[Tala Orchard]

I have been trying to find out what constitutes a meat box, for half and whole pigs.

Going through many websites they seem to differ greatly, some include sausage and others include bacon (how can they if it is a fresh meat box as bacon is not fresh as it needs to be cured?

But what is a standard box? Is there such a beast?

[hughesy]

It's whatever you want it to be. When we used to sell pork boxes I just used to specify a weight and state that it would typically contain some of a list of various cuts. And bacon is still described as fresh if it hasn't been frozen.

[oaklandspigs]

As hughesy says no legal definition, it's whatever you want it to be.

Just make clear on you advertising/what you tell people what they can expect.

On your bacon, the bigger guys doing this will have pork from say this week, with bacon made from a pig a few ago - a half pig box doesn't have to mean that it is all from the same pig !  Again make sure your customers know what they're getting.

[Fowgill Farm]

Hi
If you message me with your e-mail address i have a "Whats in your Pork box" blurb that i put in my quarter and half boxes, you'd be welcome to a copy.
We sell our boxes as "Traditionally butchered pork inc sausages" and most customers accept that quarter boxes are 10-12kg worth and halfs are 20-24kg worth. We normally include a couple of 450g packs of bacon but they know thats from an earlier pig, the rest of our bacon we sell separately.
HTH
Mandy  

[Azzdodd]

I sell mine ATM as half pork pigs or half bacon pigs.....bacon pigs being more because it costs me £9 a joint from the butcher.....

[shygirl]

some customers expect bacon, when we first sold pork everyone mentioned bacon sandwiches first!! alot more hassle though, as only a few butchers would - or knew how to - cure.

[benandjerry]

As a buyer, I wouldn't expect bacon or sausages, but have always been asked if I would like some, and they wouldn't be from that pig. For me it's about how much I have to pay and then what I am getting for that money.

[Daisys Mum]

My customers get their pork and sausages at once then I deliver the bacon when it is ready.

[benandjerry]

My customers get their pork and sausages at once then I deliver the bacon when it is ready.

Looks like you might have a new customer.     You can educate me on the feeding side when we meet up....