Naked Acres Family Farm

01/22/2025

It has been COLD this week. ❄️ Not outside of what can be expected during a Michigan winter, but much colder than anything we’ve had this year and it wasn’t a gradual drop. The fluctuations are what are so hard on the animals, but extreme cold is still easier on them than extreme heat.

Everyone here has access to shelter, plenty of straw, fresh water, and extra food. We have also consolidated groups together temporarily for more body heat for snuggling. Ruminants (like cows, horses, goats) stay warm by digesting grass (hay). In less extreme temperatures, we’ll make them clean up whatever hay they throw around before giving new, but right now, they get extra to make sure they never run out. Ruminants also need to stand and move around to digest food. Their fur coats are natural insulation. Snow on their backs is a good sign that their insulation is working - their body heat isn’t leaking through to melt the snow, like a well-insulated roof. An animal choosing to stand outside in a snowstorm is comfortable. An animal choosing to huddle up and hide from the cold is what raises concern.

Pigs are not ruminants and do not have much fur protection, and even though digesting food helps them stay warm and they have very thick hides, they get even more extra feed and extra straw to keep warm, and they do spend most of their time snuggled up in their huts.

We (that includes the animals) will not be sad when the cold snap breaks today though. We hope you have all stayed safe and warm too. 🩵

01/01/2025

We are so grateful for our relationship with Bearded Meat Bro’s and Chester's Wild Meat and Game processing. Quality butchering and processing is as important as all the work we put into raising the animals, and these guys are the very best.

12/30/2024

We had a last minute cancellation on one hog. Pork will be ready for pick up by the end of the week. Send us a message if you’re interested in a half or whole! $4/lb plus processing - full pricing details are on our website.

12/23/2024

Just two hogs left. Start the new year with a freezer full of pastured pork. 🥓🥩🍖

12/14/2024

We have a few hogs still available!

Our pigs are raised on pasture from the day they’re born. They have access to shelter at all times, but they still spend their days foraging and grazing, even when they have to dig through the snow for it. Happy, healthy animals = better meat. 🥩

Some quick pork FAQs:
🥓 Processing day is December 30.
🥓 You can order a half hog (averages 95 lbs hanging weight) or whole hog (averages 190 lbs hanging weight).
🥓 Your pork order is personalized to your preferences - you choose what cuts and quantities you want, and we help walk you through the options.
🥓 Our hogs are killed on-farm by a fantastic mobile slaughter team Bearded Meat Bro’s- the goal is always zero stress on the animals. Pork is then processed and packaged to order only 10 miles from the farm.

There’s not much better than a freezer full of responsibly pasture raised meat. Reserve yours on our website (link is pinned above)!

12/06/2024

This beautiful stud is Drogon. He has spent his life patrolling the farm and fathering dozens of children. He’s well-behaved, cooperative, and gets along with others. He’s respectful of the ladies. He’s companionable but not overly friendly. He makes his presence known in a quiet, dignified way.

He’s reaching the end of his expected lifespan, so we make a point of looking for him daily. He’s showing signs of his age with the white on his face and slower movements. He still sleeps with the rest of the flock at night but avoids confrontations with younger males by hanging out with his friend the bull during the day. He was one of our first roosters (he hatched from an egg in our garage almost 9 years ago) and has been one of our favorite animals.

The bull is pretty cool too. Maybe one day we’ll say these kinds of things about him.

12/05/2024

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12/02/2024

It seems appropriate to welcome December by bringing home this fluffy boy whose name is Nick. 🎅🏻

He’s pretty wild and prefers to literally climb the wall than let us touch him, but we’ll do our best to get a red hat on him before the end of the month. 🎄

11/04/2024

You know you raise good pork when you find 4 year old chops at the bottom of the freezer, forget they’re in the oven and overcook them, and still end up with a tender and juicy dinner. 🥩

We have some hogs still available for a December processing date. You can reserve yours on our website. We don’t recommend leaving them in the freezer for 4 years, but we’re pretty confident they’ll still be delicious if you do. 💪

10/15/2024

It’s time to order pork! ⏰

Some quick pork FAQs:
🥓 Hogs go to the processor in December.
🥓 You can order a half hog (averages 95 lbs hanging weight) or whole hog (averages 190 lbs hanging weight).
🥓 Your pork order is personalized to your preferences - you choose what cuts and quantities you want.
🥓 Our hogs are killed on-farm by an excellent mobile slaughter team - the goal is always zero stress on the animals. They are then processed and packaged to order only 10 miles from the farm.
🥓 Pasture-raised pork is an entirely different (better) type of meat than conventional pork.

You can order your pork and get more details on our website!

Price for meat is $4.00 per pound based on hog hanging weight. Typical half hog hanging weight will be 90-100 lbs, yielding 60-70 lbs of take home meat. We require a $150 deposit per half. Deposit is non-refundable. IMPORTANT NOTE: Price shown here is the DEPOSIT to reserve your half or whole hog. Y...