….”Bacon” was a little late for the photo shoot but followed along the fence until her picture was taken. We enjoy the pigs so much we often consider raising our own.  But that requires feeding a big sow year-around and dealing with a boar, too.  Besides, the folks who supply our piglets, Deb and Curry Parker, do such a great job we couldn’t do better. Pig Portraits by Duane.

….from the pig pasture.  We never seem to have any trouble getting our pigs to pose.  I guess when you know you’re beautiful…. They’re approaching 200 pounds now and thriving with the new non-GMO feed we’ve been giving them.  Soon, we’ll take delivery of four more piglets and plan to have 8 to 12 at any one time. We’ve prepared a new pen for the “blessed event” and this time are planning to actually graze them in the woods for an unlimited supply of acorns. If you’ve never tried Thistle Hill pork, we urge you to put your name on “the list”…it’s really special.  info@thistlehill.net