What? Does that sound like an unlikely scenario? It happened to Ian Knauer, author of The Farm. A groundhog was eating all of his vegetables, so he shot it and cooked it in a stew. No rodents around?

Elias Cairo is salumist and owner of Olympia Provisions, an authentic charcuterie and meats company based in Portland, Oregon. Cairo spent five years training under master chef Annegret Schlumpf and ...