As I tour around looking at things and for places to paint, I see lots of things. Some don’t register much, some get a ‘oh interesting’ sort of reaction and some get filed away in the ‘you should find out more about that’ file.
Recently I’ve seen mentions of a local place, Hilltown Pork, probably on social media and while they are mostly a place for butchering, they also offered on their website some retail options for pick up. I got a notice of a memorial day set of offerings (even with instructions on how to provision your pig roast!) and decided to give it a try. Local and locally produced has a lot of appeal.
Well pretty local. I thought I had a recollection of where it was. And if I hadn’t used GPS I probably would have gone straight to the place! But that’s ok – I’m good at turning around on narrow roads and trying again. It was a little further down Rt 22 than I recalled but seriously I’m not sure how I missed it, going by.
Pulled in and a helpful lad asked my name and got the fellow in charge who took my money and handed over my order/receipt. Then he went into an outdoor freezer and found what the receipt noted as “a small box”. In minutes I was on my way to Mom’s to share the wealth. I’d gotten some breakfast sausage, bacon, and ground beef. It was all frozen and all looked great. (ok I was sorry I hadn’t gotten a lot more when I looked inside the box!). Peeking into that freezer it was clear that people get bigger orders and local restaurants get from them too.
The sausage were like the best kind you get from good diners big and plump. The bacon had about equal meat and fat, just as I like it. Gave mom some sausage to try and brought the rest home. Couldn’t resist opening up my own packet of sausage and cooked up a few. Oh my – lots of sage, finely ground interior – perfect. Rest went into the freezer for another day. Turns out mom did the same thing after I said how good they were.
So there you have it. And if you’re looking for them, make a note not to use GPS – the place really is on Rt 22 just above the truck stop/rest area by I-90.
Good on you! Local is usually the best way to go. I like to support local businesses and I love the friendly, personal interactions. Not that you can’t get the human touch in big, national businesses, but there’s a special quality. Hard to describe, but immediately evident.
A quick look at the Hilton Pork web site leaves me very impressed with their commitment to top quality, humane treatment of the animals, and service. I’m glad you got excellent meat – and shared!