Jacob Springs pork program - Revision history

Ahoussney: /* Marketing */

2025-03-12T16:26:38Z

‎Marketing

Ahoussney: /* Olivia Rocks! */

2020-05-18T16:15:13Z

‎Olivia Rocks!

Ahoussney at 16:14, 18 May 2020

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Ahoussney: /* Marketing */

2017-02-21T21:11:37Z

‎Marketing

Ahoussney: /* Breeding */

2017-02-09T00:00:19Z

‎Breeding

Ahoussney: /* Breeding */

2017-02-08T23:57:45Z

‎Breeding

Ahoussney at 23:56, 8 February 2017

2017-02-08T23:56:36Z

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Ahoussney: /* Feeding */

2015-03-04T23:13:15Z

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 Add awesome feeding to awesome breeding and you have the best pork anywhere. Our pigs are always on pasture, they have never been fed commercial feeds! No soy, corn or grains at all! - they eat only organic leftovers and they clean up the veggies growing in our fields. This means they taste wonderful and have the fats and flavors characteristic of grass-fed animals.
 Call soon - These are going to go fast.
 [[Upcoming pork processing]]

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	==Breeding==		==Breeding==

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	In line with Jacob Springs' philosophy on [[heritage breeds]], the hogs raised there are the result of a unique hog [[crossbreeding]] program. Rather than accepting the breeding goals of the [[Industrial pork\|pork industry]] with their narrow genetic bases and their [[Industrial pork#breeding\|aberrant breeding goals]], or simply attempting to preserve the [[heritage breeds]] of yesterday, we believe strongly that it's important to continue breeding hogs which are based on heritage lines while applying today's improved knowledge of genetics and breeding methods to create new breeds that are well suited to the needs of the future and the goals of regenerative agriculture.		In line with Jacob Springs' philosophy on [[heritage breeds]], the hogs raised there are the result of a unique hog [[crossbreeding]] program. Rather than accepting the breeding goals of the [[Industrial pork\|pork industry]] with their narrow genetic bases and their [[Industrial pork#breeding\|aberrant breeding goals]], or simply attempting to preserve the [[heritage breeds]] of yesterday, we believe strongly that it's important to continue breeding hogs which are based on heritage lines while applying today's improved knowledge of genetics and breeding methods to create new breeds that are well suited to the needs of the future and the goals of regenerative agriculture.

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	==Breeding==		==Breeding==
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	In line with Jacob Springs' philosophy on [[heritage breeds]], the hogs raised there are the result of a unique hog [[crossbreeding]] program. Rather than accepting the breeding goals of the [[Industrial pork\|pork industry]] with their narrow genetic bases and their [[Industrial pork#breeding\|aberrant breeding goals]], or simply attempting to preserve the [[heritage breeds]] of yesterday, we believe strongly that it's important to continue breeding hogs which are based on heritage lines while applying today's improved knowledge of genetics and breeding methods to create new breeds that are well suited to the needs of the future and the goals of regenerative agriculture.		In line with Jacob Springs' philosophy on [[heritage breeds]], the hogs raised there are the result of a unique hog [[crossbreeding]] program. Rather than accepting the breeding goals of the [[Industrial pork\|pork industry]] with their narrow genetic bases and their [[Industrial pork#breeding\|aberrant breeding goals]], or simply attempting to preserve the [[heritage breeds]] of yesterday, we believe strongly that it's important to continue breeding hogs which are based on heritage lines while applying today's improved knowledge of genetics and breeding methods to create new breeds that are well suited to the needs of the future and the goals of regenerative agriculture.

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 Occasionally some pigs are sold for breeding purposes or for people to raise on their own.
 Prices are quoted on the basis of hanging weight and are therefore approximate until the animal has actually been slaughtered, [[processing]] costs extra and is payable to the processor.
 [[Upcoming pork processing]]

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 ==Breeding==
-In line with Jacob Springs' philosophy on [[heritage breeds]], the hogs raised there are the result of a unique hog [[cross-breeding]] program. Rather than accepting the breeding goals of the [[Industrial pork|pork industry]] with their narrow genetic bases and their [[Industrial pork#breeding|aberrant breeding goals]], or simply attempting to preserve the [[heritage breeds]] of yesterday, we believe strongly that it's important to continue breeding hogs which are based on heritage lines while applying today's improved knowledge of genetics and breeding methods to create new breeds that are well suited to the needs of the future and the goals of regenerative agriculture.
+In line with Jacob Springs' philosophy on [[heritage breeds]], the hogs raised there are the result of a unique hog [[crossbreeding]] program. Rather than accepting the breeding goals of the [[Industrial pork|pork industry]] with their narrow genetic bases and their [[Industrial pork#breeding|aberrant breeding goals]], or simply attempting to preserve the [[heritage breeds]] of yesterday, we believe strongly that it's important to continue breeding hogs which are based on heritage lines while applying today's improved knowledge of genetics and breeding methods to create new breeds that are well suited to the needs of the future and the goals of regenerative agriculture.
 To this end Jacob Springs is developing a breed of hog we call the [[Colorado Mutle]] based on two unique traditional breeds highly regarded for meat quality, the [[Red Wattle]] and the [[Mulefoot]].

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 [[Jacob Springs Farm]] raises [[swine]] according to principles of [[regenerative pork production]] by using a combination of old-fashioned, [[traditional swine rearing|traditional]] methods and more recent innovations to produce both the highest [[pork quality|quality pork]] and the highest possible [[Swine welfare|welfare]] for the animals while maximizing the economic viability of the business to sustain their farm community. This is in stark contrast to the [[industrial pork|industrial methods of swine rearing]] which rely on cheap, [[grain subsidies|subsidized grain]],  [[agro-industrial]] methods and [[economies of scale]] to raise pigs quickly.
-[[Pork quality]] being a combination of breeding and feeding, Jacob Springs tries to maximize the quality of both while finding ways to make it profitable.
+[[Pork quality]] being a combination of breeding, feeding, and calm, humane processing. Jacob Springs tries to maximize the quality of all these while finding ways to make it profitable.
 ==Breeding==

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	Jacob Springs Farm markets their pork through their [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA\|Meat CSA]] and through the sale of [[locker pork]] whole and half animals.		Jacob Springs Farm markets their pork through their [[Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA\|Meat CSA]] and through the sale of [[locker pork]] whole and half animals.
	Occasionally some pigs are sold for breeding purposes or for people to raise on their own.		Occasionally some pigs are sold for breeding purposes or for people to raise on their own.
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		+	[[Upcoming pork processing]]

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 [[Image:ThrowawayFood.jpg|thumb|Burrito filling: beans rice and vegetable mix commonly thrown away by a local food establishment. Pigs raised on such feed in our experience are healthier, happier, and taste better than pigs raised on dry grain or formulated feeds]]
-[[Swine]] being [[omnivores]] thrive on a diverse diet and cannot subsist on hay alone as the herbivores can. However they can derive much of their feed (and, in rare cases, all of their feed) from foraging if given adequate habitat.
+[[Swine]] being [[omnivores]] thrive on a diverse diet and cannot subsist on hay alone as the herbivores can. However they can derive much of their feed (and, sometimes, all of their feed) from foraging if given adequate habitat.
 Along with chickens, swine are the ultimate recyclers in the right kind of production system, making use of [[zero waste|"waste"]] foods that have few other uses other than composting. Swine can turn this into valuable proteins, manure and usable work. Jacob Springs uses cast-away people food as a primary source of feed for hogs.