PASTURED PORK (NO CORN, SOY OR GMO)
WHY REGENERATIVE AND PASTURE RAISED?
Regenerative agriculture goes beyond “organic” and places a strong emphasis on rebuilding local ecosystems. This is accomplished by building organic material in the soil and increasing plant diversity so that the microbial world, which powers soil health, can flourish.
Pastured pork is the natural environment for swine, they were created to root, run and eat forage. Healthier for you, for the animal, and a way to bring soils back to life, naturally!!
PASTURED VS. FACTORY PORK
Higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids
Most health experts recommend a diet with a 4:1 ratio of omega 6:3 fatty acids— as omega 6s contribute to inflammatory processes in the body— while the average American diet has a ratio closer to 30:1 of these fatty acid groups! While the omega 6:3 ratio of conventionally
raised pork is around 20:1, this number can be cut by 60% by raising the hogs on pasture, where they have access to a diverse diet, in addition to eating grain.
Higher levels of antioxidants
Pork from pasture-raised pigs contains twice the amount of vitamin E—which is important for heart, skin, hormonal, and brain health—as pork from confined hogs, as well as greater amounts of selenium—which is necessary for detoxification and thyroid health.
Higher levels of vitamin D
Technically a hormone, vitamin D is a hot topic in health and nutrition worlds for a good reason: it's critical for a dizzying number of functions in our bodies such as hormone balance, immune function, inflammation control, calcium metabolism, bone and muscle health, and more. And almost everyone is deficient in it. While there are a number of reasons behind this widespread deficiency, inadequate dietary intake is a big one. And guess what? The meat and fat from hogs raised on pasture (i.e. exposed to sunlight) can have three times the amount of vitamin D as their conventionally-raised counterparts. In fact, the USDA lists lard from pastured hogs as a top food source of this vitamin!
No animal deserves confinement, but especially one as intelligent as the pig.
Pigs raised on pasture are not only healthier, but they're allowed to exercise, wallow in mud, root around, explore, and be pigs! (https://www.trilliumwoodfarm.com/blogs/news)