Hogs saved from the brink...or, eat them to save them?

[Wingman]

Greeting our new member LooperDolly made me think about an article I read recently in the paper about a hog species that was thought to be extinct but was saved by a single farm in Georgia.  I find it astonishing that the population of an entire species can be gone in the blink of an eye, relatively speaking.  It appears to be the last lard hog left.

http://www.pressherald.com/2014/05/02/unity_college_high_on_the_hogs_/

[muebe]

Great article!

[drholly]

It is a great article and very interesting about the "lost breed." The other interesting thing mentioned is that the college produces its own food. That would be an interesting model to expand through the US.

[teesquare]

It is a great article and very interesting about the "lost breed." The other interesting thing mentioned is that the college produces its own food. That would be an interesting model to expand through the US.

Agreed....Every college/university should have an agricultural dept. The additional degrees in food service, farm management, bio-tech research, energy recovery....the list could go on forever. Even if as a compromise - a group of schools could pool resources in order to fund this kind of money saving/revenue generating dept. and it's numerous applicable curricula

[Pappymn]

Great article.  Mmmmmmm......fattier hogs.

[spuds]

Great article!

X1000!!!! A juicy pork,love it!!!!

[sliding_billy]

Good read.

[spuds]

Makes sense,back in the day Lard was a much needed product,times changed,more profit in meat than fat,USDA guidelines were instituted.....I would love a lard filled pig.

[deestafford]

Great article. 

I heard about some college that raises the majority of its own fruit, vegetables, and meat.  The work is done by the students. All students are required to work at least 16 hours a week at the college and they pay no tuition.  What a great concept.
Can you imagine that implemented at Yale, Harvard, and Princeton not to mention UC Berkley?

The vet school at Auburn has a similar program for their dental school...they get to work on the teeth of the Auburn cheerleaders who graze on that astroturf.

Dee

[Pappymn]

Great article. 

I heard about some college that raises the majority of its own fruit, vegetables, and meat.  The work is done by the students. All students are required to work at least 16 hours a week at the college and they pay no tuition.  What a great concept.
Can you imagine that implemented at Yale, Harvard, and Princeton not to mention UC Berkley?

The vet school at Auburn has a similar program for their dental school...they get to work on the teeth of the Auburn cheerleaders who graze on that astroturf.

Dee

College of the Ozarks. Read an article on them a couple of months ago.

[Wingman]

The vet school at Auburn has a similar program for their dental school...they get to work on the teeth of the Auburn cheerleaders who graze on that astroturf.

Dee

 

[drholly]

The vet school at Auburn has a similar program for their dental school...they get to work on the teeth of the Auburn cheerleaders who graze on that astroturf.

Dee

 

Ouch!...... 

[Big Dawg]

"Once we got them we just found them delightful,” she said. “I mean they’re still pigs, like pigs that you have in your yard, and we feel it’s important to use them for food because if they don’t become valued as a food source people won’t keep breeding them. That’s the best way to save them, is to help people want to use them for food."

Take that PETA ! ! !





BD

[LOOPERDOLLY]

Thanks for posting this article. I apologize for not seeing it right away - I'm still learning my way around the forum and the nifty buttons such as "how unread posts since last visit". 

I visited the good folks at the Livestock Conservancy last year (South Carolina) with my family. I was impressed to see so many folks working together to revive several critically endangered breeds of heritage livestock.  In order to save the breed, efforts are made to locate individual animals who have the best traits (large litters, good conformation (personality), size and shape for their purpose, etc), breed them and then start the process again. they commonly teach the participating farmers to "breed the best and eat the rest". similar to the point of your article.

I see that the Livestock Conservancy will conduct it's annual National Conference in Austin, TX this year. Maybe it's time for a roadtrip from Minnesota. I hear they have good bbq in texas

[Las Vegan Cajun]

"Once we got them we just found them delightful,” she said. “I mean they’re still pigs, like pigs that you have in your yard, and we feel it’s important to use them for food because if they don’t become valued as a food source people won’t keep breeding them. That’s the best way to save them, is to help people want to use them for food."

Take that PETA ! ! !



BD

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