At Glendower Farms, our family has been proud to raise fresh, healthy, pasture raised meat for the past 5 years. We've worked diligently to raise our pigs using green pastures, natural feeds, and humane treatment of the animals. We've been on the Millstone Plantation farm tour hosting guests for the past 2 years, sharing our passion for our uniquely delicious Iberian pork. While the last few years, we have...
I've always been interested in good food. Food brings people together. Food fosters communication. Food brings comfort to a hungry belly (growling stomachs usually produce growling people). Growing up, I spent quality time in the kitchen with...
When I was a teenager, there was a well-known, quaint local farm restaurant that provided the sweetest romantic dinners. It wasn’t candlelight, and certainly not wine (remember I said teenager), or a live serenade that made it romantic. It was...
At Glendower Farms, we take pride in raising our Iberian pigs on natural pasture. Every day when I do my feeding chores, I enjoy the fresh air and sunshine...except when the sun doesn't shine. We've had torrential downpours of rain every day for nearly a week. I estimate we've had 10 inches of rain in the last 4 days! Last night, I hardly slept for the flashes of lightning and crashes of thunder, and wondering if those loud claps were an indication of a tree falling. Were fences still standing or had trees fallen on them? Was I going to find...
What do you feed bacon? In raising our happy Iberian Pigs, we know their proper nutrition contributes to the nutrition in the mouth-watering pork they make. That’s why we choose natural non-GMO feeds as well as healthy pasture crops for their meals. That said, not all feeds are equal. We have multiple groups of pigs who have unique nutritional...