Naw, not a ranch, we just have delusions of grandeur.
It's a microfarm in Lebanon, Oregon.
Slice of heaven.
Cougars, coyotes, deer, turkeys.
PIgs of the edible variety. Cats.
Welcome
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings."
–Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1872)
News
Pigs are SO smart (or are they?)
It’s quite remarkable but about 90% of the time when I mention I raise pigs, the response is “Oh wow, pigs are SO smart.” I’m guessing that most of the folks who say this have no experience with pigs, but I even hear some farmers say this as well. If “SO smart” means smarter than…
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Class of 2023
The 2023 pigs have arrived!
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Blackberry root eradication with pigs
Berkshire pigs love to root out and eat blackberry roots so I’m helping them out and it’s win-win teamwork.
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What’s new for December 2022’s pork harvest
What’s new and what’s changed for the December 2022 butcher date.
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Now for something different: goats!
I’ve hired goats to get my pasture under control and one particular doe makes an ungodly, ungoatlike sound when she spots a human.
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What’s new and planned for 2022
What happened to spring this year? As I write this in the latter half of June, it’s another day with rain in the forecast. I definitely prefer it to hot and dry, as much of the rest of the country is getting. The last of my yearling pigs went to the butcher on April 18,…
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