Silva Star Farms

Pasture Raised Pork Pricing

We will be harvesting our next batch of pasture raised pigs in March 2010. We will be selling the pigs by the whole or half we sold out with our pork pretty fast last time so reserve yours today. Please email us today if you'd like to put a deposit down to hold your pig. Deposits to hold the pigs are $100 and are non-refundable. If you are interested in only receiving a quarter pig we will help pair you up with other families interested in the same option. Price pre pound for our pasture fed pork is $3.99 per pound hanging weight.

How this works:
When we are ready to harvest our pigs, we will notify you, and confirm your purchase at that time.

Pork Cost: $3.99/lb hanging (gross) weight
Harvester Fee: $50
Butcher Fee: $0.99-$1.99 /lb (we use willowside meats in Santa Rosa, CA)

Our last batch of pigs weighed from 250 to 270 lbs gross weight. (these guys were on the high side)

The Pork Cost and Harvester Fee are payable to Sarah Silva with Silva Star Farm; Butcher Fee is payable to your choice of butcher when you pick up your pig. We use Willowside meats in Santa Rosa, CA but we will have your pork sent to the butcher of your choice if you have a preference.

Your total will depend on the precise weight of your half, which will vary a bit. Note that hanging weight (gross) includes organs and other parts that are not included in the meat you pick up.

Here is a great site that helps explain what a half pig looks like in the freezer. :-)

Here's a step by step summary of the pork purchasing process:

1) The pigs are picked up and harvested by a professional harvester at the farm.
2) The harvester weighs the pig on site and takes the carcass back to the butcher. As of now we have arranged to have Willowside Meats in Santa Rosa do our butchering.
3) Once I have the weight of the pig from the harvester I contact you with the gross weight and total pig price. The price per pound for the pig is $3.99/lb.
4) Upon receipt of the payment for the pig I will notify Willowside meats with all of your information and at which point you will be able to call in and arrange any special butcher requirements that you wish. If you are curious about what they will do, you may call them and they'd love to talk to you at (707) 546-8404.
5) Willowside will call you when you pig is ready to be picked up and you will go to Willowside pay for the harvester, cut and wrapping along with any extra special things you plan to order. (for example with pigs I have some meats smoked and some special sausages made).