Pastured pork

We bought some pigs last november and put them on pasture. They haven't grown as fast as they would in a confinement system of course, but I daresay they've been happier and healthier. The amount of rooting that they do seems to be proportional to how often we move them. The higher the pasture is, the less damage they do to it. But even in tall pasture they'll root around stumps, fence lines and low swampy spots. They dug up 3 stumps that I didn't even know were there! I've read that it used to be a common practice to let them clear new pasture, farmers would even drill holes next to trees and fill them with corn to encourage the pigs to dig them up. I haven't tried it yet but I certainly intend to. If you're interested in raising a pig or two yourself, I highly recommend Sugar Mountain farms blog, Walter gives alot of information on how to do it and he's the one who inspired me to try. We've had good success without the hormones, antibiotics and chemical medications normally used.

We have 3 piglets, or larger feeder pigs available for sale. Alternatively, if you don't want to raise them, we sell hogs by the whole, half or quarter, based on hanging weight at the butcher. You'll tell the butcher what kind of cuts you're looking for and will pay them their fees, $25 kill fee and 46c per Lb. cut and wrap fee.
Prices by the pound:

• Whole hog - $2.75
  Half - $3.00
  Quarter - $3.25
  

Sizes differ signifigantly, so whether you want a large hog or a small one, we can accomodate.