Local, Wellesley Island Grown, Certified Organic

Home
Organic Veggie Plants
Organic Grass Fed Beef
Pastured Goat
Pastured Pork
Primitive Camping
Organic Farm Tours
Organic Workshops
About Us
Contact Us
Farm Email News
Press Releases
What's In Season
What's Happening
What Is Organic
Organic Volunteer Options
Links

Piglets on pasture.  Click to enlarge.

Our pigs get fresh air, exercise, and eat their "vegetables".  Healthy, happy animals make healthy meat.  Click the picture to enlarge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

Cross Island Farms


  CERTIFIED ORGANIC PASTURED PORK

 Why Buy CERTIFIED ORGANIC PASTURED PORK from Cross Island Farms?

1.      No Hormones or Antibiotics

2.      Raised Naturally, Outdoors on Pasture

3.      Allowed to act like a pig

4.      Fresh air, exercise, and varied diet means healthier animals and meat

5.      Supports local farmers and the local economy

6.      Reduced food miles

7.      Environmentally responsible

8.      Low stress livestock handling

9.      Heritage breeds for lower fat

10.  Exceptional flavor!

Wellesley Island Grown Certified Organic Pastured Pork, raised here on Cross Island Farms, on pasture in the fresh air and sunshine (OK occasional clouds and rain or snow, too!)  The pigs are born here and fed organic grain, vegetables, fruit, and pasture, with no hormones, antibiotics, or other chemicals.  Allowed to run and play, eat grass, root in the dirt, and occasionally wallow in the mud.  Sold by the whole or half pig.  The pigs should be between 200 and 250 pounds at butchering.  Roaster pigs also available.

 This year we have available  Tamworth/Yorkshire cross pigs.  The Tamworth's are a heritage breed, one of the first breeds of pigs domesticated.  They are slower growing and leaner than commercial breeds.  The Yorkshires are the standard white commercial pig breed, known for fast growth. 

 You are purchasing a live animal (whole or half pig) to be slaughtered by Brandt's Mobile Slaughtering in August  for processing (or sooner if it is a roaster.)  You pay us $3.00 per pound, based on live weight, with a minimum down payment of $50.00 per half or $100.00 per whole required to reserve your pig. (Roaster pigs are by the whole animal only and $3.50 per lb. with $100.00 deposit for the pig and you pay Brandts’ processing charges.)  Regular payments are required as the pigs grow.  You pay the butcher the processing charges which will vary, depending on the hanging weight, your cutting orders, and how much you want smoked. 

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Please reserve :                                            __Whole pig ($100.00 dep.)                        __Half pig ($50.00 dep.)                             Make check payable to:                      Cross Island Farms, 44301 Cross Island Rd., Wellesley Island NY 13640      (Amount enclosed:_____)

Name:___________________________   Address:__________________________

Phone:___________________________ Email:____________________________

 

"Yorkie Girl" and "BB" in the snow.  Click to enlarge.

Breeder pigs "Yorkie Girl" and "BB" pose for this winter shot.  Click to enlarge.

 

 

Pastured pigs in winter.  Click to enlarge

Our pigs live outside all year.  They are very hardy and healthy.  Click the photo to enlarge.

 

 

 

Click for a printer friendly version