Sweet Prairie Farm Heritage Pigs
For the past twelve years we have been selecting and breeding rare and endangered heritage pigs on our small homestead in the hopes of providing superior, healthier, and tastier pork for our family and local community. The Red Wattle breed is the foundation of our program (and is currently on the "Threatened Species" list) and is known as the “gourmet bacon breed” due to its incredibly tender and sweet red meat. In addition to our purebred Red Wattle pigs, we also breed Gloucestershire Old Spot, who originated in England and are renowned for their outstanding hams, as well as Large Black. Our pigs are kept outdoors in their natural environment and enjoy personalized care that includes mud baths and diets that consist of local grain and grasses, organic mineral, and natural supplements. We do not feed any wheat, as we have found that the modern gluten levels in commercial wheat greatly affect our heritage pigs, causing them to itch and have dry, flaky skin. Instead, we feed local barley, natural grasses and alfalfa, mineral, Diatomaceous Earth, organic Kelp, Redmond Salts, veggies, and raw milk from our family milk cows.
We offer feeder piglets/pigs year-round, please call us at 406-217-8424 for current availability.
Sows:
Thelma (Gloucestershire Old Spot/Red Wattle) *Bred to Mr. Pickles for February/March
Starlight (Large Black/Gloucestershire Old Spot) *Bred to Mr. Pickles for February/March
Peppercorn (Red Wattle/Gloucestershire Old Spot)
Maple (Red Wattle/Gloucestershire Old Spot) *Bred to Mr. Pickles for a Christmas litter
Penelope (Gloucestershire Old Spot)
Babe (Gloucestershire Old Spot/Red Wattle)
Gilts:
Buttons (Gloucestershire Old Spot/Red Wattle) *Bred to Mr. Pickles for a Christmas litter
Alice (Red Wattle/Large Black)
Pearl (Yorkshire)
Boars:
Mr. Pickles (Gloucestershire Old Spot)
Obsidian (Large Black/Red Wattle)
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Ducks & Chickens
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We have 40 laying hens and 20 laying ducks at Sweet Prairie Farm, which supplies our family and customers with delicious, nutritious eggs. We feed a non-GMO feed Montana made feed along with leftover sourdough bread and Redmond minerals.
Our eggs are $6/dozen (chicken) and $8/dozen (duck) and are available for seasonal purchase on our Farmhouse Boutique page and at the Great Falls Farmer's Market (June-September).