May at Emma's Pigs

Our bottle fed piglets have now been weaned and thankfully normal sleep patterns have been resumed. It was very exhausting for a few weeks when we had to take it in shifts feeding through the night.

All the piglets are doing well and are extremely friendly. They definitely think they are human.

We have recently acquired two Tamworth gilts which we are hoping to keep for breeding. It is early days at the moment, but we are hopeful they will make good mums.

Pig Keeping Courses

This month sees our next Introduction to Pig Keeping Day on the 26th of May. We are hoping for better weather than on our last course which was undoubtedly the worst day (weather wise) we have ever encountered. Storms were predicted a couple of days in advance so we asked the participants if they would prefer to transfer to another day. To our surprise the vast majority decided to brave the weather. One even declared that the torrential rain and high winds had made his day "even better" as he had seen conditions at their worst!

Our courses are for anyone with a passion for pigs whether you would like to keep pigs, or just want a great day out petting pigs. For more information and a full list of dates see the Pig Keeping Courses page.

If you have any questions about on our fun filled 'hands-on' piggy days, please call (07876 597668) or email us on curly.tails@emmaspigs.co.uk

Own a Pig Scheme - Pig Your Own

Another way to get involved with our pigs is by "Adopting a Pig..."

We are expecting to have some new Berkshire and Middle White piglets (which will be available for this scheme) in the next few weeks, but can source any other breeds if required.

This scheme offers the chance to 'Own a Pig' which we will look after for you until it reaches pork weight. This is the perfect gift for the Foodie in your Family. The pork not only tastes superb, but it is totally traceable and meets the highest welfare standards. You can follow your pig's progress through monthly reports and can even visit it if you want.

If you would like more details please call (07876 597668) or email us on curly.tails@emmaspigs.co.uk.

 

Butchery Courses

Our Pig Butchery Courses are also continuing this month though the May Course is already fully booked. These courses are extremely practical with everyone getting plenty of opportunity to prepare their own joints, chops and sausages.

We are looking to arrange another course in June so if you are interested or would like more details please call (07876 597668) or email us on curly.tails@emmaspigs.co.uk.

 

 

Shows

May is the beginning of our show season. We will be providing our finest sausages, pork burgers and dry cured bacon at the Malvern Spring garden Show on the 10th - 13th May and at the Smallholders Show in Builth Wells on the 19th & 20th of May.

If you are intending to be at either of these shows please seek us out, we will be in the farmers' market section.

Pork, sausages, bacon and burgers.

We have recently won Gold Awards for our sausages at both the English Winter Fair and the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. It is fantastic to get recognition for the quality of our products both sides of the border! We have also won First prize for our Pork and Apple burgers at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. If you are interested in sampling our produce please see our pork box options. Please note all our produce is delivered to your door fresh and ready to eat, or freeze, as you wish.

Monmouth Farmers' Market

The dispute over Monmouth Farmers' Market has still not been resolved. We have had no feedback yet on the public consultation. We will therefore continue with our monthly delivery service.

Monmouth - Pork, sausage and bacon delivery service

Our next delivery date will be on Saturday 23rd June. We will be in St Thomas Church Hall between 10.30am and 12.30. If you would like to place an order to be delivered at this time please contact us on (07876 597668) or email us on curly.tails@emmaspigs.co.uk. Please note if you would like joints, chops or spare ribs we will need 10 days notice. For sausages, burgers and bacon 2 days notice will suffice.

 

Emma's Pigs, Bycross Cottage, Bycross, Herefordshire. HR2 9LJ