Thank you so much. It's great to see other people have the same thinking mentality when it comes to farming and animals. You are an inspiration and proof that my dream isn't far fetched. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

I absolutely love this. I have a house pig and she is so wonderful and smart. This is the kind of care they deserve. Makes me so happy

Love the video..My dad raises pigs too we have two sows (Dolly and Rosie) and we kinda do what u do we have a area were they give birth that has a 12x12 inside with a 12x12 outside pen. After they are weaned the baby pigs go out to pasture so do the mamma pigs. we have 3 pastures that all of our pigs in the past haved loved! My dad also loves to do all organic..

Thank you for your thoughtful comments. It seems like ethical carnivores and vegetarians have a lot of common ground.

Thank you. On the oldest biologic- dynamic farm of Norway, where I learnt farming, we visited a small, manual, personal slaughter-house for one of the cows. There was no abuse or fear, and a very nice, jovial, red-cheeked slaughter. That way, it is fine. Just as this good woman's pig-raising.

It's a blessing that you and farmers like you exist- thank you so much! It's wonderful to see a good example after watched a leaked video of how some pigs sold to Walmart are raised. My dad grew up on a farm, and I love animals and growing things, but I picked a career that doesn't leave time for it now....I always wonder where the food, especially meat comes from that I'm buying. Thank you for the reminder to buy local and find/meet the local farms where they are from!

The happiest pigs that I've ever seen!

Thank you.

I love it. Humanitarian.

Great farm and great philosophy!

This awesome. Humane raiseing of food animals is a wonderful thing. Good for you. Pasture raised hogs are so wonderful tasting! I hope more farmers get into this.

This is a beautiful video!!! I've been doing what I can to raise awareness about the cruel treatment of factory farm animals. I've tried to eat vegetarian. Now, I see how pigs can be raised, humanely. But not just humanely, raised with real love and caring!:) Thank you for sharing!!

What she is doing is great! Good job

God Bless and Good Luck!! never give up

Great information...thank you

I like your work and video is really clear..keep the good work..

Good message, well presented.

Very interesting. Thank you.

Pigs having a mud bath. Love it!

Another small farm video shot in perfect weather. My impression is that small farms of pasture raise animals are magical places of perpetual late spring and early summer. Where I live here in Oregon, it's raining and muddy right now and the animals are stuck in the barn.

great video, thanks

Fabulous Best of luck !!! 🇺🇸☮️

Thanks for the video, interesting. Good Luck!

Hey Kendra, Yes i can get the message: from my own family, multi generational history of 'food production' effort on the land. I have, my ongoing research has again returned to this post and it remains most relevant. Pig, Tamworth Breed are included in a current 'paddock development schedule'. This around a 'hub yard' center. Thanks, Phil h

I love farming. Keep it up.

Very nice, keep up the great work!

Me too!!!! I want this so much as well.

I really like your strategy ma'am

Glad to meet a fellow humanitarian! What's your favorite recipe for long pork? Personally, I like mine with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

@LadyRavenEyes

7 жыл бұрын

lol boooo hisss!

So wholesome

Livestock doesn’t have to be a factory bread product. The mistake we consumers make is in accepting these products. If we as consumers boycotted them completely factory bread animals would not exist. Farm raised animals such as those on this video with names and a life before the slaughterhouse would be the norm. Bravo to Kendra for going full circle and creating a choice for consumers. I hope her dad is proud.

As a vegetarian, I'm sad watching this video knowing that those cute little piglets will one day end up on someone's plate; but on the other hand I'm so glad that they have farmers like Kendra and Ivan taking care of them and allowing them to live a respectful life before their time comes. Some people think that vegetarians have some sort of secret agenda to convert everyone into non-meat eaters but I just wish more people would consider becoming humane-atarians for the sake of the animals!

I am brand new to homesteading/small farming and I am going to pasture our pigs as well. Do they hold up well in the winter in the Midwest? I will have a structure for them to go into, of course. I live in Wisconsin. What sort of bedding do you recommend during the cold months?

8 days a week, 36 hours a day.. Seems legit.

