We dropped the news that we’re scaling back the farm a few months ago. And ever since, I’ve wondered how this moment – our last fresh pork day – would feel. Would it feel sad, knowing that we’re nearing the end of something that’s been so beautifully...
After getting a good look at her, Greg told me that Stormy looked like she had a massive litter in her belly. And boy, was he right. She just gave birth to 19 – yes, 19 – piglets which are about 10 more than average. And is, unfortunately, some number...
We look forward to this moment every spring…. When we get to move the big herd of pigs out of their winter paddock located near the top of the farm and onto the grazing pastures toward the back of the farm. It’s truly one of the most glorious sights to behold! But...
We don’t do sales very often. And that’s not because we don’t want to! It’s just that we don’t usually have enough inventory for sales because we generally sell out so quickly! But, every rule has an exception… Every now and then, we have a little more going on in...
I still get together annually with my two best friends that I first met when I was 4 years old. Last week, one of them visited us with his family for the afternoon, and after we ate lunch, we walked around the farm together. They loved seeing the pigs wandering...
We have to castrate all the male pigs on the farm and if you’re wondering why, it’s because if the testicles stayed in place, you might come to find out that our meat tastes like actual urine. I’m not speaking in hyperbole – if you happened to be...
