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Pasture Raised Pork.
Naturally Born.
We have a small team of pigs at Glory Acres. Our sow (mom) is Dolly and boar (dad) is Merl. They are registered Idaho Pasture Pigs and produce beautiful, colorful piglets. Dolly farrows, or delivers the piglets, in our A-frame housing that provides ample room for her to move around, farrow, and rest comfortably in with her piglets. They have the ability to go in and out of their home continually to get as much sunshine as they’d like. Since piglets have access to fresh soil, we do not need to administer iron shots.
Pasture Raised.
Our pigs enjoy the great outdoors all year long. They have acres of fresh green pastures in the spring, summer, fall months, and balelage (fermented hay) during the winter months. They also receive a small amount of soy-free, non-gmo/organic sourced grain, with added high quality Fertrell minerals and kelp.
The addition of kelp in our animal’s diet help keep their natural immune system working properly. Natural remedies of apple cider vinegar, diatomaceous earth, garlic & echinacea tinctures are given if we see a boost is needed.
Old World Processed.
We provide a very stress-free environment and that produces a stress free meat when it is time to butcher.
The meat from an Idaho Pasture Pig itself is a richer, more flavorful, marbleized meat. It is not dry and stringy like traditional pork and because they are pastured, the meat is higher in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.
Our butcher uses old-world techniques, utilizes all cuts of the meat with very little waste, and has MSG-free, natural curing options, which all results in the most delicious pork!
About the IPP Breed
taken from IdahoPasturePigRegistry.com
The Idaho Pasture Pig (IPP) is a newer breed of pig that is composed of the Duroc, Old Berkshire, and the Kunekune pig. These are true "grazing" pigs and are very gentle in nature, have great personalities, are easy to work with, are smaller in size then traditional pigs, are great mothers, are able to live outdoors all year round, and can grow extremely well with a diet of primarily grass.
Provided these pigs receive the necessary minerals their bodies require, they will not root in the ground like traditional pigs. If they are deficient in minerals, they will be forced to dig in the ground to get the minerals their bodies are craving.
One of the benefits of this breed is their smaller mature size. Ideally, sows should mature out at 250 - 350 pounds whereas the boars should mature out at 350 - 450 pounds. When feeding a diet of primarily grass, the butcher pigs should reach a butcher weight of about 230 - 250 in approximately 10 months.