640065 Tue Jul 28 09:39:45 -0700 2009 8 12 Boston Area 0 4897072 A friend of mine lives out on the Cape and is looking for a farm in Eastern Mass he can purchase a whole pig from, preferably butchered. Any suggestions? Tue Jul 28 09:39:45 -0700 2009 91703 kasiav 1 4897106 BarmyFotheringayPhipps and I bought a half-hog from Winrose Farm in NH a few years back, butchered to our specifications. We were pretty pleased with it. There are a lot more farms doing livestock now - another one that has great meats would be Stillman's at the Turkey Farm: http://www.stillmansfarm.com/theturkeyfarm.html They usually sell butchered meat cuts, but may well be willing to sell a whole pig. REALLY nice folks. Tue Jul 28 09:49:57 -0700 2009 4897072 18512 Allstonian 2 4897861 A big second for Winrose. Used to buy half hogs from them regularly, and I still would if I could go through the meat quickly enough. Tue Jul 28 13:40:18 -0700 2009 4897106 40062 lisa13 1 4897150 Blood Farm in Groton, MA. Tue Jul 28 10:02:16 -0700 2009 4897072 14385 mjg0725 2 4897184 I would second the Stillmans recommendation. Their meats are outstanding and , as mentioned, very nice to deal with. Tue Jul 28 10:13:27 -0700 2009 4897150 15183 pasta 3 4897203 Third, but Blood Farm is also a very good second choice, and depending on how many butchering-size pigs Aidan and Kate Stillman have at the moment, likely the one you'll have to go with. Call Blood Farm (978.448.6669) and they'll be able to select and butcher to your specs, and they can smoke various bits as well: their bacon is so good we buy 10-15 pounds at a time and keep it in our freezer. Tue Jul 28 10:21:24 -0700 2009 4897184 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 4897247 Not sure if they are still taking orders for whole pigs, but Pete and Jen's Backyard Birds in Concord, MA. They also do packages of cuts for those for whom a whole pig isn't an option. Tue Jul 28 10:35:46 -0700 2009 4897072 218451 chevrelove 1 4897448 If your friend is on the cape, they might look into farms around Dartmouth on the South Coast. There definitely are meat CSAs in the area. CSAs can usually refer you to other local farms. That said, there are limited USDA approved slaughterhouses which cater to small farms and at a reasonable price, so the pig might end up going through Blood Farm or somewhere in Northern RI. Butchered is not an issue, its a lot more complicated to negotiate getting a whole slaughter-weight pig. Note that a lot of times when farms sell a whole pig, they might keep one of the fresh hams and you'll get bacon and smoked hams (which you can't be guaranteed are the same pig) instead of those cuts. In any case, a good farm will give you some set of options for the butchering and those are agreed upon when you place your order. http://www.farmfresh.org/food/food.php?zip=02720&food=84 Tue Jul 28 11:42:24 -0700 2009 4897072 12962 itaunas 1 4897665 Great info so far - thanks so much everyone! Tue Jul 28 12:41:26 -0700 2009 4897072 91703 kasiav