The Rewards of Work (Pig Meat in the Freezer)

Kudos to my husband for his hard work this past year.  Because of such, we've harvested some great things we are VERY THANKFUL for.

Because he built a chicken coop...

We've had fresh eggs all summer.

Because he chopped wood...

We can stay toasty warm for alot less money.

Because he worked hard this spring and built a fence....

We have close to 300 pounds of pasture raised pork in our freezer!  Woohoo!  Fills up our 14 cu ft. freezer pretty well.  Mainly because they gave us all the fat back (in the left basket), feet, lard, shanks, hocks and neck bones along with the meat.

More about that pork.... picking it up was like Christmas day.  I was soooo excited.  Our farm raised meat and less trips to the grocery store.

This is how a pork chop is supposed to look, like a steak!

Those interested in costs and if there is a cost savings for raising your own, heres a quick price break down-

The details are a little more complex than the chart above reflects but this shows a decent summary and average.
So far we have eaten some sweet italian sausage and pork chops and the taste is noticeably better than your our typical store bought pork.  The quality of how it was cut does contribute to this along with the freshness and animals diet.  Needless to say we are happy for our harvest.

Hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving!

Other pig related posts:
Farewell pigs (talks about how we fed them)
The Big Pig Post (details of their progress and raising them)