Berkshire Pork:  In 2009, we expanded Drover Hill Farm’s meat selections to include high-quality pork using the same production goals as our beef:

• Produce the best product available
• Raise the animals naturally without hormones or sub-therapeutic antibiotics (ionophores)
• Raise the animals under the highest standards of animal husbandry and welfare including providing the animals with access to the outdoors and pasture
• Utilize the best processor available to help produce a superior product

Because of an increased demand for pork we now work cooperatively with our neighbors Darrel and Chris Griff of Shale Springs Farm to care for the pigs and to ensure a constant supply. Since including pork in the Drover Hill Farm meat selections, we have switched to Berkshire breed pigs. Though Berkshires take longer to mature because of their indigenous, open-pasture diet, the product is known for its superior marbling, tenderness, and buttery flavor. Berkshires are a heritage breed pig, which indicates that they have been raised for meat for hundreds of years, but because of their longer maturation time, are not suitable for commercial farming purposes. As a result, the Berkshire bloodline is at risk of being lost. The best way to preserve the high-quality meat produced by Berkshires is to continue to buy Berkshire meat products to ensure a demand.

We invite you to taste the high-quality meat produced by Berkshire breed pigs in one of our pork products: pork chops; pork steak; shoulder roast; country style ribs; spare ribs; ground pork; breakfast sausage links, patties, or bulk; sweet, hot, or garlic sausage; kielbasa; naturally smoked bacon or cottage bacon; naturally smoked ham roast; or smoked ham steak.

Tunis Sheep:  In addition to beef and pork, we also tend to a small flock of Tunis breed sheep. Tunis sheep are a heritage breed and are ideal for producing tender, mild, and delicious meat. Their meat has qualified as a US Ark of Taste food. The Ark is a catalog of fine foods that are in danger of disappearing because they are not a part of today’s modern industrial agricultural system, and only the highest quality meats qualify.

In order to maximize the quality of the meat and the health of the animal, we raise and finish our sheep naturally on a combination of high quality pasture, hay, and grains. As with our other products, we do not use growth hormones or sub-therapeutic antibiotics.