Sunday, February 23, 2014
Agricultural Growth
It was a great day in the nursery at Ficklewood on Friday. Our newest herd sow, Marigold, has given berth to 9 healthy little piglets.Mother and piglets are doing fine.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
WAY TOO MUCH SNOW!
The weight of the snow and ice has proven to be too much for our domed shelter. The building collapsed last week crushing some of the contents. We are waiting for the crew to remove the debris so we can see what damage was done.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Read about Tamworths
Here is a fabulous website that explains the virtues of our lovely Tamworth pigs. Remember, a happy pig is a tasty pig. We are taking orders for our pigs now.
http://www.slowfood.ca/tamworth-pig-the-arc-of-taste-nomination/
http://www.slowfood.ca/tamworth-pig-the-arc-of-taste-nomination/
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breed,
ficklewood,
heritage,
pigs,
slow movement,
tamworths
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