Season is April/May through November each year. Currently reserving for August 2012.

KOOKOOLAN FARMS PORK!  We are very pleased to bring exceptional pork to your table.  Breeding sows have a protected, clean, deep-bedded, barn in winter, and pasture-based temporary shelters with straw and hay for building their own outdoor nests in summer.  There are no farrowing crates on the farm, no wire floors, no manure lagoon, and of course no antibiotics or hormones.  The young piglets are raised by their mother until about eight weeks of age, and then moved into a sunny, airy, deep-bedded barn.  In summer months the pigs will be outdoors on pasture. 

The pigs are clean, healthy, curious, friendly animals who like to come over and be scratched and to see what treats a stranger might have to offer them.  Their ears and tails have no signs of nibbling.  

The herd is comprised of a variety of old-fashioned breeds, including razorbacks, Hamptons, and durocks. 

Our pigs will be grown to about six to six and a half months of age, finishing at about 270 pounds live weight, which corresponds to about 180 pounds hanging weight and about 140 pounds finished meat per whole hog.  As with our other large animals, the pigs will be slaughtered at the farm where they are raised, using Ben's Custom Cutting’s licensed mobile slaughtering facility.  We never ship our large animals to slaughter, never mix them with other herds, and never allow them to set foot in a feedlot. 

Offered:  ½ carcass pork, $4 per pound processed hanging weight, corresponding to about $320 total cost for about 80 pounds hanging weight.  This becomes approximately 60 pounds of finished, cut, wrapped, labeled and frozen meat.  $50 deposit required, reservation must be placed while the animal is still alive.  Next availability: about August 2012, reserving now, you can either call Chrissie on 503-730-7535, or email kookoolan@gmail.com.  Deposit may be paid by check payable to Kookoolan Farms, or with your credit card.