Whole hog butchery class at Hickory Nut Gap Farm

Press release from Hickory Nut Gap Farm: 

On Thursday, April 20thth from 6pm-8pm, Butcher Elliott Orwick of Hickory Nut Gap Farm will be teaching a demonstration class on Whole Hog Butchery.

With origins in the restaurant world, Butcher Elliott Orwick began his adventures in butchery in 2010. After completing his butchery studies at SUNY, he moved to Asheville and has been working in the field ever since. This demonstration class will give students an opportunity to see how a butcher breaks down a whole hog, from tail to snout with ease and precision. Learn the details of utilizing the whole animal.

Link to reserve seats: hickorynutgapfarm.com/product/whole-hog-butchery-class/

For questions, please email Kelsey Winterbottom at Kelsey.winterbottom@hngfarm.com.

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Thomas Calder received his MFA in Fiction from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. His writing has appeared in Gulf Coast, the Miracle Monocle, Juked and elsewhere. His debut novel, The Wind Under the Door, is now available.

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