Yesterday we found a delightful delivery of 9 healthy and vibrant piglets from our gilt, now sow mother, Eyes. They were all suckling from her early morning and making their soft snorty noises. They are predominantly black because I AI’d her with some Berkshire boar semen. She is a cross of Berkshire, Duroc and Old Spot.

  

Due to Johnny’s timely pruning job on the blackberry bushes, we had a bumper crop this summer. It’s wonderful to have fruit and vegetables and meat all grown on farm! 

   
This is just picking 1. We’ve had several since. Great for jams, freezing and on top of yogurt and cereal.