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 ...

In “Pigs ’n Glens,” the inaugural video in his new how-to series, Polyface Primer, Salatin contends that a simple electric fence can transform marginal land into an income source and an entry point ...

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 ...

"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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (WFXR) — “This little piggy went to the market…..” With profit margins razor thin, one of the hottest trends among small farmers these days is diversification; adding new crops or ...

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 ...