A New Offering! Local Spring Raised Trout
posted on
February 9, 2023
We're hard at work doing off-season updates and planning for a new growing season that starts soon!
So today we thought we'd share a few photos from Smoke In Chimneys, the local Virginia farm and hatchery where one of our new product offerings, spring-raised trout, are hatched, raised, and harvested.
Smoke In Chimneys raises their trout in a 1930s gravity-fed earth-pond system that is supplied water by a covered artesian spring (pictured top) only 200 feet from the ponds (above).
The water that feeds their system runs at 1000 gallons a minute (!!) and is connected to one of the healthiest streams in Virginia according to Hollins University Biologists.
The result is a delicate fish that has a mild but clean flavor with nutty and buttery notes.
Trout are high in protein and loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids. They also contain plenty of B vitamins, niacin, phosphorous, and potassium.
They are easy to cook and taste delicious with almost any spice or breading combination...see our product page for a recipe and cooking instructions from the hatchery!