What kind of cows are those? They are huge! Great video as well, keep them coming.

Her: I saw the farm crisis. Me: Those abusive factory farms...

@cjamonwilliams

4 жыл бұрын

We grew food for survival I think the 80s

4:29 That is a big effin bull... Great video, by the way :)

Go for it girl. Well done.

I'm starting to raise my own now, Fred and Wilma had relations when I was on vacation in December. When I got back from vacation in April I had 8 piglets on the ground. Do you castrate your boar pigs? Mine are two weeks old and this is the first chance I have.

Holy COW! What was that huge thing with the four legs and horns?

@foodfarmerearth

10 жыл бұрын

I know, huge! That was an ox - actually 2 of them. Kendra was taking care of them temporarily.

Animals deserve to have a good life. One might say, “What does it matter? They are just going to die anyway?” I think that’s all the more reason to give them a good life. If you were told you only had a month to live, wouldn’t you want to make the most of it!”?

@Automedon2

4 жыл бұрын

Death if a natural part of the life cycle. It is the quality of life and dying a humane death that we should strive for - both for animals and ourselves.

awesome!

Pretty lady and a good farm..

I like what you are doing.

hi, how you get those not to dig under the fence,? are those electric fences?

@SemperAugustusBubble

9 жыл бұрын

Yes those are standard electric fences for managing animals on pasture. They give a very minor shock if you touch them for longer than second.

amazing!!! :)

Those babies are the cutest thing. I love all the animals anyway. And would never make a good farmer.

Kendra I just love your viewpoint! I love the term "Humaneiterian" I spelled that wrong. We are also raising pigs in a semi pasture situation except they are really hard to keep inside the perimeter of their yard. Any suggestions?

BRAVO ! ! ! ! ! !

Is it necessary to supplement with feed if you have space to let them graze?

she is in deed pretty,wonderful smile..

Please tell us more about the oxen. What breed of cattle are they? How is an oz different from a beef steer?

Pigs in the wild nest, building loose structures of debries. A farrowing shelter is a good idea. Open fields might be a bit too much exposier, depending on the weather.

Reaganomics in the 80's shaped alot of us!

Kind of surprised, your pig looked to be a fantastic pet to you. Then you started talking about how great it will be when he gets turned into bacon. As a child I was extremely attached to my pet ducks and pigs. Lovely animals and great friends..

I repeated that to myself like 5 times...completely logical.

nice video

I know this is going to sound like a stupid question. but how tall is your oldest breeding pig.

it's an oxen. It is part of a team that has been used to pull wagons in the past.

Is the cost per pound/kilo mentioned?

@michaellohre1470

4 жыл бұрын

No but we do this and I'd guess 4 to 5 dollars a pound minimum plus processing. It is a slow way to grow food, but you get what you pay for, truly, and the time is coming soon where the consumer will be blessed to get any quality pasture raised meat for less than 8 dollars a pound. The current system produces cheap pork but is not sustainable, meaning it simply cannot last, and the balance is shifting toward nutrient dense, organic meat especially and high quality fats. The age of sugar and carbs and ultra processed "food" is closing.

Love it, I raise pigs the same way. Love seeing someone else confirming that I'm not totally nuts.

👍👍

BEAUTIFUL BABIE'S. ONE QUESTION PLEASE, WHAT BREED OF COW IS THAT ?? NEVER SAW THAT ONE BEFORE.

@foodfarmerearth

9 жыл бұрын

EDDY TAYLOR apologies for my late reply! It is an ox. I'm not sure of the exact breed, but it was related to the type of oxen that pulled many of the homesteaders across the prairie and over the Oregon Trail. In fact, at the time this was filmed, Kendra was taking care of 2 oxen that were once part of a historical museum, until they found new homes.

@Thegoatt84

8 жыл бұрын

+EDDY TAYLOR It looks like a Swiss breed, i stand to be corrected though.

@samevans2601

8 жыл бұрын

+EDDY TAYLOR The cow looks a bit like a Brown Swiss.

