Editor's note: This is the second part in a series on Nettle Valley Farm. Click here to read the first part. SPRING GROVE, Minnesota ― Dayna Burtness said pig season at Nettle Valley farm is the ...

MENAHGA, Minn. — You’d never guess there was a severe drought at Single Cedar Farm in Menahga, Minnesota, south of Wolf Lake. Robert and Sue Keranen operate a 100% perennial, pasture-based farm. They ...

Discover when to wean piglets and some of the easiest and best options when weaning your pasture piglets. Piglets born on pasture are able to get out and enjoy the sun very early in life. Whether your ...

No, currently it is not. It would be impossible to pasture-raise pigs on any sort of scale. They would require 1/4 acre for every 8-9 pigs. Hogs/pigs are not grazing animals like cows or sheep; they ...

Big Island native Brandon Lee is raising organic Berkshire pigs sustainably, and his goal is to create the optimal pig for Hawaiian cooking. In this episode of Cooking in America, host Sheldon Simeon ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Wyebrook Farm is a sustainable farm in Honey Brook that sells its own meat products on site in its own ...

"Come on pig, pig, pig, pig, pigs," Amanda Hand called on a recent Wednesday morning. From across the grassy pasture, snorts and squeals from 21 Kunekune pigs erupted. They ran through the tall grass ...

For those of you interested in learning why we decided to raise 100% GRASS-FED BEEF and Pastured Pork & Poultry let’s continue. The main reason was the increased health benefits for the animals.

Editor's note: This is the first in a continuing series on Nettle Valley Farm. SPRING GROVE, Minn. ― Dayna Burtness and Nick Nguyen make up the minds and hands behind Nettle Valley Farm, where from ...

The sources that follow are a mix of farms raising pigs on pasture or businesses sourcing lard from pastured pigs. Some offer leaf lard, the creamy sheath of fat that surrounds the kidney, while ...

"And so the pigs have lots of really lush, beautiful pasture to eat. In the last couple of years Nettle Valley Farm has made the successful transition from being a fully pastured pig operation to more ...