Local Farmer Raises Locally-Sourced, Ethically-Raised Pastured Mangalitsa Pork

Chickadee Hills Homestead answers the conscious consumer market's call for healthy, home-grown food. This sustainable, biodiverse farm raises heritage breed Mangalitsa hogs on pasture.

Spooner, United States - March 1, 2018 /PressCable/ —

A local, sustainable pig farm in Spooner, WI, Chickadee Hills Homestead is reaching out to the community to share their farming philosophy of biodiversity and a healthier, tastier pork product: healthy soil, healthy life.

Although the farm has been raising pork since 2014, the farmers continue to extend their reach to conscious consumers who are seeking locally-sourced food that is raised ethically and in harmony with nature. Among Chickadee Hills’ customers are whole hog and farm-to-fork chefs and home cooks who are concerned with the nutrition of their food and eating local.

Owner Sherry Sutton Zarnado developed Chickadee Hills Homestead as a result of her passion for nutritious, home-grown food and due to her belief that by living on a farm she could make decisions she believes are good for not only herself but for her neighbors.

“Either your farm is getting better or it’s getting worse; everything you do on your farm impacts soil quality, water quality and your own health and the health of your animals,” said Zarnado.

“At Chickadee Hills, we use no herbicide, pesticide, GMO or synthetic fertilizer, and the result is a delicious, healthy, humanely-raised pork that you want to share with your family.”

Zarnado also grows the majority of the food consumed by her animals with the goal of developing a viable reproducible way to use the land for food production while preserving the environment.

The Spooner farm raises heritage breed Mangalitsa pigs, which is a red meat lard breed of hog from Hungary known as the “Kobe beef of pork” and “olive oil on legs.” Several chefs like Chickadee Hills’ pork so much that it’s often featured on local menus at Pine Brook Farm(Spooner), The Informalist (Eau Claire), Farm Table Restaurant(Amery), and Five Course Catering(Spooner).

What started as three pigs in 2014, has grown to a passel of 75 hogs. However, Zarnado states she will not exceed the capacity that her farm land can handle.

“Sherry and Matt are transforming this land into an amazing home for themselves and their flock,” said Joan Williamson, a friend of the farm, “Chickadee Hills Homestead is a special place where nature is respected, good husbandry is paramount and resources are carefully managed and conserved.”

About Chickadee Hills Homestead

Chickadee Hills Homestead is a local sustainable pig farm located in Spooner, Wisconsin, near the northeastern border of Minnesota. They raise heritage breed Mangalitsa hogs rotated on pasture and fed only non-GMO feed. No herbicides, pesticides or synthetic fertilizers are used on the farm. Mangalitsa is the primary breed raised on the farm because of the delicious flavor and red meat. For more information, visit https://chickadeehillshomestead.com.

Contact Info:
Name: Sherry Sutton Zanardo
Organization: Chickadee Hills Homestead
Address: N6374 8th Street, Spooner, WI 54801, United States
Phone: +1-715-816-4103

For more information, please visit https://chickadeehillshomestead.com

Source: PressCable

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