Berkshire · forest & pasture · soy- & corn-free
Forest-raised Berkshire pork.
Our ground is classified as forest. The hogs live in it — rooting, wallowing, and eating a soy- and corn-free ration we mix ourselves. This is Berkshire pork from Switzerland County, packed for kitchens across the country.
We spent more than two years getting this hog to a nationwide box: breeding stock, forest management, custom feed, and the slow work of sows. We sold the first pork to neighbors. It did not stay a neighbor’s secret.
Berkshire is a heritage breed kept for marbling and flavor, not for how fast it hits a commodity weight. They live outdoors. The farm is woods as much as grass. The trough is the same standard as the chicken: no soy, no corn, no antibiotics.
Chops, sausage, ribs, belly, fresh ham — cut for a kitchen that still cooks. Frozen on the farm ship dates, nationwide. Neighbors between Madison and Lawrenceburg often pick up in Vevay instead.
What we mean
Named plainly, so the label is not doing the work.
Forest and pasture
This farm is zoned forest. The pigs live in the woods and on grass, with room to root. That is not a finishing paddock added for a photograph.
Berkshire
A heritage hog, marbled the old way. Seared in cast iron, it needs little more than salt.
Soy- and corn-free
Custom ration, every pig, every batch. The same refusal we make for the birds.
Ships from Vevay
Nationwide now, after two years of building the herd. Free pickup on State Road 56.
Ships nationwide · pickup in Vevay
Frozen to the lower 48.
Free pickup if you are close.
We are twenty-six acres in Vevay, Indiana — not a storefront on I-71. Boxes leave this farm for porches across the country. Neighbors in the Cincinnati Tri-state and Southeastern Indiana often pick up instead.
The lower 48
Frozen meat ships nationwide on posted dates, packed with dry ice. Garlic ships on its harvest calendar.
Vevay, Indiana
The farm. Free pickup with any paid order.
Madison, Indiana
Up the Ohio River. An easy drive to State Road 56 if you would rather pick up.
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Dearborn County — between the farm and Cincinnati. Pickup or ship.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Our nearest city. Frozen to your porch, or drive down for pickup.
Northern Kentucky
Across the river from Cincinnati. Same ship dates as everywhere else.
Louisville, Kentucky
Downriver. Frozen meat and garlic on the farm calendars.
Indianapolis
North through Southeastern Indiana. Same nationwide box.
From this farm
In the shop now.
Pork
Berkshire pork shoulder roast — cook it low and slow until it pulls apart.
From Price range: $20.99 through $41.99
Pork
Hot-seasoned Berkshire pork sausage — for skillets, gravy, and sauces with a kick.
$12.49
Questions
Asked plainly.
Do you ship pork nationwide?
Yes. After two years of building the herd, Berkshire pork ships frozen on the meat calendar across the lower 48. Free pickup is at the farm in Vevay, Indiana.
Where can I buy pasture-raised pork near Cincinnati?
Cottage Pastures raises Berkshire hogs in Vevay, about an hour from Cincinnati. Order the same pork frozen to your door anywhere in the lower 48, or pick up on State Road 56.
What does forest-raised mean on your farm?
The property is classified as forest by zoning. The pigs live in those woods and on pasture — not in confinement. They root. That is the point of keeping a hog.
Is the pork soy- and corn-free like the chicken?
Yes. Every pig, every batch. Custom feed, including mixes we ferment on the farm.
What cuts do you offer?
Bone-in chops, spare ribs, country-style ribs, breakfast and seasoned sausage, fresh uncured belly, jowl, ham, and hocks. Shop the farm store for what is packed this run.