Women in Meat Northeast is focused on developing the skills, knowledge, and network of women in meat industries and in supporting their endeavors as agents in those industries, as business leaders and as entrepreneurs. Women in Meat includes those in agriculture, aquaculture and seafood, for those involved in farming, butchering, processing, and product development and for those in the restaurant and food service industries.

This event is being held at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts October 16-18th. 

The schedule for the event is full of learning opportunities for all skill levels!

SUNDAY, October 16, 2016
Session led by Kari Underly
1:30-4:30PM Master Class in Butchery: Show Me The Beef!

In this session Underly will guide participants through the side of beef, teaching them how to fabricate the side of beef into primals and its unique subprimals. The class will discuss raising practices, beef quality and merchandising & menuing options.

Students will then break in to groups and process the subprimals in to popular steaks and roasts under my instruction. They will understand how to best match cuts with cooking methods.

MONDAY, October 17, 2016 
Session led by Kari Underly
1:30-4:30PM Master Class in Butchery: Let’s Talk Pork!

In this session she will guide participants through the whole hog, teaching them how to fabricate hog into primals and subprimals. The class will discuss raising practices, pork quality and merchandising & menuing options.

Students will then break in to groups and process the subprimals in to popular chops and roasts. They will understand how to best match cuts with cooking methods, and have an opportunity to create cuts popular in many charcuterie applications.

To learn more visit the event’s Facebook page.

Source: Kari Underly