Heritage Hogs
Our pork is raised from farrow (birth) to finish. We combined two heritage breeds. The Tamworth sows with the Gloucester Old Spot boar. The girls can trace their ancestry back to Ireland where they are known as Irish grazers. The boar can trace his heritage back to the English Nobilty who used them to clean up the apple orchard after a harvest. Both breeds thrive on pasture and the outdoors. They spend their days basking in the sun, taking a mud bath or using the trees as back scratchers. The girls have their piglets in A-frame huts, outside. By the second day there are piglets running everywhere, chasing each other and mom, learning that
there snouts
double as bull
dozers and the more they squeal the faster mom feeds them. The
meat is sweet and tender. You may notice some off coloring in the meat, that is
due to the skin color variations on the animals. Our piggies have spots.
We have also started raising a heritage breed called Herefords. They have very unusual markings. They are red with a white face and legs and belly. They are listed on the Slow Foods Arc of Taste. We have not butchered any yet so keep checking back to see when it is available.
