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Originally Posted by WereBear
Might be worth hunting down cracklins. These are fried in lard from a paleo shop.
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I see there are more brands but be careful with the Epic brand. I bought some of the meat bars and they were horrible, tasted like dog food. Dogs wouldn't even eat them!
Also something else about Epic, this bag doesn't show Omega 3 or 6 in the fat, although it says pork lard it doesn't say 100% pork lard. I also remember that Epic was using imported meat.
I found this on the Epic web-site:
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The pig is a great example of EPIC's commitment to utilizing every part of the animal, which inspired our Whole Animal Project. In doing so, we are able to use nearly every piece of the pigs we source, including their muscle meat, pork belly, pork fat, and pig skins. As with our bison, we always try to source from the highest quality source available. Unfortunately, oftentimes we are simply unable to procure enough of it and therefore must supplement the remainder with the next highest quality source available. We are always looking for opportunities to incentivize farmers, ranchers, and suppliers to elevate their operations to more EPIC standards. These operations look different for each animal and region but might include things like improved animal welfare standards, holistic management, access to pasture and outdoors.
A prime example of this supply chain challenge is with our pig skins: we source and blend skins from two different “qualities” of pig. We utilize a combination of 1) certified organic and certified humane, 2) certified humane. Both sources are antibiotic and hormone free and GAP Step 1. The feed for the organic pig supply is a blend of
organic barley, wheat, pea, soy and corn. The feed for the certified humane pigs is also a blend of barley, wheat, pea, soy, and corn, though it is not organic. Due to EPIC’s desires and pressure, this particular supplier is currently in the process of converting the feed for the second tier of pigs to fully organic over time—which is a major step in the right direction for them and speaks to EPIC’s commitment to working with suppliers to improve industry standards.
Our supply of bacon and pork muscle meat are Certified Humane and consume a blend of
barley, wheat, pea, soy and corn. This feed is being transitioned to 100% organic over time as well.
To improve our supply chain of pork we are looking to improve animal welfare standards (particularly pertaining to outdoor access and living conditions).
ALL PIGS ARE SOURCED FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.