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SALT OF THE EARTH HOMESTEAD

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Welcome to Salt of the Earth Homestead.
 
We breed only rare heritage breed farm animals
that are on the
American Livestock Breeds Consverancy's 
watch list.  
 
  These animals are pasture based, grass fed and free of antibiotics...
and spoiled rotten.
 
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE ALBC
AND REGISTERED BREEDERS OF THE ANIMALS WE RAISE.

In the first half of the 20th century, many of these animals were on most every farm.  When meat production became industrialized, the animals disappeared from the small farms for the sake of convenience and now many of them are numbered only in the hundreds worldwide. 

By raising, and, yes, eating these animals we are ensuring their future.  Farmers aren't going to raise the endangered breeds unless there is a market.

In addition to conserving the breeds, our health benefits tremendously as well.   Grass fed meats have less fat than commercially raised grain fed meats. Grass-fed chicken eggs have 20 times more omega-3 fatty acid.  Pigs raised on pasture have 300 percent more vitamin E and 74 percent more selenium (a vital antioxidant) in their milk than pigs raised in confinement.

(Mutetikka, D.B., and D.C. Mahan, 1993. Effect of pasture, confinement, and diet fortification with vitamin E and selenium on reproducing gilts and their progeny. J. Anim. Sci. 71:3211.), (eatwild.com)

We are privileged to be able to help save these animals from extinction and hope that you will join us in the goal to preserve heritage breeds.

Read about more unbelieveable health benefits at http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm

 

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Large Black Piggies

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We have a litter due in a few weeks! Reserve yours now! They go quickly.  They are purebred and will be registered.

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Please get in touch to offer comments and join our mailing list for sales and specials!

You can e-mail us at: kkohout@earthlink.net

A $50 deposit secures a weaned piglet (male or female when available) from the litters pending upcoming sale.  Deposits are not accepted prior to birth.  Reserving an animal is recommended as they go very quickly.  All pigs will be registered and are from healthy purebred stock.

Salt of the Earth Homestead
 Atwater,  Ohio  44201