Berkshire Pork Products

Our Berkshire Pork is available FROZEN ONLY through our on farm store, our online local delivery partner; Market Wagon, and at our participating farmers' markets during season.
Deer Run Farm Ground Pork from Berkshire Hogs

 

Ground Pork 

$7.00/lb
Deer Run Farm Ham from Berkshire Hogs

 

Smoked Ham

$8.00/lb
Deer Run Farm Ham Slice or Ham Steak from Berkshire Hogs
Smoked Ham Steak
$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Bacon, Cured, Smoked and Sliced from Berkshire Hogs. 

Bacon 

$12.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Chops from Berkshire Hogs

Pork Chops

$8.25/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Breakfast Sausage Links from Berkshire Hogs

Breakfast Flavored Sausage Links

$8.50/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Sage Flavored Breakfast Links from Berkshire Hogs

Sage Flavored Sausage Links

$8.50/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Maple Flavored Breakfast Sausage Links from Berkshire Hogs

Maple Flavored Sausage Links

$8.50/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Feta and Spinach Flavored Sausage Grillers from Berkshire Hogs

 

Feta & Spinach Flavored Sausage Grillers

$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Italian Flavored Sausage Grillers from Berkshire Hogs

 

Italian Flavored Sausage Grillers

$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Sage Flavored Sausage Grillers from Berkshire Hogs

 

Sage Flavored Sausage Grillers

$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Chorizo Flavored Sausage Grillers from Berkshire Hogs

 

Chorizo Flavored Sausage Grillers

$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Andouille Flavored Sausage Grillers from Berkshire Hogs

Andouille Flavored Sausage Grillers

$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Pork Apple Flavored Sausage Grillers from Berkshire Hogs

Apple Flavored Sausage Grillers

$8.00/lb

Deer Run Farm Bratwurst from Berkshire Hogs

Bratwurst

$8.00/lb

 

Wholesale Pork

 

We offer wholesale pork in half and whole quantities. Wholesale pork is usually available in Dec/Jan, Mar/Apr, Jun/Jul and Sep/Oct. We charge $3.75/lb by the hanging weight. Customer pays processing to butcher separately. We estimate the processing to be about $1.25/lb, give or take. We will work with you to determine the best cutting instructions for your wholesale pork so you get exactly what you want. Options for sausages, smoked hams and ham slices and smoked bacon available. Customers interested in reserving wholesale pork should contact Allison at 717-357-4521.

Feeder pigs also available.

Order Online

Customers located in Maryland and South Central Pennsylvania can order our frozen meat products, eggs, jerky and dog treats online for weekly local delivery through Market Wagon.

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The Berkshire Pig Breed

Deer Run Farm expanded their product line in their farm store with the addition of farm grown pork in the Fall of 2020. Although pork is new to the farm store, several hundreds of pigs were raised in the early years of Deer Run Farm when Josh and Joanna were raising them to show at fairs for 4H. Back then, breed wasn't a main focus for the farm so there were several different breeds kept at a time.
Berkshire Pig
We purchased our first Berkshire bred gilt for our new pork venture in May 2021 from the superior genetics of Shipley Swine in Ohio. The first litter of piglets arrived in early July 2021.
The Berkshire is the Deer Run Farm pig breed of choice for their well-known meat quality and docile personalities. 
Originating in the English county of Berkshire, for which they are named, the Berkshire pigs first came to be in the 18th century. Originally they were large, orangish-brown colored pigs with floppy ears. Early cross-breeding with small black pigs imported from Asia resulted in the medium sized, black with white socks, snout and tail tipped Berkshire with erect ears they have today.
On average a Berkshire boar can be expected to weigh around 600lbs with its female counterpart weighing around 500lbs. Of course, with any pig, maintaining a proper diet with intake restrictions is necessary to curb excess weight gain in their adulthood.
The biggest factor earning the Berkshire the breed of choice for Deer Run Farm is their incredible taste and meat quality. Berkshire pork is said to have a higher pH level than other breeds catapulting it to the top of it's class when it comes to flavor. The meat is generally a bit darker, firmer and heavily marbled attributing to it's prized flavor and juiciness. 

 All pork offered through our farm is from the pigs we raise right here on the farm. All of our pigs are born and raised on the farm and fed feeds we plant, grow and harvest on the farm too. Our piglets are conventionally raised with access to a large plot of pasture. We keep two mother sows, Astrid and one of her first daughters; Abby. Each sow will raise 2 litters of piglets per year. Astrid pigs in July and December while Abby pigs in March and September. Having a litter of piglets every 3 months keeps pork available in the store all year round, but is also manageable without reducing the quality of life the pigs have here.