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Pigs spend their entire lives in tiny crates.....

KBGirts
KBGirts Posts: 882 Member
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I already knew this, but I was just reading this article on CNN:

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/06/06/gestation-crates/?hpt=hp_c2

Another good reason to know your farmer and purchase pasture-raised meat!! I am trying very hard to do this, both for my health and the animals, as well as the environment and local farmer!

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  • MikeFlyMike
    MikeFlyMike Posts: 639 Member
    haven't made the jump yet to pastured pigs, but that is next on my list - because I love eating pigs.. I want them to be happy pigs.
  • kimkim1123
    kimkim1123 Posts: 20
    And pastured raised meat is usually no more expensive if you invest in a freezer and buy a whole pig (or half cow) at a time.
  • KBGirts
    KBGirts Posts: 882 Member
    It seems like it is harder to find pastured pigs. I found my source for pasture raised, grass fed beef from cows that were NEVER fed corn. I have also found my source of pasture raised chickens and eggs. I don't know about the pigs yet.... still looking.
  • zellagrrl
    zellagrrl Posts: 439
    Maybe US Wellness Meats (they're an online store, recommended, but never ordered from them). In WA, there are a few small butcher shops that have pastured pigs from local farmers... they're just nowhere near me usually.
  • overfences
    overfences Posts: 96 Member
    If you're a hunter, wild boar and wild pigs are in destructively huge supply in many areas. Free-range organic pork, y'all!
  • KBGirts
    KBGirts Posts: 882 Member
    I went to the farmer's market today and found a guy who sells pasture raised pork. I bought $35 worth of meat from him and $37 worth from the grass fed beef guy! I am so excited!
  • MikeFlyMike
    MikeFlyMike Posts: 639 Member
    Zellagrl...
    http://www.delfoxmeats.com/
    Camano island. They get some good 4h pigs.
  • zellagrrl
    zellagrrl Posts: 439
    Zellagrl...
    http://www.delfoxmeats.com/
    Camano island. They get some good 4h pigs.

    Thanks! Would give me an excuse to go out to the islands-- haven't made it there yet!

    Andal's Meats in Mt .Vernon is where I picked up my 1/4 cow from Agape Wells Farms two years ago (and some amazing pork sausages from one of their local producers). One of my friends is getting a lot of exotic game from http://www.stewartsmeatmarket.com/ (Yelm and Pike Place Market).

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