Here at the farm, we try to limit food waste as much as possible. Anything we cannot sell we give to folks helping out on the farm or eat ourselves. What is leftover from that (one can only eat so much kale, after all) we give to our chickens whenever possible. However, there are some things they don't eat, especially anything that is difficult for their beaks to peck through. Inevitably, we end up tossing produce into the compost, which, though it is not an entire waste, is not an efficient or desirable use of the nutrients and calories the food contains. Just this week, however, we have found a solution: Pigs to the rescue!
Another local farm and good friends of ours - Valley View Organic Farm - is raising organic, hormone-free pigs. These delightful porkers are more than happy to devour our organic produce that was destined for the compost pile. Not only does the produce enrich the diet of the pigs, but the nutrients and calories are put to good use, producing meat for the local community and income for a fellow farmer. If you'd like to order organic pork from Mark at Valley View, be sure to check out his website (linked above) for more information.
-Shannon
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