Bright Future Farms on Nostr: Pig feed is expensive. #soyfree and #nonGMO is now well over $20/bag. How can we ...
Pig feed is expensive. #soyfree and #nonGMO is now well over $20/bag.
How can we raise healthy #pigs and feed our families healthy #pork ?
I am now feeding 4 pigs on less than one bag of grain per week. They are maintaining good condition on a diet that mostly consists of #fodder from trees. Elm and hazel make up the bulk of their diet right now. They also get birch, willow, beech, sweetgum, grasses, and other things.
I am thinking they will be able to raise some #piglets on this with just a few supplements. I will probably give them some kelp, but a couple of eggs and a bit of milk each week is probably enough. I will try to keep people updated on this.
I hope this helps someone.
I am confident that #permies can develop #regenerativeAG practices that will allow people in temperate climates to raise a closed herd of pigs on a moderate amount of land without significant outside inputs. It just takes a bit of #permaculture ingenuity. Winter will be the difficult hurdle here on my #farm. I think #silage from #foddertrees will be an important piece of the puzzle.
Let's grow #realfood at an affordable price! Let's #grownostr !
How can we raise healthy #pigs and feed our families healthy #pork ?
I am now feeding 4 pigs on less than one bag of grain per week. They are maintaining good condition on a diet that mostly consists of #fodder from trees. Elm and hazel make up the bulk of their diet right now. They also get birch, willow, beech, sweetgum, grasses, and other things.
I am thinking they will be able to raise some #piglets on this with just a few supplements. I will probably give them some kelp, but a couple of eggs and a bit of milk each week is probably enough. I will try to keep people updated on this.
I hope this helps someone.
I am confident that #permies can develop #regenerativeAG practices that will allow people in temperate climates to raise a closed herd of pigs on a moderate amount of land without significant outside inputs. It just takes a bit of #permaculture ingenuity. Winter will be the difficult hurdle here on my #farm. I think #silage from #foddertrees will be an important piece of the puzzle.
Let's grow #realfood at an affordable price! Let's #grownostr !