Pork share deposits now accepted for March 2026!
About Our Pork Shares
Here at Three Goats Farm, we believe our food should be raised as naturally as possible and that all organisms deserve respect for the important roles they play in our ecosystems. All of our livestock are treated to the best of life we can offer: open spaces to roam, daily fresh produce, and attention from all of our community members. Our pigs are fed a diet of mostly pasture supplemented with Union Mills Nature’s Hog Grower feed, organic alfalfa, windfall apples in the fall, and any of the farm produce that does not get sold, used, or donated. The feed we get from Union Mills is local, antibiotic-free, hormone free, corn-free and soy-free.
Pork shares are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Why American Guinea Hogs?
We have recently switched from Kune Kune hogs to American Guinea Hogs, in the hopes that they would provide a slightly faster growing animal (12 months instead of 18) with more meat than the Kune Kunes we had before. We got a new breeding pair this spring from Cascade Meadows Farm in Sandy, OR, who have an excellent breeding program with high quality hogs that have been selected to have less boar taint and resilient traits that require minimal human inputs. They are still considered lard pigs, but they run leaner than the Kune Kune we had before. Like the Kune Kune, the AGH are also still an incredibly friendly breed with minimal rooting habits and the ability to sustain themselves mostly on pasture. We will likely have one litter of cross bred Kune Kune/AGH and one litter of pure AGH coming this fall!
We understand the problematic nature of industrial farming; by offering these shares, we hope to offer our community local alternatives for high quality meat that you wouldn’t be able to get in many stores. Since we slaughter our pigs onsite, the pigs are relaxed and peaceful until the very end. Even the best pasture-raised meat that you can buy at the farmer’s market has to be processed at a USDA facility, which means that they have stressful transport and unloading leading up to their slaughter. We like to know that our pigs don’t have to go through that. To go straight to the order page, click here.
Whole and half pigs can be reserved with a $100 deposit for our next processing date. This deposit secures your share and supports our farm in raising your share to size. The $100 will go towards the final price of the pork once it is weighed. You can expect the hanging weight of our pork to be 80-160 lbs for a whole pig (so half if getting half). For reference, the hanging weight of the first pigs we butchered at 12 months old ranged from 103-123 lbs. Our current price is $5.00/lb. Additionally, shareholders are responsible for paying the butcher’s costs directly to the butcher when they pick up their cuts. This year we are working with Mountain Stream Meat Co in Molalla. ClickHERE to visit their website for more information about them.
Hanging weight is the weight of the pig after slaughter with the head, organs and blood removed. This is usually around 60% of the weight of the pig at slaughter. Our estimate is that our pigs will be around 100 lbs hanging weight. 20% of the hanging weight is bones, and the rest is muscle and fat. Each share owner will call Mountain Stream Meat Co. directly and give them custom cutting instructions. They are not able to render the fat for you, but they can separate it and give it to you. YOU WILL NEED TO SPECIFICALLY ASK THEM TO SAVE THE LARD FOR YOU, OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY LARD IN YOUR ORDER.
- Mountain Stream Meat Co (971) 349-0710 14818 S Teasel Creek Rd., Molalla, OR 97038
Pricing
- Frontier mobile slaughter: $90 per pig (you pay half if you’re getting a half share)
- Three Goats Farm Price: $5.00/lb
- Whole/Half Hog: $1.05/lb
- Curing: $1.50/lb (ham, bacon, sausage) if desired
- Sausage: $2.00/lb
Sample Cost 100lbs hanging weight (your share size will depend on whole or half)
- $90 for Mobile Slaughter fee
- $5.00 x 100 lbs= $500 to Three Goats Farm
- $1.05 x 100 lbs= $105 to the butcher
- Extra for curing or processing
- Total: $695 + more if you want the ham, bacon, or sausage
Once the pig is slaughtered, it will hang at the butcher’s for 2-3 weeks before being processed, and then you will have up to 2 weeks to pick up your share from Mountain Stream Meat Co. We suggest you bring a cooler to put the meat into when you pick it up.
NEXT BUTCHER DATE: In March 2026.