There’s no doubt that organic vegetables and meat have a lot of health benefits. You can now even buy organic food from your local market or stores. Because of this growing demand of organic food a lot of farmers are turning into organic pig farming. A lot of people are learning about organic farming from seminars, farming classes and articles like this one.
Organic farming is linked to the original traditional way of farming where by pigs are raised in open range farms and are allowed to graze on pastures. When pigs are raised the organic way they are allowed to feed on plants, grass and even herbs. As the pigs feed on these plants they are exposed to the sun and also exercise in the process. The pigs become more healthy and leaner.
The healthy plants that pigs eat are scattered around the pasture. Some of the plants are guava leaves and lemongrass which help the pigs produce juicy and tender meat. Other organic diets that can be given to pigs are buckwheat, barley, flax seed and soybeans. This type of organic food also helps in the pigs digestive system. Before your pigs are butchered you can give corn shots which help in sweetening the taste of the meat.
When you raise your pigs the organic way you help in eliminating the consumption of animal products and antibiotics that can cause certain diseases. When de-worming the organic way to can use garlic instead of antibiotics. This way of de-worming also helps in preventing the worms from coming back.
And when getting into organic farming you should be prepared to spend some money in buying organic feeds which are more expensive then conventional feeds. But the advantage of that is that you will make back the money when you sell your organic meat to the market.
