Our Farm
We have been farming for over 40 years, on the home farm just outside of Dashwood, near Grand Bend, Ontario. We have four children; Jessica, Dean, Philip and Stephanie. Dean and Phil are now the third generation farming. Our family has enjoyed….and continue to enjoy pork as our main dietary source of protein and vitamins. Since pork is such a versatile food with so many cooking options, it continues to be served at most of our family meals and parties.
On our farm we raise pigs and grow corn, soybeans wheat and garlic. For 33 of our 40+ years of farming, we were a farrow to finish operation. This means we bred the sows and raised our animals to market weight. A number of years ago we made the decision to become a wean to market operation which means we receive our pigs or weaners at 3 weeks of age and raise them to market weight.
We work exclusively with a local sow farm who operate a loose housing, environmentally friendly Sow Farrow to Wean operation. Our farms are CPE Certified. (https://www.cpc-ccp.com/canadian-pork-excellence). Our pigs, from start to finish, are fed high quality balanced diets.
When our animals reach market weight we ship them to Conestoga Meats in Breslau. This is a co-op 100% owned by Ontario families of which we are a member. Metzger Meats in Hensall, Ontario orders primal cuts from Conestoga where they are custom process and package to our specifications, fast frozen and ready for delivery to your freezer.
Read on about our food safety programs, feeding on our farm and our environmentally sound cropping practices we use to ensure the pork on your plate is the best it can be.
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about our farm.
Contact us at: info@thewholepig.ca or through the contact page.
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