On Saturday, September 17, beginning at 3 pm, Dean Carlson (former bond trader-turned-farmer) invites locals to his Honey Brook 355-acre oasis for his first-ever pig roast.
Carlson’s Wyebrook Farm was first introduced to the public last month, when he premiered his hand-butchered, pasture-raised meats, free-change chicken and eggs, and 100% grass-fed beef and heritage breed pigs.
During his upcoming pig roast, which is open to the public, guests will be able to enjoy complementary tastes of Wyebrook’s heritage hogs along with live music and the opportunity to stroll the grounds of the farm. And, if after sampling, you are fond of the meats, you are invited to purchase various cuts of pork on-site, including sliced cured bacon and smoked hams. Fresh hams and bellies will also be made available for those interested in trying curing and smoking at home.
The event’s featured eats, the prestigious heritage breed, have spent their lives in the woods of Wyerbook rather than in a barn. The different breeds to be enjoyed include Ossabaw, Ossabaw/Tamworth, Ossabaw/Berkshire and Ossabaw/Old spot crosses. Farmer Carlson reveals that these are “some of the most prized breeds in the culinary world known for their highly flavorful, marbleized meat.”
Better yet, butchers from LaFrieda Meats will also be making the trip to the roast and will be bringing La Frieda’s special Meat Box, which is capable of cooking a whole steer weighing up to 850 pounds and most recently was the main attraction at New York’s Meatopia event.
The evening will conclude with a screening of “American Meat,” the new documentary that chronicles the grassroots revolution in sustainable farming. The film stars Swoope, Va. farmer Joel Salatin and highlights the growing trend of consumers to buy their meat from local farmers who raise their animals outdoors.
If you’re a meat lover like myself and are looking for even more information about Wyebrook Farm, click here. Visit the farm online too, at wyebrookfarm.com.
About Wyebrook Farm
The formerly foreclosed land, once slated for a 100+ house residential development, is a phenomenal example of how grassroots agriculture can re-energize a community and lead the way for residents and visitors alike to make healthier choices in their diets. Carlson himself is an inspirational figure who purchased the land for Wyebrook without any practical farming experience – only a passion for sustainable agriculture and a desire to preserve the region’s character and pristine land. He plans to eventually live there full time, converting one of the historic stone farmhouses into his permanent residence.
In the spring of 2012 the Wyebrook Farm Market is slated to open, an on-site store offering the farm’s own line of hand-butchered, pasture-raised meats, house-cured bacon, sausages, hot dogs and charcuterie. Cheeses and vegetables, sourced from other neighboring farms, will also be available for purchase.
