Bass Farms, Inc.

Bass Farms, Inc., doing business as Bass Farm Sausage, operates under USDA FSIS establishment number M3521 at 6685 Hwy 64 Alt in Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter and meat processing, with hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, and classifies it as a small establishment. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so the record does not indicate that the plant processes animals owned by other people for return to the owner.

The company website describes a fresh pork sausage business built on recipes from Florence Jenkins Bass and dates the operation to 1956, when her son Ralph Bass moved from tobacco farming into sausage making. The site says the business uses the whole hog, tastes every batch, delivers fresh to stores daily, and pulls product from shelves after about 20 days. It states the company is still run by the family.

Bass Farm products are sold through grocery retailers, and the website hosts a store locator with a search radius. The site notes that not all retail locations carry all products and selection can vary week to week, invites customers to visit the Spring Hope location to buy pork products fresh by the case, and points buyers without a nearby retailer to nationwide shipping via Carolina Packers. Hours, pricing, and any arrangements for producers hauling livestock are not stated in the sources on file.

Households can find Bass Farm products at grocery retailers using the store locator on the company website, which allows a search radius from 10 to 1,000 miles. The site cautions that not all retailers carry all products and that selection can vary week to week, and suggests checking with a local grocer. It also invites customers to visit the Spring Hope, North Carolina location to buy pork products fresh by the case, and offers nationwide shipping through Carolina Packers for buyers without a nearby retailer. The website emphasizes freshness, saying products are delivered daily and taken off the shelf after about 20 days. Retail counter hours, prices, and any halves or quarters or bundle programs are not stated in the sources on file.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.