On a blustery October day at SkyPilot Farm in Longmont, a posse of pigs feasts on organic squash, apples, and pumpkins. Their 15,000-square-foot pen, a movable fence that’s relocated every few days to fresh pasture, is lush with green alfalfa, which the animals munch on as they meander. Craig Scariot and Chloe Johnson, the husband-and-wife farmers behind nine-year-old SkyPilot, and their business partner, Justin Brunson, chat nearby about the free-range setup that sustains these animals—and the tasty provisions they hope the hogs will eventually become.
Brunson, the former chef-owner of now-shuttered restaurant Old Major, founded River Bear American Meats three years ago to craft artisanal charcuterie, sausage, and deli meats from livestock raised responsibly in Colorado and
