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September 2007
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Cane Creek Farm on WFMY!
Farmers will be part-owners in the Co-op. They plan to sell produce, meats and other products. Alamance County, NC — Farmers are teaming up to help their individual farms make money. Growers in Alamance County plan to open Company Shops Market. Farmers will be part-owners in the Co-op. They plan to sell produce, meats and [...]
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...read moreCane Creek Farm featured in Gourmet Magazine
Hog in the Limelight Does saving a rare breed mean eating it for dinner? In pork-crazy North Carolina, the Ossabaw pig—with a wild-tinged ancient flavor and fat that’s actually good for you—makes a last stand, and restaurant chefs in the know are scattering pearls before (these) swine. [...]
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From Our Customers!
This past Saturday I purchased four pork chops from you at the Carrboro Farmers Market. When I arrived home I could not wait to try one. I thought to myself, I’ll be darned if I’m going to wait for this, I’m going to have some pork for lunch, today! I fired up the range, got [...]
...read moreEliza on the State of Things with Frank Stasio!
Monday, September 17, 2007 Eliza MacLean, owner of Cane Creek Farm, didn’t learn sustainable farming in a classroom. She developed an appreciation for nurturing animals and land when she lived with an Amish family in high school. Now her training from an heirloom culture is helping save an heirloom breed of hog. She joins host [...]
...read morePastured Turkeys for Thanksgiving!
Cane Creek Farm is thrilled to be offering Pastured Turkeys this Fall! These birds are cage-free, pasture-raised, Broad-Breasted Bronze, Broad-Breasted White, and Bourbon Red turkeys! If you are interested in reserving your turkey for Thanksgiving – please contact us ! We will have some fresh turkeys available before Thanksgiving, so please let us know if [...]
...read moreConsumers squeal for rare little piggies
The Daily Tar HeelBy: Sapna Maheshwari, Staff Writer If the many varieties of North Carolina barbecue are any indication, the Old North State knows its pork. So it’s no surprise that Mebane is home to one of only four Ossabaw pig breeders in the nation and the sole breeder in the state. Lantern, Magnolia Grill [...]
...read moreThe Pig, The Whole Pig And Nothing But The Pig
Published by Small Bites BlogSeptember 22, 2005 Il Buco started life as an trading post, a primitive country antique store in the heart of Manhattan’s NOHO district. Donna Lennard and her Umbrian partner, Alberto Avalle wanted a place to exchange crafts and culture between the old and new worlds and when locals would occasionally find [...]
...read moreOn the Trail of Fine Ham: First, Plant an Acorn – New York Times
By PETER KAMINSKY Published by the New York TimesOctober 6, 2004 THIS is a tale of obsession that began nearly two years ago in a smoked-filled bar in the mountains of Andalusia. On a cold January night I had what I have since come to recognize as a major ham epiphany: my first taste of [...]
...read moreHigh on this hog – News & Observer
Pork with good fat? No wonder an old breed is making a comeback By SUSAN HOUSTON, Staff Writer The Ossabaw has been called the "perfect pig." Not only does it taste great, but its liquidy fat may also actually be good for you. Words to salivate over in pork-crazy North Carolina. And, even though the [...]
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