Yes, you read that correctly . . . we have chosen to give away a free pig. This exciting competition gives you the chance to have your very own pig on our ‘Own a Pig Scheme’.  We usually charge £270 for this service which provides individuals without the time, land or experience in keeping livestock, an opportunity to be involved in the journey of a pig from birth to...

What may seem like the most basic of tasks, moving a pig from A to B is perhaps one of the most problematic chores you will have to get used too. Pigs are very intelligent animals; I for one can honestly say that I’d quickly run out of fingers and thumbs if I were to count how many times a pig has outsmarted my lighting quick manoeuvres when trying to catch it. So, how should you go about...

Despite the fact that we only started keeping pigs in 2010, we’ve come a long way. It’s been a fantastic journey so far, and with hundreds of visits to our website each week, and an ever increasing following on social networks . . . the interest in HerePigPig is fantastic! We’re not a big operation; in fact, we’re just three friends who have a genuine interest in pigs....

We’ve been keeping pigs for nearly 2 years now and in that time tried a variety of breeds.  We’ve had Gloucester Old Spots, Kune Kune’s, Tamworth’s and Oxford Sandy and Black’s to name a few. We’re passionate about pigs, and do all we can to give them the best life we can. . . regardless of the fact that some are destined  to become food, whilst...

  It is only a matter of hours / days now before Babe gives birth to her first litter of cute piglets.  I know you should not have your favourites, but, it’s pretty obvious that she is mine (Lee’s). She was the first pig I purchased and, without a doubt, she is the friendliest and most charismatic pig we have in the woods.  Don’t get me wrong,...

“Lucky” . . . the unexpected resident pig. Lucky was born at HerePigPig on the 27th July 2011, when Lottie (her mother) gave birth to 7 wonderfully marked Saddleback piglets. As usual, we were there at the birth, and things went very well . . . but we were not prepared for what was about to follow. A few days later there was an eerie silence as we stepped into the pen...

The first sign that a child may, in a few years’ time; sway towards ‘the good life’ is when they see the first Sunflower seed they have planted grow into an enormous plant resembling something like Jack and the Beanstalk. However, can we do more to encourage, and educate, the future generation to value where their food comes from? Well, at HerePigPig we do all we can to show...

It's been quite a few weeks since I update our Landshare blog, so I thought I take 5 minutes out to give you all a quick update on where we are currently at. Everyone knows we started on Landshare, 5 pigs and 1.5 acres of land . . . but how are things currently? Land - We moved from a 1.5 acre field to a 3 acre woodland Pigs - Started with 5, and now we have 50 Website - HerePigPig.com has...

For a change I’m here to talk about Landshare, and not to provide information / tips on pigs . . . much to your shock. Landshare is a fantastic cause designed to connect people with land, to those who need land.  It’s as simple as that . . . or is there more? I often talk to people via the Landshare website whose primary reason for visiting is to ‘get connected’,...

Like the idea of eating your own pig? Don’t have the time, land or experience to do it? . . . well, HerePigPig has the perfect solution. We offer to keep a pig for you, and after 6 – 7 months you will get a freezer full of the finest free-range pork you’ve ever had. How does this work? You get to choose which breed of pig you’d like, and we’ll hunt high and low...