Nice man

I'm learning in the homesteading book I bought that one needs to have animals like pigs around to plow up the land and manure it. A homestead is not fertile without animals to recycle the plant matter back to the earth and composting takes a long time to decompose on it's own. A truly balanced homestead has both plants and animals just like how nature is. Hence why we eat meat and raise dairy animals.

Hi Kendra, As you know people buy from people. How does one buy from you ?

I'm also very passionate about how animals are raised for consumption, I hate the way factory farms cause endless suffering for animals, and I'd love to support local farmers that do what you do. Please let me know how I can help in either of these things!

@Jasmine171819

10 жыл бұрын

The only way to guarantee that is a) go vegan or b) know a farmer who runs a conventional farm (not a factory farm) and treats their animals well. But I wouldn't trust ANYONE -- anybody who thinks they own an animal and essentially keeps them just for killing them and eating them honestly couldn't really have that much concern about the animal's well-being. They only care if the pigs are fat an produce a lot of "meat." It's heartless either way, IMO.

@DiegoGarcia-gq2zs

10 жыл бұрын

Jasmine Kassam People like meat. this is the best option. Vegan Smegan.

@DiegoGarcia-gq2zs

10 жыл бұрын

Jews definitie need to go.

@Jasmine171819

10 жыл бұрын

Chubby Head Yeah, you're a reliable source of information...

@DiegoGarcia-gq2zs

10 жыл бұрын

haha it was a joke. i'm jewish. ;)

Pastured pigs? That I know about, but the cows/oxen? WOW! Tallest cattle I ever saw.

Is it against any regulations to feed pigs scraps of food, left overs, and things of that nature from grocery stores and restaurants? I want to start a pig farm myself in Texas, but I want to be able to use "toss -outs" to feed my pigs as a form of recycling food. I don't know if they have certain rules about food. I have tried to look at their websites, but I always get directed to something I wasn't even trying to navigate to. I would also like to donate some of my pigs for meat as a form of community payment from these stores to fed the hungry in my local area. If anyone can help me, I would forever grateful.

@Innocuous1

9 жыл бұрын

Varies by location but generally nothing that has been on a plate is allowed unless it is properly heat treated. Pigs are a great vector for human diseases. I experimented with commercial pig pasturing and supplemented with some stale bakery items and discarded farm market veggies and fruit. Unfortunately protein is the most expensive part of a diet and free or cheap protein is hard to come by. Cows milk is great and there is occasionally some milk that is not destined for the human food supply chain for various management reasons. Here in Canada there is a quota system and farmers pay for the ability to market a set volume of milk and are penalized for going over quota. Having a small pig herd to turn the 'worthless' milk into valuable meat is a good diversification strategy.

@ericaandamandaroark8329

6 жыл бұрын

CosmoSocrates1986

@richardpearce2186

6 жыл бұрын

Watch the dirty jobs episode about the pig farmer in Las Vegas for your answer at least in NV. He’s a millionaire.

Holly cow, its a tall cow!

@ericcarlson5068

8 жыл бұрын

+vhinz1118 - yeah I thought it was a horse for a sec!

What breeds of chicken and or turkey are meat hertiage breeds?

Are you super short or is that cow just freakishly huge?

@foodfarmerearth

5 жыл бұрын

The latter!

Voce é linda !

All of the grazing land was converted to growing crops in the midwest in the early 1900s, and we are starting to do it again today. We are depleting the Ogalalla aquifer and creating conditions for another Dust Bowl. Grassland isn't always suitable for growing crops. The fertilizer required for these crops washes off into streams and rivers creating a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Maam what is your pen made of? What wire? Can;t the pigs jump over that wire pen? Thanks.

How the heck does she keep them from busting her fences open?

could you explain why she said they worked 8 days a week? is it a farmers time scale or something?

@maherdridi6226

3 жыл бұрын

36 hours a day !!! 😱😱

And there is one more point of view. That by eating these animals, you allow them to live. It is certanly true for most traditional and rare breeds of domestic breeds. I want to see them in farms and in restaurants, not only as a genetic reserve in a few pieces in some zoo.

Is your pigs a wide pigs or domesticate one?

How BIG was that cow!!!!......or is she really short?

