ATTENTION Cheese Lovers

Hey! All you CHEESE LOVERS out there- Don’t forget to add our deli cheeses to your orders! Organic Mild Cheddar $10.99/lb; Organic Sharp Cheddar $12.99/lb; Organic Ricotta $5.99/jar Smoked Gouda $12.99/lb (this is new and would be fabulous on a hamburger!) Also, in case you didn’t already know… you can freeze cheese as well!

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Custom made poultry pens

Simply Grazin' NJ farms custom made poultry pens

Simply Grazin’ Farms in NJ has poultry pens custom made to house the farms chickens and turkeys. These poultry are the supply source for the Skillman Farm Market and Butcher Shop chicken and turkey products. Currently, they have 7 pens. There are 75 to 100 chickens and turkeys in each pen. They are moved twice…

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Sign of the times

Doug Palmer, head butcher, wearing a mask and gloves during COVID-19 health crisis

This photo and post come to you courtesy of our Head Butcher, Doug Palmer… “A lot of talk in the industry now about PPE, specifically masks. There are different rules for working with cooked vs. raw foods, and probably 75% of the butchers I know are doing no masks. Even though we have a very…

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Shipping orders to Tri-State Area residents

For any of our customers that do not want to venture out during the pandemic, we can also ship your orders right to your front door if you are a resident living within the Tri-State Area! Your order will be frozen and shipped to you packed with dry ice via UPS Ground (DON’T TOUCH THE…

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Stay at home Graduation

Stacie Faille is a 2020 Graduate of Kean University

Skillman Farm Market and Butcher Shop President, Mark Faille, poses for a photograph with his daughter, Stacie Faille (Shop Manager) as she dawns her college graduate cap and gown. Stacie is a 2020 college graduate from Kean University. This momentous occasion in both of their lives is being celebrated much differently than envisioned back when…

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How to Video: Make a Crown Roast of Pork

Butcher demonstrates how to make crown roast of pork

Watch as our Head Butcher, Doug, demonstrates how to make up a Crown Roast of Pork. Crown roast of pork is a glorious cut of meat, lean and firm. It’s made by shaping a bone-in pork loin into a circlet with the ribs pointed up. The center can then be filled with stuffing that becomes…

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VIDEO: Whole Animal Butcher Shop

Butchering a pig head

At Skillman Farm Market and Butcher Shop we are a whole animal butcher shop, that means we use every part of the animal- tail to snout! Check out this video, as our Head Butcher, Doug Palmer, shows you how the parts from a pigs head are removed and explains what they are used for.

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