Raising And Butchering Weaner Pigs For Your Family

“For several years we raised weaner pigs here in the Valley.

It’s been a great way for us to know what is in the meat we are eating.

This year we didn’t raise any pigs as we still had lots in the freezer.

Next year, we may be back to raising a couple of weaners.

They are called weaners (and it IS spelled weaner, not weiner cuz that’s what you put in a hot dog!) because these little piggies have recently been weaned from their mother’s milk…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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