posted 2 months ago
I buy bulk grain, GMO-free, not organic, but close. Getting certified organic is expensive and not easy.
I used to buy ground grain as it is cheaper by the ton.(Average of $400 a ton.)
Now I purchase pellets as there is much less waste.
All garden and kitchen waste goes to the piggies.
The local restaurants will not separate waste (No Meat), so we do not utilize them.
The local grocery store, however, will sell me a large box of sad greens for $3
Everything has gotten more expensive.
Weiner pigs were $25 for years, now they are well over $100! I paid $145 each for three good-sized healthy 8-10 week old piggies.
One ton of pelletized feed costs me almost $700, including the cost of a 130-mile round-trip.
Having a hog butchered averages $200-$300. (But it is fast, easy, and the piggies ride home in the back of the Subaru.)
You might think this is way too expensive.
But, there is nothing as tasty and as healthy for you as happy home-raised animals, without hormones and with high-quality food.
There is no comparison with yucky commercial raised pork!
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