I want to cross the Devon aka large black on the kunekunes and see how the cross works on pasture..

Kendra Kimbirauskas IS SO COOL SHE HAS IT ALL, I WISH SHE COULD WORK FOR ME.

The farm crisis mentioned in the beginning, is probably with the torturous factories that were taking over

I'm an omnivore and proud of it. However, i find this video interesting because i'm really wanting to get back to that "pastoral living" and self sustaining lifestyle. The more i can provide for my family with the fruits of my own labors and limited government intervention, the better, IMHO.

Does she have a large dog for guarding? I would be worried about having piglets outside every night.

The research doesn't support that, though. I mean, on a personal level, some of the most empathetic people I've ever met ate meat (This included several dairy farmers). Overall, what you eat doesn't necessarily make you who you are. Food just nourishes.

HOW IS name of there big COW?

im glad im not the only one who caught that lol.....

I too was raised on meat/potatoes/raw milk from the 40s. I switched to vegetarian, then vegan for health reasons in the seventies. I didn't trust anything but organic, then I discovered local, grassfed meat/dairy recently. I am back to eating meat bought from the VegasFoodCoop. If I could get raw milk that would be great but I live in an unfree country where I am forced to live by other's rules. When they tell me it's for my own good, I know better, but most just accept whatever those in authority tell them. And they call it "freedom". Yea, freedom to obey or be punished. I don't stand for the national anthem anymore and I am sorry I fought in the 'Nam war. If I could find illegal raw milk I would proudly buy it with a clear conscience. I support the black market because it is the free market and I believe in "live free or die trying".

@KossolaxtheForesworn

5 жыл бұрын

oh yeah, I sure would wish for more freedom from the government guardianship as well around here. last year they decided to put stronger alcohols into regular stores, and some in the parliament were all "this apocalyptic, everyone is just gonna die of alcohol poisoning" but the thing is that people drank LESS alcohol this year than before. when government says we cant do something, we damn well do the opposite. because we are independent thinkers and when government says something is bad for you and tries to take it away, we say we are not gonna let them do that. thats how they create more smokers too, they are now trying to force us to quit by year 2030 by taxing it so much that people simply cant afford it. I dont smoke my self but it sure makes me wanna do just that when they tell me "its for your own good, we know better than you." I do what I want with my body. its best to think for your self now before they make that illegal too.

She is pretty.

Are they eating only pasture?

@Heritagepostfarms

8 жыл бұрын

Not possible for pigs

@patrickevans801

7 жыл бұрын

what did pigs eat before there were feed stores & big trucks to haul feed? we feed our hogs thrown out food from the local grocery store, so our feed costs are very low.

@LadyRavenEyes

7 жыл бұрын

It is possible if you have a legumes heavy pasture but that paster in the video is mostly grass no legumes. legumes are a pain, they have to be replanted a LOT. it is less expensive to just offer grain as supplemental feed

@Heritagepostfarms

7 жыл бұрын

patrick evans Wild pigs forage over many miles to get enough food. It is not possible to raise pigs 100% on pasture unless you have a HUGE pasture

4:32 the big bull

WHAT BREED OF COW IS THAT

@foodfarmerearth

8 жыл бұрын

+chris ANDERSON they were two rescued oxen Kendra was caring for until a more permanent home could be found for them.

Permiculture is lifestyle that's for me

Riddle me this: There’s one reason for the Farm crisis in the 80s!

Look at all that bacon... yum!

That brown one with the black eyes and black dots all over it. I Want.

I wish this had been about how specifically to raise pastured pigs, fencing, feeding, socializing, marketing, keeping them healthy. I was misled. You should have titled this "Bits and Pieces of My Life and Philosophy"

We share the same passions. Is there any way at all that I can contact you. I have so many questions. And what you do and talk about and focus on are soo very similar to my dreams and goals. I would love to have someway to talk to you. One day I hope to have my own farm that is 100% organic: no hormones,no steroids,no pesticides/herbicides; and all that I would grow and raise on my (future)farm would be sold in my farmers market, right on my property. GREAT VIDEO!

So ur saying ur breeding them to sell?