Sam is the hands-on owner behind this small-batch artisan meat processor in Moscow, Pennsylvania. He is known for a wood-fired smoking method that relies primarily on cherry wood and mixed hardwoods, giving his fresh-made meats their characteristic color, glossy finish, and rich flavor.
Hahn’s of WestminsterHahn’s of Westminster is a family-owned Maryland meat processor crafting small-batch artisanal meats with recipes and smoking traditions traced back more than a century. Founded in Westminster in 1918 after the Myers family’s meat business began in 1896, the company still uses real hardwood smoking and time-honored methods for products such as hams and bacon. Today, Ed and Jessica Ladzinski lead the business alongside their daughter Amanda, carrying the family operation into its next generation.WESTMINSTER, MD
Seltzer's Smokehouse MeatsSince Harvey Seltzer developed his spice blend in 1902, Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats has made Lebanon Bologna and other all-beef smoked meats in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Now fourth-generation owned, the family still uses tall wooden smokehouses and hand-tended fires for its signature three-day natural hardwood smoking process, without fillers or artificial smoke. Seltzer’s was the country’s first federally inspected Lebanon Bologna company and remains one of the oldest continually USDA-inspected operations in the United States.PALMYRA, PA
Le Petit FumoirThe company processes livestock into handcrafted, small-batch smoked meat products, including halal meats. Its stated methods include hand-blended spices, natural wood, and no flavor injections or artificial enhancers.
Weaver's of WellsvilleSince Jacob Weaver began cutting meat on his Northern York County farm in 1889, Weaver’s of Wellsville has grown into a fifth-generation, family-owned maker of smoked meats and a food distributor. The Wellsville company still smokes its meats over open fires fueled by locally sourced logs, carrying its old-fashioned bologna and other family recipes from a local butcher shop to customers nationwide. With 75 employees today, Weaver’s also offers private-label production and custom deer-meat processing.WELLSVILLE, PA