Farmersville Community Abattoir Ltd. (FCA), located in Athens, ON, is a privately owned corporation that was purchased in February 2020 by Sarah and Chad Hunt of Pakenham, ON.
The purpose of FCA is to provide a long-term, secure, and reliable service to farmers so they may continue to offer their locally-grown meats to their families and communities.
FCA provides weekly livestock processing and custom meat cutting and packaging services.
Our History
Originally built in 1996, and formerly known as the Athens Meat Packers plant and Bernie’s Butcher Block, FCA is one of the newer facilities in Ontario as it was retrofitted underneath the roofline of a former chicken hatchery.
After many years in operation, the facility closed its doors and sat nonoperational for 4 years. Spearheaded by the dedication of Barbara Schaefer, and original owner, Bernie Barber, the facility was able to reopen to service the farming community again in 2016. With retirement dreams in sight for both Barbara and Bernie, the facility was sold to Sarah and Chad Hunt of Pakenham, ON to continue serving the local farming community.
FCA is located at 63 Addison Road near the town of Athens (formerly known as Farmersville), one and a half hours southwest of Ottawa, and one hour northeast of Kingston, it is ideally positioned to fill the gap in slaughter services for this area.
The Vision
Farmersville Community Abattoir accepts a range of domestic farm animals, including cattle, lamb, sheep, goats, and pigs.
Farmersville Community Abattoir uses humane animal handling methods, following the guidelines of Dr. Temple Grandin. FCA intends to refit the animal receiving and holding area to ensure the best possible experience for both animals and handlers.
Management Team
Sarah and Chad Hunt are the proud owners of the facility! (February, 2020.) They are dedicated to continue offering the services of weekly processing and custom cutting to local customers. Sarah and Chad are partners on their family farm, Corad Farms, of Pakenham, ON. Corad Farms has been in operation since 1970! They raise purebred, registered, Limousin cattle and offer their replacement heifers and bulls as breeding stock. In addition, Corad Farms offers their freezer beef at the Carp Farmers’ Market, as well as their farm gate store in Pakenham. Their beef is also available in our very own Farmersville Market Store! More information about their family farm can be found at www.coradfarms.com
Services Available
Services offered include livestock processing, custom cutting, wrapping, and/or vacuum packaging. Measurement-Canada-certified weighing and custom labeling equipment are available. Please visit our price list for details.