bones are available in the Milkhouse Farmstore.
16# boxes of ground beef (made up of individual pound packages) always available in our farmstore. $152 per box.
Custom meat boxes starting at 25#: Boxes are custom packed to your specifications. They can include any cuts of beef, pork, or lamb we have on hand, including ground meat, steaks, roasts, bacon, sausage, chops, stew meat, soup bones, etc.
Cuts are invoiced at our wholesale prices than discounted by 10% when picked up at the farm.
Beef boxes custom packed to your specifications. Can include ground, stew, bones, steaks, roasts
LAMB & MUTTON
From Verdure Farm. Lamb and Mutton is currently available in the farmstore, including:
ground lamb, stew lamb, & lamb shanks; ground & stew mutton
Reach out to Heidi farmherheidi@gmail.com for info and pricing on whole lambs, or bulk quantities of lamb & mutton
TURKEY & CHICKEN
From our farm friends at Grace Pond Farm in Thomaston
Certified organic, pasture raised.
Chicken parts and whole chickens are available frozen in our farmstore year round.
Turkeys are available for Thanksgiving, but reserve one well ahead, they go quick.
Email gracepondeatlocal@gmail.com to reserve a bird, or call ahead to the farmstore to check on chicken availability.