A Pork Chop By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet

Apologies for the radio silence the last few months!  Andy and I stayed very busy preparing for the baby and spending time with family over the holidays.  We were ready for the baby to arrive a few weeks early, but he didn't show up until nearly three weeks late, so we had a pretty extended last hurrah.  On January 12 we welcomed Harold Porter Harper into the family - he's tall, lanky and has red hair - so we are a little bit mystified about who he looks like.  (Is it possible that dying my hair red all those years could seep into my gene pool?)  Since he was born we've been working pretty much full time just trying to keep the little guy alive, but I think we're starting to get the hang of this parenting thing and we're ready to get busy on the butcher shop again (our 2nd baby!).

The Little Guy (looking pretty dapper...)

So - here's the question of the day: What should we name it?  Please leave a comment with absolutely any suggestions that you have for a cool name for our butcher shop.  Otherwise, we've developed two front runners that we're considering and we'd love it if you could weigh in and tell us which you think is better!  We're using the phrase "Local and Pastured Meats" in both names because we want the name to be very clear so that customers know what we're selling and how we're differentiated from other butchers.  We intend to source as locally as possible and to work with ranchers who share our philosophy of slow-grown animals raised naturally without hormones and antibiotics.

Option 1: Porter's Local and Pastured Meats
Porter is my family's name, and as we're living on the family ranch and back in my hometown it seems like a nice nod to the history of my family in this community.  We may grow the butcher shop into more of a market over time with other locally-sourced, sustainable products and produce.  Porter's is a strong name and could easily grow into "Porter's Market" down the road as we grow.

Option 2: Hank and Hazel's Local and Pastured Meats
As Andy and I decided to leave our corporate jobs and pursue this butcher shop concept, my Dad bought a pair of Mangalitsa breeding pigs.  He named the boar "Hank" after my grandpa, and named the sow "Hazel" after an adorable, young 2nd cousin of mine in Petaluma.  Hank and Hazel were in many ways the reason we took the leap to start this business, so it could be a great story to name the shop after them.  The name also seems kind of hip and catchy, and a little bit old-school - kind of like the business we're starting.

So, what do you think?  Please leave comments here or on Facebook!