Best option for selling pigs

[M.L. McKnight]

Here at my farm I rely on word of mouth, classified ads and posting notices in feed stores when it comes time to sell my hogs. I would like to know what additional methods you have found successful.

 

[jk47]

well you could see if any of those small specialty store well buy a number of your hogs every year because those types of stores like to advertise local raised meats I haven't tried it but I know others that have

 

[M.L. McKnight]

I'll try that, although I will have to target restaurants instead of just stores. I live a few miles passed the middle of no where down the old dirt road no one has ever been down so the term 'local' will have to encompass a few counties.

 

[jk47]

well then that might not work then I live very close to city and im in CA so people are willing to pay for local stuff
and brown eggs somehow must be free range eggs yet if you try to sell white eggs then there not as as good

 

[M.L. McKnight]

I have had knuckleheads stop by the farm here and give me lip when I sell them eggs because there are white ones in there. I merely point at my hens in the pasture and ask them how I am supposed to make that white chicken lay a brown egg- they get the picture pretty quickly. I am convinced that the 'brown egg' Producers have the same PR Agency as the 'Black Angus' Producers do!