Kilbrannan Farm expanded it's livestock and culinary potential this morning when we drove over to New Ross to pick up our two Berkshire weaners.
Ross Farm, I have mentioned it before, is a great place - a heritage farm museum. Not a dry boring museum though, they really 'walk the walk'! Their Berkshire sows and gigantic boar produce piglets which are then sold to those in the know. Those in the know, know that these heritage breed pigs produce outstanding pork and bacon, a world away from bland commercial porkery.
There's still a deal of snow around and -15, so we have them in the barn with a heat lamp for the time being. They have made themselves a nest and are currently sleeping off the excitement of the day.
Once it fairs up we'll have them out on pasture, scoffing all the garden offcuts, and that should turn them into prime pieces of porkdom. In the meantime, we'll scritch them behind the ears and try to make them happy meat!
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