We feel that as meat eaters, we have a responsibility to make sure that the animals that we consume are raised in a humane way. When my dad started raising cattle for beef, he saw it as a way to be closer to the land and a means to save money on meat. I decided I was going to raise pastured pigs because I viewed the current system of confined animal farming as cruel. As I did more research, I found that there were farmers raising pigs that not only benefitted the animal, but was also much better for the environment.

Following the principles of farmers like Joel Salatin and Mark Baker, I discovered that a farmer can use the pigs natural foraging and rooting habits to utilize the pigs as a tractor. The pigs till the ground, and we seed forage crops like clover, turnip, radish, chicory. The seeded pasture is then left to grow until the pigs are brought back onto the ground to repeat the process. This is fantastic for the pig, and reduces our needs on outside feed inputs. Our pigs are fed Organic Soy free feed. 

We also raise sheep, which is likely the most humane meat you can find at the grocery store. The difference is that our sheep are raised almost exclusively on pasture grass and hay. Grain is fed to the ewes during lambing. Most lamb marketed in the United States is finished on heavy amounts of grain, which makes the animals sick and overly fat. We are still in the infancy of creating a polyculture of sheep, pigs, and poultry to reflect nature. 

Right now we are just raising 6 or 8 pigs. This is about all that our current pasture can handle. We are slowly expanding our current pasture using electro-netting. We have approximately 6 lambs each year. Our sheep are Mule crosses, a combination of Shetland/Finn and the larger Blue Faced Leicester. Reach out via phone or email if you are interested in purchasing a pork or sheep. 

Pasture Raised Organically Fed Pork Pricing:

Whole hogs: $4.50 per lbs hanging weight + processing (~$175)

Average whole hog: 160 lbs hanging weight

Which would total $720 + $175 processing = $875 for a whole pig

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Half Hogs: $5.50 per lbs hanging weight + processing (~$95)

Average half hog: 80 lbs hanging weight

Which would total $440 + $95 processing = $535 for a half pig

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Pasture Raised Grass Fed Lamb Pricing:

Whole lambs: $6.00 per lbs hanging weight + processing (~$100)

Average whole lamb: 60 lbs hanging weight

Which would total $360 + $100 processing = $460 for a whole lamb

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If you are interested in purchasing a half hog, whole hog, or whole lamb call us at 952-228-9732 or email bodinenaturalfarming@gmail.com