Growing Community
Our central work in Meating the Need is to provide healthy, local meat at affordable prices to everyone in Pine County. To accomplish this, community members invest locally with small dollar amounts, pigs are raised, and at the end donors go home with meat while also having contributed to something truly great: regular sales of USDA-inspected meats for folks in need - with prices reduced and EBT accepted.
Sound too good to be true? It's not. Here's how it works:
Our central work in Meating the Need is to provide healthy, local meat at affordable prices to everyone in Pine County. To accomplish this, community members invest locally with small dollar amounts, pigs are raised, and at the end donors go home with meat while also having contributed to something truly great: regular sales of USDA-inspected meats for folks in need - with prices reduced and EBT accepted.
Sound too good to be true? It's not. Here's how it works:
- You invest! Anywhere from $5 to $50.
- Your money goes towards the purchase of piglets and feed.
- Pigs are raised on the pastures of Frechette Farms, enjoying sun, fresh air, and the occasional back scratch from their farmer. You are even welcome to come see your investment in action.
- When it’s time, pigs are processed at a Pine County processor.
- You receive an amount of meat equal to your investment, plus an extra cut for those investing $25 or more.
- The remainder of the meat is made available to the entire community in giveaway programs and at scheduled sales with EBT accepted.
***2022 Update***
We are doing things a little differently to kick off our 2022 season. We actually raised some of our Meating the Need pigs over the winter this year, so we have freezers full NOW! This means many of you will not have to wait for your meat bundle after your investment! We are making available 50 spring bundles, and after those have sold, we will return to our normal investment/return schedule. Your investment in this spring sale will help fund summer pigs for Meating the Need.
This year, we are proud to be adding our wonderful Longhorn/Angus ground beef to your pork bundles. Our beef is perfectly lean, with so much flavor but without the grease and waste that is so often found in grocery store meat products.
Exact cuts are subject to change based on availability and preference, but for reference, an average $50 investment would return:
3 lbs ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground breakfast sausage
1 ham steak
2 packs pork chops
1 lb bacon
+
1 bonus cut!
Reminder: We are so grateful for investments over $50, as this really extends our ability to serve our greater community. However, meat bundles will max out at $50, meaning any investment beyond $50 will be treated as a donation to the program.
We are doing things a little differently to kick off our 2022 season. We actually raised some of our Meating the Need pigs over the winter this year, so we have freezers full NOW! This means many of you will not have to wait for your meat bundle after your investment! We are making available 50 spring bundles, and after those have sold, we will return to our normal investment/return schedule. Your investment in this spring sale will help fund summer pigs for Meating the Need.
This year, we are proud to be adding our wonderful Longhorn/Angus ground beef to your pork bundles. Our beef is perfectly lean, with so much flavor but without the grease and waste that is so often found in grocery store meat products.
Exact cuts are subject to change based on availability and preference, but for reference, an average $50 investment would return:
3 lbs ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground breakfast sausage
1 ham steak
2 packs pork chops
1 lb bacon
+
1 bonus cut!
Reminder: We are so grateful for investments over $50, as this really extends our ability to serve our greater community. However, meat bundles will max out at $50, meaning any investment beyond $50 will be treated as a donation to the program.
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