A picture of our family in 1998. The way we raise pigs hasn't changed since then, but our family sure has!
Gunthorp Farms is a family owned business and all members of the family chip in. Gunthorp Farms also employs approximately 30 full-time and 15 part-time employees.
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Knowing where your food comes from has never been more important.Here at Gunthorp Farms, we specialize in quality meat that is a favorite among some of the best chefs in the Midwest. All of our animals are raised on pasture without the use of antibiotics. We have an on-farm USDA-inspected processing plant where we harvest, process, and package all of our animals before shipping them out to upscale restaurants and retailers-- and directly to your door as well now that we have launched our online store. We have came a long way since getting started.
In 1998, a small pig farmer by the name of Greg Gunthorp was selling his pigs into the commodity market for less than his grandfather had during the Great Depression. It doesn’t take an economist to realize something different needed to be done… fast. Being as stubborn as Greg is, he said he wasn’t going to be the last Gunthorp to raise pigs. He knew he could join the rest of the pig industry by building a barn, but his family had raised pigs on pasture for at least 3 generations before him. He finally found a solution when he made one phone call to the chef at Charlie Trotter’s restaurant in Chicago and was asked to bring them a whole hog the next week. I guess you could say the rest is history.
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Wholesale Product Availability Update:
Due to sales to restaurants being nearly non-existent at this time, here is an updated list of products that we now have copious amounts of due to losing our target market for them.
Wholesale customers: Email orders@gunthorpfarms.com for information on how to make wholesale quantity purchases.
Individuals: We have spent 20+ years selling to restaurants and retailers, but we now sell directly to individuals. We have options for both pick up at the farm and shipping to your door! (Join our mailing list so you receive all of our updates.)
Duck:
Whole Duck
Duck Legs
Duck Breasts
Duck Wings (sous vide & raw)
Turkey:
Turkey Breasts (Brined or not)
Pork:
Rendered Fat*
Ground Pork & Sausages
Hams
Shoulders
Loins
Spare Ribs
Chicken:
Legs
Boneless Skinless Legs
Drumsticks
Ground Chicken & Sausages
*Our rendered fat comes in 5 gallon buckets and is shelf stable, so we could ship it anywhere in the United States.
Due to sales to restaurants being nearly non-existent at this time, here is an updated list of products that we now have copious amounts of due to losing our target market for them.
Wholesale customers: Email orders@gunthorpfarms.com for information on how to make wholesale quantity purchases.
Individuals: We have spent 20+ years selling to restaurants and retailers, but we now sell directly to individuals. We have options for both pick up at the farm and shipping to your door! (Join our mailing list so you receive all of our updates.)
Duck:
Whole Duck
Duck Legs
Duck Breasts
Duck Wings (sous vide & raw)
Turkey:
Turkey Breasts (Brined or not)
Pork:
Rendered Fat*
Ground Pork & Sausages
Hams
Shoulders
Loins
Spare Ribs
Chicken:
Legs
Boneless Skinless Legs
Drumsticks
Ground Chicken & Sausages
*Our rendered fat comes in 5 gallon buckets and is shelf stable, so we could ship it anywhere in the United States.
Meet the Gunthorp family! From left to right: Ed, Everly, and Kara Babinec, Evan Gunthorp, Lei & Greg Gunthorp, Cassidy Gunthorp & Malachi Malone
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Looking to purchase our products! We now sell directly to individuals for pick up at the farm or shipped directly to your door. Follow the link below.
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