Latest in fodder production

Well, it's been an amazing 5 years of growing barley and pea fodder for pigs.  Every day I seed trays and every day the hogs get around 300 pound of fresh sprouts a day.  Year round.  It is so satisfying to get to feed them green living protein packed homegrown food... But the real bonus is in their improved condition and bomber immune systems and the best.pork.ever.  $4 a pound liveweight, pigs all sizes are ready all year long.  If you don't want to be part of the harvesting process, then USDA fresh pork is available for $10 a pound in the package.  I try to keep all cuts in stock, but it's a challenge, because the quality is phenomenal and the word is out.  You can contact me through my Facebook page for Lunachick Farm to order food for your family!

A new chapter

So much has happened in the last 4 years since telling you about Tootsie, that I barely know where to start.  To begin with, we moved from our lovely mountain homestead on the edge of the Interior.  Now we are located on the scenic Kenai Peninsula, about 4.5 hours south by road, in the hamlet of Kasilof.

My family exploded without warning and now its just the three of us girls building community and growing food.  We now live in a road accessible area, and are currently farmsharing with another family who have 28 greenhouses and 7 kids of their own.

It has been turbulent and dynamic, so much tearing down to begin anew.  I gave up my free range goat herd in the mountains, to raise pigs on the flats.  I still have my family of heritage hogs.  Tootsie is gone but there are many others who have come to teach me how to be a pastured pig grower.

I hope you'll walk with me in our new adventures.  Hopefully soon we will have enough infrastructure so that you can plan to work and live with us as we grow holistic sustainable food for Alaska.

Piglets!

Tootsie came in our cabin to farrow several days early.  Her brood was born prematurely, 15 piglets in all.  Only 8 were viable and we are carefully hand raising them because they are in the NICU.  Today is day 3 and we have lost 4, so there are now 4 left.  Make a wish.

Meet Tootsie

We brought home a pregnant gilt from Lee's Heritage Farm yesterday.  She is due on March 22nd and seems to be getting along well with our herd of American Guinea Hogs.  Another adventure is afoot... I promise I will post pictures of babies when the time comes.

Heritage hogs

I am beyond pleased to introduce the newest additions to our life on this mountain:

Meet the Hogg family:  Boss, Butternut and two hoglets from their first litter.  These guys are American Guinea Hogs, and as far as I know- they are the only breeding stock in our great state of Alaska.  WHOOP!

Their compadre, Roly Poly, is the production feeder pig that grew up this summer on barley fodder and goat milk.  He is almost ready for harvest at 215# this week.

Fodder and pigs go together like you know what.  I am loving this adventure!  So in the next couple of weeks, Roly Poly will become bacon.  Meanwhile everyone freeranges with our roaming goat herd.  The little hogs will grow up to be food for our family, and hopefully... Butternut will give birth again in February or so!