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WHY IS HERITAGE PORK THE BEST PORK FOR GRILLING?? SCIENCE!!!!!
  • May 22, 2018
WHY IS HERITAGE PORK THE BEST PORK FOR GRILLING?? SCIENCE!!!!!

When it comes to the best pork for grilling heritage breeds win the flavor test every time. We are speaking strictly in facts, science-based and proven from farm to table, from plate to mouth. No commercially bred pork, no supermarket special, can possibly complete.

Get 10% Off Pork Tenderloins this Memorial Day!
  • May 22, 2018
Get 10% Off Pork Tenderloins this Memorial Day!

With Memorial Day around the corner nothing beats our sizzling pork tenderloin. Perfect for a group, the pork tenderloin is a low maintenance cut easy to cook on the grill. Simple to cook to a perfect medium, just slightly pink, and delicious whether marinated, wrapped in bacon, or prepared simply with salt, pepper and a little olive oil, our tenderloin is justly celebrated as true culinary jewel, perfect for fine dining, family dinner, or sliced into medallions as party favorites.

The 2018 Poults are Hatching!
  • Apr 17, 2018
The 2018 Poults are Hatching!

Farmer Frank Reese is busy at Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch hatching the first poults of the 2018 heritage turkey season. See below for scenes from the farm!

The Voice of a Pork Chop
  • Jan 17, 2018
The Voice of a Pork Chop

There is no denying the siren call of a Heritage pork chop, the sort of thing that would have made Homer crash his ship. Or, make a man sing about the Voice of a Pork Chop. Some folks might think it’s weird, but it makes perfect sense to us, and to Bob Dylan, who was […] The post The Voice of a Pork Chop appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.

Sam Edwards Update: STILL FIGHTING!
  • Jan 12, 2018
Sam Edwards Update: STILL FIGHTING!

Sam Edwards is still fighting two years after a fire savaged his entire facility including his home, his smoke house, and literally thousands of hams. It was an incredible blow to everyone that is part of the chain — Heritage had thousands of hams on hand that Sam would normally smoke and cure, and an […] The post Sam Edwards Update: STILL FIGHTING! appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.

The Perfect Heritage Porterhouse
  • Jan 4, 2018
The Perfect Heritage Porterhouse

Check out these pics of the perfect Heritage porterhouse chops. This was the biggest one I ever saw, probably about 17 ounces, and two inches thick. I used the method Zack from Carnevino told me about — you gotta cook it in two shots, and even though it is as thick as a phone book, I nailed it, perfect medium in the center, perfect salty crust without incinerating it. Had it with collard greens I wilted in the pork fat and my favorite Rioja which they sell at my local steak house for three times what I get it for at the bottle shop.

Help Us Protect the Healthiest, Most Ethical, and Tastiest Meat Available!
  • Jan 1, 2018
Help Us Protect the Healthiest, Most Ethical, and Tastiest Meat Available!

With success comes challenges: Right now there is a movement in the commercial food industry to change the definition of the word “heritage,” and attempt to lay claim to the very thing that has defined us and sustained our farmers since we began selling heritage breeds in 2001.

Leftovers!
  • Dec 27, 2017
Leftovers!

One of the best things about making big dinners is having leftovers for lunch the next day. Usually, if we have some steak or lamb left over, it is going into a sandwich. But have you thought about making hash? Lamb hash is a very special treat indeed — just like beef hash all you […] The post Leftovers! appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.