Local Farms & The Meat House in Avon: Green Valley Farm

Have you tried local meats? The taste is rich, fantastic and your body is grateful for meat that is cleaner and leaner. Eating local foods is important for our health, but also supports the farmers around us. When you buy local meats, you are supporting the economy and making an impact on the long term sustainability of farms. At The Meat House in Avon, we strongly believe in supporting local farms and have partnered with several of them to offer All Natural meats to our guests. Today we will show case our outstanding Berkshire pork chops that come from Green Valley Farm in Eastford, CT . In the following weeks, we will continue to feature each farm that we work with in detail. Berkshire pigs raised at Green Valley Farm are raised in a low-stress environment- meaning that they are usually allowed to roam where they want and they have plenty of shade to keep them cool.
Green Valley Farm raises pigs with humane practices, does not give hormones that promote growth. Their meats are nitrate free, antibiotic free and Non-GMO.  Berkshire pork is a heritage breed of pig, which was discovered over 300 years ago in Berkshire County in the United Kingdom. Berkshire pork is renowned for its richness, texture, marbling, juiciness, tenderness and overall depth of flavor. It is thought by many to be the Kobe beef of pork. It is said to have a very specific taste, not generic and bland or mild like regular pork.

Berkshire pork is prized for juiciness, flavor and tenderness, is pink-hued and heavily marbled. The Berkshire’s originated from England. They were specially bred for the King of England for his own personal meat supply, because of the excellence in the meat!

There is a crucial link between a pig’s diet and the flavor of the pork. Most industrially raised pigs survive on corn and soybeans, while Berkshire pigs often eat (or should I say ‘dine’) on oats, molasses, fresh vegetables and fruits. Pigs are unique because the fat that they eat is redistributed into their muscle fiber – Meaning that pigs are, literally, what they eat. So, what a pig is fed is very important to how it tastes.

So, next time you stop by The Meat House in Avon, make sure to ask for the Berkshire pork chops and all the other cuts we carry from Green Valley Farm. Good for you and good for everyone!