Meet the Team

Emma

My name is Emma - I'm the teenage girl who asked for Berkshire Piglets for my Birthday. When I think back on it I'm not sure what first attracted me towards keeping these animals. It certainly wasn't the early mornings I would have to get used to, or the weird looks my friends would give me when I told them what I was doing and it definitely wasn't the money I would make - as I'm still waiting for that! Whatever it was, after I went on a pig keeping course to discover more about these endearing animals, there was no looking back.

My friends say to me "How can you bear to sell your pigs for pork?" my answer is simple "How can you bear to eat pork which has been intensively reared?"

My pigs have a great life they are able to run around outside, forraging, wallowing and rooting, (look at all the photographs, they clearly have a happy stress free life). Without people eating rare breed pork these animals would soon become extinct, like many of the other breeds which have already been lost. As Mum and Dad told me at the start "They're not very practical pets!"

 

Claire

 

Hi, I’m Claire and I’m 18 years old. When Emma first got pigs, I thought she was mad. Who’d want two smelly, greedy and muddy animals for their birthday?! As always, I was proved wrong. The pigs are muddy and very greedy, but not smelly in the slightest and I’ve come to love them.

I don’t currently have much to do with the day to day pig keeping activities, as I am away at University, but when I am home I enjoy being part of our family business. Here you can see me helping with the pig arks, but I also enjoy serving at our market stall and doing the catering on the courses. My most memorable pig related activity to date has been chasing Acorn around the pen on a very cold snowy day, trying to give her an injection!

 

 

Ben

 

Hi, I'm Ben (14), Emma's younger brother. I love Emma's Pigs. My roles include helping to make pig arks, handing out samples at our market stall and taking the photographs on the pig keeping courses.

I also love watching the pigs mucking about in the wallow. It's really funny when they shake themselves and spray everyone with mud!

Last, but definitely not least I really love the sausages!

 

 

Pete

 

As you may guess from the photo, I'm Emma's Dad - chief Ark builder, fencing contractor, early morning alarm service and cheque book holder!

Emma's pigs have certainly changed our life, over the past twelve months.

Holidays are really difficult to organise

Free time is a thing of the past

And mid-life crisis has been mentioned more than once

But as you can see from my grin, I'm loving it!

 

 

Anne

 

I complete the team looking after all of the above team members and the pork side of the business. As such I get to taste a lot of mouth watering pork, and juicy sausages. - Well someone's got to do it.

I am also in charge of marketing and am the website designer. I had hoped that this would mean I could avoid appearing on the website myself. Sadly though this was not to be. I have had my instructions!