However, as Pork Rhyne discusses in the podcast interview, this doesn’t mean you must have space to free-range or pasture your pigs. Raising your own pigs is a huge step up from buying commercially-raised pork products, even if you don’t have the ideal living conditions for those pigs....
After two years of caring for meat chickens and falling in love with the birds only for them to be slaughtered, I decided to buy my own chickens. At 11 years old, I started my first of many entrepreneurial ventures to save money for my own flock of layer breeds. Pretty soon, I proudl...
Some gratitude, not only from others toward you, but from your outer-self to think that one is successful if he can make a great deal of money. Others argue that success means holding an important government post. Still others believe that whoever has got high academic title is successful....
During this last year and a half, we have learned a lot about how raising pigs works on our farm. It’s been a bit of trial and error on some issues as we tried some conventional ideas, and some of our own. One thing we knew from the start: we wanted the pigs to have as close...
However, there are some necessities to raise this pig, some expenses, and skills and ideas which can save some money in this process too. Here is how we’re raising our feeder pigs on a budget this year: 1. Why Raise a Feeder Pig?
Jump to recipe Share About the Percy Pig cake Move over Colin the Caterpillar - our Percy Pig marble cake is tough competition. From it's pink ombré layers, sweet strawberry flavouring and of course generous handfuls of Percy Pigs, this cake is well worth your time and effort. If the...
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26 Ways to Make Money From Your Small Farm Do you love the idea of having a small farm but wonder how you can earn a living from it? Here are 26 ways to do just that. All of these are possible with a little planning. This content is accurate and true to the best of the author...
There are vegans who think it's ok to eat oysters and mussels. I want to go a step farther: vegans should be ok with dairy. Specifically, under pretty conservative assumptions you do much more good donating just $5/year to the Against Malaria Foundation
However, investing in a pig from a good breeder can save you money in the long run by reducing the risk of genetic health issues. Please DO NOT believe that a pig will stay small because the breeder says it will. Sometimes, breeders underfeed the pigs. Pigs take 4-5 years to fully ...